Published: August 12, 2019
For people of colour who voice an opinion on race, as Ben Simmons has done, backlash is inevitable
There is something of a pattern when it comes to people of colour in Australia talking about racism. There is a process of behaviour – a machine moving to silence whoever dares voice their opinion.
NBA star Ben Simmons has become the latest to have to deal with the weight of the machine, following in the footsteps of Adam Goodes, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Osman Faruqi, after posting on social media about alleged racial profiling at Melbourne’s Crown Casino.
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