Given that blacks represent the majority of players in the NBA, it is easy to see the racism in this Republican’s statement.
A Minnesota legislator’s tweet about the NBA has prompted hundreds of responses, with many on social media calling it racist.
State Rep. Pat Garofalo sent a tweet Sunday that read: “Let’s be honest, 70% of teams in NBA could fold tomorrow + nobody would notice a difference w/ possible exception of increase in streetcrime.”
The Star Tribune reports that when asked about the tweet, the Farmington Republican said he was “talking about NBA’s high arrest rate and that they are the only major pro league that testing positive for marijuana is not a substance abuse violation.”
Garofalo added: “No intent beyond that.”
Within two hours of his tweet, more than 600 people retweeted it and hundreds more responded. Many called the comment he made in the tweet racist.
These damn Republicans say these racist things on purpose. They know they need to keep their low information base full of racist rage to keep them distracted from the fascist agenda the GOP hopes to install across this nation.