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I have to agree. Dele's tweet was clearly stupid. Most likely he would have posted similar if it was any country where coronavirus was taking hold and just chosen one representative of the race that was involved to feature in his 'joke'.
I agree 100% that the tweet was ill-judged, prejudiced and based on stereotyping, but it was not racist. Racism is acting on the beliefs that one holds. Unlike some *ahem VARDY* Dele didn't treat anyone differently or call them names because of their race. Not that it's so much better, but Alli was being prejudicial and stereotypical.
As I said above, I think he'll get a one game ban, similar to what Bernard got for his tweet about Mendy. Hopefully Dele will learn something about what is appropriate and not to post, especially as a person with his standing.
Wasn't he in a country where it wasn't taking hold?