In the fight for racial justice, the sidelines are no longer an option
Abstrak
The British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) has worked diligently to position itself as ‘a multi-media platform that provides original research, reviews and debate relating to clinically-relevant aspects of sport and exercise medicine, including physiotherapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation’.1 Its global community and partnership network includes well over 10 000 sport and exercise medicine (SEM) physicians and sport physiotherapists—each with an ethical obligation to prioritise athlete health, safety and well-being . When the BJSM chooses to amplify an issue, the sport and exercise medicine community listens. When the BJSM chooses to remain silent, as it has on the impact of racism, colonialism and white supremacy on athlete health, safety and well-being, that silence speaks volumes. Racism is a human rights issue and a public health issue. The murder of George Floyd has become the catalyst for reflection, reckoning and reform the world over. The BJSM is not exempt. Much like the Translating Research into Injury Prevention Practice model2 would suggest, the BJSM must better understand the presentation and burden of racism, colonialism and white supremacy, and identify factors that …
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
T. Blake
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2020
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 11×
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.1136/bjsports-2020-102894
- Akses
- Open Access ✓