[Shotimes] Ethnic Diversity

[Shylo McKinsey]

Not really....

--- DAVE <cobraii976@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> hmmm SHOForum looks better everyday.
> -Me
> --- Bekki Jones <broland@CLEMSON.EDU> wrote:
> > To begin with, I don't see what Hockey has to do
> > with NASCAR or SHOs, but I 
> > just wanted to make a comment on the statement
> that
> > the countries named are 
> > "ethnically Caucasian."  The countries listed
> (USA,
> > Canada, Sweden, Poland, 
> > Russia, Czech) and Northern Asia are all very
> > different.  There are "black" 
> > people in Poland just like USA.  Also, Russians
> and
> > Czechs are, in fact, 
> > mostly Caucasian, but not enough to say that they
> > are  Caucasian based 
> > countries.  I'm saying this because I am
> personally
> > Ludar Roma (aka 
> > "Gypsy"), and my family came here from Russia.  My
> > people are not 
> > considered Caucasian any more than a Hispanic,
> > Latin, or black person.  In 
> > fact, if my mother were not Caucasian, I would be
> > considered a 
> > minority.  Also, there is not a country in Asia
> that
> > is even remotely 
> > Caucasian based.  Why did race even come up here? 
> > We're supposed to be 
> > celebrating the Power of the Great SHO!  Focus,
> > people!
> > 
> > 
> > Message: 2
> > From: "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net>
> > To: "'Noah South III'" <RaggTopp@comcast.net>,
> > "Donald Mallinson"
> >    <dmall@mwonline.net>, "'SHOTimes-Mailing List'"
> >    <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re:NHL  Was:NASCAR
> numbnuts
> > Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:34:29 -0400
> > 
> >  >Really?  Black players in Hockey?  I haven't
> seen
> > a single
> >  >one.
> > 
> > Grant Fuhr played in the NHL from 1981-2000.  He
> was
> > with the Edmonton
> > Oilers during the Gretzky dynasty.  However, he
> was
> > a goalie so not many
> > people knew he was black (because of the goalie
> > mask).
> > 
> > Current black NHL (not minor league) players are:
> > 
> > Fred Brathwaite (goalie) - Columbus Blue Jackets
> > Kevin Weekes (goalie) - Carolina Hurricanes
> > Anson Carter (right wing) - Los Angeles Kings
> > Jarome Iginla (right wing) - Calgary Flames
> > Mike Grier (right wing) - Buffalo Sabres
> > Georges Laraque (right wing) - Edmonton Oilers
> > Donald Brashear (left wing) - Philadelphia Flyers
> > Peter Worrell (left wing) - Colorado Avalanche
> > 
> > These 8 players comprise 1.2% of the entire NHL,
> but
> > that's still 100%
> > more than NASCAR.
> > 
> > 
> >  >Also, if you didn't notice, the only countries
> you
> > named are
> >  >ones that are ethnically Caucasian. Plus Sweden,
> > Poland,
> >  >Russia, and anything else in Northern Asia are
> all
> > considered
> >  >to be VERY close ethnically.
> > 
> > Also, if YOU didn't notice, countries near the
> > equator do not get snow
> > and ice.  It makes it kinda hard to learn how to
> > play ice hockey in the
> > plains of the Serengeti or in the middle of the
> > rainforest.
> > 
> > 
> >  >Hockey does indeed lack ethnic diversity as a
> > sport.
> > 
> > You haven't got a clue.
> > 
> > 
> >  >
> >  >-Noah South III
> >  >
> >  >> -----Original Message-----
> >  >> From: James F. Ryan III
> > [mailto:av8r567@optonline.net]
> >  >> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 4:33 PM
> >  >> To: 'Noah South III'; 'SHOTimes-Mailing List'
> >  >> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re: NASCAR numbnuts
> >  >>
> >  >> >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.
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