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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS
Yes, there are women and men of various cultures and races who play basketball at home, work, organized leagues, etc. Hell, the NBA used to be "white man city" so of course blacks aren't the only ones who play basketball. 
But people know what images "streetball" conjures up in many minds and they also know the images that conjured up when the NBA stopped being "white man city." Basketball has always been listed as one of the sports where one doesn't need money or influence to play (perhaps what ree means by the "great equalizer") and class and race are very linked in this society.
Let's not act brand new up in here. Or were the racial comments in the original link a figment of everyone's imagination?  |
minorities are just a bunch of crazy, wily, people.
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