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Originally Posted by Joshchisox08
That racism only exists because we as people allow it to. To me I see a nickname. To someone who wants to create a fuss they see it as racist.
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You are contradicting yourself there. You imply racism exists only because we allow it to but are okay with continuing to perpetuate a derogatory and racist nickname. By your argument, if we stop talking about it will go away...then by all means we should stop using a racist nickname.
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Originally Posted by Joshchisox08
This world has become way too sensitive.
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Tell that to people who continue to suffer the misfortunes of racism in our world. There are billions of people who would disagree.
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Originally Posted by Joshchisox08
And as pointed out to me it is just a name it is up to someone else to label it as racist.
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It is quite clearly racist without someone else having to read between the lines. After all it was based, indisputably, on his supposedly darker-colored skin. Not much room for interpretation there.
I don't think a single person on this board or in the card collecting business is racist, although there is no doubt such racism still exists. That is not my point. I am merely wondering why we can't let that nickname go -- other than when discussing that player in his historical context. I don't need PSA or anyone to remind me of his nickname and find it absurd that they put that on his flip.