Comments on: Ah, Racists

By: Paul L.

Paul L. — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:12:24 +0000

After Duke, I want to be sure to remember that while they found no proof of assault, it was clear that those saintly boys had taunted the women they hired to entertain them with racial slurs ... from http://www.haloscan.com/comments/newshounds/12232/#343468 "About the racial slurs. There was only one confirmed racial slur from a lacrosse player, from a player that was not one of the three accused, as a retaliation from a racial comment from Kim Roberts in a racially heated argument started by her. That's it..."

By: caune

caune — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:13:45 +0000

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/07/24/bc.fbc.boisestate.johns.ap/index.html Sports Illustrated article describes them as racial threats

By: flem snopes

flem snopes — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:58:51 +0000

Just goes to show you don’t have to be from the south to be a racist.

Here’s wishing a long and happy wedded life to Ian and Chrissy.

flem snopes
Georgia born and reared.

By: Dugger

Dugger — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:52:45 +0000

Excellent point OW!

“Yes, 1/1,000,000 cases was really bad, so automatically we’re going to pretend racism doesn’t exist anymore”

With 20-20 hindsight I wish I had said something like, quote:
“I would not be surprised if some were racist, but we really don’t know”

By: Qusan

Qusan — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:39:26 +0000

After Duke, I want to be sure.

After Duke, I want to be sure to remember that while they found no proof of assault, it was clear that those saintly boys had taunted the women they hired to entertain them with racial slurs …

By: SaveFarris

SaveFarris — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:37:00 +0000

Which is not what he said at all, but whatever.

I will now steal blatently from one of the Deadspin comments:

If they’re from Oklahoma, the wedding should go as planned. Oklahoma couldn’t stop anything a Bosie St. player did then and I don’t see them doing any better now.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:13:41 +0000

Yes, 1/1,000,000 cases was really bad, so automatically we’re going to pretend racism doesn’t exist anymore.

By: Dugger

Dugger — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:56:41 +0000

Jay,

Not really. The nature of the threats have not been specified ( I would not be surprised if some were racist, but we really don’t know) and there have been other cases where charges have been falsified. After Duke, I want to be sure.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:54:32 +0000

Dugger – you’ve got to be kidding me. What, no one is making racist death threats because the couple is interracial? That’s how oliver jumped the gun?

Give us a break.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:20:41 +0000

Oliver, good to see you read Deadspin.

By: Oliver

Oliver — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:41:28 +0000

Yes, let’s wait for the burning cross and the lynching before we make too much noise about racists. Dugger, you’re such an idiot.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:30:04 +0000

Dugger, I wouldn’t say OW jumped the gun on this one. He called out the people making threats as racists. That’s right.

It’s a host of jackasses that will be trying to attach a political angle to it.

By: Dugger

Dugger — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:18:20 +0000

I think it would be better to have more details on this before you jump the gun on this as OW has.

By: Reid

Reid — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:46:26 +0000

Well, he did break the hearts of the entire state of Oklahoma with his Fiesta Bowl performance. That’s not exactly a state renowed for its progressive stance on interracial relationships. He’s probably getting a lot of death threats written in crayon on Denny’s napkins.

By: r@d@r

r@d@r — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:54:46 +0000

ahh, so that swirling noise i hear every time i visit ISN’T the boise river, but the sound of a giant toilet backing up?

quelle suprise………..