Poetic justice?

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      It is a relief to see that there is no racialism in sport in this country; illustrated by the fact that a white footballer has recently been in court and found not guilty of the charges relating to racist comments. Presumably the black footballer who now faces charges will also be found not guilty?

In athletics we have seen that the press treat white and non-whites with the same courtesy. Just imagine if white pretty female had been banned for a doping offence, served her ban and then qualified for the Olympics. The press and media would not keep referring to the ban every time she raced, I am sure. And because she was pretty, the press would not in any way be biased towards female comments. After all, the press and media are unbiased in their reporting. But she was barred from running in some high profile races in Europe because she had been naughty and the authorities thought that she should not run in the Olympics but they were over ruled by a higher authority about which they were not at all happy. Now supposing a big black guy was opposed to drug cheats and said so at every possible occasion and wore a red ribbon on his running vest to denote his disapproval of drug taking. To show that drug taking was not necessary and naughty, he lived at altitude and slept in a simulation tent because that was all fair and square and he could afford to do that because he often chose to run in races that earned him mega quids. And to make a few more quids he let his young child be used in adverts. And the authorities bent over backwards, forwards, sideways and frontwards so he could run in the Olympics and sod to the other males who had run in trials rather than taking an easy option to get a good time when it was convenient to him. Clearly the press would not favour their comments towards him more than they would to the pretty white women who had served a ban for drug cheating. Wouldn’t it be ironic if the big black bloke who wore the red ribbon and who could afford to live at altitude because that was not cheating did not make the Olympics but the pretty white women who had served a ban for taking drugs did go to the Olympics. Rough justice? Poetic justice? Just imagine if colours were mixed up? Colours were juxtaposed? Colours transposed. Wouldn’t matter, because there is no racialism in sport. The press and the media treat everyone equally.

                                                      Colin