It must be said that Tiger is NOT black for obvious scientific reasons, his mother is 100% Thai and so he is 50% Thai and since his Dad was obviously mixed approximately 50:50 African: Caucasian the Tiger must be considered Thai!

His Dad was obviously a clever,loving gentleman who ensured his son would be successful by discipline which MR W probably learned in the Military.

I have not heard what was said but certainly understand it was racist by all accounts. Humans love to fragment into Belonging Groups. Take London, as an example, white people would gladly fight for their beloved Arsenal football team in a brawl with their adversaries from Tottenham from a few hundred metres away, even though their cousins may be among the opposing fans. Same is true for black people in Jamaica who live in the garrison communities and kill each other over politics at election time. WHY?

People are irrational and race is the most obvious way to discriminate!
I am white and my wife is Chinese and when her father was told she intended to marry me he threatened to kill her! He had never met me!
Pure racism!

There is no easy answer to racism but in my opinion the best attitude is to conduct oneself in a non racist way and assume that the people you meet will appreciate you for who you are and not make any assumptions due to one’s class, colour or creed. Surely we must never forget that some people are just plain racist and we must always be ready to deal with them as necessary.

When we joined others some years ago ,quite rightly ,in turning our backs on the racist South African regime, we extended open arms ,especially to the cricketing world of New Zealand and Australia, who operated less overtly than South Africa. As the saying goes, the chickens ,or Kiwis, are coming home to roost.

@Moneybrain

So Williams should have said “I wanted to ram something up his Thai/Asian/Caucasian/Black/Native Arse?” ( for the record Tiger has said he considers himself Cablinasian and he also has North American Native ancestry through his father).

As you live in Canada why don’t you read Lawrence Hill’s “Black Berry Sweet Juice”, I think he has a chapter along the lines Black + White=Black; Black + White is never White.

So for all intents and purposes Tiger Woods is Black, just like Barack.

@Just Asking

You are what you write 🙂

David. Greetings. I am one brother who is not going to get all riled up about Mr Williams comment about Tiger’s “black ass”. Why? Because in my opinion, Tiger has a very caucasian mindset and the way he perceive himself in that dominant group.His lifestyle is a indicator of that perception. Maybe , comments like those, will wake him up from his slumber of post-racial and race – neutral american society.

Stupse…..I am sooo tired of people talking about other people’s racist comments when we black people are sooo racist among ourselves. The way I look at racism is that we all have some kind of prejudice in all of us. If someone don’t like me because I am black that is ok with me because at least I know where I stand with you. No one has to like my skin colour and if they have a problem with it “Dem can KISS my BIG BLACK ASS” I once called my sister a big black dog ( we called each other names like that) and someone overheard and was shocked. She told me that I should not call her a black dog, I asked her if it is ok to call her a white dog. To call Tiger Woods racist by the company he keeps is none of our business. If he wants to marry white it is his choice not ours. And Hants stop stereotyping white women, you getting on as if Black women aint easy to give it up. Dem got nuff dat giving it up for a car ride so you tawking bare shoite.

Having read the “alleged” remarks attributed to Steve Williams to my thinking they appear racist in intent. He could easily have said, stuff it up his arse, but the black reference was made for a reason.

It is very easy to raise the spectre of racism in many situations when it is not warranted. However, in my experience having lived in a few countries in Europe over many years, the most racist of people never say anything in your presence that could be considered racist, because they are always “concious” of who you are.

Racism often raises its head when you are not there, in secret conversations and actions that you are not expected to hear or know about. It is then away from non prying eys or ears true racism rears its head…that is the really dangerous kind.

Then there are others who are not your close friends, with whom you might never have had a conversation with, but then in a tight situation would support you to the death. In life you often never really know for sure, so broad brush statements are often without foundation.

islandgal246 | November 5, 2011 at 6:58 PM |
I arranged to have my newspaper delivered by a man that delivered papers in the neighborhood. After a few weeks, I noticed that he would get out of his vehicle, walk up to my White neighbor’s house, around the corner from me, and deliver the paper, then drive around to my house, sit in his vehicle and blow the horn. I simply told him that we decided to make other arrangements.

I never recognized the typically racist definition of black, probably because I wanted to identify with Mohamed Ali and Garry Sobers, who were my childhood idols. At school most of my friends were certainly not white!

@Sarge
Trust me, I know the race situation very well, I spent my youth arguing with a somewhat racist mother.

SHADISM is common among black and Indians. At school dark kids would always tease some fella called Black Shadows, Black Pearl etc and Indians have done the same thing to really dark Indians Darks, Blacks etc White people call a really white fella papsy, spoggy, etc

Islandgirl makes some very sound points. In Toronto, I have witnessed white referees in Baskeball games make calls that favoured darker teams to the point that it was very obvious. Weird but true.

The real problem is that some people always look to divide, cause trouble etc.

islandgal246 wrote “And Hants stop stereotyping white women, you getting on as if Black women aint easy to give it up.”

islandgal246 that has been my considerable personal experience. Fuh true.

if you insult a white person (for being white) that is deemed racism nowadays not freedom fighting (or getting angry)

@Sargeant ”As you live in Canada why don’t you read Lawrence Hill’s “Black Berry Sweet Juice”, I think he has a chapter along the lines Black + White=Black; Black + White is never White. ”

BINGO! Although you did not mention the ‘honorary white’ depending on how much money or position you have?

By the way, we have a beautiful representative at Miss World show (dont usually pay much attention to these sorts of shows, as they usually have political and other motives, but only because she is so lovely I will be keen to see it.)

It is tonight.

It was quite refreshing to read comments from others & get their personal point of view regarding this subject. However, I believe that each & everyone of us are entitled to our own opinions, whether we agree or not. One thing I must say though, I did not like the abuse leveled towards others.
Blessings.

Mark Twain was quoted as calling Golf “A good walk spoiled”, but Steve Williams made so much money carrying Eldrick’s bag that he was able to start his own charitable foundation. Now that he and Tiger are on the outs he discovered that Tiger was Black and not “Cablinasian” (Tiger’s word). In fact Tiger was William’s best man when he got married ( must be a bitch for Stevie to go through the album, one wonders if he has used a scissors to remove photos of Tiger) but if he wanted a brown face at his nuptials he could have asked one of the local Maoris to do the honours.

I don’t play Golf but I tend to watch if Tiger is playing; years ago when Nicklaus was in his prime there was a Black man who used to carry his bag but now there is big money to be made you can’t find a brother toting a bag on the course.

Tiger despite his success and the money that he has generated for Golf in general and the purses of the other golfers is not popular among his peers and none of them have made any statement condemning Williams. In contrast Fuzzy Zoeller was roundly criticised when he quipped that Tiger (as defending Champion) was going to choose “fried chicken” for the Menu at the Champion’s dinner.

Golfers change caddies all the time (Tiger fired his first caddie) and then selected Williams, now its Williams’ turn he doesn’t like it.

@Peltdownman

You’re right, of course, but the reasons are nothing to do with money, but more sociological and racial. The fact is that a white golfer with a black man toting his bag around the course conjurs-up an image that is uncomfortable for most people in the modern era.
**************
Sorry, can’t buy the sociological argument there are still thousands of Black caddies carrying white golfers’ bags but we don’t see them on TV. How many Black caddies would turn down the opportunity to work for a professional Golfer on the PGA tour? Do you think those caddies would give a hoot about the bystanders on the sidelines if they have the chance to earn a decent pay cheque?

Steve Williams wasn’t the least bit embarrassed or humiliated when he carried Tiger’s bags, he was only interested in the money I suspect it would be the same for a Black caddy working for a white golfer.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines racism as the “belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races” and the expression of such prejudice. By that definition, some of posts in this thread (eg about white women’s prediliction for extra marital affairs or the “Causcasian mindset”) are also racist. Racial stereotyping is wrong, no matter what the contaxt.

It’s sad to read how some people seem to view everything in life through a racial prism.

Sorry about what seems to be a duplicate post.

Interestingly, BU’s filter seems to harvest out a particular surname.

But hey, Negroman: The time might not be that far away where a Black Barbadian Hitler might be needed in Barbados.

@ David
I see “Jack Bowman” is back again under another alias.

@ David

It seems as if your nemesis has has managed to get around your filters with a new ID. Namely “Dave Idde” and “Boring Public . . . etc”.

@de hood

Thanks we noticed.

You like others in the BU family know that we have the patience of Job, we will continue to survive these puerile attempts to distract.

Now BU family members (especially negroman), stop all this talk about Caddie Steve Williams is a Racist!
Tiger Woods have just declared his former employee as innocent of such false charges. According to Tiger, Willy does not have a racist iron in his caddie bag.
What sayest thou, negroman? Should Tiger be lynched for his house slave mentality?

“His Dad was obviously a clever,loving gentleman who ensured his son would be successful by discipline which MR W probably learned in the Military….”

Why does it have to be the Military? Why not his decent God fearing parent?

“have not heard what was said but certainly understand it was racist by all accounts. Humans love to fragment into Belonging Groups. Take London, as an example, white people would gladly fight for their beloved Arsenal football team in a brawl with their adversaries from Tottenham from a few hundred metres away, even though their cousins may be among the opposing fans. Same is true for black people in Jamaica who live in the garrison communities and kill each other over politics at election time. WHY?”

There is something very smelly about you…very, very odorous; I think it must be those white-bone skeletons that you have hiding behind your pleasantries

@BU.David: “You like others in the BU family know that we have the patience of Job, we will continue to survive these puerile attempts to distract.

BU.David… I assume that you (and others) are of course aware that there is now an Industry which employs people to distract others on the Internet.

Particularly on the Blogs…. ?