Racism double standards

             I was at home relaxing, watching sports center on television the other night.
             When they had Spike Lee quotes they were remarking about. The mood on the set
             was very jovial and laid back. Spike Lee was talking about in his opinion who the
             best basketball players of all time were. He said Awhite media@ would make you
             think that before Larry Bird there were no great players. He also referred to Bird
             as Athe most overrated player@. And he also said Aif Bird was a blackman he would
             be just an average player@. To me racist statements.
             After listening to these comments, and white Spike had to say. I thought
             about Rush Limbaugh, and the remarks he said about Eagles quarterback Donnovan
             Mcnabb. Limbaugh was working on the ESPN football game day crew when he said
             AI think what we=ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. The media has
             been very desirous that a black quarterback do well, There is little hope invested
             in Mcnabb and he got a lot of credit for the performance of his team that he
             didn=t deserve. The defense carried this team.@
             In Spike Lee=s eyes Larry Bird is an overrated white NBA legend, and the
             view of Rush Limbaugh is that Mcnabb is an overrated black NF L quarterback. In
             my opinion two racist statements with extremely different outcomes.
             The comments Rush Limbaugh, made there was a huge public outcry well
             beyond the NFL community. Chances are you=ve heard about this even if you have
             no interest in sports and football. Various political leaders have made comments
             and condemned what the analyst had said. Kweisi Mfume who is the NAACP
             president was outraged and called for Limbaugh to be terminated. And in the end
             Limbaugh was pushed out, and resigned from his position.
             The comments Spike Lee made stirred up some heat, made some heads turn,
             But didn=t leave the sports community and after a few days we
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