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“It’s always about race with you lot isn’t it?” One of the many nonsensical rebuttals from twitter tw**s to the celebration of 5 players of Black heritage scoring penalties to send England through to the semi finals of the Euros. Much has been said about the redemption and resilience of Saka, given the racism he’s faced since missing a penalty 4 years ago - my son indeed proved why he’s the Starboy. But what always comes to light in times of celebration and loss, is the complex exploration of belonging. 🇫🇷“If I score I’m French, if I don’t I’m Arab.” 🇩🇪“I’m a German when we win but an immigrant when we lose.” 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿“You’re an English boy, until you mess up. Then you become the English-born Nigerian” Quotes from Karim Benzema, Mesut Ozil and the consistent message from my Mum growing up, which showcase the difficult reality and pressure on the hundreds of millions from the diaspora across a variety of countries in Europe. There’s the subtle, daily reminders of only being wanted or desired when there’s success at hand. And then, as shown on Thursday in the UK election and the week before in France, the growth of political movements with overt anti-immigration rhetoric at its core. The constant irony, is that: A) Both countries have thrived and continue to do so from immigration B) without the colonial realities, we wouldn’t see the levels of immigration to those countries And C), without immigration, England would be eating potato with a side of chips for lunch and dinner- I hear no complaints when Gaz from Grimsby tucks into his chicken korma. Embracing the complex make-ups of our heritage should be a thing of beauty. And yet, everytime a football tournament comes round, the convos show how far we as a society are from appreciating the pure and unadulterated fact that this country has and will always rely on immigrants to be the powerful country it (thinks it) is. ❌ 64% of our research community wouldn’t feel a sense of pride while wearing the England football shirt, but it’s the celebration of diversity that supposedly drives division? So yes, we will be loud in our celebrations and success, with the same vim we’re brought down a peg when the opposite is the reality. And no, this post shouldn’t be for twitter or Facebook, because football is just a reflection of societal realities, which are also pervasive in the workplace - so a preemptive middle finger to any saddos who hide behind the ‘LinkedIn is for professional chat’ rhetoric. Engerlaaaaaand 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Matthew White

Delivering the next evolution in automotive retailing

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Watching the shoot out with my daughters (we’re all Brentford season ticket holders so knew Toney would score). My eldest vocalised her fears about Saka taking a penalty and that if he missed he’d get abuse like last time. So take comfort that the upcoming generations are far more empathetic and enlightened than those who preceded them 😎

Excellent post. I visited the Migration Museum in Lewisham. So much to see and learn there. On a side note, where would the NHS be without immigration? In fact so many things would not exist here without immigration.

Chris Blackman

Director of Career Services, Klein College of Media and Communication/Media Consultant/Former VP of News at NBC Philadelphia/Former VP of News & Programming at CNBC Asia (Hong Kong & Singapore)

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As the French tennis player Yannick Noah used to say, “When I win I’m Yannick Noah. When I lose I’m Yannick Noir.”

Actually all names would be crossed out….. we know none of us came from here if we go back far enough.

Nadia Di Vuono

♟️Strategic, 👩🎨Creative (D)OOH specialist l🫀DEI Advocate because humanity is THE most important agenda l Status Quo challenger (aka ADHD thinker)

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I used to hate football. I also hated religion. That was until I realised the things I hated about both were the majority of people that were shouting about it and therefore wrongfully representing the sport/faith. People can be so awful with their narrow minded biases. There was a post I read earlier stating that they were looking to move away from the UK due to the racism, admittedly since the Brexit vote I have frequently thought the same BUT what stops me is that I don’t know of a country or city that does it better than London, which is far from ideal but from what I can see, the closest.

I’m on that twitter thread - it’s a disgrace

Rotimi Ololade MA BA (Hons)

Founder I Director I CEO I Business Growth Specialist I Business Specialist and Advisor I Senior Management Consultant

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Thanks, for posting this one. Absolutely SENSE... We make the magic.. Because we are the magic...100%

Nick Wayth CEng FEI FIMechE

Chief Executive at Energy Institute

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Great post and LOVE your quote, “Embracing the complex make-ups of our heritage should be a thing of beauty.”

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