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Originally posted by ronny mulkey
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It's just a shame when we lose it with each other instead of saving the righteous indignation for those that really deserve it, namely anyone besides the refs!
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I'm sooooo hurt.
On topic, however, I can see how some whites who have not been around people of color, might become a little paranoid about how they speak out of fear of being accused of being racist. I don't think that fear is necessarily racism, I think it may well be ignorance. Particularly in the cited case, those assistants displayed a whole bunch of ignorance thinking they could ride an official without getting T'd up.
And a final aside, I don't think I've ever seen a T given that wasn't well deserved, or at least required by the rules. I don't know how you officials put up with half the stuff I have heard/seen. If I ever make the leap to the side of the force (away from the dark side of coaching), that may be my biggest challenge.