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http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/05/31/321544_ntnews.html (http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/05/31/321544_ntnews.html)
TERRITORY footballer Daniel Motlop has found out that racism can strike close to home.
Motlop tweeted that his son Jesse was told by a student at his school in Perth that he could not play soccer because he was Aboriginal.
"SO ... My oldest son goes to school today and gets told by another kid he can't join in soccer because he's an Aboriginal," he tweeted.
"I was pretty annoyed and shocked at the time, mainly because it upset Jesse," the former Port Adelaide forward said.
"He didn't end up playing the game and started crying. It sort of hit him, I don't think he knew how to react to it."
Motlop said the frustrating thing was families did not grow up teaching their kids how to react if something like that was said. "And the reason for that is you don't expect things like that to be said to a kid," he said.
"We notified the school when it happened. Hopefully my son will get an apology.
"It's important they teach that boy it is wrong and hopefully that message will be passed on to the other kids at the school."
Motlop listened to Eddie McGuire's "King Kong" promotion opportunity for Sydney Swans' Adam Goodes.
"Eddie has done plenty of work for indigenous Australians so hopefully a slap on the wrist will be enough in this case," he said.
*LoL* even little kids know Abbos are not desirable people to be around! *~*BOO-HOO~*~*