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L · 10-20-2005, 07:02 PM

didnt we all descend from africa anyway?lol, im not kidding.according to some theories, the first humans were livin in africa.then as climate started to change, humans moved in different directions.
the only reason ur skin color can be black is b/c of ur heritage.ur ancestors probably stayed in the sunlight a lot and their body adapted by changin skin color so skin cancer and sunburns wouldnt pop up.
the only reason ur skin color can be white b/c ur ancestors stayed in the colder regions of the plAnet(europe,china etc....).the body had to adapt to the less sunlight and so the skin became white.

kRoCwesTT · 10-21-2005, 08:21 AM

what about blacks being discriminated as a whole in the nba? especially with this dress code thing now... Stephen Jackson calls it racist.

I personally agree with only one point in the dress code. You get paid well, so dress well, if you're a professional, dress professional - so i'm for them dressing appropriately to the game and out of the game. but they should have days where they can just wear whatever they want.

but things like this get me a aggravated...

Players at attendance at games but not in uniform: have to wear a sport coat and dress shoes, no sneakers this even applies to them when they are watching another teams game from the stands...

and if you go look at the excluded items section, the most part that strikes me is "NO CHAINS,PENDANTS, OR MEDALLIONS WORN OVER THE PLAYER'S CLOTHES" and not only that, they can't even wear throwbacks.

now david stern is basically singling out one specific type of player. thats a problem.
they should be able to wear a jesus piece whenever they want, whether its big or small, and whether its over or inside the guys shirt. he's not being fair to a players religion OR culture...

i heard over caller over sports radio last nite that the way black players dress portray "gangstas" and "thugs". thats the most ridiculous thing i ever heard, because all my friends that dress similar to the way some players walk into the arena before the dress code are some of the nicest people i know. i have a feeling that dave stern feels the same way as the caller, he's just trying to do it without offending anybody, which has failed...

again, its another stereotypic label. its ridiculous and unfortunate.

**Fordy74** · 10-21-2005, 01:36 PM

David Lee is black as hell..

**knicksfan** · 10-21-2005, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenFEW

yea, if you want to get technical with it.....

but if you want to get even more technical with it......we all spawned from the same thing, out of all the humans in the world there had to be a first two that created all of us......but thats just being real technical with it.....

edit:....besides if you were to call a jamaican an african, a haitian a guyanese, a dominican a puertorican,...they'd all be mad as hell

I never called a dominican a puerto rican. I just simply stated that all BLACK PEOPLE have at least SOME african blood

ERAFF · 10-22-2005, 05:59 AM

PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a painful revelation of ignorance and Bias.

**knicksfan** · 10-22-2005, 08:03 AM

I most definetly agree with that eraff and I am not defending it. That is why I am making the arguments I am.

ChosenFEW · 10-22-2005, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by knicksfan

I never called a dominican a puerto rican. I just simply stated that all BLACK PEOPLE have at least SOME african blood

i know you didnt i was just using examples of how even though we all have some african blood doesnt mean we are african......puertoricans are a mix of spaniards, indians from puerto rico (tainos), and africans......dominicans are similar but they are more mixed with haitians then anything else.. and haitians are somewhat mixed with african slaves that were brought there......so even though we have african blood in most races doesnt make us african.......GET MY POINT

ChosenFEW · 10-22-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ERAFF

PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a painful revelation of ignorance and Bias.

I DONT THINK ANY OF MY COMMENTS ARE IGNORANT...

ChosenFEW · 10-22-2005, 08:40 AM

THINK OF A DOG.........A DOBERMAN PINSCHER IS A MIX OF A GERMAN PINSCHER, GERMAN SHEPARD, AND A Weimaraner......DOES THAT MAKE A DOBERMAN PINSCHER A GERMAN SHEPARD?, DOES IT MAKE HIM A GERMAN PINSCHER?, NO!!!!......THE DOBERMAN IS ITS OWN DISTINCT LIVING THING.....A DOBERMAN PINSCHER IS A DOBERMAN, IT ISNT A GERMAN SHEPARD BECAUSE ITS WAS MADE FROM THEIR DNA OR PINSCHERS ETC.....SAME GOES WITH CULTURES AND RACES TODAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE AFRICANS BLOOD IN OUR ANCESTRY OR OTHER, OR BECAUSE WE HAVE DARKER SKIN WE ARE LIKE OTHER BLAH BLAH.....NO WE ARE ALL DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT.....THATS WHAT MAKES THE WORLD SPECIAL THE FACT THAT WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT.....IF WE WERE ALL THE SAME IT WOULD BE BORING

!!!!!

**knicksfan** · 10-22-2005, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ChosenFEW

THINK OF A DOG.........A DOBERMAN PINSCHER IS A MIX OF A GERMAN PINSCHER, GERMAN SHEPARD, AND A Weimaraner......DOES THAT MAKE A DOBERMAN PINSCHER A GERMAN SHEPARD?, DOES IT MAKE HIM A GERMAN PINSCHER?, NO!!!!......THE DOBERMAN IS ITS OWN DISTINCT LIVING THING.....A DOBERMAN PINSCHER IS A DOBERMAN, IT ISNT A GERMAN SHEPARD BECAUSE ITS WAS MADE FROM THEIR DNA OR PINSCHERS ETC.....SAME GOES WITH CULTURES AND RACES TODAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE AFRICANS BLOOD IN OUR ANCESTRY OR OTHER, OR BECAUSE WE HAVE DARKER SKIN WE ARE LIKE OTHER BLAH BLAH.....NO WE ARE ALL DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT.....THATS WHAT MAKES THE WORLD SPECIAL THE FACT THAT WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT.....IF WE WERE ALL THE SAME IT WOULD BE BORING

!!!!!

Ignorance is bliss my friend. So because we are different then light skinned black players are not as good as dark skinned ones or vice versa? You are failing to make a legitimate argument here.

ChosenFEW · 10-22-2005, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by knicksfan

Ignorance is bliss my friend. So because we are different then light skinned black players are not as good as dark skinned ones or vice versa? You are failing to make a legitimate argument here.

what are you talking about????

dont put words in my mouth that i never said......did you even read any of my posts?

looks like your ignorance is holding you back from opening up and listening to other peoples point of views,....at least i respondED to your comments w/o making judgements on you

ChosenFEW · 10-22-2005, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by inuyasha232

didnt we all descend from africa anyway?lol, im not kidding.according to some theories, the first humans were livin in africa.then as climate started to change, humans moved in different directions.
the only reason ur skin color can be black is b/c of ur heritage.ur ancestors probably stayed in the sunlight a lot and their body adapted by changin skin color so skin cancer and sunburns wouldnt pop up.
the only reason ur skin color can be white b/c ur ancestors stayed in the colder regions of the plAnet(europe,china etc....).the body had to adapt to the less sunlight and so the skin became white.

i was going to write something similar to that as well...............next time write it as a new post instead of editing one of your old post!!

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