Buck Burnette racial slur on Facebook gets him kicked off team

The saddest part of this is that Buck is also part hispanic, latino. He doesn't realize that well, he can pass for white but somewhere down the line back to his grandparents or so, one or more was latino and faced the same prejudices that he so coolly passes on.

Sad that he's just going along with the majority.

Serves you right pumpkin head

...take your sorry behind and go learn something

Justme1980...

OMG, I can't believe you just wrote all that?

1. No matter WHO is in the presidential office, I don't think that was the kind of change CALLED for by Obama.

2. Open your eyes.....my "roots" are from Birmingham, Alabama and Dallas, Texas, even though I live in a northern state....some of us were not brought up in the despicable, hateful and spiteful way you obviously were, don't generalize.

3, Here is a picture of your beloved Bush with his hand over his stomach during the Pledge of Allegiance, how lazy is that?

4. How in hell was Obama suppose to change THAT!?!?!? I'd like to know, especially as the man has only been elected for two days? And...off the top of my head, can't think of any single damn reason any one would want people to approve, freedom of speech aside, racists remarks, especially a black man. Have you lost your common sense?!??

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And now, for photos of Obama saluting during the flag...

http://www.obamaotrain.com/images/pledge1.jpg

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2007/11/01/PH2007110101368.jp...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/images/2008/04/11/obama_2.jpg

Oh, and for good measure, did you know that the Supreme Court of the United States, after Jehovah's Witnesses were persecuted for refusal to pledge allegiance to the flag, considering it a point of flag over God, said it is a violation of Freedom of Speech to mandate they must? Just a little quote for you here:

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion or other matters of opinion," Justice Robert Jackson wrote".

You can find info about that particular ruling here:

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/jw_freedom.html

So...get over it.

Obama: doesn't salute our flag, and wants to change our National Anthem..?? And now someone fired for expressing there 1st Amendment right..Freedom of Speech (racial or not), yeah this change Obama has promised is already showing how "good" it is going to be. Open your eyes, we are all screwed, and election won on the color of his skin and not the important issues that our country is facing..WOW, not only are Northern Americans ignorant but now we see it goes deeper than that!!..WOW!!!!!!!!!

No surprises here.

Never say never.

By 2025, more than 50% of the population in Texas will be Hispanic. I'm not saying they will all vote democratic, but it does mean change is possible in the not so distant future.

ARE WE FIGHTING RACISM WITH A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD?

Is history repeating? Reverend Wright can say, preach, write, what he wants; blames whites for giving blacks aids and uses racial slures but gets more publicity for his church.

Burnette used an online forum, not a podium.

Wouldn't the roles be swapped 30, 40 years ago?

This does not surprise me. I lived in Austin for many before moving to Dallas. UT is a very racist institution.
A UT law professor said in 1997racial diversity adds little to students' education and that blacks and Mexican-Americans come from cultures in which ``failure is not looked upon with disgrace.''
If this is what a faculty member said and was not fired doesn't follow that many of the students think that they can say racial slurs.

Being on a team means being able to effectively work with others. In (Gridiron) football, it is exceptionally important that players implicitly trust each other. Being a center means that he is responsible for holding back defensive tackles from sacking the QB and snapping the ball.

Being identified as a racist could make him a target on the field by both his teammates and opposing team members. Also, his play comes into question. If he misses a key block, and that leads to a hit on a black player, does that mean he let the tackle through for racial payback.

It's an ugly situation and the coach made the right choice. Also, showing any tolerance of this behavior condones it. Being cut from the team was the only choice the coach can make without being labeled a racist as well.

At the end of the day, we are all responsible for what comes out of our mouth. We should not blame the coach, the university or anyone else for this situation. The guy said it and has to take ownership for his own words and the consequences that follow.

So the guy is a complete idiot. What does that have to do with football? Will the campus go further and discipline faculty with reprehensible views? Is this a first amendment issue as the university in question is public (thereby an extension of the state)?

I think that people need to get a sense of dark humor.

If he were truly racist getting guns would not be the thing he would say.

OVERREACTION.

People talk about shooting Bush or having him go hunting with his VP....racist? Oh no they are just being funny through hateful talk right?

whatever.

You have to wonder if this guys apology was sincere. Was he sorry because he realized the error of his ways? Or, was he just trying to save his own ass so he could continue to play for Texas.

I'd put my money on the latter.

The constitution does not protect incendiary or violent speech against the president. The safety of Obama is a very serious issue. While this moron clearly was just expressing what a majority in the north of Texas probably feel, you have to wonder how the hell he will survive on campus. Football player and racist...it just doesn't make any sense. Good thing he got cut from the team, may have ended up strung up in the locker room.

FTR, I'd like to slightly change my earlier stance, now that I see what exactly he said. While I believe he has the right to say what he wants, I thought he was merely speaking out against Obama's policies or being full of hot air. I did not know that he was trying to inspire VIOLENCE and potential murder. That is treason, and definately not allowed under the Constitution.
Also....it wasn't very smart of him, either.

"...but our Constitution protects his right to say whatever he wants. "

Not really.

LOL, racism ain't kosher no more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EQUALITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Rick Ross wants his look back. Honky.

Ya know what? I'm glad he got kicked off the team! So many of my so-called facebook "friends" were posting some ridiculous stuff on their profiles. People can be so ignorant.

The fact that Obama was elected president does not mean that racism is over in the United States. We have stepped into a new era and this is just a start. Hopefully racists and their racists comments like the one Burnette made will eventually fade into oblivion.

the day of racism is over... people need to get over their pathetic fears and closed minds... people of different ethnic backgrounds are just as good, if not better than white folk. Being a young whiteman, i cannot stand people who feel they have superiority, they just make themselves look like dumb@$$es. GO BARACK!

It's about time institutions held their players responsible for their actions. For too long schools have protected their players from consequences they deserved. Good to see schools aren't bailing out these kids anymore.

as our country seems to be starting to learn, racism is real, deeply ingrained, and more apparent now than ever.

the guy may have the right to not like black people, but he doesn't have the right to spread hate and intimidation. we've spent far too long with this negativity, fear, and intimidation. it's time for america to wake up and stand against racism and hate.

obama brought out the faith in humankind in many of us. mccain may have lost the election, but the racists who refuse to grow and learn their shortfalls are the real losers in all of this.

what we need to do as a society is to stand against any kind of racism, whether satirical or serious. we must approach our friends and neighbors, set clear limits, and educate them on why racism is unacceptable.

only the members of society can change the ways of that society. apathy or idleness inhibits change. don't be idle; don't be apathetic. start today. allowing racism in your presence is selling your self, friends, and neighbors short.

racism, in today's society, is not acceptable.

What did he say?

Probably racist because he never gets to play because the black athletes are so much better than him.

encouraging anybody to "get out guns" to shoot anyone for any reason, especially based on the color of their skin, even as a joke, should be unacceptable. Stamp out racism.

What? He was just under the impression that we were living in a "post racial" society because we have a black president (J/K). Obviously, he's under the mistaken assumption that white men have become the oppressed minority.

I tell ya folks...those facebook / myspace pages will bite you in the ass eventually.

Just looking at the guy and reading about him, it's pretty obvious what he is and where he's coming from - let's hope he doesn't breed. However, i don't think he should have been kicked off of the team for comments on what is ostensibly his own page. What's next? You accidentally cc a stranger on an offensive email, they happen to know who you are, and you get kicked off of the team...someone overhears a private conversation you're having at dinner or at a bar where you're telling an offensive story or joke, and you get kicked off of the team...someone gets your U.S. mail by mistake, opens and reads it, and you get kicked off of the team. He didn't say it on the radio, on television or post it to a popular blogsite. Freedom of speech isn't just for progressive political opinion. The only reason I can see that justifies this action is that he (indirectly) threatened harm to a President-Elect.

Now everyone knows who you really are.

the racists are coming out to play now. i had so much fun promptly deleting people from my facebook who i previously had no problems with who thought it was cute and funny to make racial slurs after obama won the presidency.

ummmmm guess he will be cleaning toilets from now on with

he's a college football player and he's racist? thats like a gay guy thats also a republican senator who publically rails on gays...oh, wait. nevermind.

Someone tell him that John McCain can run again. Now I see how Texans feels about Blacks.