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It is NOT OK for Casual Racism
It is NOT OK for Casual Racism
Tuilagi Saipele Esera, Māori Party Candidate for Manukau East says “…it is NOT OK for Marty Johns to demonstrate ignorance and casual racism towards Pacific league players with Pacific names. Their names encapsulate meaning unique to their indigenous heritage. It is not a laughing matte”.
‘Indigenous names carry identity, mamalu (dignity) and
pride. It is not a source of casual racist jokes for you
Marty Johns’, says Tuilagi.
Tuilagi a well-respected
Sports Administrator in the Pacific region and former CEO of
Manu Samoa says that…’I hope Marty Johns is big enough
to know that It is OK to apologise. It is also OK to ask for
help to properly pronounce Pacific indigenous names of
players’.
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