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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.If that's what you consider to be racist, you're being way too sensitive. LJ is speaking the truth. As a white guy, I have no idea what it's like to be black.
And no, you can't have the same experience as a black person being white. Yes, you can certainly experience the same economic difficulties, but I'm pretty sure the hard part of being black also involves prejudice. Chances are that unless you grew up in another country, or deep in the inner city, you didn't experience the same level of prejudice in our society for being white as a black guy may have.
"Racist" is when you claim another race is inferior to yours, or when you tell someone they can't be in your place of business because of their skin color, or blah blah blah.
I find that we white people as a whole are even more sensitive about race than blacks are. You say one thing that can even be remotely interpreted as negative toward whites and people start screaming pointing, "SEE? SEE? Blacks are racist, too!"
It's almost as if we are trying to excuse the behavior of our ancestors by pointing out that blacks can be prejudiced, too.
Come on now, it's all in the past. LJ should have known better than to speak so frankly about issues of race.
Also, it's not a coach's job to understand where his players are coming from--he's there to make them better players, nothing else. So while I don't agree with LJ's comments, I think calling them racist is a little a ridiculous.
Hahaha, that's a hell of a stretch. I'm white. Where do I need to go to "qualify" to speak to black people about what it's like to be black? Is there a university for this? I mean, you're treating it like LJ rejected a white guy for a job. He's not excluding people. That's not even close to what he said.
What he's saying is that only a black person can truly understand where another black person is coming from. That's true. I can sympathize with a black guy, maybe even empathize, but I can never say I shared the experience of being black with him. I feel that's what Larry Johnson is saying.
What's wrong with that?
Larry Johnson's biggest problem is that he is as dumb as a bag of bricks.
I'd say that is spot on from where I sit, and that is obviously not in Gangstaville with all DaKillas that LJ deals with on a regular basis.
Listen, the kid was given MILLIONS of dollars to get his shot together and start a life away from the "Gangsta-Killas around every corner", it seems he wants to stay in that environment and just accept that it is what it is..
That's his perogative, it's his life......but don't go crying about it like you don't have a choice, stop being weak and accepting it and then telling your coach that he's a white jackass that needs to get a clue.
I have no sympathy for anyone that is given a great chance to make their lives better, and decides that he's good the way he is...and then bark about his environment.
Bah......go to Cleveland or Oakland
I'd say that is spot on from where I sit, and that is obviously not in Gangstaville with all DaKillas that LJ deals with on a regular basis.
Listen, the kid was given MILLIONS of dollars to get his shot together and start a life away from the "Gangsta-Killas around every corner", it seems he wants to stay in that environment and just accept that it is what it is..
That's his perogative, it's his life......but don't go crying about it like you don't have a choice, stop being weak and accepting it and then telling your coach that he's a white jackass that needs to get a clue.
I have no sympathy for anyone that is given a great chance to make their lives better, and decides that he's good the way he is...and then bark about his environment.
Bah......go to Cleveland or Oakland
However, I would like to remind everyone that Randy Moss' numbers were pretty bad before we signed him. Everyone said he was washed up.
I don't think looking at LJ's stats this season proves anything concerning what kind of production we could get from him.
LOL. You can't deny he's a good RB.
However, I would like to remind everyone that Randy Moss' numbers were pretty bad before we signed him. Everyone said he was washed up.
The guys has no oline not threat of a passing game and the box has been stacked with 8 against him for years thus low ypc avg you see. The Chefs suck and he wants out so he runs his mouth forces his way out of town I dont agree with what he said or how he did it, but being a rb that ran behind some terrible lines it gets tiresome. I think he pulled a classic act up and get booted routine.
PersonallY i would like to see him on the pats and once he does join and does well alot of the opinions here would change. There was some anti moss and dillon sentiment during those times as well and they started singing new tunes pretty quickly around here.
Even if thats true, the Pats playoff defining stretch of games is coming up right now. Pats playoff chances could be over by December.Morris and Taylor are rumored to be on target for November and December returns, respectively.
Even if thats true, the Pats playoff defining stretch of games is coming up right now. Pats playoff chances could be over by December.