According to various news sources, including AOL Sports, Buck Bernette was kicked off of the University of Texas football team for racial slurs he posted on the social networking site, Facebook.com. The slanderous speech was aimed at our 44th President, Barack Obama and read the following:
Buck Bernette "all the hunters gather up, we have a n****r in the whitehouse."
Now... even if you feel that way, which is sad, why not keep it to yourself? Why display that at a place where millions of people can view it?
Burnette at least claims to be somewhat remorseful and not racist, issuing the following apology:
Yeah, that's all fine and dandy, but it doesn't really help the whole situation.
Clearly I have made a mistake and apologized for it and will pay for it. I received it as a text message from an acquaintance and immaturely put it up on facebook in the light of the election. Im not racist and apologize for offending you. I grew up on a ranch in a small town where that was a real thing and I need to grow up. I sincerely am sorry for being ignorant in thinking that it would be ok to write that publicly and apologize to you in particular. I have to be more mature than to put the reputation of my team at stake and to spread that kind of hate which I dont even believe in. Once again, I sincerely apologize.
Yeah, that's all fine and dandy, but it doesn't really help the whole situation.
But on the positive side, the man was exposed, punished, and at least showed SOME remorse for his words. Now whether or not they are genuine is only known by him and God, but we must all be ready to forgive and try to move past this hate that divides us. Some have stated that his right to freedom of speech was violated but that is untrue. He was not prosecuted. He was not interrogated or confronted by government officials. He has the right to say what he wants. But his scholarship at UT was a privilege, and if they feel his comments were harmful to the team's reputation, then they have the room to discipline as they see fit.
Source: Will Brinson (AOL Sports writer)
Author: Kai the Halo
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