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Originally posted by ChuckElias
Dianne Williamson
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Maybe, if Coach Williams truly believed that his players were discriminated against, he could have used the situation as a learning experience to explain that life isnÂ’t always fair, but you still play by the rules and live with the outcome. (In his case, his rant violated MIAA rules that prohibit coaches from publicly criticizing game officials). Had he pointed to the inequities between private Catholic schools and inner-city public schools, his words would have more credibility. To accuse two well-regarded referees of outright racism is inexcusable. How do they salvage their reputations now?
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So accusing a person with classism or bias based on where you live is OK, but making an accusation that this country has had a history of is not OK?
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Originally posted by ChuckElias
“When I picked up the newspaper, I couldn’t believe what I was reading,” an emotional Kevin L’Ecuyer, a referee for 16 years, said last night. “It was like someone put a dagger in my stomach. I worked hard to get to a certain level. I teach, and I make my living with words, but words aren’t appropriate to express how you feel when you see your name in print associated with a terrible word like racism.”
No doubt, Kevin LÂ’Ecuyer is sickened. Everyone else should be, too, because South High lost more than just a basketball game Sunday night.
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Wrong, everyone should not be sickened by what the coach said here just because it was about race. If anything many should be sickened by this article complete level of ignorance and stupidity. If for no other reason this is the shinning example why the race issue will never get solved or dealt with properly. Personally I do not know what happen in this game I was not there. I am sure the officials did their job to the best of their ability and called the game as it should be. If you can question any "motive" than race is should never be off limits. Where are the articles questioning the other coaches for their comments for getting screwed and race is never brought up as an issue? The author needs to know if you talk about Catholic schools most of them are mostly white if for no other reason that the Catholic Church is usually not something Black people have a great membership in. Black kids will attend Catholic Schools because in certain areas they have some of the best educational programs around. Martin Luther King said the most segregated time in this country was 11:00AM on Sunday. I live in the church capital of the world and I can tell you that there is not a lot of diversity in churches as it relates to race. It is also a proven fact that private schools produce more college graduates and successful people in many professions. So I guess you can use the code words “Catholic vs. Inner city” and that would have been just OK. Bring up race and all hell breaks loose. This author has the right to their opinion, but in my opinion it is not a very educated one.
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