royw3141;1200256 said:
Im sorry guys but you cant relate today's society double standards with how LJ personally feels.
Me myself being african american and growing up in north philadelphia where we have like one of the top 5 homicide rates in the country and passing almost 400 homicides this year and 85% of that are black males between ages 17-25.
I would also feel more comfortable under a black coach who had to face the adversity of being a young black male trying to be sucessful in the world, where lets be honset people in this country especially in the inner city as a young black male the odds are heavily favored against you.
So if he's saying that he would rather play under a coach like a marvin lewis or lovie smith who probably had to endure the hard problems in the 60's and 70's with racism compared to LJ's world of violence and poverty then I would say in my opinion its nothing wrong with that.
To be honest with you i wouldnt doubt it that the black coaches in the league agrees with LJ.
all the trouble it took just for them to be considered for NFL head coaching jobs is rediculous. To me that rule is so humiliating an owner knows who they want so why waste some of these guys time?
I'll admit that by getting that consideration, it does help some of these guys get notcied, but I remember a few coaches said it was disrespectful.
I just think that it all goes off of perception like when larry bird made the comment about the black athelete is the best athelete and he found it disrespectful when teams would make a white guy defend him.
That comment like this one was blown out of contex and doesn't deserve this much attention.
People have to understand that atheletes have opinions, and are human beings just like us.
As long as you arent downing or disrespecting someone else race,sex religion, or sexuality. It shouldnt be that big of a deal.
I know how
the man gets up every morning thinking how he can make my life more miserable and less dignified. The man stays up late plotting next day's attack on my manhood, on my peeps on my inalienated rights to enjoy freedom and the fruits that people such as Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and jay Z have worked to secure for me.
I, too, would rather have a coach who reflects my race, my color, my ideals, my work and professional ethics, my persona.
Yes, that LJ wants a coach that would understand him is commendable. Even necessary, I would say. A white coach would not understand personal grooming things, Top 10 songs, dressing for the posse, being real, appreciating the bling and chilling. Word.
The man is a miserable, despicable person. You can't trust him or them.
Let me close with a quote from Jim Brown who knows how
the man has acted against him from Day One in the NFL.
"Fool don't want no help, fool don't get no help!"
Amen.
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