In my opinion, a thug is a well-defined character, long in use before blacks were the underworld element that they are today. In fact, I think most of those who had, in the past, been referred to as thugs would now be feeling insulted by the comparison.
Mr. Sherman, if your black compatriots act like thugs, they will be called thugs, skin color is not an issue here, I would never refer to Allen West, Ben Carson or Thomas Sowell as thugs. You, on the other hand, acted like an uncouth thug after your playoff game and deserve the title, regardless of skin color. stop trying to reject blame for your behavior by intimidating the observer of being a racist. how lame