I understand your point but the "h" word doesn't have the same history that the "n" word does.

Right. So does anyone think Chris was a racist?

-Rudey

Maybe not. I put the definition below because I didn't really know what it meant. But is that racism or ignorance that he thinks they are the same?

hon·ky or hon·kie also hon·key ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hôngk, hng-)
n. Offensive Slang pl. hon·kies, also hon·keys
Used as a disparaging term for a white person.


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[Possibly blend of Wolof honq, red, pink, of light complexion, and hunky1.]

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honky

n : offensive names for a White man [syn: whitey, honkey, honkie]

-Rudey

It makes him seem like an idiot, and regardless of what he thinks about people of any race, he should have known better than to say anything and to use offensive language.

Hmm... I'm not quite sure how to label this incident. I think a lot of White folks have these opinions about Black folks but in trying to be PC they figure out other ways to express them. He just wasn't as tactful and lost his job!

Nope.

With the history of the "n" word in this country, he should've known better.

He was making a distinction between different types of blacks and whites. A smart person wouldn't have tried (at least not publicly...people do all sorts of things privately) to make that distinction in the first place.

I don't think he is racist (although he does remind me of an Archie Bunker...who was racist towards nonwhites even IF he also said things to offend whites). I think he should've resigned because he is ignorant and inappropriate toward whites and blacks.

Idiot does not mean racist.

-Rudey

But it seems it's not just black folks that he has these opinions about.

-Rudey

I didn't say it was. Chaos articulated it better than I did a few posts up.

I don't read what she writes. But anyway, the thread started out as saying this guy was racist. And you said he was an idiot. I just wanted to push and see whether people really see him or his words as racist.

-Rudey

I believe he still has me on ignore. :D

Which is funny when it comes to topics that I know more about than he does. :D

The strangest part of this incident is that neither the kid referred to in this situation nor his parents thought the coach should resign - and neither did the only other African American member of the team, and his parents. I can't imagine why they would feel this way, but according to espn.com, both students and both sets of parents were not happy to see the coach resign.

Regardless, the man displayed some intense stupidity - apparently there was some debate within espn on how to report the situation. It'll be interesting to see how/if this develops further.

Exactly!! There is a time and a place and unfortunately for him he did not know how to make the distinction. Oh, but I bet he has learned his lesson. The next time he feels the need to explain the difference between a n***** and a black kid, he'll think not once, not twice, but three times.

He should have known speaking to the press like that was a no-no and since he obviously did not, that is what makes him the idiot.

GOOD RIDDANCE DUMMY!:p