My 2 cents on the Symonds (or Krusty the Clown as mentioned in other

posts) incident is not racists. No Windies or Sri Lankan or Zimbabwean

player has ever been subject to such attacks. This is about as racists

as calling Inzy a potato or Gatting a pig.

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Melbourne, PTI:

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission recently did a

survey on the cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport and

the findings aren't very flattering, according to a report in The

Australian.

The Australians may complain of racial abuse in India, but a human

rights report came out with the finding that racism is prevalent in

Australia.

The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission recently did a

survey on the cultural diversity and racism in Australian sport and

the findings are n't very flattering, according to a report in The

Australian.

"It is clear that incidents of racial abuse and vilification are

prevalent across all major sporting codes," race discrimination

commissio-ner Tom Calma was quoted as saying. "The fear of racism in

Australian sport is also a major barrier to participation for

indigenous people and those from various ethnic and cultural groups,"

he said.

The report cites the incident of racial abuse of South African and Sri

Lankan cricketers and also ethnic clashes during soccer matches and

says such incidents are on the rise.

"Racism has been the ugly underbelly of Australian sport for over a

century," the report noted. It also sheds lights on uncomfortable

truths like under-representatio­n of migrants and indigenous people and

disadvantages young women face in Australian sport.