- Aug 9, 2008
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Is it not racist to assume, without else, that a banana thrown on a playing field is (a) aimed at a black player and; (b) to assume that the person that threw the banana had in his mind, at that time, that in throwing the banana he was meaning to be racist? (i.e. associating being black with monkeys & bananas).
What if, for example, an orange had been thrown? Or is it all fruit?
Whilst questions have to be raised in such situations, I find it very wrong to immediately crucify someone who may have a perfectly good (and by good I mean not racist) explanation for his actions.
Edit: I've just realised I've got a Cyprus flag as my user photo - I'm not the dude who threw it!
What if, for example, an orange had been thrown? Or is it all fruit?
Whilst questions have to be raised in such situations, I find it very wrong to immediately crucify someone who may have a perfectly good (and by good I mean not racist) explanation for his actions.
Edit: I've just realised I've got a Cyprus flag as my user photo - I'm not the dude who threw it!