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Thai referee banned for life after racial slur against black player. His defense cites that he is also black. (www.siamsport.co.th)

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The Thai Football Association has issued a lifetime ban to Thai referee Mr. Somsak Poosomnuek for using a racial slur in Thai, equivalent to the N-word ('Ai Dam'), against Abdulkordiri Hamid, a Thai-Ghanaian football player fluent in Thai, during a third division game. In his defense, he claimed it wasn't racist, pointing to his own darker skin tone compared to the typical Thai individual. Additionally, he noted that his friends have consistently referred to him as 'Ai Dam' throughout his life.

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https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-3/35815/

https://www.siamsport.co.th/football-thailand/thaileague-3/37131/

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The whole idiology of a term being racist as long as it's used by someone with a certain skincolor, is very racist in my opinion. U can't tell half the world its racist, while its a 'slang' for the other half of population