I think they are saying its racist because the losing team's players were primarily Hispanic, so the chant was meant to be derogatory and implying the losing players were not American. So implying hispanic people are not Americans is racist and thus using the chant to do so is racist.
I suppose the first thing we would have to do is agree whether or not shouting "USA! USA!" in a particular context and for a particular reason can be viewed as racist--I say yes. Was it in this case? There might have been some racial undertones.
If the losing team took it that way then they should go back to where they came from. If it is still in the United States then what is their problem? That is like some people calling blacks "African-American" like they are LESS american than the rest. I am never called "English-American" or "German-American" because I am 100% American. Most people in this country is.
Kids do a lot of stuff that can be thoughtless or hurtful but I find it highly dubious that every single one of these kids hates Latinos and in a moment of "white solidarity" decided to ridicule the other team in a racist manner.
Is it just me or are there either 2 Latino kids or a Latino kid and a black kid shouting along with the white kids? EDIT: There's another "brown" kid in there (top left) as well that I missed. So 3 brown kids. At least one, the lower right is Latino. The other 2 are maybes...
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I'm guessing just kids being kids without any racist intent...
That's just me though.
I am not saying it wasn't MEANT to be derogatory, but you can only take offense to it if you allow it to be offensive. Nothing you say about me (as long as it is true) I take as derogatory, even if you meant it to be. Why? Because I am proud of what I am. I am not saying I am better than anyone because I am what I am, but I am proud of it.
Again it is this political correctness crap that is the issue, the other team is from the USA also so why are they offended at all. They should have shooted USA right back as one big happy nation.
They lost and by claiming their feelings got hurt they are attempting to make the other team look bad. These are the same people that don't stand for the National Anthem.
I have no use for them.
The question is; Why would one USA team be yelling "USA" at the other USA team? Let's get real here, there is something implied in the "USA" chant. The chanting implies that the other team is not USA. We aren't talking about a USA team, and a Mexico team here; the statement is being made for a reason.
Just one more example of racist undertones run amok in this Country. I am not big on PC but when there is something being implied, well, it ought to be pointed out and dealt with. Sure, there are plenty of individuals who would rather brush it off and act as if it is some innocent chant that means nothing--the kids have watched racist undertones in our political system ramp up the past three years. Naturally, these kids are going to be more savvy when it comes to making racist statements.
The question is; Why would one USA team be yelling "USA" at the other USA team? Let's get real here, there is something implied in the "USA" chant. The chanting implies that the other team is not USA. We aren't talking about a USA team, and a Mexico team here; the statement is being made for a reason.
Just one more example of racist undertones run amok in this Country. I am not big on PC but when there is something being implied, well, it ought to be pointed out and dealt with. Sure, there are plenty of individuals who would rather brush it off and act as if it is some innocent chant that means nothing--the kids have watched racist undertones in our political system ramp up the past three years. Naturally, these kids are going to be more savvy when it comes to making racist statements.
The question is; Why would one USA team be yelling "USA" at the other USA team? Let's get real here, there is something implied in the "USA" chant. The chanting implies that the other team is not USA. We aren't talking about a USA team, and a Mexico team here; the statement is being made for a reason.
Just one more example of racist undertones run amok in this Country. I am not big on PC but when there is something being implied, well, it ought to be pointed out and dealt with. Sure, there are plenty of individuals who would rather brush it off and act as if it is some innocent chant that means nothing--the kids have watched racist undertones in our political system ramp up the past three years. Naturally, these kids are going to be more savvy when it comes to making racist statements.
Listen... I get you. I'm half black. I grew up in Texas. If anyone here has actually experienced the real, scary, think you are going to die in a field at the hands of scary white people with guns in Vidor, Texas, not that far from where Robert Byrd was eventually dragged to death, screaming the N-word kind of racism it's me.
Generally I would agree with your point.
In THIS case I don't. Why?
1) They are kids. No way are this many kids feeling the same way about anything. At most one or two 2. There are 30+ in there.
2) More likely than not, one or two started it and everyone else jumped in. How many of us did things like this? I did.
3) There are brown people yelling too. So, even if the first kid to start it was racist, that in no way implies the others are.
4) There are brown people yelling too. This bears repeating.
Was it dumb? Yes. Was it racist? Eh... In this instance I'll err on the side of no. There are enough real racists running around that I'm not gonna worry about a bunch of immature kids.
Listen... I get you. I'm half black. I grew up in Texas. If anyone here has actually experienced the real, scary, think you are going to die in a field at the hands of scary white people with guns in Vidor, Texas, not that far from where James Byrd was eventually dragged to death, screaming the N-word kind of racism it's me.
Generally I would agree with your point.
In THIS case I don't. Why?
1) They are kids. No way are this many kids feeling the same way about anything. At most one or two 2. There are 30+ in there.
2) More likely than not, one or two started it and everyone else jumped in. How many of us did things like this? I did.
3) There are brown people yelling too. So, even if the first kid to start it was racist, that in no way implies the others are.
4) There are brown people yelling too. This bears repeating.
(1)Was it dumb? Yes. (2)Was it racist? Eh... In this instance I'll err on the side of no. (3)There are enough real racists running around that I'm not gonna worry about a bunch of immature kids.