10.10.08 RACISM IN WEST VIRGINIA NEVER HAPPENED

If you’ve been anywhere near a TV in the last two months, you know that the Ernie Davis “biopic,” The Express, was released in theaters today. And you guys aren’t gonna believe this, but it turns out that some things that happened in the movie weren’t really true. Dick Easterly, who played quarterback for that Syracuse team, saw a preview of the film, and condemned its racist depiction of West Virginia fans. From Game On:

[T]he biggest issue stems from the characterization of a game that Syracuse’s undefeated team of 1959, supposedly played at West Virginia…Regardless of what year it was, Easterly says West Virginians are entitled to be deeply offended by The Express, because Syracuse never encountered racism there.

“I apologize to the people West Virginia because that did not happen,” Easterly said of the taunting and garbage-throwing scenes. “I don’t blame people in West Virginia for being disturbed. The scene is completely fictitious.”

Do they expect everyone to believe that people in West Virgina were racist? This is shaking my entire worldview. Next you’re gonna tell me that French people are pussies, Italians smell bad and that Asians are good at math. I’m really disturbed by such ugly generalizations about people. Especially from those dirty Hollywood Jews.