Thinly-veiled race-related stereotypes in sports

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

Have to bump this one in honor of the Platek/Rowan thread on Radar. https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/platek-vs-rowan.50998/
Wonder why those two players are being compared?

Platek has been referred to as a "gym rat" and a "coach on the floor". Just waiting for the "high motor" or "deceptively athletic" comment to come in and complete the trifecta.

 

[tarheel0910]

Just waiting for the "high motor" or "deceptively athletic" comment to come in and complete the trifecta.

You too scared to post it?

 

[Hark_The_Sound_2010]

You too scared to post it?

Challenge accepted.

 

[Heels Noir]

What are black people in China called?

Lost.

 

[gunslingerdick]

Lost.

lol

 

[TarHeelMark]

Luke is a Butler-type guy

(... saw that on radar)

 

[tarheel0910]

Luke is a Butler-type guy

(... saw that on radar)

Those Butler guys are sneaky athletic.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Those Butler guys are sneaky athletic.

and they're scrappy, gym rats

 

[TarHeelMark]

So far on radar, Platek is...

Sneaky athletic
Intelligent
Way more athletic than advertised
Reminds me of Bobby Fraser
Smart player
One of those players we love to hate that plays over in derm

 

[HookUNC75]

I haven't seen this reference in recent years but in baseball, if a player was considered a "Hot Dog" which meant he liked to show off when he made a good play, he was always Hispanic.

 

[Raising Heel]

 

[notashelbyfan]

 

[tarheel0910]

Basically all of the athletes on the field hockey team (perennial Top 5 program), for instance, could/did gain admittance to the university based solely on their academic merit, not just their athletic prowess.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

^ it's not because they're white lol. It's just a coincidence that they're white while also being smart. I covered the field hockey team for the DTH and a lot of the players were majoring in various sciences.

 

[nctransplant]

^ it's not because they're white lol. It's just a coincidence that they're white while also being smart. I covered the field hockey team for the DTH and a lot of the players were majoring in various sciences.

You have to be correct because I have a BS Biology

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

 

[dadika13]

Have to bump this one in honor of the Platek/Rowan thread on Radar. https://northcarolina.forums.rivals.com/threads/platek-vs-rowan.50998/
Wonder why those two players are being compared?

Platek has been referred to as a "gym rat" and a "coach on the floor". Just waiting for the "high motor" or "deceptively athletic" comment to come in and complete the trifecta.

Man, I was fired up that week.

By the way, in hindsight, who was right about Platek and who was wrong. I wonder.

 

[NoleSoup4U]

NSFW

 

[tarheel0910]

Man, I was fired up that week.

By the way, in hindsight, who was right about Platek and who was wrong. I wonder.

That was a good read. I'll give myself a shout out for being right about Kenny starting and improving as well.

 

[tarheelinfl]

"Articulate" is usually a white announcer basically saying he's surprised that an African-American athlete can enunciate and form complete sentences. It's not used as much these days, but I hate hearing this one.

Reminds me of the Chris Rock bit about people praising Colin Powell because he "speaks so well"! "That's not a compliment, that's what you say about a retarded kid"! Chris Rock's words, not mine, thus the quotation marks!

 

[TarHeelMark]

One of the announcers today described the defensive effort of one player as “feisty”. Guess what color the player was?

 

[tarheel0910]

One of the announcers today described the defensive effort of one player as “feisty”. Guess what color the player was?

Puerto Rican?

 

[TarHeelMark]

Puerto Rican?

Not quite

 

[CanuckChuck]

NSFW

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Love the Danny Green reference.

 

[Heelicious]

Puerto Rican?

searching through my Crayola master box of 128 colors.... not finding the "color - Puerto Rican"

 

[tarheel0910]

searching through my Crayola master box of 128 colors.... not finding the "color - Puerto Rican"

It's in the 152 color ultimate collection.

 

[NoleSoup4U]

It's in the 152 color ultimate collection.

Offensive crayon names. Do not click on this link if you're sensitive. Also, probably NSFW.

http://www.ifitshipitshere.com/offensive-crayons-have-off-color-names/

 

[JuleZ '02 HEEL]

It's in the 152 color ultimate collection.

Poors can't afford that you insensitive bastard.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Back in elementary school, if you had the Crayola box of 64 with the built in sharpener, you were a total badass.

 

[coolwaterunc]

Also, only the kids in your squad with specific upper echelon status were allowed to use the neon orange crayon. You couldn't lend that to just anyone.

 

[TarHeelMark]

Back in elementary school, if you had the Crayola box of 64 with the built in sharpener, you were a total badass.

Hell yeah... that built-in sharpener took it to a whole ‘nuther level.