Three American players beaten up in Argentina bar

[Bacchus4.0]

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/10/us-basketball-argentina-violence-idUSKCN0S40EC20151010


Three American basketball players, who play for leading Argentine team Libertad, suffered serious injuries when attacked by about 30 people in a bar with the club manager saying they could have been killed.

Tony Washam had a leg bone broken, Argentine-born Phillip McHopson his jaw fractured and Lee Roberts suffered rib injuries, Argentine media reported on Saturday.

"We don't understand how such things can happen, in fact they didn't kill them by chance but they beat them up badly, they have bruises everywhere, it could have been fatal," club manager Andres Pelussi said of the incident on Thursday night.

"Tony Washam needs surgery on his fractured fibula," Pelussi told the Argentine basketball website Pick and Roll (www.pickandroll.com.ar).


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/10/us-basketball-argentina-violence-idUSKCN0S40EC20151010

[TheBlackAdder]

1. Three Americans enter an Argentinian bar looking to take Bill O'Reilly to the Faulklands... nt

[Fred Sanders]

2. Macho men beaten up in a bar fight! When does that ever happen?

Love your Billy'O and Fox mockery, it is the only thing they deserve.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. Three black professional athletes nearly beaten to death in a bar full of white sports fans......

But you see a different story I guess...

[hughee99]

4. The article didn't mention the race of the players OR the bar patrons, did it? n/t

[Deuce]

5. Google search of their names appears to show they are black...

[hughee99]

7. Can you google search the bar patrons? Nt

[Tempest]

6. Really didn't need to

If you follow sports and the world you'd know (1) the players are black and (2) Argentina's urban cities are made up of more than 95% caucasians of European origin.

[hughee99]

8. Do you think it's accurate to assume this is racially

Motivated based on those statistics?

[Tempest]

13. Considering how racist Argentina is, yes

http://www.ibtimes.com/blackout-how-argentina-eliminated-africans-its-history-conscience-1289381

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/04/argentinas-president-sent-out-this-strange-offensive-and-frankly-racist-tweet/

There are travel advisories on Argentina and racism.

[7962]

9. I imagine most Argentinean bar patrons arent white.

But your point is correct

[ForgoTheConsequence]

12. Argentina is one of the whitest countries in the world.

So you're probably wrong. Unless of course Italian, German, Spanish and Welsh immigrants aren't considered "white". I know we like to automatically assume that Spanish speaking = brown in this country, but that is extremely narrow minded.

[7962]

14. I've met several S. Americans who were and yes, Thats what I figured about Argentinians too.

But you learn something everyday!! Thanks for pointing out the differences.
I guess it shouldnt be a surprise; Mexico, US and Canada are all N America, yet very different

[Drahthaardogs]

15. What do you think Mexico is?

Most Mexicans consider themselves caucasion. Have you ever been there?

[7962]

16. Yes, and its pretty easy to tell them apart from the typical white guy

Most are light brown skinned.

[Drahthaardogs]

17. Only Saxons from America consider mexicans

Not caucasion. They also say italians, Arabs, and the Irish are not white. Stupid stuff.

[7962]

19. Irish? Most are pretty white!

[Blue_Tires]

18. Well, it *is* Argentina

Some old habits die hard:

http://www.ibtimes.com/blackout-how-argentina-eliminated-africans-its-history-conscience-1289381

[Stonepounder]

10. I'm really confused.

Y'all seem to be blaming the ballplayers. If you read the link, the fight started when one of the players went to the aid of his girlfriend who was being 'accosted by some men in a bar'. So, now a black man can't try and protect his girlfriend from white assholes? I just don't understand the attitude that seems to say it was the players fault. Or maybe I'm missing something/

[PersonNumber503602]

11. I suspect in some cases it could be a knee jerk anti-american response we're seeing

Change the story to three Egyptians beat up in a Argentinean bar, or three Argentinians beat up in an American bar, then the reactions of a few may be different.