Subtly Promoting Racism, Still

It started even prior to the Bears and the Colts winning their respective NFC and AFC games, which propelled them to today’s Super Bowl game.  Would Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy be the first black coaches to bring two football teams to the Super Bowl?

Google up “Tony Dungy+Lovie Smith,” today, and you’ll see the headlines are still promoting the racist angle:  Black coaches claim victory whoever wins, or Black coaches leading Super Bowl teams presents welcome quandary, or from as far away as Bolivia, Dungy, Smith Make History as First Black Head Coaches in Super Bowl.

When I consider the upcoming game, and the head coaches of the Bears and the Colts, I don’t consider the color of the coaches’ skins what-so-ever.  Why does it matter?  If Dungy and Smith were white, would their respective football teams still have made it to the Super Bowl?  Do you really think the color of Dungy’s and Smith’s skins makes one bit of difference to the fans of either team, or only to the media’s need for a story angle which subtly promotes racism?

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