Jason Whitlock plays race card on Bonds vs. Alomar

Whitlock is often a very good sports columnist and sometimes a great, great one. Plus, he usually doesn't do this, and has even criticized other black columnists over it.

So, that's why I was a bit shocked to hear him say the targeting of Barry Bonds was all about Bonds' skin color.

Of course, the only way he can do this is by claming Hank Aaron basically "doesn't count."

And, he tries to have his cake (of Bonds targeted for his race) and eat it too (re his previous criticism of other black columnists):

I'm not suggesting a colossal, racist conspiracy. I'm saying it's easy for any of us to fall victim to our biases if our thoughts are rarely questioned by people who look, think and experience life different from us.

Well, that knife cuts both ways.

That includes your own allegations that Bonds is stereotyped more on personality (the angry black man) than skin color. That's how you dismiss Aaron as "not counting," since he was the non-stereotypical non-angry black man.

That all said, since we’re talking about A-Rod vs. Bonds:

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