Are Cub fans really all that racist?

[Kid]

<!--quoteo(post=30670:date=Apr 16 2009, 08:27 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 16 2009, 08:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30652:date=Apr 15 2009, 07:57 PM:name=Kid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid @ Apr 15 2009, 07:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=30455:date=Apr 15 2009, 01:15 PM:name=Andy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Andy @ Apr 15 2009, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->The problem is that multiple players have now made mention of it. Both Cubs players and visiting players. There must be something to it. It certainly isn't to say that it's not a vocal minority, but the fact that the majority doesn't put an end to it, doesn't bode well.

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I think Andy's hit the nail on the head. Numerous players have reported the same thing and it's pretty clear that Wrigley is developing a reputation.

I think people have either misread the article or didn't read it in the first place. Nowhere does Wittenmeyer come close to saying "Cubs fans are racists" or "most Cubs fans are racists." Because the article is either misread or people don't read and hear 2nd hand that "an article says all Cubs fans are racists," they turn around and A. take offense at the premise, the only problem being that's not the premise and B. deny the existence of a problem so as to deny any racism-by-association on their part.

Wittenmeyer reports on what appears to be a legitimate problem at Wrigley - racist taunting by fans in sufficient volume as to exceed the norm. Is it a problem caused by a handful of drunken idiots in the bleachers? Probably - but again nobody has suggested it's a widespread problem among Cubs fans. But that doesn't mean it's not a legitimate issue.
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sorry, not buying it. in this day and age, people yelling racila slurs at players just isn't gonna fly, especially n-bombs, which may be the most volitile word in the english language. it's not gonna happen. in the rare case it does, that person is going to be dealt with swiftly.

i got in trouble for heckling derrick bell during warmups one year and i never used profanity and i certainly never used a racial slur. the old people that work at wrigley are miseble people. they don't cotton to taunting of any kind, much less racial slurs. i contend it's not a legitimate problem at wrigley or anywhere else. wittenmeyer is creating a controversy to sell papers.
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It sounds from the article like the problem may be somewhat confined to the bleachers where the old ushers tend not to tread.