Is it just me, or does anyone else think Milton Smokes more crack than his contract is worth?
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Being black myself, Milton is just making everyone look bad. The most important thing to him is being "african-American". Is it just me...Or is he not from africa but the United states? So wouldn't that just make him a plain old american same as everyone else Who just happens to be black as well.
It's dipshits like him that Make comments like that, that make being "african American" a hard thing. Equal rights and opportunites are a big deal, but when you are making millions and want to be treated as equal why does he feel that he has to make a big deal about being "African American" or different than a regular old fashion American.
I dunno...maybe i'm just weird again, but I was born in gary, IND. Not real close to africa(and that's a damn continent! Which is a whole nother subject all together). So i think that just makes me an American who happens to be black.
Sorry to go on a rant, but racism is an issue, but only because idiots like Milton Bradley and NIU85ALUM make it so....
And sadly there are more of them than there are of regular folks.
And finally:
If one wants to be treated equally, they can't say that they have to be treated differently because of their Race....What a dipshit.
It is sad and destructive for people to blame racial bigotry for problems and situations that it has nothing to do with. It promotes resentment and divisiveness and it hurts our ability to come together as a people. It is helpful to call attention to racial bigotry where it does exist and to condemn it. This is not one of those situations, in my opinion, and I am disappointed in Milton's comments.
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I have come to believe that one of our strengths as a nation is our diversity. I also believe that while acceptance of other races and cultures was an appropriate goal for the 20th century, it is an inadequate goal for the 21rst. Our goal in the 21rst century should be to move beyond acceptance and to understand, celebrate and respect each other's cultures and in so doing enrich our lives and strengthen our society.
NIU was a racially charged and divisive campus in the early 70's and people did not pull together as a community. I hope that the NIU community has made some progress on that in the 30 years since I have been away. Athletics can play a role in helping with this.
I always thought the Dodgers were blue.
Quote: "Me being an African-American is the most important thing to me -- more important than baseball," said the 27-year-old center fielder, whose voice never went beyond his normal speaking level."
I just don't get that. How did Milton Bradley become an African American? Well, Mr and Mrs Bradley got together, and nine months later, out came Milton. Milton did not have too much say in the matter.
He had to work at being a professional baseball player. Maybe, if I was a professional baseball player, I would understand.
Quote: "White people never want to see race -- with anything. But there's race involved in baseball.
Is he taking about the pennant race?
Huskie_Jon Wrote:Quote: "White people never want to see race -- with anything. But there's race involved in baseball.
Is he taking about the pennant race?
He'll get a free pass from the media just like Dusty did when he said white pitchers can't handle the heat like Latino and Black players.
Even though the medical proof is exactly opposite of this statement.
crazywilly Wrote:Is it just me, or does anyone else think Milton Smokes more crack than his contract is worth?
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Being black myself, Milton is just making everyone look bad. The most important thing to him is being "african-American". Is it just me...Or is he not from africa but the United states? So wouldn't that just make him a plain old american same as everyone else Who just happens to be black as well.
It's dipshits like him that Make comments like that, that make being "african American" a hard thing. Equal rights and opportunites are a big deal, but when you are making millions and want to be treated as equal why does he feel that he has to make a big deal about being "African American" or different than a regular old fashion American.
I dunno...maybe i'm just weird again, but I was born in gary, IND. Not real close to africa(and that's a damn continent! Which is a whole nother subject all together). So i think that just makes me an American who happens to be black.
Sorry to go on a rant, but racism is an issue, but only because idiots like Milton Bradley and NIU85ALUM make it so....
And sadly there are more of them than there are of regular folks.
I've always wondered about labels like "African-American" or "Chinese-American". Why have I never heard of "African-Britons" or "African-Germans"?
There are plenty of reasons for Milton Bradley to dislike Jeff Kent, from what I've heard. Why he blames it on race, I'm not sure, but I'm not that close to the situation. But yes, Milton Bradley may be smoking crack and that has been going on for some time - Cleveland traded him to L.A. because they didn't want him around their young players.
I think we can agree it's all horseshit.
crazywilly Wrote:And finally:
If one wants to be treated equally, they can't say that they have to be treated differently because of their Race....What a dipshit.
I think those are VERY common beliefs by many(the comments in both of your posts). If more people saw it that way, there would be fewer problems in the country.