(Jeremy Wariner is the athlete in the middle of the above picture)
Track and Field is a sport that does not get alot of publicity in America. However aboard, running or ATHLETICS (internationally its know as Athletics) is revered as a top sport that draws thousands of spectators.
Let me set up background for you. Jeremy Wariner is currently the world's fastest 400m runner or 1/4 of a mile. Thats one lap around your local high school track. What makes him special in my eyes is he can do that 400 meters in 43.50.
"Being a sprinter and being from America usually means you are black, loud and have lots of tattoos. Not Wariner." -Scott Gullan February 21, 2008 12:00am
What makes him special in the international eyes is that he is White. Yes I said it a white sprinter that is the fastest in his event.
Why would Scott Gullan say this. Was Michael Johnson loud and tattooed? No. How about America's new sprint king Tyson Gay? No.
How about all the college runners? The majority no.
Yes some black sprinters are loud. So are some white runners. Yes some black sprinters have tattoos. So do alot of white runners. But to make a blanket statement like that is just not right.
What do you prove by stating this. It is not even a necessary line in the story.
"Being a sprinter and being from America usually means you are black, loud and have lots of tattoos. Not Wariner." -Scott Gullan February 21, 2008 12:00am
Link to Scott Gullan's racist story:
Check out this Forum Discussion on the subject for more in depth opinions:
John W. Davis
2 comments:
All I could do was chuckle at that comment. We're a global society living in a box.
Just seems pointless to me. Jeremy Wariner is the runner in the middle by the way.
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