Sadly, racism is still a big issue in America 2012 if you are the wrong color. It's kind of sad that the taunts that Jackie Robinson had to endure 50 years ago, Lin has to face frequently in his career.
"Mr. Lin himself suggested that some colleges refused to recruit him because of his race: “I do think (my ethnicity) did affect the way coaches recruited me. I think if I were a different race, I would’ve been treated differently.” Mr. Lin also called basketball, “a sport for white and black people.”
"Mr. Lin has faced frequent racial scorn during his young career—from opponents, fans, the news media, and even athletes from different sports. He has been jeered with taunts of “go back to China,” “open your eyes,” and “orchestra is on the other side of campus.” He has been referred to as “wonton soup” and “sweet and sour pork.” An opponent in the Ivy League once called him a chink, and when he showed up at a Pro-Am basketball game in San Francisco, Mr. Lin was reportedly told, “Sorry sir, there’s no volleyball here tonight.”
http://amren.com/opinion/2012/02/linsanity-and-race/
" Everywhere he plays, Lin is the target of cruel taunts. ‘It's everything you can imagine,’ he says. ‘Racial slurs, racial jokes, all having to do with being Asian.’ Even at the Ivy League gyms? ‘I've heard it at most of the Ivies if not all of them,’ he says. ... According to Harvard teammate Oliver McNally, another Ivy League player called him a C word that rhymes with ink during a game last season. On Dec. 23, during Harvard's 86-70 loss to Georgetown in Washington, McNally says, one spectator yelled ‘Sweet-and-sour pork!’ from the stands."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/jeremy-lin-and-race-bigotry-in-sports-is-nothing-new/2012/02/15/gIQAehe7FR_blog.html
2/18/2012 6:35 PM