After my long run of sarcastic posts, let me be seriously for a moment.
Georgetown defeated Savannah State rather handily Wednesday night. This allowed Coach Thompson to empty his bench and give some of his lesser players some time on the floor.
Georgetown has two white players. Both entered the game. When they so much as touched the ball, the Georgetown faithful at MCI went absolutely crazy. There is not much that exemplifies the racism in America better than the way white fans cheer or jeer white players.
Of course players who are little-used tend to be fan-favorites. But it's pretty obvious that white basketball players are heavily preferred by white fans. This Georgetown example, which was so blatant and ridiculous, shows how even a foreign white player is more popular than any black player on the team, even the senior Bowman or the leading scorer Hibbert.
Some white liberal fans disparage white players, thinking that they are being sensitive to black people. In reality, they are really chastising white players for being out of place. They shouldn't be using there bodies, they should be using their minds. Of course, this type of prejudice dates back to the days of slavery.
Hopefully, we can get to the point where players are not lauded based on their race, but on their character and athletic ability.
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