Individuals seem to agree that what he said was not only insulting, but bad for the sport of golf. However, the severity of Zoeller's remarks are still largely a matter of debate. The reaction in the white community and the black community could even be characterized as typical. It is safe to say that black individuals saw the entire incident as indicative of the same racism that has existed in the United States since its creation, while many white individuals would attribute the unfortunate episode to a lone person with poor taste and a small mind. These differences in opinion again return to a difference in orientation to life.
Black people carry an inherent expectation of racism.
This is not to say that all black people assume all white people are racist. But black people do recognize that many individuals still believe there is a distinction that exists between the races. A natural one that can be used to justify much of what happens in America today. For most black people, Fuzzy Zoeller is not a lone individual who feels a certain way or told a joke that was in poor taste, he is an individual who is part of a collective. One guy in a sea of guys who feel just as he does.