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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I can change my weight. I cannot ever change my race or color. Not a very good comparison if you ask me. Also being fat does not come with the same history either. I realize you might be trying to come to some rationalization for this, but as you said you are not Black and knowing that you will not ever be Black makes it easy for you to take a position that you really do not understand. I am sure you mean well, but the analogy is very off.
Peace
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Rut, that maybe true, but it still is a personal attack. Regardless, of what you may think, it still hurts. The history of slavery, I am in no means trying to compare it with ones' weight, just to compare with ones' personal feelings. Black versus weight is not the issue, nor do I want it to be black versus white, just a common attack upon ones' personal feelings. Please, understand and you do lure to it, but you are "very off" if you think otherwise.
However, knowing history, nor do I want to defend it in anyway, whites were also inslaved. You may have heard the term, "serfs." Anyhow, and I am sure everyone on this board does not want to get into some crappie history lesson, it was WRONG. Regardless of the skin color, it was morally wrong. And again, my comparison was not for validity, but simply ones' own personal feelings of being attacked.
I know an official who started this year, he's obese. He eventually turned his schedule in, why? He was doing a game and the fans began cheering, "dough boy, dough boy." I spoke to him shortly, and told him he could do two things, quit or work is *** off to drop the pounds. I really felt bad for this man, he was hurt. It was a personal attack. Just as Mr. Montgomery was attacked, personally.
[quote=irefky]In my association, we have only one black official, he's great, no problems, we all love him. (What is that suppose to mean he's great, no problems. ?) Is this because he does not go against the idealogy of the association?
Why do some of you want to turn comments around? No, to your question. This guy goes to the State Tournament because he's that damn good. There's no jealousy, as the folks from Louisville said was going on in their association. Each official in our association respects him for both an official and person. No problems, meant from the white officials toward him. It's not all about color, some may think it is. I simply was saying it has nothing to do with it in our group.