Mark’s Soap Box

The LAT is sad that Blacks don’t want to play Baseball at an all-Black College.

Their times have passed, and they are now anachronisms. Keeping them for “tradition” is just plain racist. Can you imagine if an all White University said that, what would happen? Race wars, race-baiters like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and every liberal on the planet would attack. Not so with Black Universities. For some reason they are to be protected.

Many writers pen columns wistfully defending these racist organizations. They cite the tradition, the camaraderie, the unique learning environment; everything except the racist attitude that keeps them open. Nor do they talk about why someone would attend. Two reasons: racism, or weak academics. If you hate Whites and drum the victim line then go to a Black school. If you can’t cut it with people who don’t think like you then go to a Black school.

It’s just a shame to see a tradition fade. It’s also a disquieting echo of the decline of African Americans in the major leagues. Last season, 9% of players on major league rosters were African American, down from about 27% in 1975.

Seems ironic — disgustingly so — that the exact same reasons to NOT integrate schools is why they want to NOT integrate Black schools.

It’s called change, get over it. Seems that when certain elements of our society don’t get the change they want, suddenly change is bad.

- Mark
Mark’s Soap Box

Tags: racism, black colleges, hate