[Shotimes] Re: NASCAR numbnuts

[James F. Ryan III]

>Any why the hell hasn't anyone taken some pot shots at Hockey?

Hockey?!?!?  Now you've gone a struck a nerve, Mr. South.  "Lacking
ethnic diversity" does not mean "lacking black guys".  Hockey is
probably the most diverse sport we have in the U.S.  There are black and
white players AND players from MANY different ethnicities - USA, Canada,
Sweden, Poland, Russia, Czech, etc.




>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Noah South III
>Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:58 PM
>To: SHOTimes-Mailing List
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: NASCAR numbnuts
>
>
>No, you're right.  NASCAR isn't racist............but tell me, 
>last time you went to a NASCAR race, how many black guys did 
>you see in the stands?
>
>Racism and "lacking ethnic diversity" are two different things 
>that are often confused with one another.
>
>-Noah South III
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Rick5638@aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:41 PM
>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: NASCAR numbnuts
>> 
>> I'm not a big fan of NASCAR myself but the hard cold fact 
>here is that 
>> not only NASCAR but many other Motor Sports are dominated by "White 
>> Males" your simply stating the obvious and raising an issue 
>thats not 
>> really an issue. Its
>> like making the statement that the NBA or Boxing for that 
>matter dosen't
>> promote
>> ethnic diversity. Are there " White Males" in those sports, 
>sure but the
>> overwhelming majority is non "White Males."
>> Lets face it, NASCAR is doing something right based on its 
>sheer numbers
>> of
>> followers. Its been THE or one of THE fastest growing sports 
>by numbers
>> for the
>> past 2-3 years. Do you think for 1 second that if NASCAR 
>could field an
>> African American team that was competitve it wouldn't 
>explode in growth
>> again? I'm
>> sure they would lose some of the hard core faithful but the 
>growth would
>> far
>> out weigh the loss. To Imply a SPORT like NASCAR is somehow a racist
>> organization in any sense is simply an ignorant statement 
>without facts to
>> support such
>> a strong accusation.
>> 
>> just my 2 cents worth.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 95 ATX
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