Rural racism leaves people feeling ‘unwelcome and unsafe’ in UK countryside
According to a new study, many minority people think that the ethnic people of the British countryside to be “unwanted and insecure” is a place to visit.
A research team at the University of Leicester faced people “racial slurry, scare and even threats” and added that their efforts to appeal to rural racism “usually provokes anger or defense reactions”.
The two -year project included 20 community groups and researchers spoke to 115 people about their experiences. He examined racism problems in places such as distant hamlets, market towns and seasonal tourist places.
The report concluded that “racism exists or is important in rural contexts”.
This is accompanied by a resistance to reinterpretation of rural heritage and a “resistance against the US mentality”, in the report, “rural identity is equal to the habit, described as reduced groups as external, strengthening exclusionary narratives”.
In addition, he emphasized the great difficulties about how the problem can be handled: “Rural racism, irrelevant or limited to open actions, thinner or systemic forms are ignored or insignificant.”
Dr Viji Kuppan, one of the researchers, added: “Our research revealed the seriousness of racism in rural areas, while many participants of the reduced ethnic origins talked about a deep appreciation and connection with the British countryside. In addition, our findings, rural communities support the small residents and visitors.
“At the center of our research, there is an invitation to double our efforts to revive rural England as a place of belonging that embraces more than one history, identity and future.”
The report stated that obstacles such as cost, fear of discrimination and limited cultural visibility restrict access to the rural area and erode the sense of belonging for many minorities ethnic visitors and calm.
The research also emphasized open and subtle hostility, including permanent looking and hostile body language examples and calling, racial slurry, intimidation and threats.
The authors are part of a wider exclusion model that exceeds deep emotional, psychological and sometimes physical wounds and transcends the sense of security, identity and belonging.
However, Tim Bonner, the General Manager of the Rural Alliance, who participated in the study, proposed that hate crime data is often among the “least affected parts of the country”.
He said Independent: “In rural areas, racism is so pronounced to justify special interest, the suggestion is not supported by evidence to explain why this study avoids examining the data in favor of blending data.
UK government spokesman Independent: “Racism is completely unacceptable and has no place in our society. Therefore, we have a strong legal framework to deal with racist and other forms of hate crime, and we expect the perpetrators of these disgusting crimes to be delivered to justice.”
