Re: Allen Barra defends Limbaugh's football comments

[joanna bujes <jbujes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Racial stereotypes and how these connect with sports are hillarious. The
last time I watched football was during my first marriage (25 years
ago). This was partly to keep hubby company and partly because he liked
sex at half-time, but not much at any other time. Back then, there were
no black quarterbacks....because "blacks weren't smart enough to be
quarterbacks." Apparently that has changed, though obviously racial
stereotypes persist.

I'm not a sports watcher...other than gymnastics. Generally, I prefer to
do than to watch. But it has been great to see the Venus sisters on the
tennis courts and Tiger on the golf course.

Joanna

Michael Perelman wrote:

> I don't have a source.  The Celtics and the 76ers were originally Jewish
> teams, that eventually took on some Irish and Black players.  Even after
> the Jewish influence on the court subsided, the coaches were still Jewish.
> Red Auerbach, Red Holtzman, Dolf Shays.
>
> When I was young, the head of the NBA was a friend of my grandma's.  He
> was a short, dumpy guy that ran an ice business, was asked to run the
> Whaler's hockey team, did a good job, became head of the NHL.  The NBA
> asked him to run the league as a side line.  I used to go to Knicks games
> when I went to NY, and side on the side lines with the press.  I still
> remember Sweetwater Clifton coming out of the shower.  I never saw anyone
> so big.  I guess now he may have been 6'4", but I was very young at the
> time.
>
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 09:00:08AM -0700, Martin Hart-Landsberg wrote:
>
>
> > Michael,
> >
> > I would love to learn more about the notion that basketball was a
> > jewish sport.  Any reading recommendations?
> >
> > Marty
> >
> > --On Monday, October 06, 2003 8:39 AM -0700 Michael Perelman
> > <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > As for basketball, the NBA evolved out of traveling Jewish teams.  In
> > > the 20's, basketball was supposed to be a naturally Jewish sport
> > > because it put a premium on sneakiness and stealth.
>
> --
> Michael Perelman
> Economics Department
> California State University
> Chico, CA 95929
>
> Tel. 530-898-5321
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