What brings out the bigot in the Bhadralok? All it takes is a Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal match

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There is no bigot like the Bhadralok bigot. But how do you call out someone for bad behaviour when they have made it their moral duty to call out everyone else? Yet, bigotry persists in various facets of life — from job interviews and bars to airport immigration counters and football fields. When their chosen club loses or wins a match, English hooligans resort to verbal and physical abuse, looting, arson, and posting derogatory comments and memes on social media platforms. Such behaviour has been called out, arrests have been made, and psychoanalysis of football racists has been conducted over...