re: Gary Player getting cancelled

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You think you’re fukking special?

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No, just not a racist

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No, just not a racist

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Not a racist as a result of happy accident of being born in the time, place, and culture that you were.

Had you been a white kid raised in South Africa in the 1950’s the odds are that you would have supported apartheid.

That’s the part you are not getting. You are not more virtuous a person or a “better” person. You were only lucky to be born into a different world and time. So spare me your self-righteousness and arrogance.

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They’ve had almost 40 years to honor Lee Elder but only chose to do so in the year of George Floyd and BLM. #sobrave

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sigh

2015:

Mayor Hardie Davis Jr., who issued a proclamation declaring the opening day of the 2015 tournament as "Robert Lee Elder Day," and a reported 300 supporters -- including Hall of Famer Gary Player and the former presidential candidate Herman Cain -- gathered for a celebratory dinner that night at a hospitality house outside of Augusta National.


Here is African American Golfers Digest noting the honoring of Lee Elder, in YEAR 2015:

“ Lee Elder Superbly Celebrated On His 40th Year Master’s Win Anniversary By Gary Player”

“ It’s good to have friends in this game of golf, and Hall of Famer Gary Player is truly that to Lee Elder. In Augusta, Player has planned a grand celebration to mark the date. Player intends to recognize his longtime buddy, Elder, with a private celebration on Thursday evening. It will take place at a hospitality site, The Lodge, just on the outskirts of the National’s boarders on Berckman’s Road. The occasion is marked as a “by invitation only” event, and according to Elder’s wife, Sharon, the list is complete filled.

But, that won’t stop the masses of celebrants who wish to congratulate Elder. This publication has learned that individuals visiting, and living, in Augusta want to make sure that their hero Elder knows how outstanding he is, and hope to just catch a glance of him during his time in the City, and luckily shake his hand.

Augusta’s newly elected mayor, Hardie Davis, will declare Thursday, April 9 as “Lee Elder Day” in the city. We have also learned that Proclamations are being presented by individuals representing Nelson Mandela’s son and grandson, and U.S. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the first African American from the South to be elected to the Senate since 1881.

Celebrities scheduled to be on hand at the event include, Actor Chris Tucker and TV personality Steve Harvey. Both will serve as co-emcees of the event. Special invited speakes will include former NFL star Marcus Allen and singer Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish.

When asked about his personal feeling on the celebration, Elder, age 80, is reported to have replied in a very humble voice, “The one thing that I’m really happy about is that these guys want to do this. I really appreciate it.”


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LightMerchant

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You have completely misinterpreted what I have said in this thread.

I stated that Augusta National is putting on this show in 2021 to fit in with the crowd.

I have made comments about Gary Player showing that he had been standing with and fighting for Lee Elder since the early 1970s. Mingo was is Name O is the poster calling Player an a-hole, not me. I was the one who brought up the article showing that Player was honoring Lee Elder back in 2015, at a time when no one had ever heard the name George Floyd.

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Has anything Gary Player said and/or done impacted the life of anyone posting in this thread?

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I know people in augusta that were impacted by his jackass son running around town writing fake checks

I have heard plenty of anecdotal stories about Player the father being a jackass. I have heard plenty of personal stories about his idiot son.

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I know people in augusta that were impacted by his jackass son running around town writing fake checks ?

I have heard plenty of anecdotal stories about Player the father being a jackass. I have heard plenty of personal stories about his idiot son.

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Years ago I was playing in a Nike tour event and got paired with Wayne. On one hole he hit a shot and this kid in the gallery yelled "get up". Player turned to him and yelled at the top of his lungs "don't talk to the ball; the ball doesn't have ears". One of my not so good pairings.

Gary was known as a real family man but one day he and Trevino did an exhibition in about 1978 at Killearn Country Club in Tallahassee. My friend Jim Jamieson was the Golf Director there. Trevino had rented a plane for him and Player to go to the Masters and as soon as the plane was in the air Trevino went up front to sit with the pilot, leaving Player to sit in the back. A hooker came out of the luggage compartment and she and Player got it on in the floor. The plane had to circle the airport til he blew his load.

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He's a notorious cheater and definitely had his son peddling golf balls over Elder's shoulder yesterday.

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I saw a replay of the opening ceremonies during todays telecast on CBS. I saw Wayne Player holding up a sleeve of balls but I didn't see anything that I would interpret as peddling.

Gee, I wonder who gave me the downvote? I don't think I need three guesses.

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That's because the masters edited it out

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If they edited it out, how did he see it?