John McCain asks a black kid if he's on the basketball team

[8jsimone]

i think its just cuz of height. i dont understand why the chick in the background is laughing though lol. what a groupie

[TheCaliCapitalist]

Im surprised McCain didnt ask him if he drank grape soda, KFC or Popeyes, or asked him how is welfare treating ya. Im so glad I didnt vote for this guy.

[ThePrototype4]

I'm not saying this in support of McCain, because I personally will say that I did not vote for him, but... most of you are more racist than McCain by thinking his comment referred to the young man being black. I'm guessing McCain would have said this to a Caucasian man just the same if he was that tall. That is a typical thing you say to tall, young men.

[LQHSbasketball]

he knows white kid cant

[MrTht1guy]

Well... Most black people can outplay a white person in basketball, i mean look at the pros! like 70% are black or anything BUT white. and that kid was like freakishly tall anyways so it was a reasonable question to ask.

[franksters08]

lmfao!!!

he must have a good pair to ask a dumbass question like that

[vmurthy23]

FUCK MCCAIn racist bitch ass

[whenitsrightitswong]

mccain is so fucking racist its no wonder why he lost. did he say that to every tall kid that asked a question? NO HE HAD TO ASK THE BLACK KID!

I would have hit him in the head with my mic.

and btw pointing out the fact that mccain is racist dosent make you racist.

[Adolphus91788]

OMG people calm down! Anyone can see that this kid looks like he is 6' 4", thats why McCain asked if he was teams on the basketball not because he was black. Shit.....

[Dewman2]

Just because McCain didn't mean any harm by what he said, doesn't mean the exchange isn't revealing. In this day and age, the first thing out of your mouth when you meet a black man should never be "are you the basketball team?" And when he says no, your next response should certainly not be "well you should be." At a minimum, it shows he's old and out of touch. At worst, its subtle, yet thoughtless racism.

[aSOCKalypse]

thats like michael scott from the office...

he wanted stanley on his b-ball team just bc he was black

(and stanley wasn't that good, anyway)

[Euranell]

That's like asking a Asian if he or she plays Chess!!!

[sounddesign81]

no, it's like asking a freakishly tall Asian if he plays basketball...

[whitetailhunta]

im not going to take that and run with it like they trying to do obama with the lip stick on the pig shit..

[angelagapa]

You guys are pathetic. Even I am black and I can tell that he made that comment not because of the guy's his race. It was because of his height.

[mrbalis]

seriously..the kid is huge...maybe the ones crying racism are the racists themselves....only a true racist would think color first

[prideventures]

From the comments by whites it obvious how different the views are about what is racism. The avg black person does not "claim" racism every instance something happens, but they understand the tone. My white friends think it is gone, but we experience certain levels. I have a doctor friend who has, too often, to explain he is the doctor - people go to the orderly, male/female nurse before him. I meet clients who were great on the phone but then meet me and the conversation changes...it is subtle

[inkey2]

To PRIDEVENTURES: I am a white guy, 55 years old, your white friends are "wrong" of course all kinds of racism still exists....but....things are a hell of alot better than it used to be. With all the famous black sports stars and black people virtually taking over television, sitcoms etc...whites are far more used to people of color now. As an average white person (not a Klansman, skinhead or nutcase) the only time I get uptight is when I see young blacks in "gang type cloths"..it scares me

[prideventures]

You "wanna" know something funny "inkey2", most of my black friends feel the same way as you, (about young blacks in gang type clothes). LOL - If you ever heard the Chris Rock skit about blacks and ni***rs, then you see what blacks really think. The "avg" black person has just as much problems with "hoodlems" which are black, (or white), as white people. You are right, as people become accustomed to others they realize how alike we really are. You don't have a tail I don't have horns. LOL

[prideventures]

Wow even the crowd picked that up....I heard the mermuring - hope he did't also say how well spoken he was geez....

[waynebadmon]

i suppoet obama but McCain did not say anything wrong

[gatrfan]

You think he asked that because he's black?!!!

He's freaking 7 feet tall!!! I'm white and 6'4" and I get asked if I play basketball every other day!

Give me a break. He was trying to be funny.

[BuckeyeSparky]

Hes a racist

[JohnDaCajun]

No, Obama is racist

[JimboTHC]

Neither of them are racist. Stop being partisan hacks,

This crap right here is what Dubbya has done to this country only governing for his base.

[fawkesbobo]

THANK YOU JIMBO.

[fafafa3040]

I'm 6 ft. 8 and white. I get asked if I play basketball every single week by random people. It goes with the territory.

[CultureWar77]

You're really reaching on this one.

[CultureWar77]

You're really reaching on this one.

[Madmar25]

What racism? He asked a really tall kid if he played basketball, whoopty doo.

Is that the best you can do?

[MartorDR]

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[voidsoul21]

^^^

[mcva2000]

I think we're all racist to some degree. McCain needs to realize that it doesn't matter how tall this kid is, asking him if he's on the basketball team is not an appropriate conversation starter to a young black man in 2008. Why not ask him if he's on the chess team?

[danludedude]

dude you're an idiot; if you see a nearly 7 some foot kid are you more likely to assume hes a basketball player or on the chess team? and race has nothing to do with it. if he was white, hispanic, or asian but was that tall he still probably would have asked

[discojoe3]

Shut up.

[gatrfan]

Dude, just be quiet. If the kid was 7 feet tall and white or Hispanic or Asian he be asked the exact same thing. This sounds like your problem, not anyone else's.

[mcva2000]

Does McCain ask every tall kid he meets if he's on the basketball team? Maybe... but I doubt it. My gut tells me it has to do with a combination of his height and his race. And I'm not saying that this makes him a bad person, just that he doesn't possess 21st century social skills.

[mcva2000]

It's a subtle thing. But who says racism can't be subtle.

[Steadno]

lol typical!