Hate crimes: Race incidents in NI at highest level since records began
Strong, who is an anthropologist, said she was dismayed by the "massive increase" in reports and there are a "combination of factors" contributing to why that may be."I think that social media does feed it but I think that is intentional and its algorithmic," she told BBC News NI."I think there are politicians who have found it expedient to scapegoat migrants and people of colour in particular who are migrating to Western countries."People also need to be more willing to discuss race and have "hard conversations" with those perpetuating "deeply problematic" rhetoric as people do not fear any social repercussions, Strong added.
