Barriers – racism

Many people stop playing the sport they enjoy or working out because of racists comments against them such as in football. It is something that people are trying to stop as it is effecting people’s social lives and their mental health as they feel like they can’t do things. Racism is heavily talked about in football as there are many black footballers who have had to come off / walked off the pitch due to racists shouting and also getting objects thrown at them, which is why the FA have brought in “show racism the red card” it shows a message of why nobody should be treated differently because of things such as the color or their skin or religion. They have also brought in a rule where if a fan is racist they get banned for a certain amount of time and could have to deal with the police as it is an offense. https://www.theredcard.org/England