----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:21 PM Subject: Raceism
> Today on the news we learned that questioning hype around a quarterback is > racesist, UH.....that is not what happened, what was said, or even what is claimed. > but naming a team after an ethnic group which doe not desire to > have the team named after them is not. Actually it isn't. For one thing, those who are complaining tend to live in places other than the Washington DC area, so they really have no say in the naming of a sports team in Washington DC. Another point is that this complaint is a recent phenomena, only surfacing in the last couple of decades, while the name has been in use for at least 4 times longer. Where were the complaints when the team was first named? Thirdly, the name "Redskins" as applied to a sports team is in no way demeaning. On the contrary, sports teams are named with the intent to be impressive to a foe. By naming the team "Redskins", the namers show that they hold some degree of regard for "real" redskins. Lastly, have you noticed that the "Redskin" logo depicts a dignified aboriginal, while the "Braves" logo (which recieves fewer complaints BTW) depicts the same in a goofy stereotypical manner? So..........are you going to complain about Big Chief writing tablets next? > > Rush Limbaugh's statments were clearly ~anti~ racesist if anything. But neer > mind the reality, reality doesn't sell comercials, so each news brodcast > today spent about 3 minutes (1/10) of the brodcast on Limbaugh and his > supposedly "raceist" comments. Jan.......that is utter bullshit. Limbaugh has a history of these kinds of remarks. But more to the point, while his remarks were not overtly racist, they *are* subversively racist. What he said was that Donovan McNabb was overrated because the "media" and the NFL wanted to see a black quarterback succeed. So lets see........McNabb is a 2 time MVP candidate.......took his team to the NFC championship game in 2 consecutive years. And he is still young with some years before he will have to retire. Then again, these remarks ignore the existance of black QBs like Doug Williams (who won a superbowl.....with the Redskins), or Warren Moon (most career passing yards), or Steve "Air" McNair. In this sense, Limbaughs remarks are downright insulting. In his attempt to expand upon his "Liberal Bias In Media" meme that he promotes with great vigor, he played the race card, but being the insensitive lout that he is, he let his mouth write a check his ass couldn't cash. > > But what about the so called "redskins"? A clear case of football racesism > here. Today the judge in the appeal sided with the NFL and against the native > americans who find the team's name severly distatefull. Only one brodcast > even mentioned the rulling. That is because very few people take such a frivilous lawsuit seriously. BTW, how many Native Americans have you polled on this subject? Because I know for sure you never asked me. (Look at a pic of me on Steves page) Or do only purebred people count? > > What would anyone think of a football team named the "Crackers", or > "Whiteies", what about "Darkies", or the "Wetbacks"? Maybe missipppi needs a > team named the the "Slaves". How about the Huston "Cong" or the New York > "Chinks"? How very extreme of you. Why not just come out and suggest "niggers" while you are at it. What you are saying certainly seems to imply that all these "names" have an equal perjorative value. They do not. None of them are nice, no, not one bit, but they are not equal. And "Redskins" has pretty much fallen off the map as a perjorative. I think that perjorative terms, losing the power to hurt is a good thing. And this seemingly PC attitude you espouse actually perpetuates a perjoratives ability to hurt. There is a sports team called the Whities. And their motto is "Everythings gonna be all White". The team is mostly Native Americans and they named their team in order to make light of the "Redskins" lawsuit supporters. I believe they are in Colorado with Debbie. <G> >Let's get real. This is clearly raceism. Repeating this statement incessantly won't make it any more true. (Or any less true either<G>) > > On the other hand what if Limbaugh had questioned press surrouding some > mideocker white basketball player who was being biled as a big slam dunker in > the press, but seldomely dunks and even then, is very mediocker. Wouldn't > questioning that be seen as questioining an attempt at making a white > basketball superhero when one simply doesn't exist? Let's get real. This > clearly is anti-racisit not racesist. Donovan McNabb is not mediocre. He is one of the better QBs currently playing football. Rush Limbaugh is not as football savvy as he claims to be. xponent Multiple Breed Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
