Evra asks 'why did you do that?'
Suarez 'because you're black'
Evra 'say that again and I'll punch you'
Suarez 'I don't speak to blacks'
Evra 'dale, negro, negro, negro' (OK, black, black, black)
The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/a-great-rivalry-that-turned-into-a-racist-rant-6283823.html?origin=internalSearch claims that negro is a friendly form or address in Uruguay. As I said before, to refer to someone as black as if that is their name is common in Latin America and also the norm in Portuguese culture as I have witnessed, e.g. a young black man paid for a drink at a street market, started to walk off and the stall holder said 'Oi black you forgot your change!' Black people of those countries tend to accept it as it is so ingrained in their culture to be belittled, even if it is sometimes in jest. This does not make it right and the last time I checked, we were in England. We do not call people according to what their race is, at least unless you are racist scum deliberately trying to insult someone. When is the last time you heard someone defending the cultural norms of a foreigner in England?? If Suarez was not a footballer, his ridiculous supporters would not defended his rantings by saying that it is normal where he comes from, they'd tell him to go do one you f****** foreigner!
Even though £40,000 to Suarez is about the equivalent of a parking ticket to a normal person, that and an eight match ban seems reasonable as an example of the consequences of racism in football. Footballers seem eager to forget that they are watched by millions and everyone on this planet, like it or not, is a role model.
See also http://anbarrockny.blogspot.com/
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