Letters to the Editor: Widespread indifference to racism is dangerous

'Racism is not merely offensive speech or poor manners. It is a theft of dignity'

Rhasidat Adeleke spoke of being left 'in a dark place' by racist abuse. Picture: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

I hesitated before writing this. Not because I am unsure of what I believe, but because I briefly wondered whether putting these words on paper might complicate my chances of ever entering the United States again. 

I also had a fleeting vision of myself as the over-earnest employee in the film Jerry Maguire, sending a late-night memo fuelled by conscience, only to wake up unemployed and wondering what exactly I thought would happen.