Gimme a break!

[Bart]

This story really bothers me. To take offense at a totally inoffensive joke is bad enough, but then to see white men groveling before the PC crowd is disgusting.


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BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The CEO of MPC Computers apologized to Boston College defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka on Thursday for making fun of his name during a banquet before the Eagles' bowl game against Boise State.


At a banquet Monday night before the MPC Computers Bowl between the Eagles and Boise State, Mike Adkins read a list of the top 10 things Boise and Boston have in common, including, "No one in either city can properly pronounce Mathias Kiwanuka." Adkins mispronounced Kiwanuka's name in the punchline and some Boston College players said later they found the joke insulting and disrespectful.


Kiwanuka is the grandson of Uganda's first prime minister, assassinated by mass-murdering dictator Idi Amin. Adkins apologized to Kiwanuka in a statement Thursday.


"The MPC Computers Bowl, whose roots are based on a humanitarian model of service, would never attempt to discredit, humiliate or offend anyone," said Gary Beck, the bowl's executive director. "We again apologize to Mr. Kiwanuka for any discomfort or embarrassment the speech at the event caused him or his family. It was certainly unintentional and without any malice."

 

[Deacon]

Last
night, after Boston College's 27-21 victory over the Broncos, Mathias Kiwanuka rose up in his own defense, taking to task Boise's mayor, Dave Bieter and Mike Adkins, chief executive officer of MPC Computers, for their remarks.


''I thought the banquet was extremely
disrespectful," Kiwanuka said. ''I've never been that disrespected as a
player on Boston College football, as a member of the city of Boston,
and as an individual. To see the mayor get up and definitely say some
disrespectful things and then to have that followed by the CEO of the
title sponsor, saying what he said and kind of attacking me personally,
I think that was ridiculous to say the least."


Said Gary Beck,
executive director of the MPC Computers Bowl, ''Obviously, there were
some speakers who probably should have been more neutral, but as the
director I'm going to correct the situation."


So what rankled Kiwanuka and his teammates?


''I
think the mayor of Boise was definitely biased," said Kiwanuka [/b](OF COURSE HE IS YOU IDIOT, HE'S THE MAYOR OF BOISE) [/b] , who
recorded two tackles, one for a loss. ''I felt like the whole time we
were sitting there, it was supposed to be an impartial dinner, a
banquet before the bowl game. He could have at least tried to go a
little bit down the middle, but the constant comment that was coming up
was, 'Go Broncos!' and 'Go Boise!' and this and that, and that's why I
felt disrespected by the mayor."


''But, as far as Mike Adkins
goes, he took my name and used it as a punchline," Kiwanuka added. ''I
felt he purposely mispronounced my name and then went off to crack a
joke on my family name, which is something I hold very dear to me."


Kiwanuka's late grandfather, Benedicto Kiwanuka, was voted the first prime minister of Uganda. He was deposed by Milton Obote, who came to power with the aid of a young Army colonel, Idi Amin.
When Amin overthrew Obote, Kiwanuka was installed as Uganda's chief
justice, and refused to overlook the atrocities of Amin's dictatorship.
Amin had Kiwanuka kidnapped, tortured, and, later, assassinated.


So when Adkins mangled Kiwanuka's name for jocularity, the senior defensive end took offense.
''There
was no laughing it off," he said. ''I was pretty livid about it at the
time, but I tried to stay professional and remain calm. So I just kind
of removed myself from the situation and left the banquet for a little
bit and came back in and sat down and looked around at my teammates and
they felt the same way and it brought us together a little bit

Aw, poor baby.

Edited by: Deacon

 

[robcat]

White announcers make fun of the names of Euro hockey and basketball players all the time with impunity.

 

[Deacon]

White announcers make fun of the names of Euro hockey and
basketball players all the time with impunity.

How many times
have we heard Stephen A Scott say about the Spurs' "Rastashoo n
sttterrroviccchhh" always with a mocking tone in his voice.



NHL hockey player Miroslav Satan always get made fun of and I don't see him crying about it.

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