What is the meaning behind the term/movie "White men cant jump"? Why isnt it racist?

[Xanikk999]

I admit i never saw the movie but i heard a term for it also.

Is it racist? I find it funny if i said black people cant jump infront of a black crowd in DC i would be in a hospital faster then you can say what.

But if a black person said it around some whites it would be hardly considered racist.

 

[Xanikk999]

This post was in the wrong thread. Mod delete this post please.

 

[pboily]

You attribute a skill or lack of skill to a particular ethnic group/"racial group", you are racist, period. But who cares?

EDIT: I mean, with that definition of racist, we're all racists.

 

[Trajan12]

Why isn't it racist? Cause it's a God damned joke Jesus Christ. Everyone knows it's not true.

 

[pboily]

Being tall means shorter life expectency.

Ever heard of Robert Wadlow?

I'm going to guess that this is in the wrong thread, pituary man.

 

[Whomp]

Obviously you have seen Chase Buddinger's hops.

 

[Xanikk999]

I'm going to guess that this is in the wrong thread, pituary man.

I know ...

 

[Masquerouge]

I was probably the best jumper in my college basketball team. I could jump. Ah! Take that, Woody.

 

[Trajan12]

I admit i never saw the movie but i heard a term for it also.

Is it racist? I find it funny if i said black people cant jump infront of a black crowd in DC i would be in a hospital faster then you can say what.

But if a black person said it around some whites it would be hardly considered racist.

What's racist is you assuming that black people would attack you for that. How do you know that would happen?

 

[billT]

I find it funny if i said black people cant jump infront of a black crowd in DC i would be in a hospital faster then you can say what.

I find that hard to believe. More likely, they'd ignore you. Or someone might challenge you (assuming you're white) to some sort of jumping competition.

 

[nonconformist]

It's cos you cant jump, cracker boy.

 

[GinandTonic]

Joke steriotype.

EDIT - The flip side of these things is that people get ripped for being a black guy who cant dance, a jew who is rubbish with money, a brit with no stiff upper lip.

 

[Masquerouge]

I find that hard to believe. More likely, they'd ignore you. Or someone might challenge you (assuming you're white) to some sort of jumping competition.

And if you say it ball in hands (and not balls in hand ) on a court, you're either cocky or really good

 

[bhsup]

Lord knows I can't jump worth a damn.

 

[Xanikk999]

I find that hard to believe. More likely, they'd ignore you. Or someone might challenge you (assuming you're white) to some sort of jumping competition.

Depends which parts of DC your in at what time!

 

[Whomp]

I was probably the best jumper in my college basketball team. I could jump. Ah! Take that, Woody.

Did you play in the U.S. Masqa phi slamma Rougeja!?

 

[skadistic]

I find that hard to believe. More likely, they'd ignore you. Or someone might challenge you (assuming you're white) to some sort of jumping competition.

No I'm preaty sure if you were on the court and said that you'd get beat down with a quickness most likely hospitalized.

 

[Masquerouge]

Did you play in the U.S. Masqa phi slamma Rougeja!?

No... not in college. It was a French college. But I was dunkin' like there was no tomorrow anyway.

Bt Phi Slamma Jamma... these were some serious players!

 

[Whomp]

No... not in college. It was a French college. But I was dunkin' like there was no tomorrow anyway.

Awesome. I bet it's funny when you walk up to a pickup game in the states with a French accent and ask if you can run with them.

Then all of the sudden you slam one down someone's throat!
I can hear it now...
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!!! That boy's got hops! *low fives all around*

Btw Phi Slamma Jamma... these were some serious players!

Indeed. Those boys had some mad skillz with Clyde the glide and Hakeem the dream. They could dunk like no one but couldn't hit the side of a barn from the line.

 

[JollyRoger]

Is it racist? I find it funny if i said black people cant jump infront of a black crowd in DC i would be in a hospital faster then you can say what.

If you could jump, then you could avoid the hospital.