I caught a brief caption on the bottom of CNN recently about Dan Issel directing a racial slur towards a fan. After looking into the story it turns out Issel called a Hispanic appearing man a 'f**king Mexican piece if shit' after the fan had yelled 'You Suck' at Issel.
Issel has been suspended for 4 games costing him over $100K. The fan has been receiving his 15 minutes of fame but I don't think he has been barred from Denver Nuggets games. The Hispanic councils around the country have demanded the resignation or termination of Issel.
I'm confused about this. When did 'Mexican' become a racial slur? Does this mean we can't say 'Canadian' piece of shit? Or 'Ethiopian' piece of shit? 'Russian'? 'British'?
If someone yells at me and tells me I suck, I think I have the right to call them a piece of shit. If I happen to use a nationality in the process, even if I'm wrong about that nationality, I don't consider that a racial slur. Do you suppose this may someday be expanded to include names of continents? Then we couldn't call someone a European piece of shit, or Central American piece of shit. Where does this insanity end?
Issel has been suspended for 4 games costing him over $100K. The fan has been receiving his 15 minutes of fame but I don't think he has been barred from Denver Nuggets games. The Hispanic councils around the country have demanded the resignation or termination of Issel.
I'm confused about this. When did 'Mexican' become a racial slur? Does this mean we can't say 'Canadian' piece of shit? Or 'Ethiopian' piece of shit? 'Russian'? 'British'?
If someone yells at me and tells me I suck, I think I have the right to call them a piece of shit. If I happen to use a nationality in the process, even if I'm wrong about that nationality, I don't consider that a racial slur. Do you suppose this may someday be expanded to include names of continents? Then we couldn't call someone a European piece of shit, or Central American piece of shit. Where does this insanity end?