Majid Haq calls out Scotland gamers for ‘deafening silence’ after racism report
2 min readMajid Haq scorned the failure of Scotland gamers to talk out following the publication of a report on racism in Cricket Scotland, saying it confirmed that the crew taking a knee earlier than video games to protest racism was little greater than tokenism.
The report, printed on Monday, discovered that the governance and management practices of Cricket Scotland to be “institutionally racist”. The evaluation was commissioned after Haq and former teammate Qasim Sheikh spoke out in regards to the abuse they’d suffered, saying they have been handled in another way because of the color of their pores and skin.
On Tuesday, their lawyer Aamer Anwar questioned the purpose of Scotland’s gamers taking a knee earlier than video games to protest racism on the Twenty20 World Cup final 12 months when “no white team member has chosen to say anything much or at all over the last few days.”
What was the purpose of Scotland ‘taking the knee’ at ICC T20 World Cup in 2021, when no white crew member has chosen to say something a lot or at all around the previous couple of days on institutional racism @CricketScotland Silence is a not an choice, anti-racism not non-racism 🏴🏏 pic.twitter.com/Ctik5sHNqC
— Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️🌈#BlackLivesMatter (@AamerAnwar) July 26, 2022
In response, Haq tweeted, “Looks prefer it was nothing aside from a little bit of advantage signalling (and) tick field train as a result of the deafening silence from numerous them speaks volumes.
“They might feel uncomfortable but their privilege is never having to think you’ll not make the team because of racism.”
The board of Cricket Scotland apologized and resigned on Sunday, a day earlier than the report was printed, and interim CEO Gordon Arthur issued a “heartfelt apology” to all victims of racism and discrimination on Monday.
