Andrew wrote:Racism or stupidity. I say stupidity.

What's the difference...

thejerk wrote:

Andrew wrote:Racism or stupidity. I say stupidity.

What's the difference...

Racism: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

Stupidity: a stupid idea or act

Andrew wrote:

thejerk wrote:

Andrew wrote:Racism or stupidity. I say stupidity.

What's the difference...

Racism: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

Stupidity: a stupid idea or act

Racism is the epitome of a stupid idea or act, imho

martin wrote:

loweyecue wrote:Man, I am an asian american. I have been in the US for over 17 years now and I think I have integrated well enough into society here. Yes we run into stereotypes on a daily basis and you can often sense the tension that is always bubbling under the surface. But this type of thing gives you pause. Are we really a civilized society? This dude will be idolized a s player in a few years when this becomes a forgotten headline, do we really put entertainment and instant gratification over all our values?

I don't know guy, this one hurts.

lotta stupid people all across the world. not sure why this one bothers you.

18 year old kid said something stupid. Author thought this was newsworthy?

Is this really a discussion point?

I wrote why it bothers me. Its part of a systemic problem. The fact that we can hear something like this and brush it aside without any retribution is what bothers me. Guess the kid is still in high school and the most that will happen is he gets thrown out of school. And then some college will welcome him to their football program with open arms. This tells these kids they are above such narrow things as moral values and they can keep pulling this schtick with complete impunity. It's not the stupidity that bothers me its the systemic apathy to even try to adress it. So we do what we always do, look the other way. Unfirtunately though, ignoring problems usually doesn't make them go away.

martin wrote:

loweyecue wrote:Man, I am an asian american. I have been in the US for over 17 years now and I think I have integrated well enough into society here. Yes we run into stereotypes on a daily basis and you can often sense the tension that is always bubbling under the surface. But this type of thing gives you pause. Are we really a civilized society? This dude will be idolized a s player in a few years when this becomes a forgotten headline, do we really put entertainment and instant gratification over all our values?

I don't know guy, this one hurts.

lotta stupid people all across the world. not sure why this one bothers you.

18 year old kid said something stupid. Author thought this was newsworthy?

Is this really a discussion point?

loweyecue wrote:

martin wrote:

loweyecue wrote:Man, I am an asian american. I have been in the US for over 17 years now and I think I have integrated well enough into society here. Yes we run into stereotypes on a daily basis and you can often sense the tension that is always bubbling under the surface. But this type of thing gives you pause. Are we really a civilized society? This dude will be idolized a s player in a few years when this becomes a forgotten headline, do we really put entertainment and instant gratification over all our values?

I don't know guy, this one hurts.

lotta stupid people all across the world. not sure why this one bothers you.

18 year old kid said something stupid. Author thought this was newsworthy?

Is this really a discussion point?

I wrote why it bothers me. Its part of a systemic problem. The fact that we can hear something like this and brush it aside without any retribution is what bothers me. Guess the kid is still in high school and the most that will happen is he gets thrown out of school. And then some college will welcome him to their football program with open arms. This tells these kids they are above such narrow things as moral values and they can keep pulling this schtick with complete impunity. It's not the stupidity that bothers me its the systemic apathy to even try to adress it. So we do what we always do, look the other way. Unfirtunately though, ignoring problems usually doesn't make them go away.

you guess this kid is in high school? He is in high school. if you walk around most any high school and want to punish every kid who says something stupid you would be punishing perhaps upwards of 50% of the school.

why do you suggest that there is apathy to even try to address it? are you suggesting that perhaps school faculty aren't properly doing their jobs?

some elite athletes do get away with more than the norm, I don't doubt this.

Stupid things that young kids say should just be read and reacted to as such: a stupid thing that a young kid says. We don't accept it and try to correct, but throw out of school? I wouldn't.

metra wrote:I don't think this is that bad. ESPN's headline is much worse.

Egg roll and dumplings? From a HS kid? Par for the course.. Are you guys getting upset about his quote behind the analogy? Get off his d!ck?

Would you be as upset if he said to get off of Mike D'antoni's spaghetti and meatballs?

no but we would be offended if he said for us to get off of melo's chicken and biscuits.

Syniko wrote:A Racist is someone with an agenda and they mean what they say. Some who say racist thing on a whim but don't have any personal agenda against any particular race is considered Stupid.

Define someone with a personal agenda. You can't right? Yeah, you never know if a guy making a racial joke or reference means nothing or a personal agenda. Therefore best is to just avoid it in public, period. If you're saying all this among your friends, nobody cares, right? But in public, you have to be more sensitive. That's just common sense.