RochaRoja
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No, it's still racism just a different kind of racism.Souness isn’t being racist or intentionally trying to be.
What he does is lazy stereotyping towards black players.
If a black player isn’t performing to the standards, then Souness labels them lazy.
Comparing Kean to Adebayor is lazy stereotyping just because they are both black and strikers.
Souness compared Lukaku to Drogba a few years ago, just because they both played for Chelsea, are strikers and both black. Even though Drogba is a completely different type of striker.
Lazy stereotyping and racism are different, even though there is a fine line between the two.
The sort of ambient racial biases that Souness displays and are so incredibly common in society are actually more damaging than the overt racism of a small minority of KKK loons. It's important to call out these things when they happen and make people aware of their often subconscious biases.