0 Members and 0 Guests are viewing this topic.
That being said, what the heck are they thinking calling the team the New Zealand "Tall Blacks"?!? Good lord.
Quote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 12:26:44 PMThat being said, what the heck are they thinking calling the team the New Zealand "Tall Blacks"?!? Good lord.It's a reference to their famous rugby team "The All Blacks" who are so called because they wear all black. Not a racial thing at all.http://www.allblacks.com/
Quote from: KCattheStripe on July 24, 2010, 02:10:08 PMQuote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 12:26:44 PMThat being said, what the heck are they thinking calling the team the New Zealand "Tall Blacks"?!? Good lord.It's a reference to their famous rugby team "The All Blacks" who are so called because they wear all black. Not a racial thing at all.http://www.allblacks.com/I don't know. Even if true, that logic is hardly very reassuring. The "All Blacks" team sounds even more racist than the Tall Blacks team! And we thought Americans were bad with teams like the Redskins.
Quote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 04:21:49 PMQuote from: KCattheStripe on July 24, 2010, 02:10:08 PMQuote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 12:26:44 PMThat being said, what the heck are they thinking calling the team the New Zealand "Tall Blacks"?!? Good lord.It's a reference to their famous rugby team "The All Blacks" who are so called because they wear all black. Not a racial thing at all.http://www.allblacks.com/I don't know. Even if true, that logic is hardly very reassuring. The "All Blacks" team sounds even more racist than the Tall Blacks team! And we thought Americans were bad with teams like the Redskins.Umm, they're called the All Blacks because they wear all black. That's be like saying the team name The Red Sox is a racist towards Native Americans.
Quote from: KCattheStripe on July 24, 2010, 04:26:49 PMQuote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 04:21:49 PMQuote from: KCattheStripe on July 24, 2010, 02:10:08 PMQuote from: FrDrake on July 24, 2010, 12:26:44 PMThat being said, what the heck are they thinking calling the team the New Zealand "Tall Blacks"?!? Good lord.It's a reference to their famous rugby team "The All Blacks" who are so called because they wear all black. Not a racial thing at all.http://www.allblacks.com/I don't know. Even if true, that logic is hardly very reassuring. The "All Blacks" team sounds even more racist than the Tall Blacks team! And we thought Americans were bad with teams like the Redskins.Umm, they're called the All Blacks because they wear all black. That's be like saying the team name The Red Sox is a racist towards Native Americans.KCatthestripe is correct. However, it is understandable that the name would raise eyebrows (especially for Americans) in a way that 'Red Sox' wouldn't. In a very American sport where many players are both tall and black it sure gives an immediate impression that the New Zealanders named the team with a stereotype. Knowing that it is merely a uniform color based on the rugby team's uniform and monicker helps us to understand the benign intention, however, the mistaken assumption should be quickly forgiven.