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re: Why is there no affirmative action in the NBA/NFL?

Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:05 pm to
Posted by Tiger on the Rag
Cattle Gap Egypt
Member since Jan 2018
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:05 pm to
No dunking
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
111508 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:23 pm to
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Because you don’t want your team to suck.


And I don’t want my lawyers and doctors to suck either.
Posted by Radler_the_weinerdog
New Orleans
Member since Oct 2016
1482 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:44 pm to
This is quite possibly the stupidest and most racist nonsense I’ve ever seen from you idiots. Congratulations on reaching a new low I guess?
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21143 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:47 pm to
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Better example is teaching. My son’s elementary school only had no teachers that were male. The only full time male employee was the head maintainence guy. If diversity is a strength, then why are we not recruiting more male teachers?


Did you ask the school?
Posted by matthew25
Member since Jun 2012
9425 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 9:51 pm to
The NFL and NBA are not free market businesses. They are exempt by Congress from Anti-Trust laws. They can fix prices and keep out any competitor.

Their version of AA is a first round draft pick or lottery.

The offices have an unofficial "Rooney Rule." See the hiring of Chucky at Raiderland, and having to then go interview some black "applicants."
Posted by 6R12
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
8633 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 11:13 pm to
I think you're missing the OP point....... He wants to see more white boys in NBA since there are not many at all.
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
76270 posts
Posted on 7/1/18 at 11:58 pm to
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The NFL and NBA are not free market businesses. They are exempt by Congress from Anti-Trust laws. They can fix prices and keep out any competitor.


I thought only MLB had this exemption.

Posted by biglego
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Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 7/1/18 at 11:59 pm to
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This is quite possibly the stupidest and most racist nonsense I’ve ever seen from you idiots. Congratulations on reaching a new low I guess?


Why is this racist? OP wants MORE diversity in the NBA/NFL. Why do you oppose diversity?! You racist.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
141843 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 12:06 am to
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The NFL and NBA are not free market businesses. They are exempt by Congress from Anti-Trust laws. They can fix prices and keep out any competitor.
I thought only MLB had this exemption
The NFL's big (partial) anti-trust exemption is the one that Boggs and Long pushed through Congress in 1966 in exchange for LA getting the Saints. This exemption makes their huge TV deals possible. If Trump would simply threaten to end that the NFL would have the kneelers standing at attention PDQ.

It's possible Trump may be saving this threat for the right time (a week before midterms?)
Posted by jnethe1
Pearland
Member since Dec 2012
16143 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 12:29 am to
But it’s ok for my health care, and other stem career fields to suck?
Posted by Plx1776
Member since Oct 2017
16204 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 12:33 am to
Because of affirmative action... I don't trust black female doctors.

I do feel a sense of ease, though, when I get an Asian doctor.
Posted by GeauxLSUGeaux
1 room down from Erin Andrews
Member since May 2004
23304 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 3:27 am to
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This is quite possibly the stupidest and most racist nonsense I’ve ever seen from you idiots. Congratulations on reaching a new low I guess?



Affirmative action is racist.

Glad we can agree.
Posted by IronmanHTX
Home of the World Champs 'Stros
Member since Jun 2018
435 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 6:59 am to
Cant wait for Fischer vs Texas to appear before the SC.

We need MERIT BASED
Posted by IronmanHTX
Home of the World Champs 'Stros
Member since Jun 2018
435 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 7:03 am to
Can you imagine the outrage if Harvard was 95% white and asian? BLM would invade Boston.

Scalia was totally right. Propping up blacks to high powered institutions is a lose lose. The institution loses out on more deserving candidates. Blacks can't handle the rigors of Harvard and possibly end up dropping out.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
14170 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 7:05 am to
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But it’s ok for my health care, and other stem career fields to suck?


I’m firmly against affirmative action...especially for my sports teams.
This post was edited on 7/2/18 at 7:06 am
Posted by Brazos
Member since Oct 2013
20360 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 7:06 am to
Jeez you are such a pussy.
Posted by Jake_LaMotta
Coral Gables
Member since Sep 2017
5700 posts
Posted on 7/2/18 at 7:26 am to
What I don't understand was the very aggressive push a few years back to "get more African Americans playing in MLB" and saying there "must" be more African American MLB players because there "aren't enough" but if I were to demand the NBA or NFL have more White or Asian players I would be called a racist bigot.
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