Hopkins' exact words

[QuCongee]

Get it straight. He said "I'll never lose to a whiteboy" which is fine by me. I'm white and I understand the way he used the term, in that context it actually IS'NT a racial slur.

However, the last thing he says, which is never pointed out by anyone..

"And you can print that. I'll never lose to a WHITE PERSON

That is very racist. It's not even arguable.

Like I said, I'm white and I could care less, but all this debate about the "whiteboy" line, and I have yet to see anyone point out the one thing he said that actually WAS very racist.

So be clear. He said "I will never lose to a WHITE PERSON

[Addition]

This has been discussed so many times i've lost count.

[Pullcounter]

Get it straight. He said "I'll never lose to a whiteboy" which is fine by me. I'm white and I understand the way he used the term, in that context it actually IS'NT a racial slur.

However, the last thing he says, which is never pointed out by anyone..

"And you can print that. I'll never lose to a WHITE PERSON

That is very racist. It's not even arguable.

Like I said, I'm white and I could care less, but all this debate about the "whiteboy" line, and I have yet to see anyone point out the one thing he said that actually WAS very racist.

So be clear. He said "I will never lose to a WHITE PERSON

what hopkins said is racist, but it's ok because hopkins' ancestors were brutally enslaved, forced to live as 2nd class citizens, and discriminated for over 200+ years.

[QuCongee]

I'm pointing out what should be obvious any speaker of english

Whiteboy, is an adjective. WHITE PERSON, specifically refers to white people.

[SkillspayBills]

Get it straight. He said "I'll never lose to a whiteboy" which is fine by me. I'm white and I understand the way he used the term, in that context it actually IS'NT a racial slur.

However, the last thing he says, which is never pointed out by anyone..

"And you can print that. I'll never lose to a WHITE PERSON

That is very racist. It's not even arguable.

Like I said, I'm white and I could care less, but all this debate about the "whiteboy" line, and I have yet to see anyone point out the one thing he said that actually WAS very racist.

So be clear. He said "I will never lose to a WHITE PERSON

Actually I pointed this out a long while back. Me and a few other users realized he was joking around RIGHT until he said the "white person" comment, than he got serious.

[johnm is...]

Actually I pointed this out a long while back. Me and a few other users realized he was joking around RIGHT until he said the "white person" comment, than he got serious.

I was about to post the same thing. I believe you and I had this exact conversation some time back.

[THe TRiNiTY]

The fact that any of you take any of this serious, makes me laugh. Pretty damn hard, too.

[GTL]

im white.. italian to be exact.. i dont give a flying ****. i want him to beat calzaghe..

[x3_bazooka_x3]

I am neither white or black and I will tell you, that is racist end of story if it isnt racist than it should be okay for Joe to say he will never lose to a black man, its not the words it self that make it racist its the context of which they are used, and Bernard IMO went too far, had it been the other way around and joe said some **** like that, the public would demand an open apology Jesse Jackson would be making noise about it the **** just wouldnt stop hitting the fan.
Example, Rev Wright made statements saying that Clinton didnt know what it was like being a black kid growing up in the ******, she doesnt know what its like growing up in a broken home ect...... the media went crazy even black people considered that racist statements but the fact is, its not, its the truth Clinton does not know and will never be able to know what its like, However if what Wright said is racist what hopkins said is right there with him.

[OmnipotentFloyd]

I dont doubt Hopkins dislike for white people but this issue is clearly not working as a tool to hype the fight. The hype for the fight is old and worn out and boring.