The official "I disapprove of Hopkins's comments" thread

[squealpiggy]

It's bad enough white people try to understand and decipher black people to fit their own rules...

But English and Scottish too?

Just do like the SouthPark episode...the "N.gger" episode, Stan finally told Token..."You're right, I don't get it"...if u don't understand, fine

But don't assume you do when you DON'T

"Black boy" = "white boy"
"******" = from my experience..."racist"

You don't have to use one specific term to be construed as racist. Hopkins' comments, regardless of his motivation, were race based. It was rather cheap and a little sad, but it was racism. I'd be disappointed if our black brethren dismissed this as "OK" because it was directed at whites because such an attitude only serves to perpetuate racism in all its forms.

But I don't think it offended me personally, regardless of its intention.

Besides which, calling Calzaghe "white boy" wasted a perfect opportunity to use the term "Sheep-shagging Welsh git".

[-EX-]

I think people just dont like losing period... Why would race play a role.??

Black white Chinese.. it dont matter.. I dont like losing .. Who does??

You'd probably only understand if you were black. You don't want to lose to a white man period. Bernard is just starting ****.

[MaFu MoFo]

Oh my God!!! What's this **** all about???


Mayorga taunts his opponents in every "pre-fight" saying;

"I ****ed your wife!"
"I ****ted on your momma!"
"I am the real father of your son!"
"I am still ***ing your wife after the fight!"

And all other kind of **** he can think of... This is all bull****.

[squealpiggy]

You'd probably only understand if you were black.

Why is this? Explain.

[War For 94]

You'd probably only understand if you were black. You don't want to lose to a white man period. Bernard is just starting ****.

I can understand not wanting to lose to a white racist but why is it so much worse if you lose to a white rather than a black? Not all whites are KKK members.

[Jim Jeffries]

See youre mixing apples and oranges, he didnt say smarter though. Besides, Hop has said time and time again he uses the tool of intimidation against his opponents, knowing that this should be taken with a grain of salt. I see what youre saying though, but it goes to how blacks were treated by whites, its just a reality, its perceived differently.

If you walked outside one day and someone hit you on the head with a hammer and the same thing happened the next day and the third day you see a guy with a hammer but he says oh I dont intend on hitting you on the head, would you beleive him? Its perecieved differently because blacks HAVE been mistreated by whites so if a white person says the same thing its taken differently and because of the past its taken to mean words of hatred and oppression.

So you're saying there isn't any intelligence involved in boxing?

So I'm supposed to suffer for the rest of my life because of what people did well over a hundred years ago?

So it's okay for a guy to get pulled out of a truck and beaten in the head with a brick because of his skin color, just because that skin color is white, and some ignorant cops did some really ignorant stuff?

So it's okay for people to call whites cracker, honkey, obruni, etc but a sin to retaliate?

Pretty damn huge double standard, if you ask me.

[War For 94]

Oh my God!!! What's this **** all about???


Mayorga taunts his opponents in every "pre-fight" saying;

"I ****ed your wife!"
"I ****ted on your momma!"
"I am the real father of your son!"
"I am still ***ing your wife after the fight!"

And all other kind of **** he can think of... This is all bull****.

Because there's always a lot of racial tension around and argument are easily sparked when such debates errupt.

Debating racial issues is like walking on egg shells.

[-EX-]

Why is this? Explain.

A black man doesn't want to lose to a white man in something he believes he's better than. And yes it does involve racial history. There is and will always be a grudge. The relationship between black and white. Just like I would get no respect if I went with a white woman.

[RightHandLead]

'Nard once said '**** the National Cancer Society', too.

I'm a black man and I personally think that this is disrespectful. I hope they Marvin Hagler his ass at the Millenium Stadium.

[Bhopreign]

So you're saying there isn't any intelligence involved in boxing?

So I'm supposed to suffer for the rest of my life because of what people did well over a hundred years ago?

So it's okay for a guy to get pulled out of a truck and beaten in the head with a brick because of his skin color, just because that skin color is white, and some ignorant cops did some really ignorant stuff?

So it's okay for people to call whites cracker, honkey, obruni, etc but a sin to retaliate?

Pretty damn huge double standard, if you ask me.

I dont see what youre saying. I didnt say any of what you just typed, explain what youre saying. Not youre not supposed to suffer, Im merely stating why blacks would get offended if Cal said what Hop said to him and why blacks get a pass when they do such, its because of what they went through.