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Originally Posted by Damien
Yes but not for the colour of their skin. If they're abused it's because of the football: they are really good, or they dived in a game, or they got away with a tackle, or they switched team, or they said something in an interview, or they're John Terry.
Either way they don't get abused simply for turning up whereas black players didn't/don't have to do anything other than be black and the abuse will come.
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Actually the abuse I had in mind was for
none of those things. Although your list emphasises my point that white players also face abuse.
The abuse is aimed at putting the opposition players off their game. What other purpose would there be?
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Originally Posted by Chris
The fact Gayle felt spurred on by receiving racist abuse is neither here nor there. To imply that an abuse victim is somehow at fault for not being able to shrug it off or learn from the experience is really ignorant.
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He rose above the attempts of the opposition fans trying to put him off.