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Baseball Great Hank Aaron Flooded With Racist Hate Mail After Defending Obama
The Atlanta Braves have been deluged with hate mail after baseball great Hank Aaron's recent comments about racism in America and President Obama's critics.
According to USA Today, the Braves organization has received hundreds of letters, emails and phone calls since Aaron made his comments a week ago.
"Hank Aaron is a scumbag piece of (expletive) (racial slur)'' read an email from a man named Edward, according to USA Today.
Edward evidently used the racist epithet five times.
"My old man instilled in my mind from a young age, the only good (racial slur) is a dead (racial slur)," he wrote in closing.
One man called Aaron a "racist scumbag," while another vowed to never attend another Braves game until Aaron is fired from the team's front office. A man named David said he plans to burn Aaron's autobiography.
The outrage stems from an interview Aaron gave to USA Today last week, 40 years after he broke Babe Ruth's career home run record.
Aaron said he still has the racist, threatening letters he received as he closed in on Ruth's milestone to serve as a "reminder" that things aren't too different from when he pursued the record.
"If you think that, you are fooling yourself," Aaron said last week. "A lot of things have happened in this country, but we have so far to go. There's not a whole lot that has changed."
When he shifted his attention to Obama, Aaron seemed to compare Republicans to the KKK.
"We can talk about baseball. Talk about politics. Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated," Aaron said.
He added, "We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country. The bigger difference is that back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts."
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i work around too many pink toes i dont need to be seeing ? like this
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This just validated his point, even tho I didn't need any validation.
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where are the "leaders of the whites" at to strongly and loudly disavow these sentiments.. they need to be loud and proud... ive heard that somewhere....
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People are stupid as ? . There is no other way to put it. lol
I mean how in the hell do you get mad because someone compares you to a racist organization and then respond by send racist hate mail? -
Honkies gone honk and crackers gone
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bu bu but Its 2014
I cant believe this is happening.......... -
I find it laughable how racist white folks get mad when you call them out on their racism.
@s about their tears. -
smh.
Guess he's only allowed to play baseball, not have opinions. -
"We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country. The bigger difference is that back then they had hoods. Now they have neckties and starched shirts."
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smh.
Guess he's only allowed to play baseball, not have opinions.
He doesnt play baseball anymore kat..
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Some white ppl are just scared to have a black man speak his mind
racism is just ignorance and fear
the mayonaise looking ? that sent this has prolly not accomplished a damn thing close to what Hank Aaron has done and yet he feels the need to call him a ?
it's sad but it just reveals that racism is unfortunately still going strong for 2014
Again an educated black man is a white's mans worst dream come true
and then you throw in the fact he has money, is articulate, reads and isn't a "thug", ANNNDD sleeps with white women willingly they lose their minds
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No ? Sherlock.
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Props to him. Glad he didn't ? out and forget all the ? since he's famous.
? , he kept it more trill than Obama who sort of downplayed racism. I'm sure Obama receives a whole lot more hate mail than Hank Aaron, but we don't hear about it. -
umm.. you havent been paying attention.
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Hank: there's still a lot of hate-filled bigots outchea, just sayin
Hate-filled bigots: You racist ? i'll ? u!!
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Props to him. Glad he didn't ? out and forget all the ? since he's famous.
? , he kept it more trill than Obama who sort of downplayed racism. I'm sure Obama receives a whole lot more hate mail than Hank Aaron, but we don't hear about it.
You seriously think he downplays it? Lol. If you believe that, then I got the Brooklyn Bridge I can sell you for 5 bucks.
The Pres. Is most definitely aware of the racism. I'm pretty sure long before he thought about running for President. But you and I both know the instant he brings up the issue of race, the GOP will be ready to pounce. Ready to say he's dividing the country. Its fine line that he's been walking ever since he got into office. -
BigBallsNoWorries wrote: »
lol..I'm not angry.
I am a bit offended that @playmaker88 would assume that I don't know about a baseball legend like Hank Aaron though.
Sexist. -
No such thing..playmaker88 wrote: »where are the "leaders of the whites" at to strongly and loudly disavow these sentiments.. they need to be loud and proud... ive heard that somewhere....
some white posters on the IC will be like "free matt" after he gets banned for blatant racism -
No such thing..playmaker88 wrote: »where are the "leaders of the whites" at to strongly and loudly disavow these sentiments.. they need to be loud and proud... ive heard that somewhere....
some white posters on the IC will be like "free matt" after he gets banned for blatant racism
Don't start.
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^ guilty ?
? you. -
im not sexist ..im Katist -
Y'all better not make this a Kat thread
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These crackers woke up like, "How can i get this ? back?! I know! ILL PROVE HIS POINT EXACTLY! THAT'LL TEACH EM!"
