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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
A poster here, I think it was Micjones, actually dispelled that argument a while back. MLK Jr used the word himself, in jest, toward other blacks.
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Of course he did. He wanted to dispel the use of words as weapons, and learn to embrace each other for who we were, and not the color of our skin.....Listen carefully to the I HAVE A DREAM speech, you will see what I mean.
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I don't condone the use of that word, ever, but this shit has completely gotten out of hand.
Michael Vick killed dogs. Donte Stallworth killed a human being. Both played in the NFL afterward and neither were a distraction in the locker room.
Killers. Felons. Not a distraction.
But a drunk guy says the "N" word and he's on the verge of losing his job, forever, because he's now labeled a "distraction"? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
Riley's biggest mistake was saying "n****r" instead of "n***a". If he had said "n***a", it would have all been "okay", which makes this situation absolutely absurd. |
I have talked with a couple of black folks today here and while they both are like he was stupid, neither think that it was this big of a deal.....Ignorant, but earth shattering and career ending? No, that's stupid.
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Originally Posted by Halfcan
If the word brings back 300 years of pain and suffering to African Americans- then why do they perpetuate the word even more and glamorize it in movies and rap lyrics?
Sorry I don't call my friends "cracker" lol "Hows my cracker doing today?" "You Crackers ready to party?"
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LOL, half can, this might be my favorite post in this thread, well done sir.
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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower
Devil's advocate on this, but if he's too ****ing dumb to not keep his mouth shut as a high profile person, then he's too ****ing dumb to be playing professional football.
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Discuss..........First, what he did, wasn't even a law, and falls under the freedom of speech act. So even if he is a walking racist, he cant be discriminated against like this. How can one say that he is too dumb to play football, when Mike Vick, convicted Felon, and dog KILLER, Plaxico Burress, who not only is a convicted felon, but has to live with the stigma that he got his felony, from shooting himself in the leg, and Donte Stallworth, killed a man, DRUNK in Miami. THese three guys deserve to earn their millions, but Riley Cooper a fringe NFL guy doesn't? That really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Again, not condoning his actions. he was stupid, liquored up, and had to know better. everyone has a damn smart phone. But, to lose his entire career?
Who has me pissed off is Shady McCoy. There is no way, that he hasn't in his entire life made a derogatory comment towards a white guy that he was playing with, while in uniform. So for him to take this high and mighty approach, is sickening.