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mmccarthy in reply to @Soul

Can't see that quote in the article, closest I can find is this:

“The wording I think was used – even with different cultures and things they said when they were little and younger – was not correct,” Verstappen said.

“Let it be a lesson to not use that word. It’s very offensive, especially nowadays, and gains even more traction.

“I have spent a bit of time with Nelson, more than the average person, he’s definitely not a racist and he’s actually a really nice guy.

“I’m pretty sure the statement he released, [he argued] you can see the word in two ways, but still better to not use that. But it’s not about that word, the n-word, it’s offensive language to anybody [which] is not correct.”

It's also nice to hear something that doesn't sound like something straight out of a media training session (though that's to be expected from Max I guess):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTX3R-xi7Zs

Naturally people are free to make up their own mind on their opinions on the matter.

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Soul in reply to @mmccarthy

+Carabo

You’re right, it’s from this article.

Isn’t it more selective to say he’s not a racist because you (a white guy dating his daughter) have never seen him be racist?

I suspect most racists are not outwardly racist 99% of the time and only harbour racist thoughts. Those come out as words or actions for that 1% but they’re there all the time.

Piquet is a racist, as shown by that 1%, and any attempt to mitigate that with an ‘it’s wrong but he’s a really nice guy’ approach, however minimal in Max’s overall response is not excusable.

There should be no ‘balance’ to calling out racism.

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