Ferrari Mailing List: Re: USGP in Brazil

[Charles Perry (charles]

I heard it but also didn't consider it racist.  

At some point you have to draw the line about what is a simple factual
description and what is intended as demeaning or stereotypical. To
describe Vettel as fair and blonde is simply an accurate physical
description. If they had described him as "a fair, blonde member of the
uber race," that would have been completely different.

Same for Fernando's description. I remember years back a Saturday Night
Live skit with Jon Lovitz portraying Michael Dukakis. During a speech,
he said "My ancestors were little people. Little swarthy people." Got a
big laugh, but also a physically accurate description, not a slam on
Mediterranean features.

-- charles

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Boyd [mailto:ferrari308driver [at] gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 8:37 AM
To: Charles Perry
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] USGP in Brazil

I heard it but didn't construe it as "racist"....I'm not sure if that's
what you're implying by calling the comments "racial." It was just a
comparison of different attitudes, teams, nationalities/ethnicities,
etc. And was it Varsha or was it Posey?

-Matt

On 11/26/12, cjromero <clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Did anyone  but me hear Varsha racial comments on Vettel being white 
> and German and Alonzo being Dark and Spanish in the per race show ?
>
> Clyde
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>