i just read an article on yahoo news that said some senator told his aides to get vaccinated against stuff like hepititus and tetanus and others before visiting talladega super speedway in alabama and lowe's motor speedway in concord, nc. i'm including a link to the article below. do people really look at nascar fans this way, or is it just the in the way i'm looking at it?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jb-inoculation101207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
2007-10-13 04:50:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
The senators statement has more to do with politics, elitism and racism then any real health risks.
2007-10-13 04:55:58 · answer #1 · answered by beth 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a stereotype that NASCAR fans are "rednecks." I personally don't know enough to verify the truth of this, but I would say that NASCAR fans are different from PGA fans. There is definitely a social difference between NASCAR fans and PGA fans, for example.
That being the case, I would imagine that some people are fans of both.
I'm not sure the senator was referring to NASCAR fans however, I think he was referring to traveling into a crowded area where diseases could be spread.
For example, if he said he was travelling to DC, or another major metropolitan area, it would be a good idea to get vaccinated.
I could also see how this was taken out of context.
In this day and age, if you're a public official you really have to watch everything you say.
2007-10-13 12:04:30 · answer #2 · answered by dgrhm 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The thing is that NASCAR, although the stereotype still applies sometimes, has changed. There are a lot more NASCAR fans now and they are coming from everywhere. Nascar fans definitely do not have diseases that he should be concerned with. If he thinks we are full of disease all he needs to do is just stay clear of us, and his health will be perfectly ok.
2007-10-13 12:28:59 · answer #3 · answered by pm8859 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just another over paid politician with nothing better to do while waiting on the next Congressional break. Trying to justify him being there.
2007-10-17 06:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by sllde 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clearly a racial remark in my opinion because most fans are white. He seems to be looking at them as southern, beer drinking, tobacco chewing hicks.
I plan on writing him a nasty letter.
2007-10-13 12:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he told his AID'S to get vaccinated ???If he's got aides,ain't
no vaccine gonna help the man. sorry sen. stay out of the air-
port bathroom's from now on,see what you done got yourself
into ?stay away from us nascar fan's wid-dat stuff to u-hear !!
2007-10-13 12:43:50 · answer #6 · answered by Bow-legged Snake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YEEEE HAWWW Y'ALL...... I am a redneck and a nascar fan. I am not ashamed of it nor do I feel the need to hide who I am.......if the senetor thinks I am rabid.......well maybe I am , now that he done pissed me off!!!!
2007-10-13 14:17:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the "Bubble Boy" syndrome.
2007-10-13 11:55:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I read that too, but really who cares!
2007-10-13 18:24:13 · answer #9 · answered by lilAudrey 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
too funny. it made me almost spill my
moonshine jug and drop my cooty-comb
down the toilet.
2007-10-15 06:34:19 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋