Why does everyone hate Andy Murray? Is it English racism rearing its ugly head again? They don't like black people, they don't like Scots, is there anyone they do like?
I think Scottish tennis players should be made to play in their kilts, to distinguish them from the other three cheerful and easy going nationals of the British Isles.
To treat someone differently because of their nationality or language is indeed racist. There is no need to be of a different race as you may think of it.
"To treat someone differently because of their nationality or language is indeed racist. There is no need to be of a different race as you may think of it"
Wrong. The above is the usual misunderstanding of racism.
There are many instances where statutes have flown in the face of common sense and fact, and this is one of them.
A 'race' is a group of people of common ancestry distinguished from others by physical characteristics such as colour of skin and 'racism' is the belief that some races have an intrinsic superiority which often manifests itself in discriminatory behaviour (or worse).
The Scottish are part of a race, but they are not a race in themselves.