Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha wants “action” and “education” against the racial abuse that he and other Black athletes are regularly subject to on social media.
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The messages and images referenced Zaha’s race and showed the Ku Klux Klan. They were sent on Instagram from a user who included central England-based club Villa in their name. “It is not enough to be disgusted by these messages I received and move on. It isn’t enough to just say #notoracism. We need action, we need education, things need to change.”“It is important social media platforms do as they did yesterday and seek out these individuals and remove them,” he said.
“Racism has no place in society and we’re attempting to contact the footballer to obtain a statement,” police said on Twitter.
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