Madhatter9382
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wow
This is stupid but i dont think its illegal, aren't there all black colleges?
This is stupid but i dont think its illegal, aren't there all black colleges?
I do not approve of this; however, this does not surprise me.
They have African American, Indian (from the Asian continent not Native American), Asian only leagues all over the US.
And not just in basketball, but in other sports too like soccer and volleyball.
This has been going on for a while.
This is not right. There should not be race based sports organizations.
This is stupid but i dont think its illegal, aren't there all black colleges?
To the best of my knowledge, there are one-race leagues (indian, chinese, etc.) but most are private. This all-white league is going to go public and try to generate money by promoting segregation.
I'm not too sure on black colleges. But weren't they formed because of segregation?? No african americans allowed in major colleges(back in the day) so they had to start their own???
from the augusta chronicle:
A new professional basketball league boasting rosters made up exclusively of white Americans has its eyes set on Augusta, but the team isn't receiving a warm welcome.
The All-American Basketball Alliance announced in a news release Sunday evening that it intends to start its inaugural season in June and hopes Augusta will be one of 12 cities with a team.
"Only players that are natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league," the statement said.
Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver, who has publicly expressed his support for minor league teams in the past, said he would not do the same for this team.
"As a sports enthusiast, I have always supported bringing more sporting activities to Augusta," he said. "However, in this instance I could not support in good conscience bringing in a team that did not fit with the spirit of inclusiveness that I, along with many others, have worked so hard to foster in our city."
Clint Bryant, athletic director at Augusta State University, laughed when he heard the news.
"It's so absurd, it's funny, but it gives you an idea of the sickness of our society" he said. "It shows you what lengths people will go to just to be mean-spirited. I think at any basketball level, no matter if it's all black, all white, all Hispanic, all Asian or anyone else, the players should just be a basketball team."
Don "Moose" Lewis, the commissioner of the AABA, said the reasoning behind the league's roster restrictions is not racism.
"There's nothing hatred about what we're doing," he said. "I don't hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here's a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like."
Lewis said he wants to emphasize fundamental basketball instead of "street-ball" played by "people of color." He pointed out recent incidents in the NBA, including Gilbert Arenas' indefinite suspension after bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room, as examples of fans' dissatisfaction with the way current professional sports are run.
"Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?" he said. "That's the culture today, and in a free country we should have the right to move ourselves in a better direction."
The Atlanta-based league, which will operate as a single-entity owning all of its teams, is looking for local contacts to pay $10,000 to become a "licensee" in one of 12 cities throughout the Southeast. Lewis said he has already received threats from people opposed to the roster restrictions and several cities have told him to stay out of town. Lewis said he has yet to hear from any one in Augusta. "We need a local person ingrained into the community to make this successful," he said.
Lewis said he expects to eventually find support in every town with a team.
"People will come out and support a product they can identify with. I'm the spoken minority right now, but if people will give us a chance, it'll work... The white game of basketball, which is essentially a fundamental game, works." Lewis said he wasn't sure where the team will play.
Augusta has had problems with minor league basketball teams in the past, but the issues never centered around race. The Augusta Drive lasted less than a month before folding in 1995, citing financial reasons. The Augusta Groove made it through a full, 20-game schedule in 2009, but accusations from players and local businesses that the team wasn't paying its bills surrounded the team during the second half of the season. The team later shut down in the offseason.
From the Tuesday, January 19, 2010 edition of the Augusta Chronicle
I can't believe that shit like this can even be considered in this day and age. SMH.
Thoughts on this???
Why are they even called black colleges anymore (if they are)?Bingo. Separate but Equal remember. Blacks weren't even allowed at "white" universities until the early sixties. That is why the "all-black" Texas team that beat Kentucky's "all-white" sqaud changed everything. "Traditional" black colleges have plenty of white students and every other race these days.
To the best of my knowledge, there are one-race leagues (indian, chinese, etc.) but most are private. This all-white league is going to go public and try to generate money by promoting segregation.
I'm not too sure on black colleges. But weren't they formed because of segregation?? No african americans allowed in major colleges(back in the day) so they had to start their own???
Why are they even called black colleges anymore (if they are)?
Anyway, this is dumb, and their explanation for making this is even more dumb.Pathetic.
LMAO i love how they say that white people love to play fundamentals. Not true...there are many good white American NBA players. To get to the next level you have to have a little more than just fundamentals....Jason Williams, Birdman, Kaman have a lot of athletics/instinct. Even David Lee won the Dunk Contest in the McDonald All American in high school didn't he.