sadly, the following story is not from the onion:
A new professional basketball league called the All-American Basketball Alliance (AABA) sent out a press release on Sunday saying that it intends to start its inaugural season in June, with teams in 12 U.S. cities. However, the AABA is different from other sports leagues because only players who are “natural born United States citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league.” AABA commissioner Don “Moose” Lewis insists that he’s not racist, but he just wants to get away from the “street-ball” played by “people of color” and back to “fundamental basketball.” Lewis cited the recent incidents of bad behavior by NBA players, implying that such actions would never happen with white players:
“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.” [...]
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 AABA is targeting Southern cities, but one proposed city — Augusta, GA — is opposed to the league.
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Laughable. It is always funny to see people argue that a whites-only organization is not racist.
ReplyDeleteA better strategy would be to create an inclusive league with a zero-tolerance policy for serious violations.
And besides, no one will watch, because "street-ball" (which is an inaccurate way to describe modern-day basketball) is so much more fun to watch than "fundamental basketball." Crossovers and high-flying dunks are more entertaining than set shots and pick and rolls.
How this league plans to regulate what counts as "street ball" and "fundamental basketball" is beyond me. The teams will quickly switch strategies when they realize modern-day basketball is far superior to the good ol' days of basketball.
But most importantly, dude is just straight up ignorant. He seems to forget that of the hundreds and thousands of minority athletes currently playing sports, only a miniscule percentage have committed major infractions. Him and his league are saying, for the world to see: IF YOU ARE A MINORITY YOU WILL PROBABLY COMMIT A CRIME.
By keeping minorities out of the league, you are automatically assuming that only minorities commit major infractions, which is racist you stupid fuck.
Finally the white man can play, uninhibited by his inability to jump!
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