My favorite part of this thread are the fuckheads coming out of the woodwork to defend J. Roorda, a man twice fired for abuse of power, a man who oversees a police union with rampant Klan activity, and one third of the triumvirate of power that allowed this clusterfuck of justice to play out, even as the entire world…

So it's just like Game 7 of the 2010 Finals, huh?

You're right, Wise is insisting on a seat at the table. I don't see why he can't have one.

Well the reality is that the Mike Wise Concern Trolls have always had their seat at the table when it comes to racial discussion in America. Hell, more than just having a seat, it has actually been standard practice in this…

I mean, there seems to be basic sticking points that you've glossed over that are at the fundamental heart of our difference of opinion, and then other assumptions that just seem culturally unaware. To begin with, there is an absolute difference between the Pat Boone-ing of black artists in the past, and the…

If you truly care, which you seem to, then allow me to take it back to the starting point of this discussion, back to your point of "races listening", and the very obvious flaw in your perspective: Black America does not have the same ethical or moral responsibility to listen to, acknowledge or in any way assuage…

No, you're not that guy. If you were that guy, you wouldn't need to "take it a step further". You wouldn't need to ask a bunch of cute questions. You sure as fuck wouldn't need to include a meaningless anecdote about someone calling you a name once*.

*Let me guess: you also have black friends.

See you made a general statement about listening, which was fine. But then you conflated that with your "right" to comment on something that doesn't pertain to you. There is a common misconception that white people need to engage in a "racial discussion" when what they need to engage in is a "racial shut the fuck up…

I did not miss the thrust of it. Your take is Basic White Entitlement 101. Any white person who would survey the landscape and complain about his "right to reply" in a society with so much racial inequity is either a fuckhead, a troll, or so daft that his "reply" is probably not worth listening to in the first place.

So in your eyes, the continuous systematic economic, political and judicial discrimination against blacks is just a case of a few assholes, huh*?

*Hint: this is why no one cares about your "right to reply". Your right to reply. Jesus Fucking Christ.

was counting on seeing this, but hadn't seen the second one, so thanks.

noble gesture. the powers that be acknowledge your chivalry

There's also the additional bonus of laughing at Laker fans who are all, "DURR WHY DO YOU GUYS KEEP WRITING THESE STUPID ARTICLES THAT I KEEP CLICKING ON?"

You're not factoring in that NFL teams often employ regional bias with their selections- I'm guessing because proximity makes it easier to scout. For instance, the Florida based NFL teams tend to draft Florida school players more than other teams, and west coast teams tend to draft west coast players more than say NE…

You are right, it is still America, and the majority of the country disagrees that heterosexuals have any domain over the sanctity of marriage/coupling. This is why homosexual unions are now protected actions in a majority of the states. The fact that Mr. Hunter believes otherwise is not my beef- he is entitled to his…

There's a really simple test if something is discriminatory or not: take every mention of sexual proclivity and substitute a racial qualifier. Doing this, here's the statement Torii Hunter is embracing: And keeping marriage between white people. See how utterly fucked up that sounds? That's exactly what he just…

Anyone who uses the false appeal of religion's authority to try and limit another person's right to expression and/or pursuit of happiness is just touting ignorant discord. Just because Mr. Hunter has political allies that are more reprehensible doesn't mean he isn't also using his pulpit to be a hateful & ignorant…

He's still got 2 years on his rookie deal, and it's a likely bet New Orleans will back a truck up to extend him as soon they are allowed. I'd imagine in two years the WC will look vastly different (likely no Spurs trio, Dirk in Dallas, Kobe in LA) so NO might very well rapidly ascend to the upper echelon of WC teams…

Does anybody actually do anything productive here or is it pretty much just this kind of shit all day every day?

oh man this was a sad comment from start to finish

posthaste was a nice touch.