you may call me a racist but...

[jabumbo]

i have been scanning these old 1951 issues of a local black weekly newspaper all morning, and the sports section covers pretty much nothing but boxing and basketball, with the occasional track or local college/high school story

[Lex Diamonds]

RACIST!

[Planetary]

that writing hurts my eyes

edit: i just scored a sick goal on proevo5

[roosta]

i don't understand ? ? ?

[jabumbo]

i don't understand ? ? ?


stereotypically, black people are better at boxing and basketball, and i find it funny that this successful black publication focuses on those two sports

[Lex Diamonds]

that writing hurts my eyes

edit: i just scored a sick goal on proevo5
I scored the best Pro Evo goal ever with Eto'o for Barcelona the other day. I was just outside the box at the side and I stopped, pulled it back past a defender, then did a high arching shot over the keeper and into the far side netting. It was a fucking peach. (y)

[Planetary]

haha. sounds ace. i recon i've scored better ;)

what console you play on? my goal was a delicious little cross from joe cole, then michael owen rose like a salmon and scored a bullet header in the top left corner.

[na§tee]

it's not racist because it was just an observation.
if you are assuming something because of your observation, than that is a different kettle of fish! (coincidentally, where did that phrase come from? wtf is a kettle of fish?)

i don't have vast experience of 1950s black cultural experience in america but i would assume that those sports are featured more prominently because they were the sports that most people of colour had access to and would be exposed to in their daily lives - you don't have to be a member of the country club to play basketball. i would doubt many had the opportunity to do, uh, badminton or croquet or whatever. you report on what's happening.

i also doubt in 1950 the idea of these sports as being "stereotypical" had come into public opinion anyhoo.

[Lex Diamonds]

haha. sounds ace. i recon i've scored better ;)

what console you play on? my goal was a delicious little cross from joe cole, then michael owen rose like a salmon and scored a bullet header in the top left corner.
I play Pro Evo 5 on PS2 whenever I go to my mate Andy or Jack's houses. I wanna buy a PS2 as soon as I get cash purely for that game. (y)

[Planetary]

yeah you wanna. just get a cheap 2nd hand one mate. fire up online and i'll show you how it's done.

edit: i just scored a 3rd against sweden on 6* mode. came from 2-0 down. the 3rd was lovely freekick from beckham.

[Lex Diamonds]

Nicely done. (y)

And yeah I'm looking to get a cheap 2nd hander, they're still all about 50 quid though plus games.

[Planetary]

you can get 1st hand proevo 5 now for about 12 quid. just need to put a bit ofmoney to one side. well worth it (y). classic england has some ace players. gazza, lineker, bobby charlton. (y)

[jabumbo]

we're talking about basketball and boxing here boys!



i've noticed that the only college sports that get covered are duquesne and long island university basketball

[Planetary]

hey! this thread is heading in new directions.

[jabumbo]

this thread is supposed to be about black sports, not limey football! :mad:

[Lex Diamonds]

this thread is supposed to be about black sports, not limey football! :mad:
There are millions of black footballers. Just as there are millions of English basketball players.

[jabumbo]

There are millions of black footballers. Just as there are millions of English basketball players.


well i don't see you playing games with guinea bisseau (!)



do you even know what a basketball is man?

[Funky Pepp]

Can we call you GERMAN as well? ;)

[jabumbo]

work with me here people!


the newspaper also promotes lots of blues and jazz concerts and has ads for just about every type of whiskey ever made

[Planetary]

do you even know what a basketball is man?

what kind of a question is that?

[Echewta's Son]

You'd be hard pressed to name more than 10 black NHLers.

[Planetary]

You'd be hard pressed to name more than 10 black NHLers.

weird. i'd never thought of that before...

[Ally Al]

i have been scanning these old 1951 issues of a local black weekly newspaper all morning, and the sports section covers pretty much nothing but boxing and basketball, with the occasional track or local college/high school story


i don't understand which part of this would make you a racist :confused:

[Planetary]

the part where the jam are lame.

[Ally Al]

LOL!!!!

leave it

[Planetary]

:D ok

[mikizee]

theres 2 things i cant stand in this world.

racial predjudice and blacks.


:p

[Tone Capone]

theres 2 things i cant stand in this world.

racial predjudice and blacks.


:p

...and bad jokes zzz ;)

[Loppfessor]

stereotypically, black people are better at boxing and basketball, and i find it funny that this successful black publication focuses on those two sports


That's a damn lie! Everyone knows hispanics are the best boxers foolio!

[Tone Capone]

That's a damn lie! Everyone knows hispanics are the best boxers foolio!

(muffles lauhs) yeah like oscar gay-la-boya (muffles laughs... again)

[Loppfessor]

Why don't you say that to his FACE chump!

[jabumbo]

what about the whiskey man!


there had to have been at least 6 whiskey ads in each issued, which was only about 30 pages long

[Tone Capone]

Why don't you say that to his FACE chump!

Because he would cry.

[jabumbo]

i have noticed recently a column titled "people in ghettos"

[Yeti]

i have noticed recently a column titled "people in ghettos"

Did the article contain sentences like?---------------

Jane hid her head in embarrasment as her mom shamelessly committed the ghetto act of stuffing the restaurant's bread rolls, sugar packets, and silverware in her purse.

or

A TV Guide duct-taped to a 4 foot stick?! That's one hell of a ghetto remote control!

or

John's paranoia about triple-checking whether or not he's locked his car doors comes from his growing up in the ghetto. (this type of behavior could also be in the OCD thread)

You can also go here for some great ghetto prom photos---------

http://www.byroncrawford.com/2005/05/ghetto_prom_pic.html

I especially like the Pacers fans with the random white guy leaning on his cane.

[g-mile7]

NBA:


Negros Blacks Africans


always has been and always will (unless Dirk and the Mavs can stealone from the blackest of all SHAQ)

[TimDoolan]

Sports were hugely popular in those days. Ballers were much more than envyed celebs; they were heroes.

[Yeti]

http://www.byroncrawford.com/2005/05/ghetto_prom_pic.html

[Documad]

i have been scanning these old 1951 issues of a local black weekly newspaper all morning, and the sports section covers pretty much nothing but boxing and basketball, with the occasional track or local college/high school story
Do you suppose it has to do with who black sports heroes were at the time?

I don't know much about that specific year, but didn't the NBA get integrated at about that time? Perhaps that made basketball more interesting to blacks. Boxing's Joe Louis had retired by then, but it's another sport where blacks and whites competed on pretty equal terms. Blacks weren't fully integrated in the NFL till much later (and when I was a kid there were still stories about how blacks weren't good enough at understanding strategy to be QBs :rolleyes: ).

There's also the old theory that two poor kids can practice basketball with a ball, a hoop, and a slab of concrete, but you need a lot of people, clothes, equipment, and a special field to play football so that's harder to practice if you live in an apartment in the city.

[jabumbo]

just to note:


the basketball coverage is primarily local stuff like high schools, prominent colleges with majorly black teams

joe louis is mentioned in every issue

since i've made it to april, baseball has started to show up a little. its interesting because they don't really cover any team and don't really even cover black players prominently (although jackie robinson is mentioned a lot, but that is understandable)

[hardnox71]

it's not racist because it was just an observation.
if you are assuming something because of your observation, than that is a different kettle of fish! (coincidentally, where did that phrase come from? wtf is a kettle of fish?)

i don't have vast experience of 1950s black cultural experience in america but i would assume that those sports are featured more prominently because they were the sports that most people of colour had access to and would be exposed to in their daily lives - you don't have to be a member of the country club to play basketball. i would doubt many had the opportunity to do, uh, badminton or croquet or whatever. you report on what's happening.

i also doubt in 1950 the idea of these sports as being "stereotypical" had come into public opinion anyhoo.
That is 100% correct. For an educated guess, you hit it right on the head. Very well done!!(y)