Kind of a bit racist..

[eagles123]

[wolfberries]

Is it racist in 2021,yes.

Is it actually racist in the slightest, NO.

[Cynic]

I think changing it to Usain Bolt would be fine. Everyone knows who he is and he runs dang fast.

Could go the Looney Tunes route and change it to roadrunners for fun.

[Jim]

Personally don’t see this as racist but I’ve changed it to Usain Bolt

[GM-crowfan65]

I think we should find out this guy's name and use that

[GM-crowfan65]

All jokes aside I agree with Jim, don't really see it but in the interests of 2021 happy its been changed

[MOD-MrMoose]

I think we should find out this guy's name and use that

“Jamaican shot-putter Vashon McCarthy runs in the men's 8 x 100m mixed relay race at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.”

Apparently that’s Vashon McCarthy Jamaican shot putter! The more you know!

[GM-crowfan65]

Great news Loose Goose
Going to change that line to "runs like Vashon McCarthy"
He looks like he is loving it too


He does remind me of someone in the younger days

[wolfberries]

Do we have the photo of the guy at the finish line with his Cheese Burger?

[Drewyface]

Great thread

[Cynic]

Thanks for changing it.

Just FYI for the people rolling their eyes, the literal dictionary definition of racism, not some interpretation, but the actual dictionary definition is:

..The belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to physical appearance..

or

..the devaluation of various traits of character or intelligence as ‘typical’ of particular peoples..

I didn't say, or imply, that it contains a racial slur, or was hate speech, just that implying a nationality/group of people are all possessed of a particular trait, is by definition racist. It's an innocent mistake I think, just from someone who knows nothing about Jamaica apart from Usain Bolt is from there, and/or has vivid memories of the 2012 Olympics.

As for history, Jamaica doesn't even have a strong history of dominating sprinting - Usain Bolt is the only Jamaican to have ever won the men's 100m. He's also won the 200m twice and the last and only other Jamaican to win the 200 was Don Quarie in 1976. Jamaica has only won the 4x100 the last two times and only finished in the medals once before in Olympic history in 1984.

The more you know.

[wolfberries]

The more you realise that humanity is like a virus destroying the planet!