So no talk about Jeremy Lin crying racism?
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I think both sides are to blame. Obviously the media first, but Lin could've shyed away from it.
Instead I have to go to my mailbox and get my GQ mag and see Jeremy Lin on the cover.
LOL
Blacks experience and experienced racism in every sport historically and currently. It does not compare. Comparing the racism that blacks face today and historically to other races is like comparing a category 5 hurricane to a tropical depression. Not on the same level.
I am a supporter of Jeremy Lin, I followed him before the hype back when he torched Uconn. I don't see the big deal here. He is not being segregated. Fans are not screaming racists chants at him. Players aren't hurling racial slurs at him. This is something that black athletes face in non-black majority sports like Hockey and Soccer all the time, even in 2012.
Another thing is, he is being baited into these questions and he doesn't yet know how to handle the media yet. So I will give him a pass. If anything, him being Asian is his biggest asset along with his ball skills. I was at the home opener, I haven't seen this many Asians at a game since Yao's first season with the Rockets. Let's not even talk about the China mula the Rockets owner is getting.
An Asian man was allowed to play in the NBA before a black man was. Jeremy Lin wasn't the first Asian player for the New York Knicks either. This was before Russel's era. Think about that for a second. Meanwhile, all we had was the Harlem Globetrotters.
On a side note: Other races should be grateful that the black people were willing to put themselves on the line back in the day for other races to enjoy today. Immigration laws changed in the late 1960s because of the Civil Rights movement. Allowing other ethnic groups to immigrate here and eat off the foundation built with blood, sweat, and tears of people who never got experience REAL freedom.
Just because the racism he faces is not comparable or as devious as the kind experienced by black players does not mean he does not face it at all. I'm sure somewhere down the line someone called him some sort of racial epithet and I'm sure it goes all the way back to his high school days. I don't know the extent to which he faces it but he definitely does.
And to your point about the side note, yes people should be grateful for the civil rights movement. But immigrants came here and did not "eat" that well. Immigrants like myself and my family had to struggle immensely in this country and had to work hard to get to where we are now.
NYC Rebel
...on the otherside of the pond
I think both sides are to blame. Obviously the media first, but Lin could've shyed away from it.
Instead I have to go to my mailbox and get a GQ mag with Jeremy Lin on the cover.
LOL
You can't be serious saying he shouldn't have strike the iron while it was hot in terms of reaching out for recognition.
went too far there breh...as a raps fan trust me when i say JL3 might be the worst player in the league this season...
He did.. I don't think he made his rounds at the nightclubs and he was sleeping on teammates couches. He was in NY breh, alot of that sh*t was probably unavoidable.I think both sides are to blame. Obviously the media first, but Lin could've shyed away from it.
Instead I have to go to my mailbox and get my GQ mag and see Jeremy Lin on the cover.
LOL
Now if Lin had said this when certain media outlets were slick with there headlines (you know what I'm talking about) then he would have been dead on and would have had my full support. Because then it was people's closet bigotry (or not, depending on you point of view) trying to diminish his out of nowhere accomplishments for no other reason than his race.
Except now, it's somewhat expected, to me he is getting lukewarm bigotry if any and there are more arguments for it due to his contract and slow start.
Except now, it's somewhat expected, to me he is getting lukewarm bigotry if any and there are more arguments for it due to his contract and slow start.
Marvel
Psalm 149:5-9
I respect what are saying breh. My parents are immigrants too, but I'm not going to act like it would have been easier if they came before the Civil Rights era. In fact, HARD WORK would have gotten them nowhere back then because they are black.
gldnone913
Integrity and Consistency
Jeremy Lin needs a better publicist that's what this comes down too . If other players were doing interviews like him where he plays the victim they would be getting the 
He needs to focus more on trying to open the game up for Asian youths then talking this foolishness . Yao performed and race was mostly forgotten .
Does he realize that black players in the nba still receive racism the owner of the fukking clippers in la is a racist ? And then it's like is he saying black people are racist against him ? The same people who root for German , Spanish , Asian , Russian , Brazilian Etc players ??
All he's going to do is go into tebow territory ( by his own doing unlike espn and skip doing it to Tim ) where he becomes universally disliked for nothing . I've seen like 4 interviews where he brings this up Jackie Robinson got death threats and didn't talk this much
He needs to focus more on trying to open the game up for Asian youths then talking this foolishness . Yao performed and race was mostly forgotten .
Does he realize that black players in the nba still receive racism the owner of the fukking clippers in la is a racist ? And then it's like is he saying black people are racist against him ? The same people who root for German , Spanish , Asian , Russian , Brazilian Etc players ??
All he's going to do is go into tebow territory ( by his own doing unlike espn and skip doing it to Tim ) where he becomes universally disliked for nothing . I've seen like 4 interviews where he brings this up Jackie Robinson got death threats and didn't talk this much
gameover82
Pro
pretty much if he was a black dude everybody would of been like
but since he Asian everybody going to say 
stop crying
I can't believe some of y'all didn't find it to be strange to continually show random Asian people in the crowd every time Lin scored or did something good.
They could've been Japanese, they could've been Vietnamese, they could've been Korean....it doesn't matter, they're in the crowd and they look like him, soooo just cut the camera to them.
I guess I'm alone in finding that to be somewhat insulting.
Should they show a random black person in the crowd everytime Leandro Barbosa or Nene scores? Then show a white person when Anderson Varejao scores....
They could've been Japanese, they could've been Vietnamese, they could've been Korean....it doesn't matter, they're in the crowd and they look like him, soooo just cut the camera to them.
I guess I'm alone in finding that to be somewhat insulting.
Should they show a random black person in the crowd everytime Leandro Barbosa or Nene scores? Then show a white person when Anderson Varejao scores....
