Chanting USA in America is now considered racist

**vector7** · March 7th, 2012, 20:12

Racial incident mars high school game

School district, students apologize

Author: Brian Mylar, Reporter, bmylar@ksat.com
Published On: Mar 05 2012 06:25:45 PM CST Updated On: Mar 05 2012 10:00:24 PM CST

Chanting 'USA' at basketball game is now racist

SAN ANTONIO - A local school district is apologizing after an apparent incident of racism at a boys high school basketball game this past weekend.

When the final whistle blew Saturday, Alamo Heights celebrated a convincing victory over San Antonio Edison.

Alamo Heights Head Coach Andrew Brewer said he was proud of his team.

"Tremendously proud,” Brewer said. “Tremendously. It's the best group of kids."

But it was just after the trophy presentation when the coach was not proud of the chant coming from Alamo Heights fans.

"USA, USA, USA," they chanted.

San Antonio Independent School District officials took the chant as a racial insult to a school with all minority players from a school with mostly white ones.

On the KSAT 12 Defenders Facebook page, Santos Villarreal's post reads “this has to stop.”

SAISD Spokeswoman Leslie Price heard about the incident after it had happened.

"This is very disrespectful to our students,” Price said.

She said the district is glad the coach put a stop to the chant immediately and hopes Alamo Heights addresses it quickly.

"It is surprising and it's disappointing to hear that anyone would be out there making those kind of remarks," Price said.

Edison students who attended Saturday's game were shocked when they heard the chant. Some thought the fans of the victors should have been better behaved.

Ruby Arredondo and Forest Lebaron are seniors at Edison and Julian Castellano is a junior.

"I was very surprised,” Castellano said. “Very appalled."

"They didn't really have any class," Arredondo said.

"It just rubbed us the wrong way," Lebaron said.

Alamo Heights Superintendent Dr. Kevin Brown also apologized for the chant.

"We just hope that people know that that's not who we are and we're not going to let it happen again," Brown said.

Alamo Heights has apologized to SAISD and the students identified will also have to apologize and have been banned from the state title games.

"We think that you have to earn a right to be there and that's not a reflection of our school district," Brown said.

Both districts are now just trying to move past this disturbing incident.

Another SAISD school, Lanier High, faced a similar incident within the last year from students in the Cedar Park school district.

**vector7** · March 7th, 2012, 20:14

Re: Racial incident mars high school game

Uploaded by scottystroll on Mar 7, 2012

My grandma is from Mexico...good thing she escaped that shit hole...USA...USA...USA...love it or leave it you dumbass Mexicans!

**American Patriot** · March 7th, 2012, 20:40

Wait a minute, were either of the teams from Mexico, or were they both Texas teams?

If they were both Texas, FUCK those people who are saying "This has to stop!"

Bullshit.

**Malsua** · March 8th, 2012, 19:29

I would like to see a stupid incident like this get up into the media and see what commie rat bastards support it. Let the world see what the fucking traitorous democrats support.

**Malsua** · March 11th, 2012, 00:01

Originally Posted by Peterle Matteo

Errrr

Chanting mexico is considered racist?

Chanting Mexico is supporting their diversity.

Chanting USA is racist. See, it's easy.

**vector7** · March 21st, 2012, 07:37

In other news...

5 Southern Miss band members lose scholarships over chants

By Tim Doherty, The Hattiesburg American

Updated 15h 8m ago

Comments 65

The University of Southern Mississippi revoked scholarships and dismissed five members of its pep band for taking part in a racially-insensitive chant directed at a Kansas State University player during last week's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in Pittsburgh.

By Richard Mackson, US Presswire
Southern Miss band members perform before the second round of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament against Kansas State.

In a statement, the university said the five had their pep band scholarships revoked, were removed from the band and will be required to complete a two-hour cultural sensitivity training course this week.

The names of the students were not released.

MORE: Southern Miss band chants 'Where's your green card?'

"The students have been forthcoming, cooperative, contrite and sincerely remorseful," USM Vice President for Student Affairs Joe Paul said in a statement. "They acted rashly and inappropriately, and now see the gravity of their words and actions."

A university investigation determined that the five were ones chanting, 'Where's your green card," while KSU point guard Angel Rodriguez shot free throws late in USM's 70-64 loss to the Wildcats in a first-round game.

USM President Martha Saunders issued a public apology from the school to Rodriguez, a native of Puerto Rico who attended high school in Florida.

Interim athletic director Jeff Hammond went to the player's hotel after the game to apologize.

Paul said the entire university should learn from the incident.

"This is a teachable moment, not only for these students, but for our entire student body and those who work with them," Paul said in the statement.