Thursday, January 21, 2010

Racism: still kickin'

Some dumb-ass in Georgia wants to start a basketball league with only white players born to American parents. 

Don "Moose" Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, said the reasoning behind the league's roster restrictions is not racism.
 
"There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," he said. "I don't hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here's a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like."
 
Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color." 

Atta-boy, Mr. Lewis, for the Southerner-stereotype-perpetuating two-fer: ignorant AND racist. Oy vey. 

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