Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
This thread will be nuked eventually, but it’s not necessarily racist. It’s dumb and distasteful, especially nowadays.
This thread will be nuked eventually, but it’s not necessarily racist. It’s dumb and distasteful, especially nowadays.
Race is a term that means the overall physical characteristics of a person. To most people it usually means skin color.
So I have trouble believing a white person telling another white person to “go back to Uruguay”, where 88% of the population is white, is racist.
Yep. It’s definitely xenophobic. I’m just pointing out the difference between what he did and racism. He was hateful towards his ethnicity, not race. The journalists are running wild with the “racist taunt” story.It’s bigoted and xenophobic which is enough IMO.
But this is the nation we live in these days.
Who would want them?Awesome. Now every single player on their roster can transfer without sitting out.
This thread will be nuked eventually, but it’s not necessarily racist. It’s dumb and distasteful, especially nowadays.
Race is a term that means the overall physical characteristics of a person. To most people it usually means skin color.
So I have trouble believing a white person telling another white person to “go back to Uruguay”, where 88% of the population is white, is racist.
It’s probably xenophobic at the very least. The general sentiment of “go back to ____” is just a dick thing to say and a sensitive subject. Plenty of other stuff to bring up, weak taunt anyways.This thread will be nuked eventually, but it’s not necessarily racist. It’s dumb and distasteful, especially nowadays.
Race is a term that means the overall physical characteristics of a person. To most people it usually means skin color.
So I have trouble believing a white person telling another white person to “go back to Uruguay”, where 88% of the population is white, is racist.
I don’t see that as any different/worse than telling someone from Tennessee to go back to Tennessee. I live in Kentucky and get told to “go back to Georgia” almost every Saturday during the fall.
Well, if Someone stood up in front of 94,000 people when your son came into the game and called him a “N” you might feel a tad bit different.Awesome. Now every single player on their roster can transfer without sitting out.
Personally, i dont care, but come on man,in todays social climate??!! Standing up and yelling something like that especially on a college campus that are dominated by liberals?! Not too smart..in fact, stupid as F..K.Exactly and who cares?
Hey guy from Georgia, go back to Georgia. Ooh that's scathing. Hey guy from Uruguay (who happens to be playing against my team), go back to Uruguay. Who cares? Big deal. You think "guy from Uruguay" was crushed by that remark? I should hope not.
FWIW, my wife is a naturalized citizen who is easily identifiable as possibly not born here. If she was a big time division 1 athlete, I would think that telling her to go back to Malaysia or maybe even China would be par for the course if she was good enough to make the opposition want to focus on her or try to get in her head. Big deal.
My daughters were born US citizens and look asian even though they are only half asian. My 12 year old is a softball player. If she told me some dumbass opponent told her to go back to China, I would tell her the best revenge is a home run, a delayed steal or a great defensive play. I can't imagine "guy from Uruguay" would not have a similar mindset.
Would this be as much of a story if the kid had told Uros Plavsic to “Go back to Serbia?”Well, if Someone stood up in front of 94,000 people when your son came into the game and called him a “N” you might feel a tad bit different.
What i found interesting was that there was more outrage on the Board over Fields transferring than there was over Sassers actions.Would this be as much of a story if the kid had told Uros Plavsic to “Go back to Serbia?”
It was a stupid thing to say. I don’t think it was racist and certainly nowhere in the vicinity of Sasser.
Awesome. Now every single player on their roster can transfer without sitting out.
Yes it was very stupid and uncalled for, but he never heard it with 94K until he was told about it and used it as an excuse.Well, if Someone stood up in front of 94,000 people when your son came into the game and called him a “N” you might feel a tad bit different.
Yes it was very stupid and uncalled for, but he never heard it with 94K until he was told about it and used it as an excuse.
What i found interesting was that there was more outrage on the Board over Fields transferring than there was over Sassers actions.
And then feel so strongly about that school that your daughter signs here very soon thereafter.Well, if Someone stood up in front of 94,000 people when your son came into the game and called him a “N” you might feel a tad bit different.
What i found interesting was that there was more outrage on the Board over Fields transferring than there was over Sassers actions.
Amen brotha.Definitely not from me. I made my feelings about that f-ing loser Sasser very clear. He is a disgrace to this university.
The conspiracy theories around this issue continue to live in spite of reported and accepted facts. Fields did not hear the taunt, Fields and his family were unconcerned about it until he wanted to transfer, and Fields' attorney publicly acknowledged using it to get immediate eligibility.Outrage?
The "outrage" was directed at the WAY the transfer was conducted.
Was there any proof that Fields even heard Sasser?
Ugh.
This is flat false.What i found interesting was that there was more outrage on the Board over Fields transferring than there was over Sassers actions.
LOL, it doesnt matter if Fields heard it or not!! Are you serious!! There were plenty of people in the stands that day that DID HEAR IT, and you dont have a clue as to how it effected his parents after hearing that their son was called that, amazing how you try to minimize it. His attorney did what any good attorney would do, you have a problem with it? Go talk to the Sasser family.The conspiracy theories around this issue continue to live in spite of reported and accepted facts. Fields did not hear the taunt, Fields and his family were unconcerned about it until he wanted to transfer, and Fields' attorney publicly acknowledged using it to get immediate eligibility.
You will likely never convince the hard corps who defend Fields here but they will also not change reality, no matter how often they post it.
LOL, it doesnt matter if Fields heard it or not!! Are you serious!! There were plenty of people in the stands that day that DID HEAR IT, and you dont have a clue as to how it effected his parents after hearing that their son was called that, amazing how you try to minimize it. His attorney did what any good attorney would do, you have a problem with it? Go talk to the Sasser family.
It is easier to make arguments when you consistently twist what a person said.LOL, it doesnt matter if Fields heard it or not!! Are you serious!! There were plenty of people in the stands that day that DID HEAR IT, and you dont have a clue as to how it effected his parents after hearing that their son was called that, amazing how you try to minimize it. His attorney did what any good attorney would do, you have a problem with it? Go talk to the Sasser family.
Definitely not from me. I made my feelings about that f-ing loser Sasser very clear. He is a disgrace to this university.
This incident was no big deal. Was it immature? Yes. Was it the worst thing in the history of race relations? No. There were about 1000 Aubie coeds/students saying the exact same thing: "Go back to Uraguay!" but this guy was escorted out of the gym? Sounds like Auburn is being more racist than the comment made by this student. Furthermore, any other discipline is extreme seeing how he was simply utilizing his 1st amendment rights.
Pissed Aubarn off because they might like to buy some players from Uruguay in the future.This incident was no big deal. Was it immature? Yes. Was it the worst thing in the history of race relations? No. There were about 1000 Aubie coeds/students saying the exact same thing: "Go back to Uraguay!" but this guy was escorted out of the gym? Sounds like Auburn is being more racist than the comment made by this student. Furthermore, any other discipline is extreme seeing how he was simply utilizing his 1st amendment rights.
Aubie has always had these fans/students that yell obscenities at opposing teams. I guess if he had said: Go to Hell, Volunteers! That at least would be inclusive enough to allow him to watch the whole game.Pissed Aubarn off because they might like to buy some players from Uruguay in the future.
Gonna need a citation on that one. Link to Mars quote?The conspiracy theories around this issue continue to live in spite of reported and accepted facts. Fields did not hear the taunt, Fields and his family were unconcerned about it until he wanted to transfer, and Fields' attorney publicly acknowledged using it to get immediate eligibility.