Matildas captain Sam Kerr has been charged with 'racially aggravated harassment' for reportedly calling a British police officer a 'stupid white bastard'. The accuracy of the quote has not been confirmed. Kerr will dispute the phrase, claiming she called the officer a 'stupid white cop'. The case raises questions about reverse racism and anti-white discrimination.
One of Australia's most well-known sporting figures, Matildas captain Sam Kerr , has been charged with ' racially aggravated harassment ' for reportedly calling a British police officer a 'stupid white bastard'. SBS News has not been able to confirm the accuracy of the quote, which was reported by The Sun and The Guardian in the United Kingdom. The Australian is also reporting that Kerr will dispute the phrase, claiming instead that she called the officer a 'stupid white cop'.
She is reportedly not denying she used the term 'white'. The case has raised questions about whether a white person can be racially abused, amid rising complaints of reverse racism and anti-white discrimination. The Matildas and Chelsea striker, who is of Indian descent and who has in the past campaigned against racism, has pleaded not guilty to charges of using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that caused harassment, alarm or distress to the police officer, PC Lovel
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