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re: Russell Wilson isn't "Black Enough," Seahawks Players Allegedly Say
Posted on 10/22/14 at 3:50 pm to DelU249
Posted on 10/22/14 at 3:50 pm to DelU249
Seems like there's two possibilities here, and neither one adds up to me:
(1) Russell Wilson is a jerk - if this is it, then so what? I kind of like Jay Cutler, but I bet he's a huge douchebag. It doesn't seem to be an issue in Chicago. I know they had a locker-room situation last Sunday, but that revolved around losing 3 home games in a row. Also, I know a lot of people who say that Peyton Manning is nothing like his public image, but that doesn't seem to have caused him any problems.
(2) Russell Wilson isn't black enough - We will see how this plays out, but my gut tells me this is the real issue. He's well-spoken, hangs out with white guys (oh, the humanity), doesn't have a police record, etc.
If the "problem" really is that he isn't "black enough," that's pretty pathetic. If blacks aren't a monolithic group, and I don't think they are, shouldn't Russell Wilson be free to be himself?
(1) Russell Wilson is a jerk - if this is it, then so what? I kind of like Jay Cutler, but I bet he's a huge douchebag. It doesn't seem to be an issue in Chicago. I know they had a locker-room situation last Sunday, but that revolved around losing 3 home games in a row. Also, I know a lot of people who say that Peyton Manning is nothing like his public image, but that doesn't seem to have caused him any problems.
(2) Russell Wilson isn't black enough - We will see how this plays out, but my gut tells me this is the real issue. He's well-spoken, hangs out with white guys (oh, the humanity), doesn't have a police record, etc.
If the "problem" really is that he isn't "black enough," that's pretty pathetic. If blacks aren't a monolithic group, and I don't think they are, shouldn't Russell Wilson be free to be himself?
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Posted on 10/22/14 at 3:52 pm to KCT
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but my gut tells me this is the real issue
if someone said "he isn't black enough" or "really black" then you can bet your arse that's the issue...it's not a failure to articulate...otherwise you'd just call him an a-hole.
Posted on 10/22/14 at 3:59 pm to KCT
you know I lost some gay friends because it just was always about them being gay...they started to get wrapped up in it...I'm not anti-gay anything, but if I didn't agree with them about something stupid say...trayvon martin, or whether Hillary will be president, and shite even dumber than that...it all tied back into how they were gay
self banding or grouping can be harmful because you lose your sense of individuality, and people who don't think and speak genuinely for themselves or act in their interests and that of their family...they fricking suck and worse...they're boring to be around
self banding or grouping can be harmful because you lose your sense of individuality, and people who don't think and speak genuinely for themselves or act in their interests and that of their family...they fricking suck and worse...they're boring to be around
Posted on 10/22/14 at 4:15 pm to KCT
It's a slap in the face to Russell, but I think Jalen Rose explained it great a couple of years ago. He had that public spat with Grant hill and Coach K when he pretty much said Duke only takes uncle toms.
A young and ignorant rose saw a dicthomy between the black kids in his neighborhood and the black kids going to duke. Grant hills dad was an all pro Cowboys, jalen was the 1st pick in the NBA draft? Who grew up broke? Who grew up with privilege?
Jalen lived the stereotypical inner city black life and envied what hill had. So these kids mischaracterize the other kids as acting "white," and lash out at it. It's part ignorance and part jealously
A young and ignorant rose saw a dicthomy between the black kids in his neighborhood and the black kids going to duke. Grant hills dad was an all pro Cowboys, jalen was the 1st pick in the NBA draft? Who grew up broke? Who grew up with privilege?
Jalen lived the stereotypical inner city black life and envied what hill had. So these kids mischaracterize the other kids as acting "white," and lash out at it. It's part ignorance and part jealously
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