aamusedinatx | This just goes to show

As a civilized culture, we have a lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng way to go yet.

(09-26) 10:57 PDT New York (AP) --

Yankees star Derek Jeter is the latest athlete to receive a threatening letter warning him to stop dating white women.

The letter was mailed to Jeter at Yankee Stadium and called him a "traitor to his race," according to a story in Monday's editions of the Daily News. It warned him to "stop or he'll be shot or set on fire," said a law enforcement source who the newspaper did not identify. It was not clear whether the source was speaking on condition of anonymity.

Jeter, whose father is black and mother is white, has been linked with women of various racial and ethnic backgrounds in New York's gossip columns. The shortstop was profiled on "60 Minutes" on Sunday and discussed his experiences with racism while growing up.

Now if he's seen as a "traitor to his race" is the author of this letter some white, neo-nazi skin head? Or some radical pro-black counterpart? I'm really confused by this, especially since Jeter is a bi-racial individual.

full article here.