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originally posted by: jhn7537
As a white NBA fan, who's watched the sport for a very long time, I have zero problem with what Barkley said. He was being honest and the truth of it is that the NBA is dominated by african-american players. Both by star power and by % in the league. I think people are a little too PC nowadays...
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
Basketball is a black sport tho... Don't see anything wrong with anybody stating the obvious and being truthful?
originally posted by: butcherguy
originally posted by: jhn7537
As a white NBA fan, who's watched the sport for a very long time, I have zero problem with what Barkley said. He was being honest and the truth of it is that the NBA is dominated by african-american players. Both by star power and by % in the league. I think people are a little too PC nowadays...
It would be nice if no one mentioned a person in terms of skin color.
Many news reports could not include mentions of race, it just fans the flames and keeps racism alive.
Remember when there were pushes to make sure there were enough 'people of color' in the front offices of the NFL?
Those pushes do more damage to human relations than the fact that more people of one color hold down a certain job than other people.
originally posted by: TritonTaranis
Basketball is a black sport tho... Don't see anything wrong with anybody stating the obvious and being truthful?
I don't know many people with an interest in the sport other than black Americans and some wannabe black teenagers
The Asians love the ping pong
The Indians love the cricket
Although they don't have there roots as a sport in those countries they have embraced it as a national sport or cultural sport
originally posted by: luciddream
a reply to: oblvion
Nice, i can use you post rating as negative control to see how many logical posters going to be rating the OP.
Its always nice when i see a post like this.
originally posted by: Logarock
At this rate and at some point then, the NBA is going to have to require black players to take sensitivity lessons and learn about the white history of basketball before the blacks took it over.
originally posted by: Logarock
a reply to: DarknStormy
It was a joke. Sorry. Should have put LOL on the end.
originally posted by: Daz3d-n-Confus3d
Barkley has been known to shoot his mouth off and have it blow up in his face before.
'see, That's Why I Hate White People'
Bundy was obviously pissed at his girlfriend and saying things out of anger. Is he a racist? I have no idea. I can't judge the man on a tape recorded by a winch that was obviously provoking him in hopes to get him to say something she could use against him.
Verbal arguments between lovers can get out of hand very quickly. I can honestly say that I have said things I didn't mean, and regretted saying in the heat of a battle before. Anyone who can say they haven't is either a liar or a Saint. I don't know any Saints these days so...
originally posted by: Grambler
In no way is Barkly saying whites aren't welcome.
We shouldn't judge people on poor choice of words, we should judge them on there intent.
originally posted by: jhn7537
but do you follow the NBA pretty close?
I honestly believe that you are blowing these comments way out of proportion.