Unlike many of his comparies in France 98, Lilian Thuram left the world of football. If most of his former world champion teams have become coaches or consultants, the former side of the Blues is content, in terms of football, to be the father of two international tricolor, Marcus and Khephren Thuram.
For the rest, the native of the Abymes has mainly committed to the fight against racism. He was also present, last Wednesday at the University of Bordeaux, to participate in the Conference of Consciences, an event organized by students of the Faculty of Staps to talk about discrimination and more specifically of racism in sport. A scourge of which he was the victim when he was a player and who continues to gangrener football.
“I experienced the monkey cries in the stands and bananas thrown on the lawn. But we must not believe that there is more racism in stadiums than in society in general, I even think that there are fewer, only he can be seen more ”, He explained on this subject in a cross interview given to the University of Bordeaux with the teacher-researcher Yamina Meziani. “And this racism is turned to football players who are known, who have money, who can defend themselves. »»
“Racism makes you sick”
For Lilian Thuram, the situation is even more complicated to live for the Quidam for this purpose. “It does not make things less serious, but what concerns me more are the people who cannot defend themselves, who must be silent, go home and return to work the next day, whatever happens, he continued. If a student, here at university, undergoes racism, I think it is much more complicated for him than for a football player. »»
“Racism makes you sick, he insisted. And the people to whom we say “it's like that, do low profile, it's better for everyone” can fall into depression without even perceiving the cause. Traums their trauma to the next generation, as many researchers have established it. By releasing the floor, by educating the youngest to these questions, we can hope to break this cycle of reproduction of prejudices. »»
