Note to Ron Artest: Getting Into Fights For No Reason is Not a Part of Black Culture

Yao Ming is happy to have Ron Artest on the Rockets with one condition: "Hopefully, he's not fighting anymore and going after a guy in the stands." Ron Artest was quick to dismiss Yao. He said he hasn't changed. In fact, he said that getting into fights is part of black culture. "I'm not going to take it personal. I understand what Yao said, but I'm still ghetto. That's not going to change. I'm never going to change my culture. Yao has played with a lot of black players, but I don't think he's ever played with a black player that really represents his culture as much as I represent my culture." What does "representing my culture" mean? Running into the stands and attacking a random fan who turned out not to have been the fan who threw a cup at you? I'm not black–certainly not as black as Ron Artest–but I am pretty sure that getting into fights for no reason isn't part of black culture. Sure there are some bad people, like Ron Artest, but there are bad people in all races. Ron Artest, please shut your racist mouth up.