PREMIER - Zaha on racial abuse on Instagram: I don’t mind abuse
After receiving racist comments after scoring in a 2-0 win against Manchester City on Saturday, Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha has called on Instagram to take racism more seriously.
Following the Premier League encounter in which City defender Aymeric Laporte was sent off for a tackle on the striker, the Ivory Coast international posted screenshots on Instagram of racial abuse he had received via direct messages.
“This message isn’t for me to get a million messages saying we stand with you and it’s disgusting or about me getting sympathy," Zaha wrote. “I’m not here for all the nonsense that is being done instead of fixing the actual problem!
"I don’t mind abuse because nowadays it comes with doing the job I do even though it’s not an excuse, but my color will always be the real problem, but it’s fine because I’ll always be BLACK AND PROUD! Speak to me when you actual take this issue serious.”
Throughout the year, Instagram has declined interview requests from The Associated Press to discuss racist abuse of football players. Meta, the new name for the Facebook firm, owns Instagram.
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