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Chicago Blackhawks' blackface forces the issue
Chicago Blackhawks' blackface forces the issue
This is why we love sports, yes? Because it's not really about the game. It's not really about the men and women who play the game. It's not about the billionaire owners.
Blackhawks in blackface: Most predictable backlash of 2009
Blackhawks in blackface: Most predictable backlash of 2009
sports.yahoo.com — When we tweeted last night about local coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks Halloween Party , we did... so begrudgingly: The notion that Adam Burish (notes) as Dennis Rodman and Patrick Kane (notes) as Scottie Pippen were racially insensitive in ... (more) Blackhawks in blackface: Most predictable backlash of 2009
Chicago Blackhawks: The Best Defense in the NHL
Chicago Blackhawks: The Best Defense in the NHL
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BLACKFACE A BLACK EYE FOR BLACKHAWKS?
BLACKFACE A BLACK EYE FOR BLACKHAWKS?
bigleaguescrew.com — It’s almost 2010 and calling other people racist has never been more popular. It’s almost as if... “concerned citizens” are competing to see who can be the most outraged the most often. Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune decided to show off her elite level of ... (more) BLACKFACE A BLACK EYE FOR BLACKHAWKS?
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Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 11/4
Arrowhead Pride — ... than 10 entries on Google should ever open his mouth or leave her house without first clearing it with a publicist? Probably. But the controversies are also a sign of society's robust health. We debate these words and behaviors -- are they heinous and unforgivable or just dumb and obtuse? -- because we don't really know just how to feel about them. And sports is both mirror and lamp. The mirror shows us where we are; the lamp leads us up and out. Chicago Blackhawks' blackface forces the issue from The Chicago Tribune ...

BLACKFACE A BLACK EYE FOR BLACKHAWKS?
BigLeagueScrew — ... It’s almost 2010 and calling other people racist has never been more popular. It’s almost as if “concerned citizens” are competing to see who can be the most outraged the most often. Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune decided to show off her elite level of intellectualism by writing a piece that’s indirectly critical members of the Chicago Blackhawks for their Halloween costumes. ...

Offensive?
KK Hockey — ... think we’re enlightened. We think we’re evolved. We think we’re past all that nasty old stuff from the bad old days. We think we’re “post-racial,” to use the curious term that popped up in the wake of President Barack Obama’s election. Then a couple of fun-loving but culturally tone-deaf Blackhawks decided to dress up for Halloween as former Bulls Dennis Rodman and Scottie Pippen—complete with blackface. more on this topic… You can view the picture of Adam Burish dressed ...

Blackhawks in blackface: Most predictable backlash of 2009
Puck Daddy — ... Today, Julia Keller of the Chicago Tribune piled on, tying the Hawks to gay slurs and Bob Griese saying Juan Pablo Montoya was "out having a taco." Seriously: ...

Please Start Giving Black Sports Fans More Credit
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... of Yahoo Sports blogs today about the response from the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, which he writes, “has decided to turn this manufactured controversy into a cottage industry of content. Along with Wilkins’s piece, the Blackhawks photo has been blogged about in at least three other places on the publication’s Web site.“ Staffers didn’t start ripping away until a Tribune “social media intern” named ...

The Morning After: November 5, 2009
Sparty and Friends — ... warm for Jeff Fisher. Mike Tyson to try his hand as an analyst (5th story down). Conspiracy in the NBA!! Yes, I’m stealing GatorTrey’s Wednesday TMA feature…Lane Kiffin News!!! – It learns! While this is not a Michigan State blog, this is a Michigan State basketball preview. Tiger and Phil are facing off again. Blackhawks’ blackface…rut roh.  Here’s ...

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Not Qualified To Comment — Before rolling the Ravens this week, Ochocinco of the Bengals gave them gift baskets with deodorant in it.  So they wouldn’t sweat of course. Classy. [Ingamenow] My Bulls weekly roundup.  I love writing those when the Bulls go 3-0 on the week.  Awesome. [Pippen Ain't Easy] Free beer with every “bat-free” Spurs win.  Seriously. [BDL] Any story involving Marbury, Twitter, and strange comments is always going to be funny.  Now he claims the NBA is fixed and Stern should be replaced.  Great plan for getting back in the NBA, idiot. [Sharapova's Thigh] I know I haven’t ...

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