WHO IS AFFECTED ?
People of colour hear the name 'banana' and more than often the actions of throwing bananas in anger or hate related instances has been documented.

WHAT IS AT STAKE HERE  ?
Common decency.  We live in a diverse world now.  People and their cultures are interlinked.

WHY IS IT NOW THE TIME TO ACT ?
Because the word 'banana' when used in a racial action  should be deemed unappropriated when used in context be placed in the grouping of racist words within the Act of Hate Crime.

The word 'banana' would then be an offensive word under the  Hate Crime (Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and section 66 of the Sentencing Act 2020)

Please sign this petition today so thers i,e our children will not be subjected to the hate behind the crime