Red-card racism
Apparently it is considered "funny" for a kilt company to sell "Anyone But England" T-shirts during the World Cup, with even MSPs seeing the joke.
Yes, I am white, middle-class and middle-aged but attacking me for my Englishness is no different to racism involving the colour of my skin or my preferred language.
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Hide AdIt is as funny to poke fun at the English as it is to poke fun at Pakistanis or Polish people. Anti-English "jokes" should be addressed by the Scottish Parliament, the police and the public without prejudice if Scotland is to be a mature and successful cosmopolitan nation.
DR A J ASHWORTH
Bonhard House,
Bo'ness