Absolutely, in south Yorkshire in general there are no go areas in Sheffield Doncaster and Barnsley as well as Rotherham, it isn't a myth, i socialise with people from council who are miliant union people who abhor racism and they even speak about it.
The area hasn't changed despite what people tell you it's still exactly same as it was.
Same as anything else safeguarding and whistleblowing is pointless if you are made out to be the racist one.
Whilst yes many white people are paedophiles, that's always going to be a fact in a predominantly white country. The number of people of certain demographics committing these crimes is higher.
It isn't even the Muslim community who are the problem, it's certain people from a certain section of the community who are the majority problem in rotherham.
I can't name that community as Mumsnet will ban me as they are part of problem.