Quote Originally Posted by City123 View Post
Fantastic.

Poor response from the club though - https://bricksmagazine.co.uk/2020/11...m-in-football/

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Early on in the project, we were invited by the club for a meeting to discuss our project with their Community Engagement Manager. We showed her some portraits, some campaign imagery and some short films that we had created for the project. Even though she said she loved the work, she seemed confused about the intent behind our project and was worried that if the club was seen to support such a project, it could run the risk of alienating their existing fan base. She stated that it could even be perceived as “reverse racism” if preferential treatment was shown to BIPoC communities – a statement that left us extremely confused and upset that someone would hold such views. It’s attitudes like these that highlight the importance of our work. If anyone feels that making a space more inclusive is a problem, then it’s clear that they are the problem!"
While I'm glad it's been fan lead, it's rubbish that the club can't see the worth in doing it. A marketing team would surely be interested in why such a diverse City has not successfully attracted fans from all sections of our community and want to rectify that.

Choosing not to boldly oppose racism is a political message in itself. I wonder if that's what the club wanted to go for?