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Do some European countries have difficulty embracing "others" within distinct nation-states?

Racism in the Beautiful Game Video After watching the video, with a partner talk about what you found surprising about the video. What social structures do you see in the video? Main Points John Terry Trial o Called a player from opposing team a several derogatory words o Judge decided that his comments were not overtly racist and he received no penalty Under 21 European Championships 2012 o Yesterday, a Black British player was ejected after kicking a ball at fans who were throwing stones at him Racism in French Soccer o Article in Le Monde 30% quotas capping black and Arab players at soccer academies Multicultural generation giving away to all-white generation of French soccer Demonstrates that French culture is incapable of managing diversity They remain deaf to the phenomena of multiple identities, a consequence of a colonial past and a still neglected history of immigration Discussion Questions: Do sports reflect popular culture and sentiment? If so, how? If not, who or what is left out? Does American culture support for such communal displays of racism? Did Americas Civil Rights Movement allow for more open dialogue about race as opposed to Europe? For these gentlemen, a Black, an Arab, and an Asian are not real French, even if they were born in France. If this frame of mind could offend some sensibilities, it also reveals the long path left toward de-colonizing our imaginations. (Blanchard and Gastaut) In what ways does this reflect Keatons introduction?

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