[Football] Kick It Out: Significant rise of discrimination at midway point

BBassic

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Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation, has revealed a significant rise in the number of incidents of discrimination reported at the mid-way point of the 2017/18 season.

The organisation received over 300 reports relating to 282 incidents of discriminatory abuse by the end of 2017, covering the professional game, grassroots football and social media. This marks an increase of 59% from the same period last season (177 incidents).

http://www.kickitout.org/news/signi...on-reports-at-mid-way-stage-of-2017-18-season

59% increase is a pretty unpleasant stat. It breaks it down further with racism being the predominant form of discrimination reported.

 

studio150

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Or fans are now more likely to report such issues

 

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BBassic said:

Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation, has revealed a significant rise in the number of incidents of discrimination reported at the mid-way point of the 2017/18 season.

The organisation received over 300 reports relating to 282 incidents of discriminatory abuse by the end of 2017, covering the professional game, grassroots football and social media. This marks an increase of 59% from the same period last season (177 incidents).

http://www.kickitout.org/news/signi...on-reports-at-mid-way-stage-of-2017-18-season

59% increase is a pretty unpleasant stat. It breaks it down further with racism being the predominant form of discrimination reported.

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Twaddle report. The number of complaints/reports of 'discrimination' may have increased, but I doubt very much that the actual instances really have.

As for 'Biphobia'

 

Klaas

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wellquickwoody said:

Twaddle report. The number of complaints/reports of 'discrimination' may have increased, but I doubt very much that the actual instances really have.

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What makes you say that?

 

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studio150 said:

Or fans are now more likely to report such issues

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This. People are more aware and comfortable in reporting problems.

 

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wellquickwoody said:

Twaddle report. The number of complaints/reports of 'discrimination' may have increased, but I doubt very much that the actual instances really have.

As for 'Biphobia'

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I find your dismissiveness troubling. Are you suggesting that in the first half of '17-'18 season, people became 59% more comfortable reporting incidents of discrimination than they were last year? How would you explain such a steep rise in willingness to report? And remember, unless you claim that people are making these things up, that is 282 reported incidents at the football in half a season - far too many, I hope you would agree.

 

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Is there an obia for someone abusing / discriminating against white / heterosexual ??

 

BBassic

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I do agree that people are probably more likely to report stuff now but that doesn't necessarily mean, to me anyway, that we can explain away a 59% rise as simply as "well, people are less likely to sit back and ignore it"

 

alfredmizen

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What they really mean is they've trumped something up to justify this irrelevant organisations continuing existence and their seats on the gravy train.

 

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Discrimination down, reporting of discrimination up. That is the real story. As it is in life in general outside of football.

 

Foul Play Rocks

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Diablo said:

Is there an obia for someone abusing / discriminating against white / heterosexual ??

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Give it time and there will be. Currently the people in that particular group just man up and don’t worry about it. No emotional support animals are required and long may that continue.

 

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BBassic said:

Kick It Out, football’s equality and inclusion organisation, has revealed a significant rise in the number of incidents of discrimination reported at the mid-way point of the 2017/18 season.

The organisation received over 300 reports relating to 282 incidents of discriminatory abuse by the end of 2017, covering the professional game, grassroots football and social media. This marks an increase of 59% from the same period last season (177 incidents).

http://www.kickitout.org/news/signi...on-reports-at-mid-way-stage-of-2017-18-season

59% increase is a pretty unpleasant stat. It breaks it down further with racism being the predominant form of discrimination reported.

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In line with the rise in crime generally and racist incidents. Looks like standards are going to hell in a handcart.

 

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Does kick it out also cover foul abuse at someones sexual orientation or just racism?

 

BBassic

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worthingseagull123 said:

Does kick it out also cover foul abuse at someones sexual orientation or just racism?

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Discrimination of any kind as far as I'm aware.