ESPN does an article on Lebron activism...

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

This

As a black man, we've seen too many Charles Barkley a and Stephen a a moths to really feel like black on tv just need to say "something"

Its a fukked up situation, I agree...and it'd be nice if more of them spoke out.

But its unrealistic cause in all honesty to expect it.

Lebron is a dude without a father who happens to be good at ONE thing and made a lot of money off of it. Dude didn't even really finish high school like that cause we know he's not an academic about much of anything. Not formally at least...and he's no Kobe and it shouldn't surprise anyone in that regard.

However, the reason a lot of black athletes spoke up in the past was cause shyt was that much more dire. For better or for worse, the stakes aren't that high for even multimillionaire black athletes on the street as it was 40 years ago, so things go unaddressed.

The average mid-20 year old, regardless of money, isn't smart enough to truly be someone who is taken seriously in boardrooms or in court rooms. To think a few million changes that is a stretch.

This just comes back to a chronic worship of athletes instead of being itself a reflection of the stakes of being a mature citizen.

 

[Easy-E]

@ThreeLetterAgency

Plus ppl don't believe in the power of mobilizing at a local level so they look to b "saved" by ahletes and celebrities

 

[Rekkapryde]

Let me guess. Lebron is asking black people to stop but refusing to speak out against White supremacy which is the cause?

Pretty much, but i don't believe that white supremacy is the whole issue either. Just because you may be poor or in a fukked up position doesn't meant you have to act like clown dusty jackasses either.

 

[gtj1982]

Pretty much, but i don't believe that white supremacy is the whole issue either. Just because you may be poor or in a fukked up position doesn't meant you have to act like clown dusty jackasses either.

Technically it doesn't but every ghetto in every major city around the world seems to have the same problems whether the inhabitants are white, Black, Hispanic or Asian. So it's silly to try and pin it on black people in American inner cities to somehow rise above as a collective. I won't get into it because its the coli but the overall system is designed to form ghettos and poor people so I can't understand demonizing them for living the lives set before them.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Technically it doesn't but every ghetto in every major city around the world seems to have the same problems whether the inhabitants are white, Black, Hispanic or Asian. So it's silly to try and pin it on black people in American inner cities to somehow rise above as a collective. I won't get into it because its the coli but the overall system is designed to form ghettos and poor people so I can't understand demonizing them for living the lives set before them.

No doubt, but at least in America, you have many more opportunities to better yourself than other places. We aren't a third world country and I do not and will never accept a defeated mentality. I've traveled worldwide and seen some REAL fukked up spots. USA is still the best country in the world despite the bullshyt we gotta put up with.
The cards have been stacked against us forever, but we still skrong.

We are not animals, but I'm not gonna sit here and defend the clowns acting like them and hurting innocent people in the process. Too many cacs profit off our disfunction and pain. Gotta stop making their pockets fat.

 

[Suleiman Bey]

Technically it doesn't but every ghetto in every major city around the world seems to have the same problems whether the inhabitants are white, Black, Hispanic or Asian. So it's silly to try and pin it on black people in American inner cities to somehow rise above as a collective. I won't get into it because its the coli but the overall system is designed to form ghettos and poor people so I can't understand demonizing them for living the lives set before them.

Were talking about Amercia. Poor communities of whites do not have the murder raye of poor black communities. I do not care about over seas. I don't like there.

 

[gtj1982]

No doubt, but at least in America, you have many more opportunities to better yourself than other places. We aren't a third world country and I do not and will never accept a defeated mentality. I've traveled worldwide and seen some REAL fukked up spots. USA is still the best country in the world despite the bullshyt we gotta put up with.
The cards have been stacked against us forever, but we still skrong.

We are not animals, but I'm not gonna sit here and defend the clowns acting like them and hurting innocent people in the process. Too many cacs profit off our disfunction and pain. Gotta stop making their pockets fat.

No doubt just saying I know the struggle to stay on the straight and narrow. So many times I could of fukked up, hell there are many times that I did but luckily I got second chances. It's hard to try and make it out so I try to stay positive and up lifting to my people still in that world. Don't want to sound like I'm condoning the violence though. No excuses for the murdering of our own or anyone. Just wish we didn't have to make it out the ghetto. Just wish it didn't have to exist.

On topic Bron has the right to do what ever he wants we all earned that. It would be nice if more prominent black americans spoke out but they aren't required to and I can't hate them for not doing it. I just try to spread the word in my circles and that is probably the best way to do it at a personal level. shyts complicated fam but I just hope it will be better for my daughters.

 

[gtj1982]

No doubt, but at least in America, you have many more opportunities to better yourself than other places. We aren't a third world country and I do not and will never accept a defeated mentality. I've traveled worldwide and seen some REAL fukked up spots. USA is still the best country in the world despite the bullshyt we gotta put up with.
The cards have been stacked against us forever, but we still skrong.

We are not animals, but I'm not gonna sit here and defend the clowns acting like them and hurting innocent people in the process. Too many cacs profit off our disfunction and pain. Gotta stop making their pockets fat.

Double

These servers

The NBA playoffs about to kill another forum

 

[malbaker86]

ask young uneducated athletes to speak on your behalf because your community lacks business leaders and other civic leaders to enact real change, brehs

Poetic

 

[Llcoolbay]

No benefit of speaking out these.

Back in the past people stuck together, now You get attacked by whitey on one side and then we start attacking ourselves.

BLM happens and people say they are agents

Tariq does hidden colors and people say he is misogynistic and a hustler

You have others but they never call themselves activist and stay out national spotlight to avoid people on there case.

Who would want to be an advocate and face all that? The minute you say you are a leader, people start inspecting every aspect of your life and the minute they find a flaw you aint shyt anymore.

 

[Cel 510 kid ados forever]

Lebron plays ball. I don't expect much from him off the court

 

[Big Boss]

No benefit of speaking out these.

Back in the past people stuck together, now You get attacked by whitey on one side and then we start attacking ourselves.

BLM happens and people say they are agents

Tariq does hidden colors and people say he is misogynistic and a hustler

You have others but they never call themselves activist and stay out national spotlight to avoid people on there case.

Who would want to be an advocate and face all that? The minute you say you are a leader, people start inspecting every aspect of your life and the minute they find a flaw you aint shyt anymore.

 

[DonKnock]

No benefit of speaking out these.

Back in the past people stuck together, now You get attacked by whitey on one side and then we start attacking ourselves.

BLM happens and people say they are agents

Tariq does hidden colors and people say he is misogynistic and a hustler

You have others but they never call themselves activist and stay out national spotlight to avoid people on there case.

Who would want to be an advocate and face all that? The minute you say you are a leader, people start inspecting every aspect of your life and the minute they find a flaw you aint shyt anymore.

 

[Thegospel]

nikkas will find a reason to hate on him for this too

Whats there to hate on or applaud? Hes not really doing anything and im not mad at for for it.

 

[Saiyajin]

Whats there to hate on or applaud? Hes not really doing anything and im not mad at for for it.

what has curry done?