West
Indies
cricketer
Darren
Sammy
has
always
raised
his
voice
against
racisim.
In
light
of
the
killing
of
George
Floyd,
which
sparked
outrage
and
protests,
Darren
reiterated
the
importance
of
the
#BlackLivesMatter
movement,
and
shared
personal
experiences
of
racism.
Bollywood
actress
and
activist
Swara
Bhaskar
responded
to
this
with
shock
and
was
apologetic
for
what
Darren
went
through.
Sharing
a
video
on
his
Instagram
handle,
Darren
explained
that
his
teammates
in
the
IPL
team
Sun
Risers
Hyderabad
used
to
use
a
racial
slur
on
him.
Darren
vows
to
message
his
teammates
and
educate
them
on
the
consequences
of
their
actions.
He
captioned
his
video,
"Knowledge
is
power.
So
recently
I
discovered
a
word
that
I
was
being
called
was
not
what
it
actually
meant
I
need
some
answers.
So
before
I
start
calling
out
names
I
need
these
individuals
to
reach
out
and
please
tell
me
there's
another
meaning
to
that
word
and
when
I
was
being
called
it,
it
was
all
in
love.
#blackandproud
#blackandconfident
#clarasboy
#saynotoracism
#stopracism
#cricketer
#stlucia."
To
this,
Swara
replied,
"This
is
both
heartbreaking,
shameful
and
sad!
@darensammy88
didn't
know
that
his
teammates
in
#IPL
team
@SunRisers
were
using
a
(common)
Indian
racist
slur
to
address
him.
They
all
would
laugh
&
no
one
told
him
what
it
meant.
Sickening!
I'm
so
sorry
for
what
u
went
thru
Daren.
."
However,
Darren
clarified,
"Don't
get
me
wrong
I'm
not
condoning
what
was
done/said.
I'm
saying
let's
use
this
opportunity
to
educate
each
other
so
it
doesn't
happen
again.
One
can
only
apologize
if
he/she
feels
wrong
about
something.
I'm
confident
&
proud
to
be
black.
That
will
never
change
."
Many
Bollywood
celebrities
have
voiced
their
support
towards
the
Black
Lives
Matter
movement
after
George
Floyd's
killing.