![]() ![]() Black players and coaching staff from Permian are subjected to offensive monikers like “Oreo” (305). Bissinger portrays the predominantly black Carter fans and players as overtly racist and angry. ![]() One coach’s sentiments, echoed by the general white community, suggested that if Boobie’s injury took him out of football, he would just be another, “big ol’ dumb nigger” (67).īissinger notes that the racism cuts both ways. If something should affect their performance like an injury, they become expendable. As long as players like Boobie miles perform as they are expected to, they reap the benefits of being a football star. Black players are accepted on “white” teams like Permian because, after desegregation, schools without the talent of black athletes simply could no longer compete. Of the three high schools in Odessa, one was 90 percent minority based and the other two were 90 plus percent white based. ![]() The town refused to acknowledge or validate desegregation until they were forced to in the early 1980’s. Anyone visiting Odessa from more populated centers might think that they were caught in a time warp. ![]()
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