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Thai referee banned for life after racial slur against black player. His defense cites that he is also black. (www.siamsport.co.th)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Thai Football Association has issued a lifetime ban to Thai referee Mr. Somsak Poosomnuek for using a racial slur in Thai, equivalent to the N-word ('Ai Dam'), against Abdulkordiri Hamid, a Thai-Ghanaian football player fluent in Thai, during a third division game. In his defense, he claimed it wasn't racist, pointing to his own darker skin tone compared to the typical Thai individual. Additionally, he noted that his friends have consistently referred to him as 'Ai Dam' throughout his life.

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https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-3/35815/

https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-3/37131/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Apparently this is another photo of the ref (on the left, obvs). Can anyone confirm?

If so, a more accurate defence might be "I can't be racist because I tan sometimes".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Is there a threshold you need to reach in terms of skin color to identify as black? cause I know being black is about ethnicity not the skin color, referee subject aside, I find this whole "you don't look black enough, or you're not THAT black" argument to not make sense at all, I know many "blacks" who are more light skinned than that referee...

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