dstieger wrote:3 times, if you include 14.
If a person says a 'racist slur' in the woods, did a tree fall?
I fully acknowledge the idiocy and support some sort of sanction or punishment. But, like ZRX, I think we are past the point of appropriate reactions to things. The conversation about what's offensive and what's ok in today's society is a good one. But, so is a conversation about whether its ok to criticize those that take 'being offended' to a whole other level. I think its ok to take a step back and sort of assess 'standing', like in courts.
Being offensive beyond some reasonable standard is bad. But so is overreaction - especially by someone who shouldn't be offended (according to some gray reasonableness standard)....or have any responsibility or harm.
And the principal covering his ass falls within that second category, IMO
Principal is irrelevant. His opinion doesn't really matter, and the only reason he gave one is likely because he was asked.
But, assuming there's one black player, or black spectator involved in this game... they are walking into a situation with a reasonable expectation that it isn't actively supporting racism.
Then they see a jersey with "coon" written on it.
I would expect that would make them second guess their original reasonable expectation that it wasn't actively supporting racism, and lead them to wonder whether they are safe from the people who like to use racist terms, and the other people around them who clearly supported the idea of using a racist term.
I don't see how this is hard to understand... and exceeds the idea of "being offended".
If it were just wet dreams... or wet dreams an knee grow... sure... that's offensive and stupid. "coon" probably put it over the edge
But on the other hand... you are complaining about "overreaction".
What was the consequence? They didn't get to play? That's not exactly a life-changing consequence. I think you're overreacting to the reaction....
Seems to me that they got to learn a valuable lesson in not being stupid, without it having a lasting impact on their lives.