[OrangeHoof]

It reminds me of Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder who commented to a local reporter who had ventured to his table at a banquet or some such non-studio location back in the early 1980s about why black athletes were taking over pro football. Snyder opined that during slavery, the plantation master would match his strongest male with his sturdiest female and, over time, this created bigger, stronger, faster black athletes.

Of course, the libs blew a gasket over these comments and Snyder was fired for essentially, speaking an uncomfortable truth. Plantation owners wanted bigger stronger slaves capable of doing better work so they did "breed" slaves to try to get superior physical specimens.

Cherry spoke an unpopular truth and, like Snyder, it cost him his job.

[cnsmom]

Howard Cosell had a similar problem.

[cnsmom]

Howard Cosell had a similar problem.

[octex]

Right.

Back in the ‘60s, I read a series of paperbacks like “Mandingo”, “Drum”, etc. They dealt with black slavery in the South.

Slaves were selectively bred for fighting (like Hispanics do for their cockfighting events).

Physically superior males, as well as lighter colored males and especially females (quadroons, octaroons) also brought a much higher price at the slave auctions.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Of course, the libs blew a gasket over these comments and Snyder was fired for essentially, speaking an uncomfortable truth.

I remember the black NFL players didn't think Snyder's remarks were any big deal - that he was just telling the truth and saying things that Malcolm X had also said - but the white liberals were the ones who lost their minds and demanded Snyder's termination.

[RedMonqey]

"the plantation master would match his strongest male with his sturdiest female and, over time, this created bigger, stronger, faster black athletes.”

Besides being offensive, the Greek was just wrong on the facts. I've never heard of ANY slaveholder having a 'breeding program" as Snyder opined.

He mixed up the Nazis with Southern Slave owners...