Jazz ban 2nd fan for calling Westbrook "boy"

[Kyoto]

"We aren't a racist community"...

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26273966/report-jazz-ban-2nd-fan-called-westbrook-boy

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

For everyone's info, here's a helpful column explaining why the word "boy" is racially charged when used by a white person about a black man:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/15/understanding-why-you-dont-call-a-black-man-a-boy/

 

[Dr. Jones]

We can still call him a whiny bitch, right?

 

[fishonjazz]

We can still call him a whiny bitch, right?

Nope. Misogynistic

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[fishonjazz]

For everyone's info, here's a helpful column explaining why the word "boy" is racially charged when used by a white person about a black man:

http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/04/15/understanding-why-you-dont-call-a-black-man-a-boy/

After reading your article it would seem that the word girl would also be offensive to black women

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[Handlogten's Heros]

We can still call him a whiny bitch, right?

I think Gail said that was still cool.

 

[Kyoto]

I think Gail said that was still cool.

I distinctly heard her say, "...but calling players whiny bitches is still lit, skrrrt", then she dropped the mic and dabbed.

 

[Utesnjazz]

I don’t know what is and isn’t racist anymore. This whole thing has been crazy. I guess just don’t talk to them is the safe thing to do.

 

[enchilada_style]

Good.

 

[New_Jazz_Order]

As non-american I can tell you that USA is one ****ed up country. And as it happened to many empires in the history it's going to go to ****. I predict it happens in this century for sure.

 

[Zombie]

I don’t know what is and isn’t racist anymore. This whole thing has been crazy. I guess just don’t talk to them is the safe thing to do.

It's honestly not hard. Calling black men 'boy' as a derogatory statement has been a thing literally as long as the N word. Come the **** on people.

 

[stormkoopacv03]

Jazz are on a pestering fan hunt now? So calling an opposing players "you suck" is out of the question now? lol

 

[Utesnjazz]

It's honestly not hard. Calling black men 'boy' as a derogatory statement has been a thing literally as long as the N word. Come the **** on people.

Yeah.

Like I said I am not sure what is and isn’t racist anymore.

 

[Kyoto]

Jazz are on a pestering fan hunt now? So calling an opposing players "you suck" is out of the question now? lol

He didnt say "you suck" he used a racial slur against a player.

 

[Zombie]

Yeah.

Like I said I am not sure what is and isn’t racist anymore.

Here's a tip, if you aren't sure something you want to say might be be racist, it probably is.

 

[fishonjazz]

I distinctly heard her say, "...but calling players whiny bitches is still lit, skrrrt", then she dropped the mic and dabbed.

Lol
That is a hilarious post
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[fishonjazz]

Here's a tip, if you aren't sure something you want to say might be be racist, it probably is.

I would be interesting if we came up with a list of offensive words and phrases that might not be known by everyone though.

Also sometimes you don't have to say anything at all and you are racist without even knowing why.

I guess if you are a white man in Utah you have great power to offend and trigger everyone of every other race and sex.
With great power comes great responsibility.


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[Utesnjazz]

This whole thing has been crazy and really bad.

Listening to David Locke today it is very apparent that the NBA views Utah as racist white people.

I honestly never realized this was an issue.
I have never heard a racist comment at a public event let alone a jazz game. Or at least I didn’t think it was.

Unfortunately we are going to be scrutinized because we are mostly white. We don’t choose are skin color, but it is what it is.

We need to play it safe and just don’t heckle opposing players or fans at all. Like Gail said let’s just Cheer for the Jazz instead.

 

[Zombie]

I would be interesting if we came up with a list of offensive words and phrases that might not be known by everyone though.


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I don't think that's a great idea. There are plenty of books and essays examining the myriad ways our culture has and continues to marginalize POC, for anyone who wants to get educated on the topic.

 

[Stoked]

It's honestly not hard. Calling black men 'boy' as a derogatory statement has been a thing literally as long as the N word. Come the **** on people.

Yeah I tend to agree here. To many whites “boy” is just “boy”.

But when someone takes even 5 seconds, or none in many cases, to think about it the clear historical racism attached to “boy” is undeniable. Might as well call him “monkey”.

Glad that dude got banned. To me he clearly knew nd was doing it intentionally.