“Stupid White Bastard” Is Not a Racial Slur

Jae L
6 min readMar 8, 2024

The ridiculousness of the racially aggravated harassment charge against Matildas footballer Sam Kerr

Photo by Jeffrey F Lin on Unsplash

I was as surprised as anyone when news that the star of Australia’s women’s football team, the Matildas had been charged with racially aggravated harassment of a London police officer.

But wait, I thought. Sam Kerr is a person of colour. A Google search confirmed…

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Jae L

Queer, neurodivergent and in the business of defying expectations. Doing my best to answer the questions I keep asking myself. diverge999@gmail.com