Whites at LSU say the Confederate Flag isn't Racist so "Play Ball N****!"

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Fans of Louisiana State University have been waving purple and gold Confederate flags at sporting events. They're saying that their motives for doing this aren't racist and that they are merely trying to represent their Southern heritage. Maybe, for many, the Confederate flag is a symbol of Southern history and a proud heritage. That history and heritage, however, includes the brutal enslavement and degradation of black people in America. I just can't see how anyone who knows the history of this flag and who understands the racial hatred that it represents can still wave it proudly. I can't see how black students at LSU can tolerate white students waving this flag in their faces at their events. I understand that black people make up 80 percent of the athletic community at LSU (On the National Championship billboard outside of their stadium that shows several white hands reaching for a trophy, not one black hand is shown. Hmmm...). I can't see how all of those black athletes can represent on the field and on the court while all of those white fans are sitting in the stands waving symbols of hatred at them. It's just like those white people with those flags are saying, "RUN N****R, RUN! CHASE THE BALL, N****R! DUNK THE BALL, N****R, DUNK IT! IN HIS FACE N****R, IN HIS FACE! If I were an athlete at LSU, I wouldn't play for a crowd of people calling me "nigger." They're not worried about that over there though. They're too busy chasin' balls for "massuh." [more]