Charles Barkley delivers one of the most eloquent responses regarding the Tim Hardaway homophobia scandal. Argues Barkley: For a black man – who should understand oppression more than anyone – to make these statements makes the episode that much worse.
But we’ll remain a bit doubtful to Barkley’s assertion that a gay player in the NBA could come out and not face opposition or under-the-radar shunning from teammates and other players. Not sure we’re quite there yet.
tim
he is one of the biggest racists around, but that doesnt bother you?
James
Charles Barkley, whose wife is white, is now a racist? Barkley can be a lot of things, but the racism charge really does not stick.