For example to prove my point I cite Bryant Gumbel's statement about the Winter Olympics from 2006.
" So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. "
The video of his rant has been purged from Youtube (google) and ESPN (disney), but a transcript is still available here:
On the eve of the Winter Olympics four years ago, Bryant Gumbel couldn't resist taking a racial shot at the Republican Party in a
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He was given a pass.
If a white commentator had said something similar, he would have been instantly fired. In fact, several have been.
And that is pointed out in this other article from the time:
Let's be clear: Mr. Gumbel is a bona fide racist here. He insinuated that skilled white athletes are, in fact, not really that great, simply because they do not display Mr. Gumbel's preferred skin color. Apparently, only sports dominated by blacks qualify as "Real Sports."
I love watching the Winter Olympics. I love seeing sports that don't get much exposure in the four years between Games and the frenzied following they attract in countries that aren't dominated by professional sports …
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