The ABC-TV affiliate in Augusta (WJBF) and the Fox-TV affiliate in Atlanta (WAGA) had the unfortunate idea to run polls about the proposed latent homosexual all-white basketball league by Don “Moose” Lewis.
(Think he’ll spend the evening alone?)
The Atlanta TV poll asked viewers: “Do you think Lewis’ all-white professional basketball league is racist?” 54% responded, “no, it isn’t racist.”
Augusta’s TV poll? Don’t ask.
Over 1,000 viewers were asked, “Do You Think An All-White Professional Basketball Team Is A Good Idea For Augusta?“ 60% of respondents answered, “Yes.”
I’ve lived in Atlanta and worked dozens of sports events in Augusta in my broadcasting career. I’m now living in Los Angeles, where I’ve spent the past the 10 years.
Yes, I’ve experienced more racism in Georgia than in other places I’ve lived, but the overall percentage of racist people in that state isn’t vastly higher than it is in a place like Los Angeles. The big difference is the fervency of racists in places like Atlanta and Augusta, which is why you get those poll results.
Because of slavery, hardcore racism in the south is interwoven into families like no other place. The generational chain is practically unbreakable - I have first-hand knowledge. So when those folks get the rare opportunity to advance their ugly agenda, you get those polls. (What were those TV stations thinking?!)
I’ve covered lifetime losers like Lewis my entire life. If you look up his background, you see one failed sports league/promotional venture after another. Every town has dozens of hucksters like Lewis. Dude never created anything legitimate that anyone ever cared about, so he got desperate and started spewing this garbage to stir people up. The league will never see the light of day.
Anyone who would entertain this guy as a legitimate “sports promoter” needs to have their common sense card revoked.
5:30 pm on January 22nd, 2010
Racist? You would have to know his motivation to know if it is racist or not. I think it is stupid because nobody is going to want to see that product and players arent going to want to play in it. It is just dumb.
However… from a fairness standpoint, what’s the difference in an “all white…____”(fill the in the blank-whatever) and black entertainment television, naacp, black caucus, black pageant, on and on. If one thing is racist, then all this other crap is racist as well.
6:44 pm on January 22nd, 2010
^ Black pageants were started because black women weren’t allowed to compete once upon a time.
Historically black schools were started because white ones denied them admission.
Do you need some type of history lesson dude?
There’s nothing racist about starting your own station if a “white” one won’t hire you. I live in DC and know white camera guys who’ve worked for BET.
Do you think this jackass Lewis will let black camera guys cover his all-white league?
6:47 pm on January 22nd, 2010
Agree with the above comment. I think the idea of an all white league is stupid but the selective outrage it’s generating, especially from Brooks is dumb. There are dozens of all black associations and no one bats an eye, how is this fundamentally different? Personally I think an all white league is as discriminatory as an all black beauty pageant, fraternity, etc but if one is allowed then why not the other?
6:49 pm on January 22nd, 2010
@BET. I hear this particular point of view all the time and it’s asinine and uninformed. Allow me to educate you.
Historically minorities haven’t been able to secure fair or accurate representation in traditional media, especially broadcast television. For years, programming was developed written and produced solely by whites. Ethnically based networks were developed to fulfill a desire to fill that void. If Latino or black or Asian communities want to see expressions of their culture in a more diverse and fair way, they’ve got to do it themselves. BET is crap…but at least it is an attempt to fulfill a void. The same goes for beauty pageants and the like. Politically, ethnic minority communities usually have similar interests/concerns and the only way a minority, ethnic or otherwise, can successfully address those mutual issues is to organize and act in a concerted manner. Women do it, business does it, everyone does it.
You act as if racism never existed and everyone has always been treated fairly throughout the history of this country.
As far as “not knowing” his motivation, it’s not hard to figure it out. The league is based purely on race and his comments evince racial animus towards blacks. You could create a league with only fundamentally sound players who show positive moral character…if that’s what
you’re looking for. Using your flawed logic, we could never truly “know” someone’s motivation unless it was honestly and explicitly expressed.
I’m endlessly amazed at the utter lack of intelligence I encounter on a daily basis.
7:00 pm on January 22nd, 2010
…let me also state, I don’t care if he’s racist or not…It doesn’t change anything in my life nor does it hurt my feelings or outrage me. If it were to succeed it won’t bother me at all.
I think it’s hilarious and would probably watch it just out of curiosity and pure amusement (though I wouldn’t do anything to support it and would morally I would personally boycott a sponsor of such a league).
He’s got a business idea. He should invest all of his time and resources and heart and soul into it and let the market decide it’s fate. That’s truly the American way.
11:56 am on January 23rd, 2010
selective black groups are just as dumb as this idiot league will be…this isn’t the 60s…but democrat senator harry reid who mentions”negro dialects light skinned”could be the commish
1:40 pm on January 23rd, 2010
^^^^
it’s remarkable that even after explaining things people are still incapable of understanding simple concepts…
6:55 pm on January 24th, 2010
Mr. Lewis is also working on an all African-American version of Jeopardy.
We’ll be watching.