Posted On: January 21, 2010
Sports Decisions: What are they Thinking?
Today we have news that a new professional basketball league has been launched. This one has an unusual caveat: The players have to be white.
The mayor of Augusta, which will apparently be getting a team, sums up the prevailing sentiment:
"As a sports enthusiast, I have always supported bringing more sporting activities to Augusta," he said. "However, in this instance I could not support in good conscience bringing in a team that did not fit with the spirit of inclusiveness that I, along with many others, have worked so hard to foster in our city."
Usually I keep politics and social commentary out of this blog, but I have to say that a race-based basketball league does not sit well with me for what should be obvious reasons. The legality of the league's structure is questionable, and raises interesting theoretical legal questions about private entities setting up entry barriers. Sometimes, however, just because something may not be illegal, does not make it a good idea.
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