Comments on: NFL Annus Horribilis: Samari Rolle Says Official Called Him Boy

By: SpiderJ

SpiderJ — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:58:32 +0000

But if a white guy said it ….

You are a fucking genius. That is all.

By: C.S.Strowbridge

C.S.Strowbridge — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:23:44 +0000

“I like how after Oliver (and others) finds out the ref is black, it’s not considered racism. But if a white guy said it ….”

I like how fucking retards like yourself don’t think race matters when it comes to racism. You are incapable of understanding that different circumstances lead to different conclusions. This is why you are a conservative. (And yes, that was as insulting as you think it was. Probably more so.)

Calling any man a boy is derogatory. A white man calling a black man a boy is a common form of racism is the south. A black man calling a black man a boy is just derogatory.

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:27:50 +0000

I like how after Oliver (and others) finds out the ref is black, it’s not considered racism. But if a white guy said it ….

Let me just say .. do you think this ref would call a white player “boy”?

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:36:21 +0000

Yeah I assumed the person in question was white from the way Rolle responded and how the stories were written.

By: SpiderJ

SpiderJ — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:31:01 +0000

I just noticed the category. You’re right (and yes, I assumed the complaint was of racism at first, as well).

By: Philip Barron

Philip Barron — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:18:22 +0000

Spider: I mention racism only because OW gave it that category (along with NFL and race). He may have initially assumed - as I did, truth be told - that McKinnely was white.

By: SpiderJ

SpiderJ — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:06:42 +0000

Based on Rolle’s quote, it doesn’t sound like he’s accusing the ref of using the racist, slave-era connotations of “boy,” it sounds like he’s pissed that the ref accused him of being immature.

Although really, he’s pissed because the Ravens had the Patriots on the ropes and couldn’t score the knockout. Everything else is tantrum.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:48:38 +0000

Playing the dozens is news now?

By: Philip Barron

Philip Barron — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:23:22 +0000

The thing is, McKinnely’s black, so racism doesn’t apply here. Ageism, maybe.