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The latest scandal rocking Pennsylvania State University’s football team, in which disturbing details surfaced that former Assistant Coach Jerry Sandusky allegedly raped and molested at least eight young boys between the ages of 10 and 15, echoes the dark truth at the heart of evil intent in all cases of child sexual abuse. As things presently stand, Jerry Sandusky has been arraigned and released on bail. University President Graham Spanier and Coach Joe Paterno have been fired, effective immediately.

The grand jury report details Sandusky’s contact with boys ranged from touching, and tickling to oral and anal sex. The stark details are difficult to stomach as an adult, let alone experience from the perspective of a pre-pubescent or adolescent boy.

Over the past few years similar incidents of sexual impropriety in the realm of sports have surfaced, with one common trend: the victims are exclusively young black boys from underprivileged backgrounds.

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I posted this video on Facebook and got several interesting replies, this one being the one that stood out in response:

Can black folks be “racists” - yes and no. The answer depends on how we want to define “racism.” Is racism an individual action or is it a societal problem? Can black folks (and asians, latinos, native americans, etc.) be “mean” to whites? Yes. Can they mistreat an individual white person? Yes.

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