All-white Lionesses 'stop black girls from dreaming' about playing for England by richardsudan
Women's game expert says pundit was simply observing what was in front of her, as over 200 people complain to the BBCA WOMEN’S FOOTBALL expert backed pundit and reporter Eilidh Barbour after she received a backlash for observing that the Lionesses were all-white.
The ‘England All-Whites’ as the Lionesses are becoming known, were also criticised by former player Anita Asante, whothat lack of diversity in England Women squad will stop many black girls from dreaming of pulling on the three lions shirt. “Anyone who puts forward an alternative view and talks about sport and a lack of its inclusivity are hit with, ‘race has got nothing to do with it’…. but it does have a lot to do with it.
Given the long fight in Britain to rid the terraces of often violent racism, from fans affiliated with and sympathetic to violent groups, Britain simply does not have the luxury of dismissing questions about representation as political correctness or as ‘woke’.
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