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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Would it be OK to chant "We're smart. You're not."?
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That's exactly what the "SAT Score" chant implies.
Appropriate, or not? Correct (forget politically correct), or not? Socially appropriate behavior at an interscholastic basketball game, or not?
Further food for thought. The losing Farmington team, with fans yelling "SAT Scores", is from a suburban, upper class (rich), mostly white, community and the winning Capital Prep team is from an urban, lower class (high rate of poverty), community, with mostly black students (but the school is one of the finest charter/magnet schools in the nation (100% of graduates attend college), with rumors of "recruiting" athletes (six of the top 20 female AAU players in the state attend Capital Prep)).
The losing Pomperaug team, with fans yelling "SAT Scores", is from a suburban (almost rural), almost all white, community, and the winning Middletown team is from an urban community, with a highly diverse student body. (Note: Student fans were correct about higher SAT scores in both instances.)
"SAT Scores". What does it really mean? What does it actually disrespect? Intelligence? Race? Diversity? Social class? Poverty? Geographic location? Culture? Recruiting? Charter/Magnet school?
And then, there's a "feel good" aspect to all of this:
http://www.courant.com/sports/high-s...311-story.html