ntotoro Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 We all know that China breeds their athletes to make a showing against the West :laugh: So what you're saying is the following: [JIMMY THE GREEK] The Chinaman ath-a-lete breeds his good-skating male ath-a-lete with his good-skating female ath-a-lete to make good-skating Chinaman ath-a-lete babies. [/JIMMY THE GREEK] :paranoid: :laugh: Bryant Gumble is absolutely a load, though. Always has been, always will be. It would be easy to take his "whoa is me" attitude a little more seriously if he wasn't married to a white woman (the epitome of the stereotypical "prize") and had actually been black himself for the last 30 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 awww poor white people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hu-bison-skinsfan Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Gumbel and his whitebread wife. I was going to post this photo...alongside this one of his first wife (not that it means anything ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Bryant Gumbel keeps it real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 awww poor white people i don't think that's what anyone is saying. nice contribution to the discussion though!! :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Meh, ok, he just confirmed something that I've suspected all along Black people are smarter than white people. Honestly, who on earth would hurl themselves down a freezing, snow-covered mountain at 50+ mph wearing spandex? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 awww poor white people Actually you should say poor white people and black people. Comments like Gumbel's only continue to strain race relations between whites and blacks. To be honest, I never even thought about the color of our Olympic team until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 My point was that this goes on all the time on both sides of the coin. You don't think white reporters/analysts/commentators/whatever have racist undertones to thier opinions and so on? It happens all the time. I notice it and I'm white. Big deal - who really gives a crap what Bryant Gumble says. Grab a kleenex and move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelms Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 My point was that this goes on all the time on both sides of the coin.You don't think white reporters/analysts/commentators/whatever have racist undertones to thier opinions and so on? It happens all the time. I notice it and I'm white. Big deal - who really gives a crap what Bryant Gumble says. Grab a kleenex and move on. Would you be saying "who cares" if it was a white journalist saying it about the Olympic basketball team? That journalist would be crucified and forced to resign. That is a reality. The double standard is what pisses people off and doesn't help race relations in this country. It only creates a backlash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 So, these cant be the best athletes in the world because they arent black? Isnt that the definition of racism? He must still be mad at Dave Chapelles comments about Wayne Brady making Gumbel look like Malcolm X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Would you be saying "who cares" if it was a white journalist saying it about the Olympic basketball team? That journalist would be crucified and forced to resign. That is a reality. The double standard is what pisses people off and doesn't help race relations in this country. It only creates a backlash. Yes, I would be saying "who cares" because I don't care what any of these people say. People tend to act like we should all be living in this glorified world of unity where people of all colors hold hands and sing "we are the world". It wasn't that long ago black people had to drink from different water fountains and sit at the back of the bus. To be honest, I think race relations are moving along quite nicely. It's going to be a long time before things are peachy keen and I doubt I'll be alive to witness it. People will be people, and people will have opinions, its up to you on how much you care about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 You don't think white reporters/analysts/commentators/whatever have racist undertones to thier opinions and so on? It happens all the time. I notice it and I'm white. . examples, please. and jimmy the greek doesn't count anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslowalrob Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Would you be saying "who cares" if it was a white journalist saying it about the Olympic basketball team? That journalist would be crucified and forced to resign. That is a reality. The double standard is what pisses people off and doesn't help race relations in this country. It only creates a backlash. Until all racism is eliminated in the United States, this is a double standard I can live with. Black people can keep the n-word too, I don't use it all that much anyways . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 examples, please. and jimmy the greek doesn't count anymore. Visit a sports message board visited by a majority of black people and it shouldn't be hard to find. I also post on okayplayer, which is a hip hop related site with the majority of its posting base being black. They bring this same type of crap up all the time only the other way around. I tell them exactly what I tell you guys, who cares? I'm not denying there is a double standard, meaning white racists must find other ways to word things and black people can straight up say "white this white that". But with our countrys history, don't you sort of expect this and live with it? While things have certainly been better in our short lifetime, it wasn't that long before it that things weren't so equal. Its going to take a loooonnnggg time before race relations are ever great in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Cmon quit being so damn dense!!!The Winter Olympics are basically a get together for Europe and North America.Few athletes from Africa and Oceania thus the lack of color. Could it be because those areas of the world have a lot of snow and ice? The sports in the winter olympics,, skiing, skating, sliding, etc... because these northern countries with a lot of snow and ice do well in it, somehow it's exclusionary? Does EVERYTHING in this country have to center on race? Racism will never ever go away because we are SO FIXATED ON RACE.. if you look hard enough you can imagine it at every turn... and many, MANY do. Again,, why can't they just be ATHLETES? Isn't a racist someone who notices color? Aren't we supposed to be working to get past all this junk? Can someone please tell me why on earth color had to be injected into the damned Olympics? I mean, if ever there was a thing that tried it's level best to showcase the best, ignore racism and classism and nationalism, if ever there was a thing that did nothing but promote harmony and fellowship among nations and peoples of the earth, it's the Olympics. EVERYONE is welcome. Hell, even IRAN is there participating. Gumble needs to get off of it, and so does everyone who agrees with him even slightly. Come on folks. Just TRY to not see color once in a while, especially in a worldwide event that doesn't discriminate. Just TRY. It's really not that hard to do. And as usual, rather than condemn Gumbel for saying something blatantly racist, the excuse is "white guys do it, so it's OK" No it's NOT OK no matter who does it. Because one guy acts like a fool does that mean the other guy is now justified in his foolishness? I mean aside from the fact that Gumbel is totally off base, must the cycle continue to perpetuate among people who should KNOW BETTER BY NOW? ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanishomelette Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 The Jamaicans totally changed the lugescape with their bobsled team coached by John Candy. Paucity, indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yes, I would be saying "who cares" because I don't care what any of these people say. You seem to care an awful lot about what's said in this thread, for someone who doesn't care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Its going to take a loooonnnggg time before race relations are ever great in this country. don't disagree with you at all. which is why we don't need prominant members of the media saying things like gumble said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboDaMan Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Meh, ok, he just confirmed something that I've suspected all alongBlack people are smarter than white people. Honestly, who on earth would hurl themselves down a freezing, snow-covered mountain at 50+ mph wearing spandex? :D Anybody else remember a number of years back, one of the local stations sent an ex-Redskin of color - might have been Doc Walker - to cover the Winter Games. During his report, when asked about the cold, he stood outside freezing to death in a big parka and answered, "This ain't no weather for a black man!" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm sure he got spanked for that, but it was pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Anybody else remember a number of years back, one of the local stations sent an ex-Redskin of color - might have been Doc Walker - to cover the Winter Games. During his report, when asked about the cold, he stood outside freezing to death in a big parka and answered, "This ain't no weather for a black man!" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm sure he got spanked for that, but it was pretty funny. The following story is neither a lie nor an exaggeration. I worked for MCI in Pentagon City from '95 through early '02. A black co-worker and I ('Pokes fan... I like him, so he's semi-forgiven) were talking about various sports. Stick & ball, auto racing, etcetera and so on. When we were talking about winter sports, I naturally asked why you don't see many black hockey players in particular. He of course made the old joke about a bunch of white guys in masks and sticks chasing around a black dude, which was obviously the chuckle factor. His serious answer? "It's too damn cold!" No kidding. He looked at me deadpan and said that. It wasn't a joke or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thanos Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I think its exposure more than anything.But like all professions change takes time.Look at the NHL which is growing diverse.Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 hmm...just remembered didn't Rush Limbaugh say something a couple years ago that was deemed racist..against some beagle quarterback. A HUGE deal was made of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonBurgundy&Gold Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 You seem to care an awful lot about what's said in this thread, for someone who doesn't care... Yeah because I've made all of 3 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntotoro Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yeah because I've made all of 3 posts. If you really didn't care, it would have been zero... If no one cared about anything at all, this would be an empty forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccsl2 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Would you be saying "who cares" if it was a white journalist saying it about the Olympic basketball team? That journalist would be crucified and forced to resign. That is a reality. The double standard is what pisses people off and doesn't help race relations in this country. It only creates a backlash. It was already said...the Men's olympic basketabll team didn't get the gold medal, and they were crucified as being selfish or lazy or not caring about winning. Race relations are gonna be the way they are now until people start talking open and honestly about race relations, and not being afraid of what they don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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