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re: LeBron James: NFL owners are ‘old white men’ with a ‘slave mentality’ toward players
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:33 pm to AlonsoWDC
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:33 pm to AlonsoWDC
quote:
I have always found it interesting how the majority of sports fans, who make very little money on average, side with the billionaires over the millionaires every single time.
Probably cause you are a low iq person
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Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:36 pm to SDVTiger
quote:No kidding.
Probably cause you are a low iq person
Somehow people view these athletes as being oppressed even though they are paid millions to play a sport.
Poor millionaires are being oppressed by the evil billionaires.
I have zero pity for them.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:37 pm to TexasTiger08
LeBron said it was slavery mentality
Which is right
A lot of work we do today is considered "modern day slavery".
People are just throwing temper tantrums because LeBron said it
Which is right
A lot of work we do today is considered "modern day slavery".
People are just throwing temper tantrums because LeBron said it
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:39 pm to Mr Perfect
It’s in no way slavery if you get paid.
Lebron is an idiot for comparing an employer employee relationship to slavery.
Lebron is an idiot for comparing an employer employee relationship to slavery.
This post was edited on 12/22/18 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:40 pm to TH03
That's why the term wageslave exists
Slavery is used interchangeably with -"exploitation" today
Slavery is used interchangeably with -"exploitation" today
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:41 pm to EarlyCuyler3
quote:
Because that's exactly how the NFL works? A bunch of rich arse good old boys that want taxpayers to fund their stadiums and then want to fill then full of private boxes which aren't subject to revenue sharing. He couldn't be more correct.
Who knew the civil war began over revenue sharing and publicly funded stadiums
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:42 pm to TH03
I'm not sure what context he was going for
But many people use the word "slavery" in the context of work.
But many people use the word "slavery" in the context of work.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:43 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
Slavery is used interchangeably with -"exploitation" today
That doesn’t make it a valid comparison.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:43 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:If that is what you believe, how do you differentiate between jobs that don’t have a slave mentality and those that do?
A lot of work we do today is considered "modern day slavery".
Does a physician fall under that if he works for a hospital that could fire him/her? What about an engineer who works for someone else?
Where do you draw the line with that mentality?
Hell, I work for someone else and make SIGNIFICANTLY less than these athletes.
Do I live in “modern day slavery”?
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:45 pm to TH03
I mean. A lot of people want to get pissed off at the semantics of it all
Have you ever heard the phrase, "they are working me like a slave"
Have you ever heard the phrase, "they are working me like a slave"
This post was edited on 12/22/18 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:47 pm to Mr Perfect
I mean, it’s not slavery mentality. It could be a lot of other things, but it’s not that.
It’s about as ignorant as blankety calling people racist, which is pretty close to what James did too.
NFL owners take advantage of lots of people. I don’t think the athletes are among those people. That’s why it isn’t a slave mentality.
It’s about as ignorant as blankety calling people racist, which is pretty close to what James did too.
NFL owners take advantage of lots of people. I don’t think the athletes are among those people. That’s why it isn’t a slave mentality.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:47 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
People are just throwing temper tantrums because LeBron said it
The only reason you're defending it is because LeBron said it. This is fact.
No different than trumpkins. LeBron James is your black trump
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:48 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
A lot of work we do today is considered "modern day slavery".
Only by idiots.
LeBron, you, me, everyone who has a paid job is free to bust out of the “plantation” any time we feel like it. By definition, that’s not slavery.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:49 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
you ever heard the phrase, "they are working me like a slave"
It’s not supposed to be literal you idiot.
You ever heard the phrase, ‘I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.’?
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:50 pm to StupidBinder
You're getting mad at the literal word of slavery. It's pretty comical actually
He clearly shouldn't have used it, but he simply meant that he believes NFL players are exploited for thier labor.
Feel free to disagree with that, sure whatever. But getting mad at him using the slavery mentality line is pretty stupid
He clearly shouldn't have used it, but he simply meant that he believes NFL players are exploited for thier labor.
Feel free to disagree with that, sure whatever. But getting mad at him using the slavery mentality line is pretty stupid
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:51 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:
It’s not supposed to be literal you idiot.
No shite. So why are you mad that he said it, dumbass
This post was edited on 12/22/18 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:53 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:And he is wrong on that as well.
NFL players are exploited for thier labor.
They are paid millions for their labor.
How are they exploited?
They aren’t paid enough?
This post was edited on 12/22/18 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:55 pm to Scruffy
I think the common arguments are that that most players are easily replaceable. Short term careers. Ageism.
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:57 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
Feel free to disagree with that, sure whatever. But getting mad at him using the slavery mentality line is pretty stupid
Nah it was pretty stupid and people should make fun of it. You would too if you weren't such a LeBron ball washer
Posted on 12/22/18 at 3:58 pm to Mr Perfect
quote:
You're getting mad at the literal word of slavery. It's pretty comical actually
He clearly shouldn't have used it, but he simply meant that he believes NFL players are exploited for thier labor.
Feel free to disagree with that, sure whatever. But getting mad at him using the slavery mentality line is pretty stupid
Pointing out stupidity isn’t the same thing as getting mad.
Any professional athlete making any parallels to their lot in life and slavery is what’s stupid. It’s really that simple. Nothing about Lebron’s life is remotely similar to slavery. He’s not being exploited. He’s being paid more than 99.999999% of people to play a game. It’s beyond absurd that you think he has some point here.
There are parts of the world where human trafficking and slavery still occurs. Maybe LeBron can go talk to them about how bad things are for him.
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