Re: [nas] NYTimes.com: Alleging Racial Remarks,Soccer Player Seeks 'Mora

Kirsten Tautfest wrote:
>
> Oh please, get over it. The best reaction is to play better than the 
> ass calling him such things. No response means that you are the bigger 
> man. Crying lawsuit or whatever means that you are still relying on 
> something other than your own skills to get the job done no matter 
> what the game/job.
>
I couldn't disagree more. Racism in Europe is a different animal. There 
is still a widespread tolerance for racial harassment as evidenced by 
the lack of response from ref on the day and from Gooch's own club 
afterwards. Gooch is taking a stand, attempting to force those who wish 
to ignore this very real problem to face up to the reality of racism in 
Belgian and European footy. By his actions he is doing what he can to 
make the road easier for players of color who follow him. It takes a lot 
of courage to follow through with this when it would be easier to just 
forget it. I couldn't be more proud that Gooch is one of us and I wish 
him complete success in his case.

Paul Navarre
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