Guest The Situation Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well I only said that because there are many Black people I know that don't like that term and think African American is more politically correct and respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well I only said that because there are many Black people I know that don't like that term and think African American is more politically correct and respectable.Strange. Most blacks I know like to just be called... "black". I'm still in high school, though, but I'm pretty sure it's that way for most people. I don't see how African American is more respectable, personally. If it was, then Whites would be called European American. Plus, we're all original from Africa if you dig deep enough into the roots of your family tree. I don't like this whole separation of race to begin with, like we're all completely different species of human. We should all just be called "people". Only add their skin color when describing their looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Well Poe if it was a perfect world then we wouldn't have problems. We wouldn't have wars either then. But this is a crock man. So what if he is making an All White League. I have no problems with it at all. I play in a men's league down here that is about 95% "Black" and I am not complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Well Poe if it was a perfect world then we wouldn't have problems. We wouldn't have wars either then. But this is a crock man. So what if he is making an All White League. I have no problems with it at all. I play in a men's league down here that is about 95% "Black" and I am not complaining.A league where most of it's members happen to be black is much different than a league that actually does not allow people to play if their skin doesn't meet their criteria. You're allowed to play in that league, so you have nothing to complain about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravenewworld Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) Well I only said that because there are many Black people I know that don't like that term and think African American is more politically correct and respectable. "African American" is a terrible term and should never be used as it implies three things. 1. All black people are originally from Africa (and i am not talking about 400,000 years ago).2. That all black people have ties to America.3. All people of both descents are brown/black in skin color. http://www.allgigs.co.uk/images/object/artist/8763/Seal-1-250-188-85-nocrop.jpgNOT an African American. http://a8.img.v4.skyrock.com/a86/marc-antoineofficiel/pics/1692514414.jpgNOT African NOR American. http://perfectnika.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dave-matthews1.jpgIS an African American. This term is not politically correct nor is it more respectable, how would a Haitian or Brazilian be respected by you assuming because of their skin color they are African AND American? They wouldn't. And i know personal experience is not a great debate or argument tool but in 28 years on this earth i have not met one single black person who prefers to be called "African American" and have found the only people who suggest it is a proper term are white people. Edited February 7, 2010 by bravenewworld 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 http://www.creepygif.com/images/thumb/10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB4 Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 When you think about it, it's really no different than the WNBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 This sounds like a great league! I think they should start recruitin white NBA players asap. I think Chris "Birdman" Andersen would be a great fit for this league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) Who cares? He decided to specifically make a league for one group of people, I think its a great idea, its to give whites a chance to play semi-pro basketball, if there was any other league this wouldnt even make news, just another reason to pull out the racist card, smh. The majority of the people in the US are white as are politicians, the rich, so they have the right to something like this. I couldn't even play in this league, and it doesnt bother me. Edited February 21, 2010 by YugoRocketsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poe Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 Who cares? He decided to specifically make a league for one group of people, I think its a great idea, its to give whites a chance to play semi-pro basketball, if there was any other league this wouldnt even make news, just another reason to pull out the racist card, smh. The majority of the people in the US are white as are politicians, the rich, so they have the right to something like this. I couldn't even play in this league, and it doesnt bother me.I have a hard time understanding why people who happen to be born with darker skin have to be categorized into a group. If people with dark skin color should be put into groups, then why not people with blond hair, or freckles, or green eyes, or some other feature produced by their DNA? It doesn't make any sense. And I don't care about this whole "race card" excuse, or who the majority or minorities in this particular country happen to be. It's excluding people for no reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YugoRocketsFan Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 (edited) I have a hard time understanding why people who happen to be born with darker skin have to be categorized into a group. If people with dark skin color should be put into groups, then why not people with blond hair, or freckles, or green eyes, or some other feature produced by their DNA? It doesn't make any sense. And I don't care about this whole "race card" excuse, or who the majority or minorities in this particular country happen to be. It's excluding people for no reason.It is what it is, I could honestly care less. Changing the status from "African-American" to "Black-American", doesnt raise anyone's life expectancy, doesnt give me a mansion, or a car. It just changes the wording of something. Eyes, freckles and crap isnt really a big issue. I also dont think this was made to exclude people but instead to just make it for whites, if it was called the no immigrant,no non-white league, i'd understand, but its called the white league Edited February 21, 2010 by YugoRocketsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 finally a league where white people can dominate. you guys take this stuff too seriously, its probably not even real Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 The only racist part about it is their reasoning. “Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?” So this cant happen in a whites only league? Why, cause black people are the only ones that do this? The white game of basketball, which is essentially a fundamental game So whites are the only ones who know fundamentals? A league with only a certain race is alright but not for reasons like those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravenewworld Posted February 21, 2010 Report Share Posted February 21, 2010 The only racist part about it is their reasoning. So this cant happen in a whites only league? Why, cause black people are the only ones that do this? So whites are the only ones who know fundamentals? A league with only a certain race is alright but not for reasons like those. Dunno if that second part was as racist as the first. It just sounds like the owner is considering the olden days of basketball over todays game. Back when the league was mostly white the game itself was more fundamental, but it really had nothing to do with race, it was just the beginning of basketball. He might not understand the concept of evolution though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooseballer Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 This guy could make it in the league... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted December 9, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Pretty interesting, haha. Would never make it, though, if this is serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 The question is, did they actually make this league and this video is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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