(October 21, 2019 at 3:48 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(October 21, 2019 at 3:38 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Oh, I wasn't offended, I've just never heard anyone connect the team name with racism, however tangentially. I was explaining, not criticizing.
Boru
Dude, sometimes humor is just that.
It was not implying racism on their part, but it is still true that a team name like that would not fly here in the states. You'd in reality if we had an NFL team named "The All Blacks" have a response from the white anxiety right saying "Why cant we have a team named "The All Whites".
I totally accept that that rugby team name has nothing to do with race.
Just like if I joked "I can find Fort McHenry on my GPS but not Fortitude."
I know you don't think it's racist. You said you didn't know the history of the name, so I was explaining it. Sorry if it came off any different.
For whatever it's worth, I have never EVER thought or suspected that you are even a little bit racist.
Boru
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