{"id":1255473,"date":"2022-11-22T08:52:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/i-once-beat-up-4-german-boys-over-racial-slurs-anthony-baffoe\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T08:52:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T08:52:13","slug":"i-once-beat-up-4-german-boys-over-racial-slurs-anthony-baffoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/22\/i-once-beat-up-4-german-boys-over-racial-slurs-anthony-baffoe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I once beat up 4 German boys over racial slurs\u2019 \u2013 Anthony Baffoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-353-696x391.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Anthony Baffoe\"\/><\/div>\n<p>A former Black Stars captain, Anthony Baffoe, has revealed disturbing instances of racism he faced growing up in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>As one of the first African players to join the Bundesliga, he shared that although he contributed to making the football league interesting, he wasn\u2019t given the respect he believed he deserved.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, there were instances where the ultras sometimes chanted racial slurs or pelted him with bananas while on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Tony recounted a day when he was out with his mother and was subjected to racial epithets that implied they were slaves.<\/p>\n<p>Despite his mom\u2019s advice to him to ignore them, he said he crossed over to the boys and beat them up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was, my way, of defending ourselves (others of the black race),\u201d he told host Muftawu Nabila Abdulai.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he said as he matured, became wiser and more educated, he utilized a new strategy to fight his abusers \u2013 verbally, with wit and sarcasm.<\/p>\n<p>The former C.A.F Deputy General Secretary stated that as he became more renowned, he often received messages from mothers, inquiring what to do about their wards who were experiencing racism at school.<\/p>\n<p>As his way to offer the afflicted kids support and shut down their bullies, he said he drove to the schools of such kids and professed he was their uncle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gave them that confidence that I am with them, they are from my family, and everybody became quiet. That made me realise that now when I speak, I\u2019m no more talking for only myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, Anthony added that those experiences made him realise the influence he had, and that impacted him to learn about the (African) history and culture.<\/p>\n<p>He accredited his ability to resist bigotry to his mental fortitude, and the thoughts of the younger generation having an easier life.<\/p>\n<p>With that, he asserted that not only is he a Pan-Africanist, but he is an Africanist as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t learn to have a good character. You are either born with it, and I was an activist. I\u2019m still an activist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"r2darQuYHYg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 World Cup: Ghana is ready for Portugal \u2013 Otto Addo \u2013 Agokansie - Adom TV News (21-11-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2darQuYHYg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Black Stars captain, Anthony Baffoe, has revealed disturbing instances of racism he faced growing up in Germany. As one of the first African players to join the Bundesliga, he shared that although he contributed to making the football league interesting, he wasn\u2019t given the respect he believed he deserved. 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