OT: NFL buffoons and bojanglers?

by bdavison94 on Oct 20, 2007 11:40 PM CDT

Interesting article that is generating plenty of responses over at Foxsports.com. Thought some on here might like to read.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7343980

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Heh

I think, only a black columnist can get away with writing that article. That's what I think.

You know, cus that's how America is.

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by Sharky on Oct 20, 2007 11:47 PM CDT reply actions

Heh

I am now chilled by the proximity of my opinion to Sharky's.

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by BudLight on Oct 20, 2007 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't know if there's anything to that, but It's certainly interesting.
I can say with 100% certainty, though, that if the article's writer was white he would be out of a job faster than I could complete this response.

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by BudLight on Oct 20, 2007 11:47 PM CDT reply actions

To the substance

Do I think somehow white players will dominate NFL rosters soon? No. Not athletic enough.

So, there's really not much there. His premise is flawed.

His other premise, about "hip hop culture", yeah, he's totally right about that. It's awful. Liberal media+liberal politicians plays a big part in enabling+encouraging that, of course.

The U.S. mission in Iraq is a "nightmare with no end in sight, and the Democrats in congress make it all possible"-Retired Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez

by Sharky on Oct 20, 2007 11:50 PM CDT reply actions

I sent our other...

brother Sam an article about a kid not getting their diploma because of a rule against cheering during graduation ceremony at a high school, and he told me that he thought black people and white people should have separate graduation ceremonies. Of course, if you look at Dunbar, O.D. Wyatt, and, say, Nolan, I'd say we already are at that point.

by benmor78 on Oct 21, 2007 12:23 AM CDT up reply actions

"hip hop culture" is not to blame

More white people purchase hip hop albums than blacks.

I don't really have an opinion one way or the other re: the buffoonery.

I think it's entertaining to see what they will do next. I appreciate the creativity of the Chad Johnsons and T.O.'s of the world, and I think you'll continue to see them enjoy themselves playing the game, regardless of fines and punishments.

Pacman Jones / Tank Johnson / Leonard Little, et al -- not much admirable about them. But can we enjoy the entertainers at least?

Beyond hip-hop:

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/198314.html

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it." - Mike Tyson

by inactive lsb user on Oct 21, 2007 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Beyond hip-hop link, FWIW

I guess it doesn't work if you just click on it, you get redirected to a login page for no reason.

Copy and paste the URL into your browser and I think it works from there ...

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it." - Mike Tyson

by inactive lsb user on Oct 21, 2007 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Hmmm...

well, "More white people purchase hip hop albums than blacks."

That doesn't really mean a whole lot. There are a lot more white people... black people are only 11% of the population.

by benmor78 on Oct 21, 2007 12:56 AM CDT up reply actions

It wasn't meant to be profound

Just something to keep in mind. I'd be interested to hear what the percentages are.

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it." - Mike Tyson

by inactive lsb user on Oct 21, 2007 2:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Black people have...

been pretty consistently in the 11-13% of the population range for some time.

by benmor78 on Oct 21, 2007 4:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Percentages I was referring to

were what percentage of blacks / whites / hispanics / etc. are purchasing hip hop albums and listening to hip hop regularly.

Not sure if that's available, I assume it is somewhere.

"When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it." - Mike Tyson

by inactive lsb user on Oct 21, 2007 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions

as fragmented as the music industry is now

the percentages probably aren't that high, especially when you consider that a small number of people are buying multiple singles/albums.

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by t ball on Oct 21, 2007 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, hip-hop culture exists because

there's money in it.

And rappers don't earn money based on what percentage of people in each ethnic group buy their album. They earn money for each album they sell. So population percentages are pretty irrelevant here.

by a bebop a rebop on Oct 21, 2007 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions

I find it funny

that the examples that Whitlock lists are Chad Johnson, Tank Johnson, Pacman Jones - all playing positions dominated by blacks, even on the patriots and colts.

Sharky:

How's Fred Thompson looking?

That Sanchez quote is completely made up, right?

by ab03 on Oct 21, 2007 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions