Tim Bourret setting another reporter straight
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Clemson is important in the sports world. UofSC, not so much.
Looking at this guy's tweets, it also seems like he's decided he needs to expose something about Clemson. Apparently he thinks Trevor Lawrence is somehow in league with Donald Trump.
What state was this in? In thought in SC it was across the board in either the last 60s or early 70s.
probably mad cause Dabo came down and got DW and TL from right under UGA’s nose
My guess is it was one that was subject to court-supervised desegregation, where the school was integrated by law, but where the court had given the school district certain goals that it wasn't meeting because of where people lived.
Thank God we have come a long way since those days, i cant fathom hating someone because their skin looks different than mine.
I think here is your answer
Probably after clemson beat OSU in the semis last year.
This is the exact type of hyperbole that detracts from social justice movement and adds nothing. I am not sure if you were around in the 1960s south, but anyone who lived through true segregation are probably rolling over in their grave at the suggestion that Jim Crow laws are in effect today. That or laughing and shaking their head.
google is fantastic, I suggest you use to understand the civil rights movement and voting acts.
Good to see someone at least attempting to own their mistake and bring the truth to light... People like that should always be met with respect.
Unfortunately this is the exception and not the norm in today’s society
This board by in large would prefer that the racist element in this story and in our country today NOT be pointed out. They prefer the status quo, thereby Tim set this writer straight. Racism is okay as long it’s not directed at a player while he’s running or catching a touch down, or sacking the opposing teams quarterback.
I think our country actually does not need to forget where it came from. Learn from mistakes and grow. The original tweeter in question seems to have a bone to pick against Clemson after reading other tweets and only focused on the negative against Clemson in his tweets. I’m all for telling the good, bad and ugly. But let’s not just tell one side. This guy seems to only focus on the negative at Clemson.
If you read the Washington post article he was basing his tweet on, then you would know he only told the stuff that made Clemson look bad (ticket person not letting Hill's mother in) and not the stuff that was good and kind like the prez taking Hill's mother to his box. He also stretched the truth (outright lied) about Frank Howard based on the article. The article was much more derogatory of UofSCjr and their fans, but not one mention of that - I am guessing because of his UGA / SEC ties.
I am not denying that racism was prevalent in the South (or all over this country for that matter) back in the day (even now in places), but selective reporting is what this dude was doing - he had an agenda.
Saying he was reporting is a stretch. The original article was actual reporting. This guy was trying to make a point. And unfortunately nowadays, too often making a point means you ignore nuance or context.
Larry, I must say I admire your courage. I understand you walk a fine line here sometimes considering “the base” on this board. Please keep speaking up for facts and truth. I cannot recall exactly, but was it you who called out Richard Burr’s vehement response to players receiving money for their image and likeness for being the thinly veiled racist trope it actually was? Keep the courage. I’m often appalled by things I read here, but your ability to walk the fine line is appreciated.
I appreciate it. I don't recall saying anything about Burr so that must've been someone else.
Don’t Need Google Poker:
Not only did I live through it, but still living it! Yes from the back of the bus, seeing a cousin hanging from a tree, being spit on, riots, racial epithets, bused, police brutality, church bombing...Yep born in the South by a mid wife, no hospital for blacks in 1958!
...& Still Believe In Our Country! FYI, My Great Grandma, Knew her well! Mother was born into slavery & died in 1978, Yep, Unofficially 116 years old! Again, Don’t Need Google For This!
Apology Accepted! Your Turn!!!
So life for you today is the same as when you came to age in the 1970’s? Today, there are establishments you cannot enter based solely on the color of your skin?
I am sure I cannot even imagine what life was like for you back in the day, but to argue that the impact and transformation that has taken place over your lifetime is not real....that segregation is still supported by Jim Crow laws, that the civil rights movement has not transformed our country...is just flat out nonsense. Perspective might be hard for you given what you have seen, but I pray you can someday appreciate the age you have lived through and take pride that your generation was the one responsible for it.
No apology given.
Odviously you are not reading My Posts!
Again, With All Of our issues; This Is My Country, Our Country & The Greatest On Earth...Got It! Do We have problems, Heck Yeah, But (Here it Comes), We have come a long way from 1863 but still have a long way to go! Yes, there are places I cannot enter because of my race, ask Gov. McMaster! Yes, Jim Crow ideologies remain; Do you realize no anti-lynching Law exist, the bill remains on Sen. McConnel’s Desk! Please, don’t let me start on voter suppression!
There Is Nothing In your last paragraph I am arguing, Nothing! I am so, so thankful for My Journey & Life! Dude, I Am Truly Blessed, God Loves Me, Unconditionally. In the midst of this pandemic my family, with three deceased, has been Very Very Blesses! I am a Proverbs 3:5-6 Man with No Fears!
So Yes, Again, I Accept Your Apology!!
and clemson should sue this sports reporter for defamation of character
and he should be arrested for trying to incite a riot
and he should be arrested for trying to incite a riot
He does not say such! He is a member of a club that does not Accept Blacks, Forests Lake Club!!!
****Hold The Press, Retract, Apologies & Homework Done...***
Since being sworn in as Govenor, Forest Lake Golf Club, As Of A Couple Of Years ago; Accepted it’s 1st Black Member! Hurray for them, Progress!
Now let’s talk about Sucessions Golf Club?
To be fair, the first black member joined about 18 months prior to McMaster being inaugurated. But i get what you're saying.
The unfollow hurts his metrics, which hurt the business side of his Twitter.
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