You think MJ is a "current" athlete? Fyi, he retired well over 10 years ago.

Can you name one who has been called "thug" the way Sherman has? Think.

"Us"... lol

His point is he didn't sound like a thug. He was a guy put on camera who acted like an ass by still taunting. That is not the definition of thug. It's not that hard to understand, yes?

He is a victim of those who used racial slurs towards him?

If you think Sherman was 'talking to you' when he said what he said about the use of the term 'thug', then you might have issues.

Whose publicist? There are a lot of them involved in this and your post wasn't clear. Do you mean those using thug towards Sherman?

I actually thought you were serious for a second until your second post in this thread.

You might be illiterate. If you can, re-read the article. It doesn't say EVERYONE in EVERY CONTEXT using the word is dog-whistling.

That doesn't mean that ignorant people don't misuse the word; but just maybe we don't need long articles about it.

A thug is anyone using dumb, brute force to get their way, like a group of factory workers intimidating the new guy for working too fast and making them look bad.

Maybe you forgot what you wrote. You brought up Ali in the context of being "black arrogant and talented" and being accepted by the American public. All I said was that was bizarrely obtuse based on Ali's history.

You should spend a few seconds thinking about why an opinion piece about people who specifically tweeted about Sherman being "a monkey" (the tweets are included in the piece), makes you think that the author was writing about you despite you didn't "even once think about race."
Why are you so enraged about this if you…

You bring up Ali?? Do you have any idea how Ali was viewed during the entirety of his boxing days? Read more (or watch the movies and documentaries if you dislike reading.)

Ali?
Bringing up Ali in this context shows how little you know about him and how he was viewed during his boxing years. There are numerous books, and even movies and documentaries, that you should seek. History didn't begin in 2000.

Take a few seconds and reread what was typed. I don't think you fully read the article.

If you mean your attempt at a "comment," then I agree with you.

You forgot to add "..yawn.." Isn't that what people who voluntarily read articles that they try to troll say?

Are you a Confucius fan? Do you know who he is or do you need to ask a Deadspin writer first?

I was just trying to help. You seem lost. Leno must not talk much about Drake.