Symonds has shown the world that he doesn't understand what racism really is. Taunts and monkey chants from a crowd are racist? No, declaring dark-skinned Aboriginals to be a sub-human species -- THAT is racist. Allowing white hunting parties to go and kill Aboriginals -- THAT is racist. Taking Aboriginal kids away from their parents to try to "civilize" them -- THAT is racist. Just go and see the deplorable conditions in which the Aboriginal communities still live in Australia -- low life expectancy, low-paying jobs, high incidence of alcholism and depression. No, before any Aussie can lecture ANYONE about racism, they have to wait another 100 years to make up for what the Aboriginial population has been through. Don't get me wrong -- it would be nice if spectators all around the world treated visiting teams with more respect. But, this is the nature of competitive sport. And, frankly, I am much less worried about the Indian fans than about the soccer hooligans in Europe who get into violent riots after a soccer game.
