Destino Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Internet humor crossed over into the realm of the real world, and immediately started causing trouble this weekend, after a group of high schoolers held up a giant sign reading “You mad bro?” during a football game in Painesville, Ohio, on Friday night.For the uninitiated, the phrase “you mad bro?” is a meme used primarily to incite anger in someone who’s already red in the face. It’s a classic troll tactic that’s been around for ages, at least online. According to Fox 8 News, a group of students “and parents” from Kirtland High School held up a large sign decorated, with the words “You mad bro?,” which was directed at the opposing team, Painesville Harvey, who, of course, had just lost the game. Because the sign said “bro,” and because the majority of the Painesville Harvey players are black, some believed the sign was a racist statement. “At the conclusion of the game, some of their students and parents put up a sign that we believe was racial intimidation, ethnic intimidation,” said Roderick Coffee, president of the local NAACP chapter, who also attended the game. http://www.digitaltrends.com/web/you-mad-bro-meme-stirs-racial-tension-at-ohio-football-game/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 "“At the conclusion of the game, some of their students and parents put up a sign that we believe was racial intimidation, ethnic intimidation,” said Roderick Coffee, president of the local NAACP chapter, who also attended the game. " well, you're an idiot then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pick6 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Maybe I have lived under a rock or missed something, but when has 'Bro' every been a racial term? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 As Barstool put it...the pussification of American continues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Let me paraphrase: "This pissed us off. We decided they meant it as a racist insult, therefore it does. Punish them for insulting us." Dear local NAACP chapter heads, this is why real racism is impossible to fight. Because you keep fighting imaginary racism to get attention. Please stop. Sincerely, Sane Americans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 confirmed mad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 "“At the conclusion of the game, some of their students and parents put up a sign that we believe was racial intimidation, ethnic intimidation,” said Roderick Coffee, president of the local NAACP chapter, who also attended the game. "well, you're an idiot then. No word on the response from Painesville Harvey but I suspect they will make a sign of thier own: or the more confusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 LOL My fav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx491 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 This is one of the stupider things I've ever heard, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Ugh, people are so stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Ugh, people are so stupid. You mad bro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 And this is why I usually distance myself from the NAACP and organizations of its ilk. What a bunch of whiners and sore losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysetsfire Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Oh my ****ing god, really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 For the record I had nothing to do with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The fans who held up that sign... poor sports? Yes. Racist? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 The signs appear to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 And this is why I usually distance myself from the NAACP and organizations of its ilk. What a bunch of whiners and sore losers. Deleted post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick86L Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 I think that the term "bro" is more of a white frat boy word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 You mad bro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 "“At the conclusion of the game, some of their students and parents put up a sign that we believe was racial intimidation, ethnic intimidation,” said Roderick Coffee, president of the local NAACP chapter, who also attended the game. "well, you're an idiot then. Yep, once again proof positive that people would rather respond with a knee jerk reaction rather than to investigate whether their anger is rightly justified. If they had just taken a second to see what it was really about they would have realized that the other team's fans were in fact internet trolls saving them the embarrassment of stumbling into falsely accusing them of being racists which in turn makes themselves look foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 No racist connotation for me, but isn't taunting the other team expressly forbidden in high school sports? How about some class and sportsmanship? Fans and parents responsible should have been ejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 You mad bro? I sad bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Seriously? You people can't understand how this could offend African Americans? The use of the term has obvious implications in black culture that ... Sorry, I can't do it. There's no way that's offensive in any way. That's just dopey. I think the last paragraph of the article says it best: Of course, anyone who’s spent much time commenting on any number of websites knows that the “You mad bro?” meme, or any of its variations, has nothing to do with race, whatsoever. Is it insensitive and unsportsmanlike? Absolutely. Trolls are, by their very nature, insensitive. That’s what makes them trolls, online or off. Should there be an investigation? Sure — especially since it’s likely to end with stuffy school administrators having to sift through the hilarious filth of 4chan, which would make this whole saga possibly the greatest troll ever concocted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsburySkinsFan Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 No racist connotation for me, but isn't taunting the other team expressly forbidden in high school sports?How about some class and sportsmanship? QFT, and if it isn't forbidden it should be, but there will always be idiots in youth sports...and by that I don't mean playing the sports, but instead watching them. Fans and parents responsible should have been ejected. It was postgame.....so in effect they were all ejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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