Like I've never heard a Petty or a Jarrett or a Waltrip or an Earnhardt say anything to indicate they are okay with saying the N word, or the fans saying it and flying the rebel flag. Nor have I heard it from more current stars like Jeff Gordon or Jimmie Johnson or Kyle Busch or Martin Truex Jr or Chase Elliott. So I don't know why anyone would jump to the conclusion that it's a NASCAR problem.
You're literally quoting and in a thread of people that watch that aren't though. I wouldn't be on this site if I wasn't left leaning because Jesus Christ this place would annoys the shit out of me if I was anything but. I grew up watching it but loved the racing not the "hurr durr america" side of it.
I've always held a conspiracy theory that Dale Earnhardt was secretly a liberal, who played the part of a conservative when selling his image.Remember that time Dale Earnhardt Jr, one of the sports biggest names in recent years, publicly decried the use of the Confederate flag among NASCAR fans? I do.
Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Both Confronted Confederate Flag Controversy in Past
Old stories show how the father-son NASCAR drivers disagreed with adoration of the rebel flag.www.autoweek.com
Just a lot of the knuckle-dragger fans, and the fact that it comes from prohibition midnight moonshine runners in the Deep South. There is, no doubt, a lot of racist, terrible people who watch the sport, but I don't think it is fair to say that the majority of people who watch the sport are racists/terrible people. I've seen a bunch of different people of all stripes and ages at races, and I've attended a bunch of them in my life.
"Larson, a Japanese-American competitor, is a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program."
Hmm.
Eh, I'd argue that "Cali Boy" is the stereotypical driver profile for NASCAR since the 90's and Jeff's ascension. The "Good Ole Southern Boy" stereotype kind of faded when Jeff came in and dominated.
I'd argue there is no stereotypical driver profile anymore. The most successful driver in the sport right now, Kyle Busch, is from Las Vegas. Perhaps the most popular, Jimmie Johnson(whose popularity is even more this year because it was supposed to be his last year), is from the San Diego area. Other popular drivers like Brad Keselowski(Michigan) and Joey Logano(Connecticut) aren't from the stereotypical driver profile. NASCAR has progressed a ton over the years.
Yeah you are right, and Dishwalla above made good points how a lot of successful drivers right now are from all over the U.S., not just the South. Though yeah, it is still definitely heavily associated with the South with that being where the majority of the tracks and fan base is located.
Unrelated to the topic but there's also that whole directive from iRacing to all the pro drivers to "Never under no circumstances criticize the game's physics publicly, contact us directly in private if you have feedback instead" lol
This is what they say openly, imagine what they say about us behind closed doors. We are universally hated.
It's a shame to see an admin advocating stereotypes.
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