In the reply to criticism of his calls for a boycott of non-black businesses Heavy Weight boxing champion Anthony Joshua gave a cogent and insightful response posting:
“If you think I’m racist, go f**k Yourself.”
Joshua was defending a speech he gave a Black Lives Matter protest in Watford, where he called for a “boycott of white shops”.
The world champion did not write the speech himself but was instead reading it on behalf of a friend who could not attend. The pugilist claimed that racism was the real “virus was the real virus” and that “we”, referring to the gathered protestors, were the “vaccine”.
It has yet to be seen how Joshua’s fans, most of whom are white Englishmen, will react to his calls for discrimination against white owned businesses but it may damage his sponsorship deals with Under Armour, Jaguar Land Rover, Beats, Sky Sports and Hugo Boss may be in jeopardy if they react with anger.
In closing Joshua lashes out at those who think boycotting a businesses purely because of their colour of the owner’s skin with his trademark nuanced wit saying:
“Before you talk shit you better boycott racism”
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