Deadspin: Racism

Luis Suárez, Fresh Off Ban For Being Racist, Refuses To Shake Hand Of Guy To Whom He Was Racist

Timothy Burke — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:03:57 EST

Liverpool striker Luis Suárez, who returned this week from an eight-game suspension for racial abuse, showed he was a changed man when meeting Patrice Evra before today's Manchester United-Liverpool match. Ha-ha, no, he refused to shake the hand of the player against whom he allegedly abused in the racial manner, forcing Evra to grab his arm in what definitely does not qualify as a handshake. [ESPN2] More »

Jason Whitlock: Expert On Asian Penises

Timothy Burke — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:17:26 EST

Truly Jeremy Lin's extraordinary explosion to prominence in the NBA is bringing out the best in sportspeople. Writers have been fired for far less, indeed, and as of 11:10 p.m. EST this off-color tweet from Jason Whitlock is still out there. It probably will be in the morning, too, since Whitlock isn't one to back off his comments. But, then, he's employed by the company that promotes his work in a promo that features "Mud Pit Chicks," so expecting sensitivity might be asking a bit much from the folks at Fox Sports. More »

This Knicks Fan's "Yellow Mamba" Sign Presented Without Comment

Timothy Burke — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:34:56 EST

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Ku Klux Klan Costumes Ruin Otherwise High-Spirited Night Of Bowling At Umpire Training Academy

Jack Dickey — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:40:00 EST

Today's New York Times has a report about an umpiring school, and it's not one of those puff pieces about Joe West's country music career. More »

Philadelphia Daily News Columnist Marcus Hayes Suggests NBA Players Don't Know Who Their Fathers Are

Timothy Burke — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:35:00 EST

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Here's a clip from today's Daily News roundup program on CSN Philly, where a discussion of the Minnesota Wild team members bringing their fathers on a trip to play the Flyers tonight is brought to a grinding halt by columnist Marcus Hayes's "It's a good thing they don't do that in the NBA." More »

Liverpool: Still A Bit Racist

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:35:00 EST

Did Anfield learn nothing from Luis Suarez's ban? Two Liverpool supporters (both wearing Suarez jerseys) yelled racial taunts at Oldham's Tom Adeyemi during today's FA Cup match. The game was interrupted as the fans were removed, and at least one of them has been arrested. [Mirror Football, Guardian] More »

A Confusing NHL Racial Controversy Gets Muddier, As Banana Reference Nets A One-Game Suspension

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:10:15 EST

We thought this one was going to be cut-and-dried. We thought Krys Barch said something hateful and racist and unacceptable to P.K. Subban, and the NHL would come down with all its disciplinary might to show that there's no place for racism in hockey, and then we'd all move on. Naturally, nothing's that easy. More »

Who's Racist In English Soccer This Week?

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:35:00 EST

It can be difficult to keep up with racism in the English Premier League, so here's a brief, handy roundup from this week's news: More »

High School Basketball Team Suspended For Racist Pregame Chants

Sean Newell — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

At least twelve girls from Kenmore East High School have been suspended for, among other things, taking part in a pregame chant that goes a little something like this: "One, two, three [N-word]!" Seriously. I copied and pasted it just to be safe. For years, apparently, the girls of Kenmore East High School would hold hands and, wait for it—say a prayer—before invoking the pregame "psych-up tradition" without so much as a pantie being twisted. So what now? More »

Sepp Blatter "Deeply Regrets" Suggesting That Racism In Soccer Can Be Settled By Handshakes

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:45:00 EST

Last week, for the 739th time, there were calls for Sepp Blatter's resignation following a fresh round of insensitive remarks from the FIFA president. In two separate television interviews, Blatter denied that there was any racism in soccer and then suggested that players settle their differences with a handshake. More »

Low-Level Sources Close To Pumpkin Ron Washington Say That Pumpkin Ron Washington Is Not Racist, Still Awaiting Word From Pumpkin

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:25:00 EDT

An email, received in 24-point font: More »

Texas Pumpkins Accused Of Racism Over Ron Washington Blackface Costumes

Jack Dickey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:15:50 EDT

Two Dallas-area pumpkins have caused a stir over their costume choices for local Halloween contests. The pumpkins, one from Irving-based 21st Century Dental (left) and the other a part of the Dawson & Sodd law firm in Corsicana (right), showed up to a statewide "pumpkin contest" dressed in the offending attire. One concerned reader shocked by the thoughtless attire said "Ron Washington pumpkin.. colored.. nose.. and lips??" via email. More »

Chip Kelly And Erin Andrews Want You To Shut Up When They're Speaking

Brian Hickey — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Oct. 16, the day we learned that people can actually be crueler to others than we'd imagined they could. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

The Fan Who Threw A Banana At A Black Hockey Player Did Not Know It Would Be Seen As Racist

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:15:00 EDT

From the AP: "The lawyer for a man accused of throwing a banana at a black NHL player says his client deeply regrets what he did and had no idea his actions could be seen as racist." More »

The Fan Who Threw A Banana At A Black Hockey Player Has Been Arrested

Dom Cosentino — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:30:00 EDT

Police in London, Ontario, held a press conference this afternoon to announce the arrest of 26-year-old London resident Christopher Moorhouse for allegedly throwing a banana at Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers. The incident happened when Simmonds, one of the NHL's few black players, was attempting a penalty shot during a preseason game last week in London against the Detroit Red Wings. Simmonds has since paid the bigotry forward this week by calling Sean Avery of the New York Rangers a "fucking faggot." But enough about that right now. More »

Black Hockey Player Pays The Bigotry Forward, Calls Sean Avery A "Fucking Faggot"

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:50:00 EDT

Just over a week ago, Wayne Simmonds—one of the few black players in the NHL—had a banana thrown at him during an exhibition game in London. Yesterday in Philadelphia, after a slight altercation during a preseason game against the Rangers at Wells Fargo Center, Simmonds allegedly called Sean Avery a "fucking faggot" (the video is fairly convincing that he said exactly that). Here's more from ESPN's report: More »

Here's Video Of A Black Guy Hosing Down A Racist Lady In Motorized Wheelchair (NSFW)

Brian Hickey — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Let this stand as a lesson that hurtful words and racial slurs have a tangible impact. Repercussions, if you will. In this case, they left a lady soaked and speeding down the block in shame. More »

Fan Throws A Banana Peel At Black Player In Tonight's Flyers/Red Wings Game

Brian Hickey — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:51:00 EDT

Some bottom-of-the-barrel jitbag chose tonight's NHL preseason game in London, Ontario between the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings to remind us all of racism's effects on black hockey players like Wayne Simmonds. More »

At Least Four Arizona State Fans Went To Last Night's Game In Blackface

Brian Hickey — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:30:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for Sept. 10, a day when it's apparently illegal for wannabe vampires to bite homeless men outside the neighborhood Hooters. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Fox Sports Canceled The Show That Made Fun Of USC's Asian Students

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:30:00 EDT

Fox Sports announced yesterday that it has permanently canceled the show "The College Experiment," which last week aired a poorly-received experiment at USC. We won't miss you, Bob Oschack! [AP] More »

Fox Sports Apologizes To "The Entire USC Community" For Segment That Singled Out USC's Asian Students

Emma Carmichael — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:15:00 EDT

Yesterday, Fox Sports aired a segment that featured Bob Oschack giving USC students a "good, old-fashioned All-American welcome" to Colorado and Utah, the newest members of the Pac-1012. The gimmick: Oshack only interviewed Asian USC students—because in the world of misguided network television humor, foreign accents and unfamiliarity with good old-fashioned football is funny. More »

Fox Sports Does Humiliating Whiteface Routine

Tom Scocca — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:50:09 EDT

This is a Fox Sports segment making a joke about how schools from America's interior West are joining the previously mostly-coastal conference formerly known as the Pac-10. Students on the West Coast are not like students in Colorado and Utah, you see. More »

Former Teammate Accuses Sean Avery Of Racial Taunts

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:40:00 EDT

Alexander Frolov and Sean Avery were teammates in Los Angeles, and again this last season in New York. They're also friends, which makes it all the more surprising that Frolov would volunteer the fun fact that Avery uses racial slurs to try to get under opponents' skins. More »

Friday Afternoon Fun With Asian People, With Special Guest Stars Neymar And Chien-Ming Wang

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:55:28 EDT

Set to jolly CONMEBOL rhythms, this is a local TV spot on Brazilian team Santos' new ad hyping their Club World Cup trip to Japan. Yep, those are Santos players making the slant-eyed gesture. We'd expect this kind of thing from one half of the Treaty of Tordesillas, but not both. More »

Here's Video Of A Brawl At A California Denny's (NSFW)

Brian Hickey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:05:00 EDT

It's difficult to decide what's worse: the racist bile in the video description on YouTube or the ladyfriend's screeching. Ladies and gentlemen, the Laguna Hills, Cal. Denny's. Shit gets real when girlfriend charges a foe 53 seconds in. More »

Someone Compiled A Top 10 List Of Racist And/Or Xenophobic Moments In Wrestling

Brian Hickey — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:15:00 EDT

Among the angles pursued in this collection of rasslin' segments are slave master, pigs-feet eater, physically kicking Mexicans back across the border, proper roles in life for those with nappy hair and Asian language mockery, sometimes with subtlety, sometimes without. Yep, that about sums it up. More »

German Newspaper Credits Dirk, "First White MVP Since Larry Bird," With Defeating "Ghetto Basketball"

Jack Dickey — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:25:00 EDT

We regret to be working in translation here, because this piece, from Die Welt's Peter Schilling, might just be more objectionable in German. Here's the translated version, working from this original. More »

Today's The Day Baseball Fans Everywhere Except Pittsburgh Dream Of World Series Victory

Brian Hickey — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for March 31, the day a Bellaire, Ohio chair mourns the obese man who sat upon it for the past two years, leaving more than skin behind. More »

Jimmer Left The Court With A Bandage On His Chin, But Kyle Singler Probably Saw His Mom Crying

Brian Hickey — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:00:00 EDT

Your morning roundup for March 25, the day rockhopper penguins fight for their oil-slicked lives. More »

Is The London Olympic Logo A Zionist Conspiracy, Or Is It Just Lisa Simpson Giving Bart A Blowjob?

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:30:00 EST

There are two dominant conspiracies behind the London Olympics logo, which, if you ask Iranians and Simpsons enthusiasts, is trying suspiciously hard to be just ugly blocky numbers spelling out the year "2012." The Lisa Simpson and "Zion" theories, as well as a swastika interpretation, emerged when the logo was first revealed — about four years ago. But Iran has only now officially denounced the design, perhaps with the help of this and other animated YouTube videos, on the basis that its interpretive spelling of "ZION" is pro-Israel, racist, and offensive. More »

HS Hoops Team Gets Its Racist Coach Suspended

Brian Hickey — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:45:00 EST

Last night, Emma brought you the sorry tale of Jason Popp, whose 15-0 Richmond Heights High School boys' basketball team was trying to overthrow him since he regularly called them the n-word. More »

HS Hoops Team May Boycott Its Racist Coach

Emma Carmichael — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST

At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys' basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis. More »

South Korean Soccer Player: I Acted Like A Monkey To Mock Scottish Racism

Brian Hickey — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:45:00 EST

After scoring on a penalty kick in the Asian Cup semifinals, South Korean Ki Sung-Yueng scratched his cheek in what has been interpreted by some as "apparently impersonating a monkey." To others, he was mocking his opponents. More »

An Update On The 2007 Study That Found That NBA Referees Are Kind Of Racist

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:45:00 EST

In 2007, two economists released a study arguing that in NBA seasons from 1991 to 2004, white referees called more fouls against black players than against white players, and the NBA got angry. On Wednesday, TrueHoop's Henry Abbott broke down the story. More »

No, ESPN's Randy Moss Remix End Does Not End With A White Dude In Blackface

David Matthews — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:45:00 EDT

This is a remix put together by DJ Steve Porter for ESPN of all the famous Randy Moss soundbites. It's pretty cool, but at the end, DJ Steve shows up in what looks like an afro, a Moss Vikings jersey, and blackface. More »

Samuel Eto'o Beats Stupid Italian Racists 1-0

Brian Hickey — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Oh look, a match in Italy between Cagliari and Inter Milan was temporarily stopped so stadium personnel could get a handle on a bunch of racist chanting aimed at Inter's Samuel Eto'o. More »

LeBron Says The Backlash Against Him Had "A Race Factor"

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:55:00 EDT

LeBron James and Maverick Carter offered that as a partial explanation for the negative publicity he's gotten this summer. I don't think anyone's gone the race route on this yet (besides Jesse Jackson), but what do you know? Here we are. More »

The Real Crime In Floyd Mayweather's Racist Rant

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Pretty Boy is still catching heat for his tirade against Manny Pacquiao, as well he should. But don't criticize him because it was offensive. Criticize him because he got his stereotypes all wrong. More »

“Have You Had Any Black Girls?” Asked The Afrikaner With The Mohawk

Luke O'Brien — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:00:00 EDT

PRETORIA, South Africa — People here keep telling me I look South African. What they mean is that I look Afrikaner. (Yes, I'm white, and I dress poorly.) Looking Afrikaner sucks because inevitably you get approached by scary people who think they've found a fellow traveler. More »

"If They Decide To Start Killing Us," The Young Afrikaner Said, "We Are Ready"

Luke O'Brien — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:30:39 EDT

JOHANNESBURG — See this button? It's called a panic button. It was given to me by my hosts at a guesthouse in Johannesburg. If I press it, I was told, men with automatic weapons will appear and possibly spray the street with bullets in order to quell the panic. More »