💨 Abstract

The author recounts a personal incident of racial abuse on a pub boat in London, where a drunken man hurled racist slurs at them. This memory resurfaced upon learning about allegations of racist language use by John Torode, a former MasterChef presenter. The author highlights the stark contrast in how the victim and the perpetrator remember and deal with such incidents, emphasizing that racism can be deeply traumatic and must not be dismissed or forgotten.

Courtesy: Sharan Dhaliwal