I hate those type of articles because they selectively judge players. ANd the players they judge are usually black. AP doesn't even play a New York team nor were the Vikes playing the Giants
But they're playing the Giants next week
"Being a great player doesn’t make Peterson a great guy." -- New York Post
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But they're playing the Giants next week
RhodyRum
Mark Gassed-A-Heaux
I agree that Mushnick is a hack, but regardless I'm glad to see an article that sheds light on the fact that the media itself tries to sell super-athletes as super-men. I swear if you were some naive schmuck that just followed the garden variety news outlets, you'd swear that AP was taking the field today with his heart o' gold weighed down by the death of a son he loved unconditionally who he had with his wife. Gimme a break with that ish, I don't know too many men who'd be weighed down by the death of a baby they had with a training camp jump-off that they recently found out existed, didn't have a history with, and if @MikeBrownsJob info is correct, he never saw until that child was in a coma. I'm no psychologist and pardon my skepticism, but he sure ain't seem too frazzled during that interview he gave on Thursday.
I'm sure there's quite a few former athletes on this site. I know my biggest scumbag days came during my playing days (especially in college), and the biggest scumbags I knew were my very own teammates. Don't try to sell me some silly lionized image of these guys, I know better. And that's not me saying AP is a bad guy, that's not for me to judge, but if he's not, why should anyone be shocked?
I'm sure there's quite a few former athletes on this site. I know my biggest scumbag days came during my playing days (especially in college), and the biggest scumbags I knew were my very own teammates. Don't try to sell me some silly lionized image of these guys, I know better. And that's not me saying AP is a bad guy, that's not for me to judge, but if he's not, why should anyone be shocked?
Problem is, it's not. Great article. In todays world you can't call spades, spades.
No one is disputing that the situation proved that AP's character isn't as squeaky clean as the media claims. However, the tone of the article and the obvious racist implications of the article are what most people don't like.
shyt was written yesterdayBut they're playing the Giants next week
The God Poster
LWO representa
Shyt like this upsets me. The media is quick to shyt on AP over a sensitive/complex issue. But go years & let scumbags like Roger Clemens & Lance Armstrong slide. And even then was hesitant to go in
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
The problem you have is that Phil Mushnick is 1 person in the media. Mushnick is NOT the media at large. The overwhelming majority of the media feels nothing bu sorrow for what has happened.
Sad. Poor kid probably wanted to see his daddy, but I guess daddy didnt have time or even care
The God Poster
LWO representa
True. But my point is these media outlets feel more comfortable coming out at a black athlete. If AP was white this story doesnt see daylight this soon.
tremonthustler1
aka bx_representer
The Post lets Mushnick write this garbage regardless of who they are. Mushnick should not be indicative of what everyone else thinks.
If AP was white, Mushnick still writes this. Him being a racist doesn't change the fact that he'll write this about anyone.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Let's be reality, the sad part of this is that a kid got killed by a grown man for nothing. AD clearly didn't know the kid like that, and at two, that's the mom's fault for not telling homie, if she filed papers, I'm sure she had enough money to not have to live/be around that POS, but to act like this woman and kid was part of his daily life and she was someone he'd be checking in on and worrying about who she's dating, stop it. Men have b*stard kids every day, let's not make it seem like he's a prick over a very messy situation
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the wrong nikkaz get rich
there are nikkaz out here strugglin to pay child support, but they do it because it is only right.
Rich black athletes cant even hide their joy when their child dies, knowing they just eliminated 18 yrs of child support payments
there are nikkaz out here strugglin to pay child support, but they do it because it is only right.
Rich black athletes cant even hide their joy when their child dies, knowing they just eliminated 18 yrs of child support payments
The story wouldn't see daylight period.
MikeBrownsJob
Seattle fan since 2013 *deal with it slime*
"if" he were white. But he's not. Racial tones or not, these stories have familiar faces.