
08-04-2006, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Hiding from the police.
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Originally Posted by DoggyStyle82
I try not to be too harsh on todays athletes (except those of the bling lifestyle). The kind of social activismin the 60's and early '70s was of a different necessity. The institutional racism needed to be attacked. Today's activism needs to be more subtle, nuanced, and focused. Its hard for a man making 40 million, being heroes to white kids, making commercials, etc, to complain about institutional racism. I was dissappointed in Jordan when he did not support Harvey Gantt for Senate, but then again, who are we to demand something of someone that they may not be capable of. Russell, Robinson, and Brown were extremely well educated and from integrated backgrounds, so they were perfect for their chosen protests.
There is more to this argument.....
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Go on Doggy give us the rest of the argument...personally I always thought of Jordan as some what of a house ______________.
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