Electric Orange
𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓪 𝓡𝓸𝓬𝓴 𝓐𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷
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Now do Nascar and the NFL.I don't think there's anyone on this forum who doesn't support Josh Palmer and Trey Smith as human beings, nor is there anyone who is only "pretending" to "like" them.
That being said, you can support/like a student athlete (due largely to their contributions to the school) without expressly/tacitly endorsing every single belief that they hold.
Now do Nascar and the NFL.
I don't think there are any NASCAR/NFL fans on this forum who don't support Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Arian Foster as human beings, nor is there anyone who is only "pretending" to "like" them.
That being said, you can support/like a professional athlete (due largely to their contributions to their respective sport) without expressly/tacitly endorsing every single belief that they hold.
And whoever this is (The Vol Nation, I don’t think it’s this VN) don’t tell our athletes to essentially “shut up and play.” These kids can have an opinion and use their platform if they choose. Big Trey did not take too kindly to this.
And whoever this is (The Vol Nation, I don’t think it’s this VN) don’t tell our athletes to essentially “shut up and play.” These kids can have an opinion and use their platform if they choose. Big Trey did not take too kindly to this.
They didn't back off, they had to break it down for the knuckle draggers. It's sad when portions of the fan base get their feelings hurt because an African American young man voices his frustration with a system that unfairly treats individuals that look like him. The only way for fanbases to listen is if players like Trey Smith and others start to go to HBCUs. Money would flow to those schools because they would put a better product on the field.Both of them backed off their comments a bit last night, seems someone had a chat with them
Its July 1st, not April 1st.They didn't back off, they had to break it down for the knuckle draggers. It's sad when portions of the fan base get their feelings hurt because an African American young man voices his frustration with a system that unfairly treats individuals that look like him. The only way for fanbases to listen is if players like Trey Smith and others start to go to HBCUs. Money would flow to those schools because they would put a better product on the field.
Oh both back peddled and they should have. I'm not going to take advice on politics or life from a 20 year old who has never done anything other than play a game. And no one is being treated unfairly, good lord. They are getting a full ride to play a game and most big time athletes have been treated like gods since they were about 8 years old. I don't blame them though, they have been brainwashed and they are simply too ignorant to know any betterThey didn't back off, they had to break it down for the knuckle draggers. It's sad when portions of the fan base get their feelings hurt because a young African American young man voices his frustration with a system that unfairly treats individuals that look like him. The only way for this fanbase to listen is if players like Trey Smith and others start to go to HBCUs. Money would flow to those schools because they would put a better product on the field.
Please tell me where LeBron says anything about living a "horrid life".
You are throwing out numbers, without any evidence to back it up, and you are flat wrong: For black Americans, experiences of racial discrimination vary by education level, gender
I'm far from a "political activist" but I'm fully aware that my own experiences as a white person growing up in America are not the same as the experiences of minorities in America.
Oh both back peddled and they should have. I'm not going to take advice on politics or life from a 20 year old who has never done anything other than play a game. And no one is being treated unfairly, good lord. They are getting a full ride to play a game and most big time athletes have been treated like gods since they were about 8 years old. I don't blame them though, they have been brainwashed and they are simply too ignorant to know any better
Yeah. Lets get that CJP era average stadium attendence down to 80K or below. That will cure racism!If you don’t want to listen to the life experiences of someone from a different background than you, then you don’t understand what they were actually talking about. You don’t think there’s a problem with racism. These kids who experience it every day are telling you there is. You don’t want to listen to them because they’re young and what they’re saying is inconvenient for you. But they’re not “brainwashed.” Listen to the podcast, they are laying out specific examples of the racism that they have personally faced.
Like UT’s original statement said, if you don’t support them through the week, then stay home on Saturdays.
Every day? LOL. That's a damn lie. This is the newest form of "me too" where all black athletes have to come out and tell how everyone is racist against them.If you don’t want to listen to the life experiences of someone from a different background than you, then you don’t understand what they were actually talking about. You don’t think there’s a problem with racism. These kids who experience it every day are telling you there is. You don’t want to listen to them because they’re young and what they’re saying is inconvenient for you. But they’re not “brainwashed.” Listen to the podcast, they are laying out specific examples of the racism that they have personally faced.
Like UT’s original statement said, if you don’t support them through the week, then stay home on Saturdays.
If you don’t want to listen to the life experiences of someone from a different background than you, then you don’t understand what they were actually talking about. You don’t think there’s a problem with racism. These kids who experience it every day are telling you there is. You don’t want to listen to them because they’re young and what they’re saying is inconvenient for you. But they’re not “brainwashed.” Listen to the podcast, they are laying out specific examples of the racism that they have personally faced.
Like UT’s original statement said, if you don’t support them through the week, then stay home on Saturdays.
They didn't back off, they had to break it down for the knuckle draggers. It's sad when portions of the fan base get their feelings hurt because an African American young man voices his frustration with a system that unfairly treats individuals that look like him. The only way for fanbases to listen is if players like Trey Smith and others start to go to HBCUs. Money would flow to those schools because they would put a better product on the field.