Why was Muhammad Ali the only prominent celebrity that was "drafted"?

[Richard Glidewell]

The facts are a little off, but I understand OPs intent here.......

 

[FaTaL]

except this isn't true. ali would've been doing little boxing exhibitions and pr appearances. they would've used him as a recruiting tool in the Black community.

Sure, if you wanna believe that sh!t

Be a naive fuker if you want, they hated him

 

[CoryMack]

Sure, if you wanna believe that sh!t

Be a naive fuker if you want, they hated him

they hate you cause you're a nobody. ali made em money.

 

[J Money]

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[Piff Perkins]

Sure, if you wanna believe that sh!t

Be a naive fuker if you want, they hated him

But that’s how they did all the big athletes so you’d need to present actual evidence to the contrary. Even during WWII they didn’t send negro league players to actually fight. They were given recreational roles to entertain the troops. Same with the white MLB players. Ali would have been given the same role.


It has nothing to do with liking or disliking him. The military understood Ali entertaining troops and promoting the war to black people would be ten times more valuable than sending him to die.

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

I didn’t know Ice T and Morgan Freeman were military brehs

 

[Lord_nikon]

I didn’t know Ice T and Morgan Freeman was a military brehs

sammy davis jr also,,,, those CAC's were on some other shyt with also with him
and people call the Coli a racist site. ( No we just venting )

 

[Big Boss]

Do ya research

 

[staticshock]

And all of yall are disingenous.

Out of 100 prominent black athletes, only one got drafted to Vietnam.

That's my point. You can't ask a single question on this forum because everyone wants to be a wise ass.

You sound like a female bruh. Your point got disproven multiple times, but instead of saying my bad I was wrong, you’re doubling down & moving goalposts. Change your tampon f@ggot

 

[MikelArteta]

Ted Williams was drafted

 

[Thebadguy]

Rocky Bleier got sent to Vietnam after his rookie year in the NFL. Then almost got his leg blown off.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Ton of athletes were drafted...it's a huge point of discussion about the numbers some baseball players would've put up if they didn't serve.

Yup, and Elgin Baylor in 62 only played about half the season because of military obligations

 

[Ozymandeas]

You sound like a female bruh. Your point got disproven multiple times, but instead of saying my bad I was wrong, you’re doubling down & moving goalposts. Change your tampon f@ggot

All yall hoes are disingenuous like I said. People that wanted to understand, understood me fine.

Play in traffic, fakkit

 

[drederick tatum]

Ozymandeas was smart, change your username, you dumb couch stain

 

[SpikeLee Cumbersmith]

the difference between elvis and ali is that they wanted to send ali to the frontlines and get killed, elvis was given some desk job

Goalpost moving mf!