Rarely are we as shocked as we are today. View the Martellus Bennett ‘Black Olympics’ video filmed with his brother Michael Bennett and tell us what you think in the comments. Both are professional football players playing for the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks respectively.
Black Olympics: Racial Stereotyping is Not the Change We Were Looking For
The so-called “black Olympics” video is wrong on so many levels. On the one hand we do need to lighten up as a nation and stop taking everything so seriously. On the other hand, racial stereotyping is not the way to make fun of ourselves.
In the video, Martellus Bennett with his brother Michael compete in competitions ranging from eating fried chicken and watermelon to drinking Kool-aid. Read more about it here and here and here.
This story reminds me of our painful history of race relations in sports. In the old negro-leagues, all-black teams would occasionally play major league baseball teams for exhibition. The black players were roundly jeered by the spectators, and there is one famous incident of a white major league professional player rolling a watermelon on to the field.
That is a painful part of our past that this president ought to be changing, but Obama is afraid or unwilling to discuss race relations in any meaningful way. He is not affecting change, and thus we expect to see offensive videos like the ‘black Olympics’ making it’s way around the internet today on Youtube. Where is the leadership for Martellus Bennett to follow?
Incidentally the players vocally supported Obama in the last election, Your thoughts?
Black Olympics (Photos)
Martellus Bennett Video - Black Olympics
July 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Soooo….
should white guys have a mayo/green bean casserole eating contest ?
July 17th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Have you ever wondered why they call Germans “Krauts” or Mexicans “Beaners”? People have forever been identified by the foods they eat.
I’ve stated before that most of my friends are black, and guess what? They do, for the most part, like fried chicken, ribs, and watermelon. So what!!! I think it’s refreshing that they’re celebrating their culture rather than getting offended.
My best friend in the Navy used to call me “Spaghetti-bender” because of my Italian ancestry. Should I have been offended.
And remember, one of the grossest of American institutions is the eating contest which typically uses the all American hot dog as it’s food of choice. Should we all be offended?
Stereotypes are actually truth personified. The alternative is “Political Correctness” and haven’t we all had about enough of that?
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
July 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Often we take things too seriously when it comes to race.The thing with Benett isn’t funny at all.The fact of the matter is he’s an idiot from start to finish and the COWBOYS should release him immediately!If it can’t be seen that he’s a disaster waiting to happen at this point,then it’ll be a CATASTROPHY LATER!!!!
July 17th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Have you ever heard of…satire, MCCAIN? You know, the gestalt of something?
I thought that it was pretty funny.
I do not think that any two people could be more opposite than you and I are, MCCAIN.
This is what upsets you? This?
July 17th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
What do Chinese people say when they’re going out for Chinese ?
KLO
I think the point is that these guys have no right to b*tch when they’re steroetyping themselves while others outside of that minority pick up on and use the stereotyping also.
I cant say n*gger, b*tch, Ho, Nappy,but one black can to another ?
I hate mayo
July 17th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Gotcha monkey.
PC is also a method of thought control. By controlling the speech we can supposedly tell what folks are thinking while trying make ourselves feel good by giving labels to things that only some hypersensative narcissist would use.
R*tarded is a legit word that should be taken outta the PC closet to replace “mentally challenged”
You know what really pi$es me off ? That stupid point/hand gesture that politicians use where they dont really want to make a fist or use their index finger but instead look like they’re handing you a piece of paper. WYF is that and when did it start ?
July 18th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Being a black female I didn’t find it racist. I thought that it was stupid. But, not racist.
July 18th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
I agree Buttercup - just stupid. Kind of like the Redneck Olympics - playing on stereotypes for an afternoon of adolescent fun and games. Stupid.
July 21st, 2009 at 8:44 am
flyingmonkey is so right…I love fried chicken and ribs and I dont give a s**t
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