OT: Jesse Jackson calls Dan Gilbert 'slave owner'

Jesse Jackson...just wow. What a fucking idiot. LeBron was going to be paid more then 99% of white people ON THE PLANET. Yet a slave comparison comes out? When Gilbert was actually going to pay LeBron MORE money then anyone else? Jesse Jackson is eroding the credibility of reasonable anti-racist activism with this kind of stupidity.

 

You're right. It's called reverse racism and it's everywhere in this country. White people can be made fun of, passed over for jobs, and turned down for things like scholarships because they are white and they can't complain, but as soon as a comedian says the "N" word the entire country goes into an uproar. What black comedian hasn't at one point or another had a bit in their act making fun of white people? Name one? I am so tired of the racism card.

 

What line was that again? He just went off. He didn't say ANYTHING to justify a slave owner comparison. This is like the people that called Bush OR Obama Hitler. It's just fucking ridiculous.

 

Broke his heart? No. Cost him $200 million? Yes. Gilbert hated the guy before "The Decision.". He implied as much. This has nothing to do with his heart. His property just lost almost $200 million in value. That's why he's pissed.

 

Silly, everyone knows that young, Black NBA players are exploited by White owners:

http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1038515/posts

 

He talked of LeBron as if he owned him. The Magic showed class when Shaq left.

 

LOL. Who doesn't love being white? Honestly?

 

Dude, while you were making money on T.V. I was WORKING with poor people of color helping them become self sufficient and working hard to make sure that any discrimination in their work place was dealt with appropriately. I also helped white people who had lost everything. I was in the trenches helping people of color.

Don't make broad sweeping statements like that about people on this forum. The racism card is used inappropriately all the time and this detracts from ACTUAL systemic racism, like red lining, gerrymandering of districts and lack of funding for schools that are filled with minorities. These are REAL issues to draw attention to. This kind of ridiculous ABSURD cries of racism when there was nothing of the sort in there actually HARMS real cries against REAL racism.

This is akin to the little boy who cried wolf. Say it enough when there is no cause and then people don't listen when someone is dealing with the very real and dangerous racism that exists in America today.

 

Really? Did he say something that sounded like a slave owner slave relationship? Please quote the text and cite it.

The travails of Multi-millionaire black athletes in America is the last place in America folks need to cry out about racism.

It's just fucking absurd when there are right now black children in East St. Louis who are being forced into prostitution due to REAL racism.

Racism is almost non-existant once one attains enough money. The most dangerous racism is that which denies economic access due to insufficient schooling and/or employment opportunity. Once economic/educational access becomes a level playing field this will automatically disrupt the racist paradigms in America that keep people of color from having equality.

If Gilbert said something racist, I mean OVERTLY racist. I'd like to see it.

I have no problem with calling out real racism like that of Michael Richards you call that shit out and you treat the person accordingly as a bigot. Reaching for that label when it is inappropriate just fuels the fire of those who are already racist or folks who are ignorant and susceptible to those who are already racist.

 

lmao, just when you thought he ran out of ridiculous arguments...

 

in salary... of course where athletes can really hit another level is in endorsements. LJ's image seems to have taken at least a temporary hit, but there is no question that the Miami market is significantly bigger and more lucrative then Cleveland's. I also think that going forward the Heat stand a much better chance of winning (championships and in general) then the Cavs did... winning championships generally helps raise an athlete's marketability. I bet this coming year will illuminate how mediocre a cast was in place there

While unquestionably LJ's camp made some missteps this offseason, I think it's still very possible for this to evolve into a very positive business move.

oh and Gilbert and Jesse are tools

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Fair enough, I was more commenting on the absurdity of comparing LeBron being offered a max contract and all that entails (Cars, ladies, houses, travel, fun of all kinds) with that of someone living under chattel slavery. It's just fucking sick. People have lost their minds in this country over the past 10 years and the kind of slander that goes on as routine makes me ill.

 

One of these things is NOT like the other:





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Slavery in America was very real and the devastation of it continues to this day. However, to compare those two men is just very, VERY wrong and undermines the very real fight against racism and the historical legacy of slavery.

 

Hmmm......could that be because Shaq showed class and didn't go on national TV to crap all over the Orlando fans? Just a thought.

 

A-fucking-men. Tired of his BS. Playing the race card here, when it's convenient. Ignoring it there, because it's convenient.

 

Yes, and it goes all sorts of ways. Jesse Jackson is quite racist, IMO, towards whites and other races.

 

Jesse lost his mind more then 10 years ago. I don't see why an established crazy person who always cries racism is even news when he does it again... does anyone here really give a shit about what JJ says about anything?

Gilbert is new to this, but I thought he was just idiotic in his recent headline grabbing statement.

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How so? Is this more of your spew? Back it up (i.e. like backing up your "I told ya'll Yi would be an all-star").

 

Yes, and the way Shaq went about his business when he left was of no disrespect to the Magic. A wee bit different.

 

The poor White man burden