http://www.ksat.com/news/defenders/Racial-incident-mars-high-school-game/-/478436/9225754/-/145ddl2/-/index.html

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"But it was just after the trophy presentation when the coach was not proud of the chant coming from Alamo Heights fans. "USA, USA, USA," they chanted. San Antonio Independent School District officials took the chant as a racial insult to a school with all minority players from a school with mostly white ones. On the KSAT 12 Defenders Facebook page, Santos Villarreal's post reads “this has to stop.” SAISD Spokeswoman Leslie Price heard about the incident after it had happened. "This is very disrespectful to our students,” Price said."

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""We just hope that people know that that's not who we are and we're not going to let it happen again," Brown said. Alamo Heights has apologized to SAISD and the students identified will also have to apologize and have been banned from the state title games. "We think that you have to earn a right to be there and that's not a reflection of our school district," Brown said."

Wait, what?

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 12:35 PM. Reason : ]

3/7/2012 12:34:06 PM

this whole PC shit has to stop already

3/7/2012 12:35:09 PM

you can't do anything without offending some fucker out there.

3/7/2012 12:35:22 PM

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"Wait, what?"

3/7/2012 12:36:25 PM

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"this whole PC shit has to stop already"

3/7/2012 12:37:11 PM

Even if that was offensive, chants are supposed to be offensive.

3/7/2012 12:38:27 PM

This is fucking stupid.

If it had been a team from Africa, and they had all chanted "Africa! Africa!" then there would be an article praising the fans' national pride.

3/7/2012 12:38:48 PM

I'm usually the last person to get offended about stuff like this, but honestly, I can see their point on this one. Implying that someone is less american just because they're not white. Really, no one else can see why that would be offensive in the slightest?

Don't get me wrong, I think it's kind of funny, but on a scale of 1 to "cry me a river you big fucking baby" this is like a 2-3 at best.

3/7/2012 12:38:52 PM

not racist but pretty stupid

3/7/2012 12:49:14 PM

it's a fucking sports competition

head games and fan support play a huge role in the outcome in many cases


this is stupid

3/7/2012 12:52:04 PM

^^how is it not racist?

^This was chanting after the game. It had no effect on the outcome at all.

3/7/2012 12:56:54 PM

Those high school kids were just SO PROUD of amurica that they wanted to show how patriotic they were after the game, that's all

3/7/2012 12:58:45 PM

But how is it an issue of patriotism if the other team is from the US as well?

3/7/2012 1:00:00 PM

cough sarcasm cough

3/7/2012 1:00:24 PM

^^^ lol

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3/7/2012 1:00:32 PM

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"If it had been a team from Africa, and they had all chanted "Africa! Africa!" then there would be an article praising the fans' national pride."

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"how is it not racist?"

How is it racist? It sounds like they started chanting USA because they're stupid kids and that's what passes as funny these days. To say it's racist is a real stretch.

3/7/2012 1:01:05 PM

Definitely racist.

One school with white kids and another school with minorities - white kids school cannot chant USA USA USA because it implies that if you aren't white you aren't american.

Which is, you know, kinda racist and shitty.

3/7/2012 1:02:13 PM

^

I mean, you either get it or...

3/7/2012 1:04:05 PM

lol white guilt

3/7/2012 1:05:06 PM

Is it racist? Absolutely. Do I care? Not really.

3/7/2012 1:06:52 PM

It's basically like chanting: Go Back to Mexico!

^Agreed....they apologized and stopped it, so nothing really to report

3/7/2012 1:09:36 PM

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"Even if that was offensive, chants are supposed to be offensive."

Exactly.

A couple of my friends used to chant USA USA USA every time our Canadian friend would walk into our neighborhood watering hole. He'd get all pissy and start singing Oh Canada to try and drown them out. Pretty sure the bar owner thought we were all insane

3/7/2012 1:18:37 PM

What would give anyone the idea that African-Americans are less American than the rest of us?

3/7/2012 1:20:29 PM

Who's talking about African Americans?

3/7/2012 1:22:54 PM

High schoolers acting immature?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT0OqHr3wHQ

3/7/2012 1:27:15 PM

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"It's basically like chanting: Go Back to Mexico!"

I prefer bluntness in my chants anyways.

3/7/2012 1:27:16 PM

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"how is it not racist?"

BECAUSE USA ISN'T A RACE YOU SHITTARD

So in any competition among different nations, if you cheer for your nation you are racist!

Liberal thinking for you.

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 1:39 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2012 1:36:49 PM

You are a fucking moron, so it's not surprising that you don't get it.

3/7/2012 1:43:04 PM

Chanting 'USA! USA!' would make total sense in a game between the US and Spain or some shit. It makes absolutely no sense in a game between two US high schools 4 miles apart from each other.

3/7/2012 1:43:53 PM

is it racist? probably not. insensitive? fuck yeah. Now, when they say "all minority" for a school in San Antonio, I am assuming they mean to say "hispanic". In that context, how could you not see a chant of "USA USA USA" as being an intended insult? Why didn't they just yell "THEY TOOK OUR JEEEEEERRRRRRRRRBBS!!!!!" to complete the insult?

is it something to get in a tizzy about? no, not really. But it was insensitive and stupid. Banning the kids from future games, though? What the fuck.

3/7/2012 1:44:42 PM

clearly idiots like wdprice3 think that the only way to be racist is to call someone a wetback or a nigger.

3/7/2012 1:44:47 PM

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"I'm usually the last person to get offended about stuff like this, but honestly, I can see their point on this one. Implying that someone is less american just because they're not white. Really, no one else can see why that would be offensive in the slightest? Don't get me wrong, I think it's kind of funny, but on a scale of 1 to "cry me a river you big fucking baby" this is like a 2-3 at best."

Agreed...but I might bump it up to 4-5 for me.

Sure at first glance chanting USA doesn't appear racist at all. But given the context, it definitely was.

3/7/2012 1:45:41 PM

aw shit, burro bringing the logic.

3/7/2012 1:46:49 PM

Butthurt liberals ITT.

3/7/2012 1:47:47 PM

^now you are just being silly

3/7/2012 1:48:32 PM

If you cheer "USA" and no Mexican hears it, are you racist?

I was going to hire some Mexicans to help me build a fence. Am I racist for knowing that many blue collar Mexicans are efficient, quick, and skilled at such activities?

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 1:51 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2012 1:49:46 PM

Haha liberals. This isn't a political issue. It's a right and wrong issue. You've been listening to the Rush too long.

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"If you cheer "USA" and no Mexican hears it, are you racist?"

That's not the complete context of this situation. Nice try at the strawman though

3/7/2012 1:51:20 PM

See, I started off in this thread playing devil's advocate to try and get people to see another viewpoint, so I suppose it's only fair that wdprice3 is playing moron's advocate so we can see what it's like for retards to view the world.

Thanks wdprice3, for providing this wonderful community service.

3/7/2012 1:51:33 PM

^^^ no, but if you chant it at people you presume to be mexican, simply because they don't look like the rest of your all-white friends, at a high school basketball game between two US schools only 4 miles apart... you're getting fucking warmer

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ]

3/7/2012 1:51:47 PM

^^^I don't listen to Rush. BUT GOOD TRY THOUGH



[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM. Reason : ^]

3/7/2012 1:51:54 PM

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"You've been listening to the Rush posting on GOLO too long."

that better?

3/7/2012 1:53:32 PM

Hey Hey, there are some intelligent posters on GOLO!


eh, who am I kidding, no there aren't.

3/7/2012 1:54:08 PM

^^keep trying

Who prevented the minorities from joining in the cheering?

[Edited on March 7, 2012 at 1:54 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2012 1:54:08 PM

smart people ITT pretending not to understand why something is racist so they can act indignant about political correctness

just fucking own it

say "yes, this is racist, but I don't have a problem with that"

3/7/2012 1:54:41 PM

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"is it racist? probably not. insensitive? fuck yeah. Now, when they say "all minority" for a school in San Antonio, I am assuming they mean to say "hispanic". In that context, how could you not see a chant of "USA USA USA" as being an intended insult? Why didn't they just yell "THEY TOOK OUR JEEEEEERRRRRRRRRBBS!!!!!" to complete the insult? is it something to get in a tizzy about? no, not really. But it was insensitive and stupid. Banning the kids from future games, though? What the fuck."

I agree, instead of banning them from games I think maybe a few diversity sensitivity classes might be more helpful

3/7/2012 1:55:37 PM

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"I agree, instead of banning them from games I think maybe a few diversity sensitivity classes might be more helpful"

Make them spend a week attending classes at a Mexican high school

3/7/2012 1:56:23 PM

haha, seriously? diversity sensitivity class? ahahaha.

3/7/2012 1:56:27 PM

I think wdprice is doing that thing where he's wrong as shit and tries to convince people he's "trolling"

3/7/2012 1:57:08 PM

Send them to a Zeta cartel compound to chant at some Mexicans.

3/7/2012 1:57:30 PM

dang, you got me

3/7/2012 1:57:57 PM