There was no evidence to suggest he was racist
I know your post is over a year old, but I'd like to interject here.
Yes, there is no evidence to suggest Mr. Roe was racist, but there is regarding Ricky, whom his father still had control and influence over.
When Ricky comes into the coaches locker room to "discuss business" he says "as a blue chip WHITE athlete I feel I deserve something extra."
Ricky was racist, at least somewhat, and he most likely gets it from his dad...
"My nose was chiseled by the gods themselves..."
-Dennis,
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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14 years ago
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SunNumberOne
14 years ago
I really don't see what Colonial religious affiliation has to do with a 90's movie about basketball and whether or not one of the characters was racist...
"Alright let's get this bull sh!t over with..."
-Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm
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bossat2822
14 years ago
I believe when Ricky said about being a blue chip white athlete, was more about marketing himself and not racism. Just look at the top high schooll basketball players every year- predominantly black. He knows he'll be viewed as the next Larry Bird. It is no big deal to have a stud black baller, but a white one would come with a little extra fanfare. Has anyone gone to a college game where the only white guy is a bench warmer? Ever noticed the little 'extra' cheer he gets when he into a game? Anyone notices how the country went ga-ga over Gonzaga when they made it big a few years ago? in b ball the white man is the underdog and the minority and if one (especially from the USA) with the pedigree of LeBron or Kobe, you'll see a more rabid fan base.
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tgrdavid
13 years ago
ok first of all southern baptists have not been around since colonial times. They have been around since the civil war. They were pro slavery while northern baptists were anti slavery. That being said there are black southern baptists. In fact there are probably 10 to 15 different denominations of baptist, the biggest being southern baptist and independent baptist. Independent baptist do not have a hierarchy and all decisions are made by the local church. Southern baptists do have a hierarchy which usually tries to set moral rules. These rules vary greatly depending on who is leading the church at the time. So there have been times when they have been called to liberal and to conservative.
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