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Wisdom from Bryant Gumble:

"And finally tonight the Winter Games. Count me among those that don't like 'em and won't watch 'em. In fact, I figure when Thomas Paine said, "These are the times that try men's souls", he must have been talking about the start of another Winter Olympics. Because they are so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. Like try not to be incredulous when someone tries to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world's greatest athletes, despite a paucity of Blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something's not really a sport if a psuedo-athlete waits in what's called a "kiss and cry area" while some panel of subjective judges decides who won. And try to blot out all logic when announcers and sports writers pretend to care about the luge, the skeleton, the biathlon, and all those other events they don't understand and totally ignore for all but three weeks every four years. Face it, these Olympics are little more than a marketing plan to fill space and sell time during the dreary days of February. So, if only to hasten the arrival of the day they're done, and we can move on to March Madness, for God's sake, let the Games begin."

Now please take a really good look at what he said. I will save you the trouble looking up the word "paucity" by translating it to read "lack of". Bryant has a problem with the Winter Olympics because there are not enough black people in it. Period. And then to compare it to a GOP convention was just too classic. I am assuming that Bryant also hates Hockey, NASCAR, The America's Cup, and Golf. If it weren't for Tiger Woods, then Golf would have a huge paucity indeed.

Now think for a moment about this. What if Rush Limbaugh came on the air on one of his shows and said something like "I am not a fan of the NBA because there are just not enough white people in it. Going to an NBA game is like going to a Democratic Convention. Or worse, it is just like driving down an inner-city street late at night."

Could you imagine the uproar that would hit if Rush (or any other white person) said this? People around the world would actually forget about cartoons for a minute to take time to burn down everything that Rush owns.

Bryant, I do submit to you that there is a paucity of blacks in the Winter Olympics. Discussing the socio-economic factors as to why this is would really not be worth the effort. What you are doing sir, by making this comment, is cheapening to the 10th degree what those kids are accomplishing while performing in the Winter Olympics. When was the last time you saw your toes, let alone were able to perform any athletic endeavor? Do you realize the years of training, of hard work, and of sacrifice most of them make just to get to that point? Do you have any clue as to how much these events mean to them and to their countries?

Now if Bryant had just come out and said he didn't like the Winter Olympics because he didn't get them and didn't appeal to him, so be it. But to play the race card as a reason not to like them is just plain wrong. This is America Bryant, and you can watch whatever you want, and I highly encourage you to do so. However, please don't belittle those that have worked their whole lives for these Winter Olympics just because the color of their skin does not match yours.

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