Reply #41: Yes, racist fuckwads did dislike Hank Aaron. I'm sure racist fuckwads also dislike Barry Bonds.

[Basileus Basileon]

I'm also sure racist fuckwads hate David Ortiz, Torii Hunter, Derek Jeter, Ichiro Suzuki, and Ken Griffey Jr, who are the five most beloved current baseball players I could think of.

The overwhelming majority of people today like Hank Aaron. The overwhelming majority of people, even in '74, wanted Hank Aaron to break the record (I can dig up the old polling data if you disbelieve me). Trying to draw a line between the odd letter from a fuckhead and public opinion is stupid.

White people want Hank Aaron, a black man, to hold the record. White people were very excited when it looked like Junior, a black man, was going to break Aaron's record. Claiming they don't like Barry because they're racist is also stupid.