Handball, basketball, rugby… The liberation of racist speech in the stands of amateur sport

A fourth division basketball player called a “Bonobo” in Charleville-Mézières, a rugby player called a “dirty black” in the 7th division, similar accusations of racism in the stands of a handball match in the 3rd division, the month of February will have been shaken by too many cases of racism around amateur sports grounds. A simple nauseating coincidence or a real phenomenon of the liberation of racist speech in the stands of our small sports stadiums? Our experts discuss it.

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