Sea Ray (01-19-2016)
You can't color it differently after the fact. Blackface has not been OK for decades. While more than half the Europeans don't understand this as their ignorance runs deep (see the Spanish Olympic basketball team from six years ago, the current state of how Jews are treated, and public hate crimes that happen on a daily basis), the United States left public acceptance of racial stereotypes behind in the 60's when names like "Chinese Cherry" and it's associated image was replaced with "Choo-Choo Cherry".
While Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are buffoons, idiots, an embarrassment to their ethnic groups, while setting race relations back 50 years every time they open their mouths, accountability and respect goes both ways. Their poor behaviors do not justify others to lower theirs to an unacceptable level.
Last edited by Kingspoint; 01-19-2016 at 02:21 PM.
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Dom Heffner (01-19-2016)
Hoosier Red (01-19-2016)
A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor!
Can we close this and start a Bengals off season thread? Maybe everyone can take a deep breath and use that as a fresh start.
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