.KaizerChiefs' appointment of Stuart Baxter makes for poor optics and makes one question whether South African sports authorities are really concerned about Gender-Based Violence and racism. By eshlinv | IOLsport
DURBAN - Kaizer Chiefs appointment of Stuart Baxter makes for poor optics and makes one question whether South African sports authorities are really concerned about taking action against societal problems like Gender-Based Violence and racism or whether they just claim to do so as a publicity stunt.
After the comments were made, Odisha released a statement saying that they were"appalled" by the actions of their coach and he was subsequently sacked the following day.Baxter's comments were especially insensitive as they were made in India, a country with an extremely high level of gender-based violence. A 2019 report by the Indian National Crime Records Bureau stated that India has an average of 88 rapes per day.
South Africa is a football-mad country with high-profile players and coaches idols in the eyes of millions throughout the nation. It is imperative that sports bodies help to cultivate good role models for the public to follow, something which Baxter certainly is not even though he may be a good and experienced coach.South African sports teams can make a good statement by not recruiting personalities who are found to be insensitive regarding racism and gender-based violence.
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