Thread: Other Sports Chanting "USA" is now racist
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Old 03-08-2012, 11:09 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by Reaper16 View Post
Of course it's racist, in that context. Chanting 'USA!' because your team's opponents are Hispanic (American citizens, but nonwhite)? The chant's obvious implication was "We belong here, you don't." Which is terrible.
Maybe it was a gracious attempt to bring unity? They'd just handed a bitter defeat to the other school, but they were saying despite our differences, we're all USA!!!

FWIW, I think the coach of the white USA team did a good job by standing up and telling his kids to stop though, since it could be taken the wrong way by the hispanic USA team.
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