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BDevil15 Sun Feb 22, 2015 07:40pm

So if you are going to judge "Ginger" as a derogatory term and do something about it where does your all encompassing social judgment end? If a green school fans call the Yellow school "bananas" and means it in a rude way couldn't you consider that derogatory as well? Just do your job and let administrators do theirs.

If the distraction affects the game in some way then ask someone who is there for that purpose.

Adam Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:23pm

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Originally Posted by BDevil15 (Post 955872)
So if you are going to judge "Ginger" as a derogatory term and do something about it where does your all encompassing social judgment end? If a green school fans call the Yellow school "bananas" and means it in a rude way couldn't you consider that derogatory as well? Just do your job and let administrators do theirs.

If the distraction affects the game in some way then ask someone who is there for that purpose.

You honestly don't see the difference between the scenarios.

BDevil15 Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:08pm

Im asking where you draw the line and who decides where that line is...

Mark Padgett Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:28am

OK - this isn't at a basketball game, but if it was, would you just ignore it or have it removed? Would you ask game management to remove the person also?

http://www.pleated-jeans.com/wp-cont...Fan-Sign-1.jpg

Adam Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:16pm

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Originally Posted by BDevil15 (Post 955892)
Im asking where you draw the line and who decides where that line is...

Somewhere in the vast expanse between a personal attack directed at a person's physical characteristics and a play on school colors.

Who decides? I do, and I'm comfortable with my judgment.

ballgame99 Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:56pm

Regarding the "ginger" comment, I wasn't advocating getting anyone tossed or whatever, I was just bringing it to the attention of administration in case they wanted to address it. The guy I told clearly didn't, so I'm over it. I did my part. I think I would address most crowd behavior this way as long as the crowd behavior wasn't spilling on to the floor or causing a safety concern for the players.


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