the original anecdote felt like a swipe @ Poke - as if she's saying Poke's son could be better at *insert sport here* if Poke spent more time w/him. further, when placed in context w/other comments she's made about black fathers/husbands (generalized swipes @ them for being inattentive/absent...especially relative to non-black fathers/husbands) the comments feel like digs @ Poke - a black father. indeed, her follow-up comments support the feelings, IMO.

i'm just waiting for her to post some stats (perhaps of dubious origin) showing how much time non-black fathers spend teaching their kids to play sports versus the amount of black fathers spend. that'll come.