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I have been rejected – nay, denied! – from playing in this local basketball league. What is this motherfuckery, you ask? Well apparently you must have all Asians on your team in specific divisions where my friends want to play. The DreamLeague website offers me no explanations in the FAQ or rules and regulations. However, this article in the local newspaper gives more insight. Apparently the league was originally created to give Asian-Americans another way to interact with each other, as opposed to other races. I shit you not, here is the quote:

“Many Asian Americans are melded into the social life of the Bay Area, so they do not necessarily have a lot of interaction with other Asian Americans beyond immediate family or friends. But the Dream League is one way Asian Americans do interact.”

I find that a little odd, and just a tad unprogressive. Furthermore if ” in the end, winning in basketball often depends on who is tallest” then why not have height ranges like other leagues? Ah, but the DreamLeague does have divisions based on height. Grouping based on race and height – thank God they don’t group by weight. I’d have retired third-string NBA centers dunking on my ass.