When bigotry makes you laugh your a$$ off
 

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A new professional basketball league boasting rosters made up exclusively of white Americans has its eyes set on Augusta, but the team isn't receiving a warm welcome.

The All-American Basketball Alliance announced in a news release Sunday evening that it intends to start its inaugural season in June and hopes Augusta will be one of 12 cities with a team.

"Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league," the statement said.

Basketball league for white Americans targets Augusta 011910 - The Augusta Chronicle

One of the reader comments.....:wow:

I wonder if the all white team will have confederate uniforms,
or if they will play in their robes without the hoods?.........:rofl:

Pretty silly for sure. Not a team that I would support or care to see, but in a country where ther are SO many African American sports leagues/associations (not to mention other non-athletic associations) why couldn't there be a Caucasian only basketball league if some people decided to create one? Who really cares? Like I said, I wouldn't try out for the team or go see any games :rofl:, but why can't it go both ways? Why is it viewed as racist if it is all whites and not racist if it is all black. Just curious as to why that is.

Essentially you're right. In principal if someone want's to create a Caucasian only basketball league then have at it.

I don't believe the principal idea of forming a team is what's getting everyones attention. Perhaps it's the motive behind it. But let's isolate
Just one of Don “Moose” Lewis comments. "The league commissioner says that “white basketball players” are essentially shutout of conventional
professional basketball due to the growth of non-organized play on the court". That comment is in my view a cop out and disingenuous.

But since I'm not a sports professional just a sometime sideline basketball junkie let's get another recent viewpoint for balance. (If that's possible)

AverageBro.com: Is The NBA Discriminating Against White Players?!?

What all African American Sports league and associations? Even the NAACP has white members.... charter members at that. In fact a caucasian woman was recently elected president of her college chapter.

I'm really interested in knowing which all African American organizations you are referring to?

As my pee-wee coach used to say...and as coaching staff from collegiate to pro continue to say..."if you want a spot on my team, prove it"...plain and simple. Otherwise, there's always a spot for you at the playground.

"Fundamental basketball" is the foundation you're taught...hard work and athleticism (a.k.a "street-ball") gives you a shot at earning a spot on the team as well as that contract.

To each his reach... :dunno:

It would be like watching women's college basketball.

Check out Bing/google...there are plenty of black sports groups. Bowling, tennis, golf, etc. They are all there. They don't all have to be national.

Also, for pretty much any major organization you can think of, there is an African American version of it. For example, ran across the African American Golf Digest. Could you imagine what people would be saying if someone wanted to start printing the Caucasian American Golf Digest? Or if some golf company bragged about being "white owned and operated"? Seems like a double standard to me.

My point is this. Many of these African American organizations exist to further participation/involvement of African Americans in their respective sport/activity, so why would white people doing the same thing be any different? Why would it be racist? Would they not be doing the same thing? Seeing as over 70-80% of the NBA is comprised of African Americans, I don't see how you can argue the basketball case.

Just looking at it from another point of view. Once again, I couldn't care less about this dumb league, but white people trying to advance themselves in areas where they are the minority should not be viewed as racist, IMO. It sure isn't for anyone else.

:iagree: with FSETH. I call BS at all double standards.

Sure, there are black organizations. I am a member of a historically black fraternity, but there are white, asian, middle-eastern and european members of the fraternity.

The Caucasian American Golf Digest is called Golf Digest. Just a few years ago Tiger, as the No. 1 golfer in the world, could play Augusta for the Masters, but the Club would not allow him to join.

No one said the league was racist... bigoted... but not racist. The league commissioner himself said he does not hate people of color. There is a difference. I try to chose my words carefully.

Its not about having a basketball league that is all white. They are free to do that. However, when the purpose of the league is to exclude non-whites and non-American born citizens that is where the problem lies.

Having a white basketball league is not advancing themselves in the sport. Being excellent at the game does.