As a new member to the board, I questioned whether or not to post on this topic as it is a very sensitive subject. In most cases I agree with JRut. I don't believe there is anything wrong with considering crew mix. It happens all the time whether we like it or not. I know for a fact that race of an official is taken into consideration. In fact in one predominately Black NCAA conference they are going the other way. Hiring more Whites cuz most of the staff at this point is Black. I think if you have a predominately Black school against a predominately White school it is probably beneficial (notice I did't say necessary) to have a mix. Not all Black, not all White. It would elinate for the most part this conception, be real or imagined
As rainmaker said. Racisim is everywhere and only the "mentally bigger" people will overcome it. I also consider myself an egalitarian and have no time for racist views. In fact part of my job is to address them if they surface in the workplace.
JRut-I do have a question though (and please do not take this out of context. My formal education is in the field of Psychology and I noticed one thing in your earlier post. When your referenced Black coaches/teams/officials you always capitalized the word Black. However, when you refereced White coaches/team/officials the word White was lower case. Is this a bit Freudian? Is there a message there
. Again, don't take this seriously. I am just poking!!!
Yours in Basketball