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Tactical Funky 03-16-2007 11:59 AM

Larry Johnson is a dish best served...angry. :)

htismaqe 03-16-2007 12:11 PM

I'd like to see the portion of this article where Larry acts like a "thug gangsta".

The only bullshit around here ain't coming from Larry.

Brock 03-16-2007 12:16 PM

I'd be happy if I just didn't hear any more tales of him sleeping or texting Beyonce during meetings.

InChiefsHeaven 03-16-2007 12:23 PM

I didn't know Tony Gonzales was black...?

ck_IN 03-16-2007 12:32 PM

<i>He walked into the historic Abraham Lincoln Wyndham Hotel late Thursday afternoon wearing a spiffy warmup and a menacing scowl. That frown has become as much a Larry Johnson trademark

During a 15-minute interview with newspaper reporters, L.J. appeared disinterested, continually fiddling with his Blackberry and staring at the floor.</i>

htismaqe that has all the earmarks along with other ancedotal info of someone trying to portray themselves as a thug gangsta. Now granted he's not flagging the Crips colors and shooting anyone but it's pretty clear what he's aiming for, for anyone caring to see it. If you don't agree then we can agree to disagree.

InChiefsHell I've always assumed Gonzo was a black/hispanic mix but I never really cared either. Do you have better information?

Regardless my point about his soft skills while in the public eye stands.

Redrum_69 03-16-2007 12:39 PM

oh look...another Warpaint bandwidth leftover.



Gochiefs posting is like his mom...its all about the sloppy seconds

htismaqe 03-16-2007 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck_IN
<i>He walked into the historic Abraham Lincoln Wyndham Hotel late Thursday afternoon wearing a spiffy warmup and a menacing scowl. That frown has become as much a Larry Johnson trademark

During a 15-minute interview with newspaper reporters, L.J. appeared disinterested, continually fiddling with his Blackberry and staring at the floor.</i>

htismaqe that has all the earmarks along with other ancedotal info of someone trying to portray themselves as a thug gangsta. Now granted he's not flagging the Crips colors and shooting anyone but it's pretty clear what he's aiming for, for anyone caring to see it. If you don't agree then we can agree to disagree.

InChiefsHell I've always assumed Gonzo was a black/hispanic mix but I never really cared either. Do you have better information?

Regardless my point about his soft skills while in the public eye stands.

The only way that behavior has the "earmarks" of acting like a "thug gangsta" is if YOU are LOOKING FOR ANY EXCUSE to label him as such.

Plain and simple.

He's aloof. He's anti-social. Sometimes, he's downright rude. None of those things equal him trying to portray himself as a "thug" or a "gangsta".

If he wasn't black, you wouldn't be calling him that, and you know it.

As for Gonzo being such a better public figure than LJ, tell that to the kids he ignores every year at training camp because he's too good to talk to them or sign their stuff...

htismaqe 03-16-2007 12:41 PM

I met with the CEO of a Fortune 100 company today.

He acted like a total thug and gangsta, playing with his Blackberry during the entire meeting and not listening to anything anybody said...

crazycoffey 03-16-2007 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by htismaqe
I met with the CEO of a Fortune 100 company today.

He acted like a total thug and gangsta, playing with his Blackberry during the entire meeting and not listening to anything anybody said...



ROFL

My wife can act like a thug gangsta too, she ignores me and messes with her blackberry all the time.......

ck_IN 03-16-2007 12:44 PM

<i>If he wasn't black, you wouldn't be calling him that, and you know it.</i>

If Green were acting like this would you be rushing to his defense? Perhaps <u>I'm</u> not the one concerned about his race.

InChiefsHeaven 03-16-2007 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck_IN
InChiefsHell I've always assumed Gonzo was a black/hispanic mix but I never really cared either. Do you have better information?

Nope, I just always assumed he was Mexican. I mean, he doesn't look black at all to me...and like you say, I guess I've never really cared either... :shrug:

htismaqe 03-16-2007 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck_IN
<i>If he wasn't black, you wouldn't be calling him that, and you know it.</i>

If Green were acting like this would you be rushing to his defense? Perhaps <u>I'm</u> not the one concerned about his race.

I'm not defending LJ. I attacking what appears to be a very biased, unfounded opinion.

Nice try deflecting attention away from the fact that you have no basis for your argument.

leviw 03-16-2007 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ck_IN
<i>It has a lot to do with race. But I guarentee ck_IN or anyone else who calls the guy a thug and says he needs to realize he's not in a gang doesn't have the balls to admit it.</i>

What a total load of bullshit. I couldn't care less what the man's race is. He was born and bred in the suburbs, he has a father that's a coach at a Big 10 university and this idiot wants to portray himself as a gangsta, Jay-Z posse member and tell all of us how tough it is for a black man to play in the NFL. <b>Bullshit</b>

As for his social skills/PR abilities/whatever, it just isn't that hard to be civil when the occasion calls for it. Gonzo is a black man and he seems to pull it off. Green is a white man and he does just fine. Priest may or may not have those soft skills but he has the good sense to keep his mouth shut and not portray himself as something he clearly isn't.

Black, white, yellow or purple, LJ is a poser and not a good one at that.

Told you you would deny it. What's funny is that you spend the whole second paragraph talking about race. Terrible response on your part.(And, btw, Gonzo isn't a black man).

And since you made it a topic, even though it's clearly not, did you ever think that a black kid growing up in 90-percent white suberbs might be exposed to even more negative racial situations thatn a black kid growing up in a black community?

Crashride 03-16-2007 06:18 PM

WTF so if you use a black berry at an unappropriate time and have a serious look on your face your a thug. Based on that, anyone with a black berry can be a gangsta. Completely ridiculous statement. And Gonzo aint black...... I should have stoped reading after I saw that

Direckshun 03-16-2007 09:17 PM

Larry's a complex individual.

He's not a friendly guy, but he's by no means a destructive guy.

That second part is easily forgotten. Especially in articles like this, where reporters and writers are comparing him to the biggest idiots in the NFL, and asking him questions like "are you misunderstood, homey?"

Give me a break. Larry's no savior, but he's a smart football player, and a fairly sharp guy.

I hope he remains a Chief for a long time, but I don't think it's going to happen because he's not a locker room leader. LJ is going to demand a payday when his time comes, and Herm only forks out big bucks for leaders.

So I think there's going to be a day when LJ and the Chiefs part ways. I only hope he can take us places before he leaves, and that he's remembered as a football player, not a stupid caricature.


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