News: USA Today: For Diverse Cowboys, Dak Prescott Is The Ultimate Unifier

Sportsbabe said:
Some people are making it ONLY about his race. This article is an aspect or a characteristic of Dak. God forbid it's discussed or contributed to his demeanor, personality or upbringing because that sends most people off the deep end.
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Let's be specific... this article is making his race a topic of discussion. It suggests interracial relationships are not as binding as those between folks of the same race. I reject this racist ideology and will remind the readers that many of you and Dakota are the result of an interracial relationship and are no worse in our course of life for that consummation. How his interracial component affected his demeanor, personality and upbringing can not be measured and so it can not be considered relevantly positive or negative to those factors in his life. We as human beings are capable of establishing deep and meaningful relationships with one another without factoring racial likeness. To suggest otherwise is utter bigotry.
 
I was listening to "The Ticket" this morning and they were talking about this extensively.
They seemed to be balanced and level-headed about the whole thing....just taking it as possibly one other very small angle that Dak can use to relate at times, but nothing remotely game-changing.

List the top 20 QBs in the last decade and only maybe a couple were black/white biracial. It's not very relevant at all in the big picture, but in Dak's case with his ethnic and cultural diversity, it's at least ,maybe, worth noting.

Btw, people should not at all look at this as some diss to Romo. The guy was always playing hoops with the WRs and DBs in the offseason anyway....and was one of the better players. I think he got along fine, though he was a bit more shy than some realized.

Also, there is the age thing too. Dak being 23 on a young team with an average age of 26. Though having a QB a bit older sometimes helps with the respect factor, it's not a real advantage goofing off in the locker room--which is somewhat, but not totally irrelevant.

One of the best college football recruiters of all times was Barry Switzer. He always said that growing up in a more predominantly black neighborhood helped him immensely when he visited homes on the recruiting trail. It was just an added advantage that in some cases can help. There was a real comfort zone and it showed.

Bottom line is that none of this means squat if Dak isn't playing his tail off all year and the team is 13-3.
 
mrtxstar said:
Let's be specific... this article is making his race a topic of discussion. It suggests interracial relationships are not as binding as those between folks of the same race. I reject this racist ideology and will remind the readers that many of you and Dakota are the result of an interracial relationship and are no worse in our course of life for that consummation. How his interracial component affected his demeanor, personality and upbringing can not be measured and so it can not be considered relevantly positive or negative to those factors in his life. We as human beings are capable of establishing deep and meaningful relationships with one another without factoring racial likeness. To suggest otherwise is utter bigotry.
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I disagree.
 
DFWJC said:
I was listening to "The Ticket" this morning and they were talking about this extensively.
They seemed to be balanced and level-headed about the whole thing....just taking it as possibly one other very small angle that Dak can use to relate at times, but nothing remotely game-changing.

List the top 20 QBs in the last decade and only maybe a couple were black/white biracial. It's not very relevant at all in the big picture, but in Dak's case with his ethnic and cultural diversity, it's at least ,maybe, worth noting.

Btw, people should not at all look at this as some diss to Romo. The guy was always playing hoops with the WRs and DBs in the offseason anyway....and was one of the better players. I think he got along fine, though he was a bit more shy than some realized.

Also, there is the age thing too. Dak being 23 on a young team with an average age of 26. Though having a QB a bit older sometimes helps with the respect factor, it's not a real advantage goofing off in the locker room--which is somewhat, but not totally irrelevant.

One of the best college football recruiters of all times was Barry Switzer. He always said that growing up in a more predominantly black neighborhood helped him immensely when he visited homes on the recruiting trail. It was just an added advantage that in some cases can help. There was a real comfort zone and it showed.

Bottom line is that none of this means squat if Dak isn't playing his tail off all year and the team is 13-3.
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:bow::bow::bow:
 
yimyammer said:
I don't see it that way at all, I took it that the writer was merely highlighting a unique quality that Dak possesses which has equipped him to relate to his peers in a way that's not only rare but beneficial to the team and him as a QB.

that's a wonderful thing imo, nothing to be upset about, ymmv
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It only upsets people who have a problem with racial and ethnic identity.
 
mrtxstar said:
I made more that one point. Which one are you disagreeing with?
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1. Your synopsis of the article.
2. The term "racist ideology".
3. "...interracial component does not affect his demeanor, personality and upbringing..."
4. "...interracial component cannot be measured..."
5. "...cannot be considered relevant to those factors in his life."

I've answered your question. Again...I thought the article was a positive story about what Dak brings to this team and who he is as a person.
 
Sportsbabe said:
1. Your synopsis of the article.
2. The term "racist ideology".
3. "...interracial component does not affect his demeanor, personality and upbringing..."
4. "...interracial component cannot be measured..."
5. "...cannot be considered relevant to those factors in his life."

I've answered your question. Again...I thought the article was a positive story about what Dak brings to this team and who he is as a person.
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Class dismissed. :)
 
Sportsbabe said:
1. Your synopsis of the article.
2. The term "racist ideology".
3. "...interracial component does not affect his demeanor, personality and upbringing..."
4. "...interracial component cannot be measured..."
5. "...cannot be considered relevant to those factors in his life."

I've answered your question. Again...I thought the article was a positive story about what Dak brings to this team and who he is as a person.
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Then I stand by my last sentence. :)
 
USA Today: For Diverse Cowboys, Dak Prescott Is The Ultimate Unifier

Love Dak but winning is the ultimate unifier IMO.
 
T-RO said:
I know what you mean...anyone who disagrees with the elites (on any topic in the world) is called a racist. It's bizarre. Bigoteering for profit and power...spreading and enflaming racism... is what it is.

But this article isn't about that. We all must concede that we are to a certain extent bound to our own flesh, background and history. It's inherently difficult to understand what it's like to grow up as someone different. Dak has a unique lineage and background to understand and connect. That fact doesn't belittle anyone else.
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Bold doesn't sound anywhere close to true. It sounds like a junk opinion being honest. I also didn't know every elite in every industry was the same race no matter what. Learn something new everyday.
 
Carharris2 said:
Excellent article.

Im not surprised this bothers some people's sensibilities. Many still have no idea about how much race is still a factor in almost any environment of racial diversity.
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This article stupid as ever. If you have common likes that sometimes are racially different (stereotyping of course) you can get along not because you're a different race just by itself. That's why I think the story is stupid. Before this crud came out raise your hand if you were like Dak beign biracial was the secret sauce to unifying the team?
 
Ridiculous millennial article(speaking as someone who falls in that age range). The people who consistently speak about the racial divide drive the wedge deeper. This is probably the stupidest hype I've read about Dak so far.

I have black friends, white friends, latino friends. We are different because of our culture and our upbringing: not our skin color.

Terrible article by Media looking for a story that isn't there.
 
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