f*cked up $hit

Now, I should acknowledge that "these remarks received blunt criticism from high-ranking German officials" according to Longman but this story from the NYT forwarded to me by writer/filmmaker/cultural critic Courtney Young tells a frightening but not all that surprising narrative of anti-black racist abuse at European soccer matches. There is no reason, despite German and Fifa official statements/deflections, that these human rights abuses won't continue into the World Cup. I was desperately trying to hit this up but my finances refused to cooperate. And I can't say "maybe it was for the best" 'cause I'll be damned if some brutish Europeans prevent me from carrying on at a football match with a cold cup of Foster's (Australian for beer).

Click here to read the full NYT article.