04-28-2017, 02:51 PM
(04-28-2017, 02:16 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I think he called her friend something homophobic. And, in her mind, that gave her permission to be racist.
I know I will be in the minority in this (and I am white, for the record), but the level of "under the radar" racism I see on a daily basis is staggering. I once had a friend in college who said he is happy for me and my wife (who is black) who, at the time was my girlfriend, and said "I'm glad you guys are happy, but I just don't get it. It doesn't make any sense to me. I could never date a black woman."
I've also heard white people say my wife is "so articulate." Like, they saw the color of her skin and assumed she was an idiot who couldn't speak well.
I've seen white people look confused at us and I've seen white people ask me "So, how did that happen?" referencing my wife.
None of these people said the N Word or anything outright racist but you could tell, from what they said, what they were thinking. And they had extremely racist thoughts.
There are millions of white people in America who are secretly racist as ****. (for the record, I'm not saying other races aren't racist.)
So when I hear a white woman reportedly calling a black person the N word and the defense is "Well, maybe she said it because he said something homophobic" all that tells me is that she has been repressing or rephrasing her racist thoughts and opinions for years. And the second she saw, in her eyes, a justifiable reason to be outwardly racist, she jumped on it as fast as she could.
Those people are the true scum of this world. Not the people who respond irrationally to such hatred.
I'm not saying he was right for doing what he did. But I understand the vitriol that would come from witnessing racism. It is a toxin in this country and she let it out.
Now, obviously, this is just based on witness accounts that the N word was said. If this were false or revealed to be fake, then I completely retract any kind of support for Mixon in this scenario.
To each their own, but I don't buy it for one second. A young girl and her limp wristed friend just casually dropping the n-bomb to a black person's face, while surrounded by their black friends, all completely unprovoked. Doesn't seem too likely.
And even if they did, even if she was just waiting and you say, for an excuse to use it, what does that have to do with his response. Language used, and the situation leading up to it, is pretty much irrelevant. To warrant that type of response you're going to need a lot more of a reason than being called the n word.
I wonder what would happen if a white player was called a cracker, then shoved by a black female, and he knocked her out what the response would be. I somehow suspect it wouldn't be as forgiving.
Where did you see the witness accounts? I'd be curious to read them. I've only seen the video and read a few ESPN articles.
