CardinalBacker

You can find the same things on Indian Reservations, Appalachia, and River Bottoms across the land. The difference is that we tell our kids that those people are eff-ups and you tell yours that it’s not black peoples’ fault… it’s racism.

It's like this.... Every town has a section where the black people used to live. SETX calls it a "poverty stricken area,' but it was once a thriving community. You can argue about why black people decided to move into government housing however you want. Was it the lack of a negative stigma in that community towards living in Section 8 housing? Was it the fact that single motherhood (caused by and out-of-wedlock birth rate many times that of other ethic groups) made the American dream of home ownership (and the accompanying maintenance) something that the typical black family didn't have. Instead of dreaming of renting an apartment, maybe buying a trailer, and one day owning a house, black kids couldn't wait to get their own place in the projects, then one day get an actual apartment, and hopefully end up on a list for a Section 8 House to rent (subsidized, of course). Is it any wonder that there's a wealth gap based on a lack of home ownership, but why is it my fault when I can ride through "that" neighborhood and tell exactly where every house used to stand because of the old porch that's still standing? And more importantly, why is it that you can build a brand new complex over near Central Mall, and yet the crime just comes on out there with the new inhabitants? I thought that giving them a nice place to live, food to eat, spending money, and a free smart phone would fix it all up? Except it won't because while the black community will happily accept any handout, they won't ever actually accept any responsibility for their own plight. None. Not a bit.

No, facts aren't racist. Men commit more rapes than women. If you want to say that rapes happen because of the sexualization of women or the lack of training about consent given to young men, that's fine... but at the end of the day as a man I have admit that more dudes commit rapes. And black people commit more violent crimes. Teaching young blacks kids that if they end up in prison, it's because they were poor or because the system is racist INSTEAD of pointing out simple fact that BLACK PEOPLE COMMIT MORE CRIMES, you'll throw away a few more generations of black youths.

It amazes me that we fought the British in the 1770s and again in 1812. We fought the Indians. We've fought wars with Mexico. We've fought each other. We fought the Germans, we fought the Japanese.... We fought the Italians, we fought the Koreans, we fought the Vietnamese. We've fought the Iraqis and we've fought the Afhans.... That's not to mention the entire Cold War that pitted us against the Russians, all of those Eastern Block Countries, the Chinese, the East Germans, etc..... Yet the only people towards whom we hold a grudge are black people. Isn't that crazy? People who lost their sons in Vietnam didn't hate Vietnamese people. All of my uncles that fought in ww2 didn't hate Asians, or Germans for that matter. But for some reason, we can't forgive the fact that they took our slaves away 150+ years ago, so we hate their descendants. Makes perfect sense to me.

Blacks. There are tons of equally impoverished communities across the US that don't share the violence.

It's beyond discussion that black people commit way more violent crimes than any other race here... murder particularly. In 2018 there were just over 14,000 murders in the US.... and 7,400 of those victims were black. A minority group that makes up only 13% of the total population but accounts for over 53% of the murder victims in the US... And despite that, the ironically named "Black Lives Matter" keep saying that "the greatest threat to unarmed black men is the racist police force," almost all of those black murder victims died at the hands of other black people. [Hidden Content] Facts aren't racist.

There's no hypocrisy there.... it makes sense. But to stand around and yell "abortion stops a beating heart" and then advocate injecting humans with a cocktail of drugs that stops their heart from beating is just bonkers.

Or the pro-lifers that support the death penalty.

Personally, I think that officer should be recognized for heroism. I, for one, have no problem with the police shooting anybody that is storming the House Chamber as part of an armed insurrection trying to overthrow our government.

There... I fixed it for you.

[Hidden Content] The level of hate towards white people is going to lead to violence.

And I was on the record saying that Roschon wouldn't play QB at Texas. I expected him to be a WR, not a RB, though. Heck of an athlete.

No.... I'm not saying that. But to this point we haven't seen black coaches excel in the position. If you take out Tony Dungy and Mike Tomlin, they have a losing record across the board. But honestly, it's kinda like asking if I think coaches whose names start with the letter "T" make better coaches. It has no bearing on their ability to coach. Having said all of that just to say..... I do not believe that Football teams spend millions upon millions of dollars to put the best possible 53 players on the field and make millionaires out of those players REGARDLESS OF COLOR, then suddenly turn racist when it comes time to hire a coach. It's just improbable. How can someone look at the criminal justice system and point out racial disparities that need to be addressed, but have no complaints about the rosters of professional sports teams that have the same disparities? Why aren't you crying for the replacement of all of those black players so that they can be replaced by deserving white ones?

They don't need show muscles.... they've got farmboy strength.

Like you've never had your anus massaged.....

I agree with you. I think that a lot of times explosive young black qbs develop in systems that rely more on their athleticism instead of developing into prototypical “field generals.” It’s also a situation where a lot of white kids end up with private coaches, etc…. when compared to their black qbs. I also think it’s why so many black qbs end up being switched to other positions in college and even at the pro level… the raw athleticism gets them into the show even if the qb skills aren’t top level. You have to admit that guys like Brady and Eli didn’t have all of that success because of their athleticism. It was brain power and pretty good arms. I guess that’s the whole point that I’ve never been able to get across properly. Instead of worrying about what somebody is saying you can’t do, (black guys can’t play qb) why not take pride in what you can do? I had a black family member (by way of marriage) that came to one of the kid’s football games in Bridge City. He looked out at the field at all of our white boys and was like “who’s gonna run the ball?” It was one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard.

If you believe in success and achievement, you'd want the best person to win regardless of skin color. If you think a person's skin color matters more than results... you're a racist, regardless of which color you prefer.

It just makes no sense to me.... These organizations sign all of these minority players to multimillion dollar contracts, but then they're all just a bunch of racists because the coach isn't black. Trust me... there are plenty of white dudes that would LOVE those player contracts. I guess the teams only want the best man for the spot when it comes to players, not to coaches and front office staff. But I'm also the first person to admit that any company that hires a black person wouldn't turn around and fire them just because they're black. It's just stupidity to even make the claim.

For the same reason that the RBs are inordinately black. They choose the best man for the job.

Oh, I wasn't speaking directly to you, but rather in general.

No offense, but the last time I checked, no one is forced to suit up and play ball, and they dang sure aren't indentured servants. Unless you're willing to admit that 60% of those player spots belong to white people, then you should shut up about the color of the qb, coach, etc....

That's my problem with the argument... How can one overlook the racial disparities for all of those multi-millionaire player positions to complain about a lack of diversity elsewhere?

Warren Moon is an exceptional example of a pocket black guy.... The point is this.... Why is it racist to say "white guys make better quarterbacks" but nobody has a problem with "black dudes make better running backs?" My guess is that you don't have a problem with 95% of the rbs in the league being black. Just with the lack of black qbs. Unless you're willing to give 70% of the rb spots to white guys without further discussion, then you aren't being fair, equitable, just, etc, and your arguments about "diversity" are just thinly veiled racism.

Meh.... they always called Clapton "slowhand." I'm not buying it.

He sounds like a really good kid... you should be proud. Seriously, though... how does that feel when somebody insinuates that he just got that opportunity because of his skin color? Because that's exactly what you do every time you accuse somebody of benefitting from so-called "white privilege."