Not only in England were people racially attacked after the European Football Championship final.
In Freising, too, there are apparently repeated and shocking attacks.
Freising
- Naledi (
name changed
) regularly
experiences racist insults
- be it that the 17-year-old is addressed stupidly on the street or that someone makes a scene to her.
Once, while in a clinic, she asked her roommate, a younger girl, which TV show she would like to see.
The mother present answered: "I don't want a black woman to speak to my daughter." When Naledi asks in German class for the meaning of a word that she is not familiar with, the teacher turns up her nose: "Typically foreigner!"
Freising: Girls repeatedly racially insulted - "I'm really attacked every two weeks"
Naledi speaks fluent German.
She has lived here for more than half her life and is cultured and educated.
She is currently working as an intern at the Domberg Academy.
"I just try to ignore the subtle everyday racism, but about every two weeks I get really attacked," says the 17-year-old.
But since July 11th everything has gotten a lot worse.
England lost the European Championship final against Italy on penalties.
When Naledi finally heard that three black players from the English team failed on the point, she already suspected what was going to happen.
Racism after the European Championship final: "Someone like you should be spat on, beaten and deported"
When she got off the bus in the center of Freising the following week, a middle-aged white man followed her, insulted her with the N word and ordered her to stop.
Naledi went on, but the man did not let go of her.
She should be ashamed of leaving her house when her kind would have failed so much at football.
"Someone like you should be spat on, beaten and deported." Only then did he leave her alone.
It is very likely that this man saw himself animated by a "game" that has been circulating in the so-called social media since the final: There points are awarded for racist attacks: five for everyone who spits on a black person, ten for beating, 75 points for a rape, 500 for lynching.
Racist campaigns on the Internet: "Makes you feel like you are part of a large group"
Claudia Pfrang, director of the Domberg Academy, emphasizes that such racist campaigns not only lead to verbal derailments in the virtual world, but also to physical attacks on the street or in the playground.
“With such actions, people who have racist tendencies are encouraged in their actions.
They get the feeling that they are part of a large group. "
The Competence Center Democracy and Human Dignity of the Catholic Church in Bavaria is also located in the Domberg Academy.
"We have made it our task to decisively oppose right-wing extremist, racist and inhuman tendencies through education and networking," explains Kai Kallbach, head of the competence center.
“We strengthen people and institutions that are confronted with racism.” When he heard about Naledi's experiences, it was clear to him and everyone else in the academy: “We have to inform the city community about the racist attacks that are also taking place in Freising.
That shouldn't stay in the dark. "
Racist game at EM: "Suddenly he came to me crying"
Naledi wasn't the only victim of the racist game.
Almost everyone in their personal environment has been caught.
“My little brother played outside.
Suddenly he came to me crying and told me that a strange adult had spat on him. ”The creep didn't run away, as Naledi reports.
"He was still nearby, applauded with two friends and was happy that he now got five points."
A friend of the 17-year-old also came to her one evening bleeding.
On the way home she had been beaten up by a boy her age.
"He pushed her to the ground and kicked her, sat on her and punched her."
Racist insults after the European Championship game: "Have to find solutions for it"
Kallbach recommends calling in the police after such justiciable incidents and highlighting the racist motivation when reporting them.
"This is not only of statistical value, it also plays a role in determining the level of punishment," he says.
Many victims, however, would shy away from going to the police - "because they are afraid of the perpetrators, but also because the experience is daunting," explains Naledi.
"Some of us have already had the experience that not much comes out of an ad."
Therefore, society must also do its part, emphasizes Claudia Pfrang.
“It would be nice if someone stood up and said something when they witnessed a racist insult.” The first step, however, is to acknowledge that this reality exists.
"Many people feel downright attacked when they are told that there is everyday racism in their town or village too."
But it is important to be sensitive to the issue of racism.
"Because we have to find social solutions for this." It is not just about laws or curricula in schools.
“It starts with the fact that we pay more attention to our language.
It can be very hurtful. "
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