The racial slur Matildas superstar Sam Kerr is alleged to have used against a British police officer was “stupid white bastard”, according to sources with knowledge of the case.

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    8 months ago

    I can think of two types of people who’d be offended by this: racists and someone who thought they could make a few quid because the person saying it was famous.

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    8 months ago

    If the women were drunk enough one of them threw up in the cab, this being the worst thing they said shows a metric fuck-tonne of restraint and composure on their part.

    Seriously, if a police officer cannot handle THIS being said to them, then why the fuck are they in the police force? You cannot be this fragile and sensitive about things said to you while performing police duties.

    This coming out has just turned the ENTIRE British Police service in to an absolute joke.

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    8 months ago

    Is that a slur? It has a racial component, sure, but I hardly think it is actually a racist comment, and definitely not a slur. And to label it as “racially motivated harassment” is laughable.

    If this is actually what Kerr said, it’s pretty indicative of the systemic issues that have been popping up in the UK for awhile now. They’ve been travelling further and further down the fascist highway since Brexit.

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      8 months ago

      I generally feel you shouldn’t say anything about one race you wouldn’t replace with another. Like, you wouldn’t replace white with black.

      Also you should insult people’s behavior or choices, not intrinsic things they can’t pick or change.

      That said, if I understand the article, this was said to a cop and got for them to react like this is comically soft

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        8 months ago

        I’m glad you’ve said this. For a harmonious society situations like this have to be treated reasonably equally.

        But its such a silly thing to do for such a high profile personality like Kerr. Tje bastards will have a field day! If she actually said it of course, because she has registered her innocence, indicating she disagrees quite sharply with the cops interpretation of events.