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Jeremy Lin: Harvard Asian-American
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Back ti Lin. I remember reading a story in SI a couple of years ago while he was at Harvard. He really wanted to go to Cal. Monte wouldn't even give him a look.
Congratulations, Growler. You found a way to take a feel-good story about Lin and turn it into a cranky e-griz bitch-fest. That takes talent.
PS - The politics thread seems lonely...maybe you have an audience for Sean Hannity's Cliff Notes on political correctness over there?
PS - The politics thread seems lonely...maybe you have an audience for Sean Hannity's Cliff Notes on political correctness over there?
ALPHAGRIZ1
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When he does it consistently for 2-3 seasons not just 2 weeks.citay said:
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Lets declare March white history month and talk about how as a European-America i accomplished this and that...pshh if we ever want equality stop bringing race into the equation who cares if hes asian-american...hes American and hes a damn good basketball player can we just leave it at that?
Gallatin Griz
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I want reparations for all the abuse we half Scottish, half Norwegians have suffered throughout history.
Nah, on second thought, I'll just keep working hard and improve my own situation.
Nah, on second thought, I'll just keep working hard and improve my own situation.
papa bear helena
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Enough with the race talk. I don't care. Instead, I DEMAND a day set aside for me and my fellow fat-Americans to celebrate
ALPHAGRIZ1
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MT Jack said:
I just tell it as it is, Jack. Libs like you always stick up for the weak and downtrodden, who feel the need to publicly display their ethnicity while at the same time. demanding equality and a level playing field.
I have nothing against Lin, as long as posters don't try to make a big deal about his hyphenated name.
ALPHAGRIZ1 said:
This article, quoted below, calls Mayweather "ignorant".
"Jeremy Lin is a good player," Mayweather tweeted Monday, "but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."
Black players outscore Kobe Bryant every night? Black players who went undrafted rack up at least 20 points and seven assists in each of their first four career starts? Black players go from D-League DNPs to leading the Knicks to five straight wins?
Yes, Lin being Asian is a big part of the story. He's the first American-born player of Taiwanese or Chinese descent to play in the NBA. That's different, and therefore newsworthy. There would probably also be a lot of hype if, say, a black golfer came out of Stanford and started winning golf majors. Or if, just hypothetically, two black sisters from Compton dominated the world of tennis.
But "Money" probably never thought of that.
Mayweather's comments are ignorant,...."
It always concerns me when people start ranting about the race issue. So what! Whether he's Asain American or any other ethnic background, simply stating the fact that he's whatever he is shouldn't be that big of a deal. There's nothing wrong with pointing that out because it's never happened before and he's the first of his ethnicity born in the US that's done something no one has ever done before.
I don't know the motivation of all the posters making such a big deal about it who want to throw his ethnicity out of the conversation...but in my experience, people who talk like that often have bigoted or prejudiced attitudes. That may not be the case with all of you but it's questionable to me.
When Larry Bird was tearing up the league, everyone from all races acknowledged the fact that he was a white guy doing things in the league that had never been done before. I'd bet big money all the posters so worried about the "Asian American" label on this issue didn't get upset with the "Great White Hope" that Bird basically was known as.
I don't know the motivation of all the posters making such a big deal about it who want to throw his ethnicity out of the conversation...but in my experience, people who talk like that often have bigoted or prejudiced attitudes. That may not be the case with all of you but it's questionable to me.
When Larry Bird was tearing up the league, everyone from all races acknowledged the fact that he was a white guy doing things in the league that had never been done before. I'd bet big money all the posters so worried about the "Asian American" label on this issue didn't get upset with the "Great White Hope" that Bird basically was known as.
ALPHAGRIZ1
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Bulls*it......thats what started me knowing the media is bigoted.
I dont care if a guy is white, black or Asian furthermore I really dont need to be told (unless your blind) because being any race has nothing to do with your skill level.....ZERO.
All of these stories reported by the media are not written to inform they are written to elicit a reaction.
BTW Larry Bird is the best all around basketball player that ever walked on a court. Any player, any color, doesnt matter.
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I dont care if a guy is white, black or Asian furthermore I really dont need to be told (unless your blind) because being any race has nothing to do with your skill level.....ZERO.
All of these stories reported by the media are not written to inform they are written to elicit a reaction.
BTW Larry Bird is the best all around basketball player that ever walked on a court. Any player, any color, doesnt matter.
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