Atlanta Radio Hosts Call Pats Fans ‘Drunks’ and ‘Racists’
Rich Kamla and John Michaels host a midday show in Atlanta (92.9 The Game) and were so mad about a piece by Dan Shaughnessy, that they started hurling insults at the city of Boston, calling Patriots fans “drunks” and “racists.”
Earlier in the week, local Boston troll Dan Shaughnessy called out Atlanta Falcons fans as fair weather. He said that they truly only care about their college team, the Georgia Bulldogs. Shaughnessy correctly pointed out that the city of Atlanta has suffered years of mediocrity in professional sports.
Of course, Atlanta, it’s media, and it’s fans played right into Shaugnessy’s hand. He writes articles for a reaction, and he certainly got one. On Wednesday, Rich Kamla and John Michaels began hurling insults at the city of Boston. They labeled New England Patriots fans as “drunks” and “racists” So lets take them on a little cultural and historical tour of Boston.
“Drunk” Patriots Fans
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New Englanders do like to drunk. But they’re far from the crazy inebriated lunatics that the hosts equate them with. The worst a drunk fan of our patriots has done, is pull the fire alarm at the Steelers team hotel last weekend. T
he occasional fight breaks out in the upper deck, but that happens in every NFL and professional sports stadium. Meanwhile, Falcons fans have not been the highlight of morality.
During last weeks NFC Championship Game, Atlanta fans were falling in the crowd and knocking cheese heads off of Packers fans. So Atlanta, let us drink our Sam Adams, Harpoon and Narragansett in peace as we destroy your team in the Super Bowl
“Racist” Patriots Fans
According to Bart Hubbuch, a longtime New York Post NFL reporter, the Patriots are racist. His argument? A black quarterback had never started for the Patriots until Jacoby Brissett in week 3. His argument was ridiculous given the fact that the New England Patriots have drafted African-American quarterbacks and the fact that, between Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe, the quarterback position has been locked up for the last 22 seasons.
Ironically, Hubbuch covers the Giants, now the only team to never start a black QB. Like many cities, Boston and New England have faced issues regarding race. Of course there are racist Patriots fans, but no more than of any other team. When you have a population of millions, it is made up of all different types of people. It would be less than honest not to admit that Boston has some terrible marks against it. Not the least of which is the Yawkeys.
We all know the Red Sox were the last team to integrate, and there’s hardly any doubt it’s the fault of the race-baiting. Boston’s contemporary imaging can be acquainted to many star athletes of color in the 21st century who have made Boston home.
So, yes, Boston is also Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Isaiah Thomas, Randy Moss and Willie McGinest, Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz. But the Patriots have been labelled hey’ve been seen as “White America’s Team.” They’re faces of the franchise are Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady, Danny Amendola, and Julian Edelman.
But around New England, you could not be more wrong. The Patriots are a team, and the fans do not care what race you are, just that you play well. Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell are held to the same fan standards. Devin McCourty, Dont’a Hightower and Malcolm Butler are beloved by fans. Labeling Patriots fans as racist is stereotypical, as the actions and beliefs of just a few fans are blown up by the media.
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Boston and New England embrace diversity, while remembering the mistakes that were made in regards to race in the past. Rich Kamla and John Michaels, we know your job is to stir up a story, but leave race out of it.