Originally Posted by htismaqe:
I'm not saying that racism doesn't exist, it absolutely does. I'm also not saying that cops don't treat black people differently, especially in predominantly black neighborhoods.
All I'm saying is that there's more to the formula than just skin color.
And I also shouldn't have been so curt in saying that resisting arrest was the problem, as if it is the only problem. Police brutality, against everyone, is a problem in this country. We've all heard stories of white women being cavity searched repeatedly for no reason. No, it's not murder but it is rape, and it's still wrong.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I'll tell you about Jason Whitlock: He's an opportunist that's playing all of you guys like drum.
Whitlock was hired in KC back in 1994 and was quickly controversial due to his "Hot Takes". He parlayed his success at the Star into a local radio show, then was hired by ESPN, the largest sports broadcasting network in history and since, his career has been on a downhill slide to the point where he's doing "Podcasts".
He's working you guys. He's telling you exactly what you want to hear. He's not "keeping it real", he's pandering to his "audience" because he knows all too well what you guys want to hear.
Real networks want nothing to do with him.
I said this 2 days ago and got taken to task by the resident conservatives.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
Anyone who argues college basketball is better than the NBA is making a ridiculous argument.
I enjoy watching college more. Its not all about individual talent, I also enjoy the rivalries. To each his own. I don't think that is a ridiculous argument.
Originally Posted by ping2000:
I enjoy watching college more. Its not all about individual talent, I also enjoy the rivalries. To each his own. I don't think that is a ridiculous argument.
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The athletes on an NBA floor are fucking ridiculous. The reasons people like college generally have to do with reasons that go beyond just the quality of play.
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
Dude, Whitlock is out in LA at the clubs all the time, or was, before the pandemic.
Do you really believe, even for a second, that he was hanging out with White people?
I don’t care who he was hanging out with in LA.
What does that have to do with anything? If you want to challenge his argument on it’s merits, then fine, do so. The rest of this is just bullshit.
Even if he doesn’t mean it (I don’t believe that for a second in this case), he’s STILL right. He’s also far from the only black person saying this. Are they all lying about their opinions?
Originally Posted by Mecca:
The athletes on an NBA floor are fucking ridiculous. The reasons people like college generally have to do with reasons that go beyond just the quality of play.
Agree. I never said the college players were more talented. I have a college team I follow. I never latched on to a NBA team.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
The athletes on an NBA floor are ****ing ridiculous. The reasons people like college generally have to do with reasons that go beyond just the quality of play.
I don't think anyone is saying college players are more talented. But run with it....
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
He doesn't mean it and only says so to earn a living.
Whether he's "right or wrong" is a matter of opinion, I suppose, but don't fool yourself because he's only doing it to earn money.
He's a phony.
Regardless, there are many more Blacks who share his opinion on all of this and they aren’t all phonies.
I just used him as an example, but are all of their voices not just as important? Some of them are absolutely sick of the victim narrative and believe it does more harm than good for the black community.
Take Thomas Sowell for instance, his voice is absolutely more important than Lebron James and Doc Rivers for the simple fact that he’s more intelligent than either of those guys.