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Post by bobtailnag on Jan 11, 2021 13:44:41 GMT -5
Prominent race horse trainer is barred from competing in New York and several other states after naming horse Grape Soda to torment black commentator
Trainer Eric Guillot can no longer enter race horses or have stalls on the New York Racing Association's circuit or for the Stronach Group
The fallout stems from a horse he named Grape Soda in an apparent attempt to racially abuse black TVG commentator Ken Rudulph last week
Grape soda is considered a racial slur and discriminatory trope as the drink is often stereotypically associated with black people
I have to admit I have never heard anyone call anybody "Grape Soda". This is the first time I've ever heard of it.
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Post by Badactor on Jan 11, 2021 13:59:13 GMT -5
I think of Radar from M*A*S*H when I think of grape soda...
There's likely more here than simply the name of the horse.
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Post by Badactor on Jan 11, 2021 14:05:27 GMT -5
Eddie Griffin handled the stereotype this way... Hilarious! Would "Orange Drink" be objectionable? Nah... it's about malicious intent.
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Post by bobtailnag on Jan 11, 2021 15:14:51 GMT -5
I think of Radar from M*A*S*H when I think of grape soda.
That's exactly the same thought I had - Radar and Nehi Grape soda.
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Post by shoes on Jan 11, 2021 17:39:56 GMT -5
I had never heard of that one either. I used to really like grape pop (as we called it in the midwest).
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Post by 1hooper on Jan 11, 2021 22:26:31 GMT -5
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