Dennis Norfleet leads Detroit King to "Uncomfortable" Victory

When I was at Brother Rice these types of chants were somewhat common between Rice and CC (especially at hockey games).  They were kind of funny somewhat like when Ivy League schools make fun of each other's degrees in a nasty way.   (i.e, rich kids poking fun at each other). The admins never liked it and it went a bit far somtimes. 

But, I don't remember it ever being directed at public schools.  It might be funny or at least forgettable among kids in the same socioeconomic bracket (i.e., see MSU pizza guy jokes), but it is cruel when it is directed at people that might take it "seriously" to some degree because they face different challenges in life.

I would venture a guess that it probably didn't occur to the idiot chant leaders at DLS.  But, it should have.

Anyone else think the ending to that article was a little, off.  

"In other words, Norfleet is probably one of those inner-city kids who will make it in life."

To me, it almost gives credibility to wha the De LaSalle students were chanting by saying most of those inner city kids won't make it.  Maybe I'm looking at it too much, it just kind of jumped out to me when I read it...

Complete immaturity...young and dumb.

Only part of article I disagree with was the inference that the letter sent to Cass Tech had anything to do with CC or the Catholic League...that was just some random bigot being ignorant.

The ones chanting "flip our burgers" will probably end up being the ones flipping

One of my d-bag "friends" on Facebook  who is a De La Salle alum is ranting that the writer of the article (Terry Foster) is pulling the race card. Not quite sure how far his head is buried in the sand.

I hope there's no animosity there when they're both on campus.

Where does Shane Morris stand in all of this?

Was he part of the students chanting the insulting comments?

Worst we ever did was walk home safely and back to your trailors. That was about it though...

Just playing devil's advocate here...is it that much worse than when we cheer "Can't read, can't write" to Sparties?

Kids in high schools are assholes and they'll say anything, and that's why they are kids. I think back in horror, as when I was in HS, we found out that the star player on the team we were playing's mom actually cleaned the houses of several of our students. As kids, we naturalyl used this as ammunition, and chanted "Clean our house" and such whenever he touched the ball. But our principle soon came over, we were told these chants were inappropriate and told us to stop.

I think we have to remember these are kids, kids can be cruel, and they are immature. It is the adults at these events that have to step in and make a difference. 

There should be school leadership on site to shut that down immediately. On multiple occasions during local high school athletic events in my town I've seen administrators immediately step in and shut down insulting chants. (They've never been insulting to the degree of those in the OP, but they still cross the line.) The more I see, though, the more I get the impression that's not the norm. That's kind of sad. High school kids are going to say and do dumb things -- there ought to be leadership there to let them know when they cross the line.

All those kids who pay to go to dls can one day soon pay more to be regular people in the stands while norfleet molds his future on the big house turf while earning his Michigan degree....for free. Something tells me he should be just fine in the having a future department

ahh douchy de la salle kids

From reports from people there, sounds like it was a lot more back and forth racially than Foster would make it seem. 

That being said, I agree that it's a little unfair that it's ok to say that stuff to fellow Catholic League schools, but not to anyone else.

THAT being said, "We have futures" seemed a little excessive, because as a graduate from a different Catholic League school, we all know DLS kids don't have futures :)

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S/O to de la salle student section with some of the BOLDEST chants I've ever heard in my life in cass techs gym. #brave #gutsy #goons

Warren DLS is still on the East Side, so they don't have a whole lot to brag about.   I'm sure Novi CC fans give it to 'em good when they cross I-275.

hand out my business card to MSU fans during our annual matchups while introducing myself to them as “their future boss”. 

I guess its a bit of the pot calling the kettle black, I have always thought of  my shinanagins as fun and cheeky but I feel like this crosses a line.

DLS has been doing the same chants for 25+ years when they play ANYONE.  Is it childish? Rude? Crude? Worse?  Probably.  Is it Racist in its intent? probably not.  Should they be smart enough or should some administrator be smart enough to know that someone like T Foster would spin it that way..  in 2012...  yes. 

and as an African American, I can remember doing somewhat the same thing when we played any high school that wasn't from the West Side..and private. Still, the Jesuit Brothers would NEVER let us demean the opposition by walking up to that line where the cultural/racial suggestion would be challenged. I put it on the adults. As we should.

and as an African American, I can remember doing somewhat the same thing when we played any high school that wasn't from the West Side..and private. Still, the Jesuit Brothers would NEVER let us demean the opposition by walking up to that line where the cultural/racial suggestion would be challenged. I put it on the adults. As we should.

Yeah we NEVER make flipping burger jokes toward our rivals.

All part of the game