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Southern Discomfort
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A high school basketball coach in California who used the dreaded N-word in course of quoting someone else has been removed from his post even though none of the students who heard the word said they were offended, reports the Fresno Bee.
Edison High School coach Ben Gonzalez used the slur at a team BBQ over the summer. He told his players that some folks in the community told him he could better communicate with his players if he joined them in their use of the word "nigger" in casual conversation.
His players said he apologized and that they weren't offended at all, but one parent who got wind of it raised enough hell for Gonzalez to be removed as coach. Parent Micalandis Leslie said any use of the word is innappropriate and offensive.
The players themselves, and their families, voted unanimously to keep Gonzalez as coach, but they were overruled by administrators. The players also have appealed, so far unsuccessfully, to the local school board.
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A high school basketball coach in California who used the dreaded N-word in course of quoting someone else has been removed from his post even though none of the students who heard the word said they were offended, reports the Fresno Bee.
Edison High School coach Ben Gonzalez used the slur at a team BBQ over the summer. He told his players that some folks in the community told him he could better communicate with his players if he joined them in their use of the word "nigger" in casual conversation.
His players said he apologized and that they weren't offended at all, but one parent who got wind of it raised enough hell for Gonzalez to be removed as coach. Parent Micalandis Leslie said any use of the word is innappropriate and offensive.
The players themselves, and their families, voted unanimously to keep Gonzalez as coach, but they were overruled by administrators. The players also have appealed, so far unsuccessfully, to the local school board.
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