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Svjetski prvak Hamilton: Zlostavljali su me i tukli zbog boje kože

"Malo sam govorio o svojim osobnim iskustvima, jer su me učili da takve stvari držim za sebe. No ja sam bio zlostavljan, tukli su, jedini način na koji sam se mogao obraniti je da to sam naučim. Zato sam trenirao karate".
Sport / Ostali sportovi | 09. 06. 2020. u 06:35 Bljesak.info

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Prosvjedi zbog smrti Afroamerikanca Georgea Floyda, kojeg je policajac ugušio klečeći mu na vratu, odvijaju se u cijelom svijetu.

U SAD-u gledamo nemile scene fizičkih obračuna zbog kojih brojimo nove žrtve, dok u ostatku svijeta uglavnom traju mirni prosvjedi.

Brojni sportaši pridružili su se prosvjedima i pružaju podršku pokretu "Black Lives Matter", piše Gol.hr.

Jedan od njih je i najboljih vozač Formule 1 današnjice, tamonoputi Britanac Lewis Hamilton. On je na svom Instagramu otkrio šokantan detalj iz svog djetinjstva vezan za rasizam koji je u 21. stoljeću i dalje vrlo prisutan.

"Malo sam govorio o svojim osobnim iskustvima, jer su me učili da takve stvari držim za sebe. No ja sam bio zlostavljan, tukli su, jedini način na koji sam se mogao obraniti je da to sam naučim. Zato sam trenirao karate. Efekti negativnog mišljenja ne mogu se mjeriti. Zbog toga danas vozim ovako kako vozim. Srećom imao sam oca, snažnu figuru na koju sam se mogao ugledati i koji je uvijek bio uz mene", kazao je Hamilton.

"Ovo bi mogla biti najvažnija godina naših života u kojoj možemo konačno započeti s promjenama, stati na kraj socijalnoj opresiji manjina", dodao je svjetski prvak.

Hamilton bi u svoju novu, daleko skraćenu sezonu Formule 1 trebao krenuti u srpnju, kada su na rasporedu dvije utrke Svjetskog prvenstva u Austriji.

 
 
 
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I’ve been reading every day to try to stay on top of everything that’s been happening in our fight against racism, and it’s brought back so many painful memories from my childhood. Vivid memories of the challenges I faced when I was a kid, as I’m sure many of you who have experienced racism or some sort of discrimination have faced. I have spoken so little about my personal experiences because I was taught to keep it in, don’t show weakness, kill them with love and beat them on the track. But when it was away from the track, I was bullied, beaten and the only way I could fight this was to learn to defend myself, so I went to karate. The negative psychological effects cannot be measured.  This is why I drive the way I do, it is far deeper than just doing a sport, I’m still fighting. Thank God I had my father, a strong black figure who I could look up to, that I knew understood and would stand by my side no matter what. Not all of us have that but we need to stand together with those who may not have that hero to lean on and protect them. We must unite! I have wondered why 2020 seemed so doomed from the start but I’m starting to believe that 2020 may just be the most important year of our lives, where we can finally start to change the systemic and social oppression of minorities. We just want to live, have the same chances at education, at life and not have to fear walking down the street, or going to school, or walking into a store whatever it may be. We deserve this as much as anyone. Equality is paramount to our future, we cannot stop fighting this fight, I for one, will never give up! #blacklivesmatter #endracism #nevergiveup #wewinandwelosetogether

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