All of us will eventually be in a vulnerable, minority group – and discrimination will be no laughing matter. Jonathan Milne: Your handy 5-step guide to discriminationLAWRENCE SMITH / FAIRFAX NZOPINION: Sometimes, people just need to get over themselves and learn to take a joke – right? South Westland rugby club complained, but West Coast Rugby Union chief executive Mike Connors said he couldn't investigate because no individual had been named as the culprit. Step 3When the Kiwi rugby club from Hokitika played played South Westland, the southerners claimed their Pacific players had suffered racial abuse. Twelve weeks later, Connors has done an about-turn and called in NZ Rugby officials to investigate the complaint of abuse.

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