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Froggy wrote:I agree w/
Definitely stupid, probably(not definitely) racist.
But I'm more bothered by all the hyperbole and mock outrage about it.
doublem wrote:Norton sports are pointing a bounty on the guys head. I think it's up to $500.
columbia wrote:Froggy wrote:I agree w/
Definitely stupid, probably(not definitely) racist.
But I'm more bothered by all the hyperbole and mock outrage about it.
Why wouldn't people be bothered by it?
shafnutz05 wrote:I thought African-American was a stupid term until I heard "African-Canadian"
shafnutz05 wrote:I think part of the more extreme reaction to it is that it occurred in the hockey world. When you are an avid fan of a certain sport, you hate to see things like this that negatively impact how said sport is seen in the eyes of the sports universe. It's well known hockey is a predominantly white sport (while basketball is the opposite). I guess it would be like someone throwing a cracker at a white player in an NBA game?
shafnutz05 wrote:I thought African-American was a stupid term until I heard "African-Canadian"
Edit: That being said, anyone that tries to claim it wasn't racially motivated is stretching a wee bit IMO. I don't think it was coincidental.
llipgh2 wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:I thought African-American was a stupid term until I heard "African-Canadian"
columbia wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:I thought African-American was a stupid term until I heard "African-Canadian"
Edit: That being said, anyone that tries to claim it wasn't racially motivated is stretching a wee bit IMO. I don't think it was coincidental.
There are people that still refer to to themselves as Italian-Americans, etc.
(And why not.....It's an acknowledgment of their heritage.)
What exactly are you supposed to say, as a descendent of slaves?
shafnutz05 wrote:columbia wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:I thought African-American was a stupid term until I heard "African-Canadian"
Edit: That being said, anyone that tries to claim it wasn't racially motivated is stretching a wee bit IMO. I don't think it was coincidental.
There are people that still refer to to themselves as Italian-Americans, etc.
(And why not.....It's an acknowledgment of their heritage.)
What exactly are you supposed to say, as a descendent of slaves?
I won't get into this debate in NPR, just that I think it's silly.
columbia wrote:You're the one who brought it up.
skeeter14 wrote:can someone please explain to me the the waffle incident. More importantly why specifically waffles.
AlexPKeaton wrote:Canadians. They like to pretend they are some superior european country and then this. America's hat indeed.
Froggy wrote:regardless of the intentions behind the fruit.
shafnutz05 wrote:Maybe he was just a nostalgic fan of the old Mario Kart games?
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