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| Children whitening skin to avoid racial hate crime, NSPCC finds | Children whitening skin to avoid racial hate crime, NSPCC finds |
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| Children are whitening their skin with make-up to avoid being bullied or racially abused at school, according to charity NSPCC. | Children are whitening their skin with make-up to avoid being bullied or racially abused at school, according to charity NSPCC. |
| Its research suggested racial abuse and bullying of children had risen by one-fifth since 2015-16. | Its research suggested racial abuse and bullying of children had risen by one-fifth since 2015-16. |
| There were over 10,500 race hate crime offences against children across the UK in 2017-18 - an average of 29 a day. | There were over 10,500 race hate crime offences against children across the UK in 2017-18 - an average of 29 a day. |
| A 10-year-old girl told NSPCC she "tried to make her face whiter" as others described her skin as "dirty". | |
| The girl who called Childline to discuss her distress said: "My friends won't hang out with me anymore because people started asking why they were friends with someone who had dirty skin. | |
| "I was born in the UK but bullies tell me to go back to my own country. I don't understand because I'm from the UK. | "I was born in the UK but bullies tell me to go back to my own country. I don't understand because I'm from the UK. |
| "I've tried to make my face whiter before using make up so that I can fit in. I just want to enjoy going to school." | "I've tried to make my face whiter before using make up so that I can fit in. I just want to enjoy going to school." |
| 'Get's me down' | |
| An 11-year-old Asian child also told the helpline that she tried to change the way she looked by using eyeliner. | |
| "I'm being bullied at school because I'm Chinese. The other kids say that my skin is yellow, call me names, and it gets me really down," she said. | "I'm being bullied at school because I'm Chinese. The other kids say that my skin is yellow, call me names, and it gets me really down," she said. |
| "I've tried to change the way that I look by using eyeliner so that I fit in more. I don't want to tell my parents because I think it would upset them." | "I've tried to change the way that I look by using eyeliner so that I fit in more. I don't want to tell my parents because I think it would upset them." |
| While a 16-year-old girl from a Muslim background said: "People call me a terrorist and keep telling me to go back to where I came from. | While a 16-year-old girl from a Muslim background said: "People call me a terrorist and keep telling me to go back to where I came from. |
| "I dress in traditional Muslim clothes and I think it singles me out. | "I dress in traditional Muslim clothes and I think it singles me out. |
| "I usually just put my head down and get on with it but it's getting to the point now where I genuinely feel like I might get attacked." | "I usually just put my head down and get on with it but it's getting to the point now where I genuinely feel like I might get attacked." |
| Research by the NSPCC suggested the number of hate crime offences recorded by police against under-18s went from 8,683 in 2015-16 to 9,752 in 2016-17. | |
| The figure then rose to 10,571 in 2017-18. | |
| The charity requested data from all UK police forces under the Freedom of Information Act, receiving figures from 38 out of 45. | |
| Girls were more likely to contact Childline and the most common age group was between 12 and 15, the research found. | |
| 'Emotional harm' | |
| Head of Childline John Cameron said: "Childhood bullying of this nature can cause long-term emotional harm to children and can create further divisions in our society. | Head of Childline John Cameron said: "Childhood bullying of this nature can cause long-term emotional harm to children and can create further divisions in our society. |
| "If we see a child bullying another because of their race we need to tackle it head on, by explaining that it's not OK and how hurtful it is." | "If we see a child bullying another because of their race we need to tackle it head on, by explaining that it's not OK and how hurtful it is." |
| Police chiefs have raised concerns over the heated public debate around Brexit and the "febrile" atmosphere that it has created. | Police chiefs have raised concerns over the heated public debate around Brexit and the "febrile" atmosphere that it has created. |
| The UK's head of counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, said in January that a spike in hate crime seen around the 2016 EU referendum had "never really receded". | The UK's head of counter-terrorism policing, Neil Basu, said in January that a spike in hate crime seen around the 2016 EU referendum had "never really receded". |
| Police figures for all hate crime showed sharp rises around the time of the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 terror attacks in London and Manchester. | Police figures for all hate crime showed sharp rises around the time of the 2016 EU referendum and the 2017 terror attacks in London and Manchester. |
| Levels decreased again until early 2018, when they again began to rise. | Levels decreased again until early 2018, when they again began to rise. |