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It's the word culture that is blurring the lines.
Kelly's argument/discussion about culture isn't ethnocentric culture. It's culture in the locker room, on the field, game preparation, teamwork, etc.
SAS took that word culture and used it to mean something outside of the context that Kelly uses. Do other people misinterpret the use of "culture" in this way? Probably but that's what I think it is, a misinterpretation, because culture is used as a code word in other discussions.
The problem with Smith is that he VERY likely knows that "culture" is being misinterpreted in this way and rather than dispel that misinterpretation he uses it to be provocative. Well, it worked but in the long run is causes more problems because it creates further conflict where there should be none.
Now you have defensive arguments against reverse racism, arguments that Kelly is racist, etc. All Smith did was stir the pot without any basis other than there was a pot to be stirred.
Edit to add:
And there are numerous instances where "culture" is a problem, racism exists - overt or institutional. Drawing attention to Kelly over something that doesn't exist hurts the fight against real problems.
Kelly's argument/discussion about culture isn't ethnocentric culture. It's culture in the locker room, on the field, game preparation, teamwork, etc.
SAS took that word culture and used it to mean something outside of the context that Kelly uses. Do other people misinterpret the use of "culture" in this way? Probably but that's what I think it is, a misinterpretation, because culture is used as a code word in other discussions.
The problem with Smith is that he VERY likely knows that "culture" is being misinterpreted in this way and rather than dispel that misinterpretation he uses it to be provocative. Well, it worked but in the long run is causes more problems because it creates further conflict where there should be none.
Now you have defensive arguments against reverse racism, arguments that Kelly is racist, etc. All Smith did was stir the pot without any basis other than there was a pot to be stirred.
Edit to add:
And there are numerous instances where "culture" is a problem, racism exists - overt or institutional. Drawing attention to Kelly over something that doesn't exist hurts the fight against real problems.
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