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           The survey also suggests fans want anti-racism campaign Kick It Out to do more with 79% claiming the campaign had only been partially effective.Kick It Out said its own research suggested fans thought it was making a noticeable difference.When asked, 83% of fans said racism had not left the British game. Wales international goalkeeper Jason Brown said he was subject to racist abuse both during games and after them via Twitter.People have said it is not as bad as it used to be, but it is," he responded, when asked if racism was still alive in British football," the 30-year-old former Aberdeen player said.It's being covered up. If you choose to speak out about it you're branded as a troublemakerThe research, shared with the BBC's 5 live Investigates programme, found a "culture of complacency" among organisations that claim to be dealing with the issue. Dr Jamie Cleland, who conducted the survey, thinks the interests of football's governing authorities are best served by creating the impression that racism was no longer a problem.The findings suggest that racism persisted, said Dr Cleland.It was either disregarded or perhaps suppressed in order to give the impression that racism had been eradicated from British football
One response to the survey said initiatives like Kick It Out had "become nothing more than a PR T-shirt-wearing exercise because of the governing bodies' reluctance to take any kind of stance against racism.Another said Kick it Out was "living in cloud cuckoo land if it thinks it is tackling racism effectively.