Racism and Baseball

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A few weeks ago I was in Boston and I went to watch the Yankees play the Red Sox.   

Two gentlemen next to me though got thrown out of the game and although I joke about it saying that it made it a more authentic experience, it was really sad.  I am also unsure how far it could be taken from a criminal perspective as it was at Fenway but clearly an assault based on race.  The men started throwing peanuts at an interracial couple a few rows up from where I was sitting.  They did it a few times before the man they where targeting came up and stated screaming at the wrong group of people. The couple must have gone to security as sure enough the men next to me started throwing peanuts again but this time four or so officers came and pulled them out of their seats.  This happened right before the Yankees really started winning or I could have been a target of this groups harassment.  He already made a Jew remark early on when he learned I was from New York.   I forget racism exists living in New York, I did see it in Princeton as well as in Philly but nothing as direct and uneducated as this.  The people behind me said it isn’t a season if that guy doesn’t get kicked out, but this was more then that.  I believed we had moved way past this in our society I guess the art world is a bit more accepting even with its ridged hierarchical structure. Or perhaps we are more subversive?