13-07-2021, 08:56 AM
Just two points about the alleged racist abuse.
1. It's likely that racism was involved in the abuse of these players because the internet is an open shop to everyone, decent and vile. I'm pretty sure they got plenty of moral support too - probably overwhelmingly so. So what do we do about the 'bad' stuff? Once you get into censorship, you have to decide what is unacceptable. A slippery slope for free speech.
2. Without knowing actually what was said, we have to rely on the interpretation of the media that it was racist abuse and not just plain abuse of a person who happens to be black. I notice that when Dominic Cummings revealed Boris' texts about Hancock being '****ing hopeless' the media made the essence of the message clear without revealing any naughty words. This time we are just asked to trust them. Another slippery slope.
1. It's likely that racism was involved in the abuse of these players because the internet is an open shop to everyone, decent and vile. I'm pretty sure they got plenty of moral support too - probably overwhelmingly so. So what do we do about the 'bad' stuff? Once you get into censorship, you have to decide what is unacceptable. A slippery slope for free speech.
2. Without knowing actually what was said, we have to rely on the interpretation of the media that it was racist abuse and not just plain abuse of a person who happens to be black. I notice that when Dominic Cummings revealed Boris' texts about Hancock being '****ing hopeless' the media made the essence of the message clear without revealing any naughty words. This time we are just asked to trust them. Another slippery slope.