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Lebron trying to drum up some sympathy

  • Fab4Runner
    Red_Skin_Pride;526956 wrote:How many times have you been called a n*gger?
    Zero. But I do have several friends that have had to deal with racism. None of them have whined about it on Twitter or had ESPN write an article about it hoping to drum up sympathy. They deal with it.

    I think racism is absolutely disgusting. But if anyone really believes crying on the internet is the best way to combat it they need to wise up. This goes for anyone, not just Lebron. Do something about it...don't just complain.
  • ernest_t_bass
    Fab4Runner;527110 wrote:Zero. But I do have several friends that have had to deal with racism. None of them have whined about it on Twitter or had ESPN write an article about it hoping to drum up sympathy. They deal with it.

    I think racism is absolutely disgusting. But if anyone really believes crying on the internet is the best way to combat it they need to wise up. This goes for anyone, not just Lebron. Do something about it...don't just complain.

    I disagree. Lebron has the ability and the platform to inform everyone about this racism. He has 900,000 followers on twitter, so if he tweets about someone using disgusting racial remarks, people with listen. Perhaps he doesn't need to "whine," but I see absolutely no problem with him sharing this information with the general public.
  • thedynasty1998
    Did someone just compare their friends in cornfield Ohio with Lebron James?
  • KR1245
    ernest_t_bass;527122 wrote:I disagree. Lebron has the ability and the platform to inform everyone about this racism. He has 900,000 followers on twitter, so if he tweets about someone using disgusting racial remarks, people with listen. Perhaps he doesn't need to "whine," but I see absolutely no problem with him sharing this information with the general public.

    I dont have a problem with him sharing this information either. I dont understand why everybody seems to think that it is only Cavs fans that are making these comments. Brons popularity has taken a hit across the country.

    As for the "sour grapes Cavs fans" argument. Cavs fans are upset about the way Bron left the team. There are plenty of fanbases out there in pro sports that have "sour grapes"......thats how sports work. Watch and see what kind of reaction Favre gets on Sunday night up in Green Bay. Lane Kiffin had to be rushed out of town when he left the Vols. There isnt a single fanbase above something like this. I saw Arod play in Seattle last year and those people still boo him. The idea that this is only Cavs fans is a joke
  • Fab4Runner
    thedynasty1998;527142 wrote:Did someone just compare their friends in cornfield Ohio with Lebron James?
    Is calling someone in cornfield Ohio the N word different than calling Lebron the N word? What makes it harder or worse for him to deal with?
  • Fab4Runner
    ernest_t_bass;527122 wrote:I disagree. Lebron has the ability and the platform to inform everyone about this racism. He has 900,000 followers on twitter, so if he tweets about someone using disgusting racial remarks, people with listen. Perhaps he doesn't need to "whine," but I see absolutely no problem with him sharing this information with the general public.
    Informing, yes. But just telling people on Twitte that someone called him names isn't doing anything to help solve the problem.
  • Con_Alma
    LeBron Raymond James is just a man. His opinions and life experiences are no more important than any other.

    He's nothing more than an entertainer that will have no more impact on the world than most of the other billions of people who have walked it.

    What he does or says is truly so unimportant in the grand scheme of things that when people become consumed and riveted with his actions that becomes more entertainment to me than the game of basketball the he plays in.
  • RedRider1
    The is the other side of the coin of social media. It allows fans to connect (but not really) with their favorite celebs and athletes. But with all the praise and adulation, comes this.

    He really thinks EVERYONE should love him? Dude is more narcissistic (and thin skinned) than I thought.

    He's (Maverick through LeBron) really on damage control with this image thing...first race card, now race tweets.

    This whole "lebron becomes the bad guy" is drama that professional wrestling is jealous of.
  • derek bomar
    You could write a book about how badly he and his handlers have handled this thing and teach a class in Grad School on it
  • thedynasty1998
    Con_Alma;527177 wrote: He's nothing more than an entertainer that will have no more impact on the world than most of the other billions of people who have walked it.

    What he does or says is truly so unimportant in the grand scheme of things that when people become consumed and riveted with his actions that becomes more entertainment to me than the game of basketball the he plays in.

    This might be one of the dumbest things ever posted on here. If he's so irrelevant why does Nike pay him millions? Why are grown men wearing his jersey? Why is he talked about regularly on national media? Why is he able to get a meeting with Warren Buffet? Why does he do commercials?

    Give me a break. He's a global icon, whether you like it or not. And he will make an impact on this world greater than 99% of human beings, whether it's good or bad.
  • thedynasty1998
    Fab4Runner;527170 wrote:Is calling someone in cornfield Ohio the N word different than calling Lebron the N word? What makes it harder or worse for him to deal with?

    Calling Lebron a N on twitter for millions to see is absolutely different than Joe down the street calling someone an N. Don't be so simple minded.
  • Fab4Runner
    thedynasty1998;527197 wrote:Calling Lebron a N on twitter for millions to see is absolutely different than Joe down the street calling someone an N. Don't be so simple minded.
    Joe down the street probably disagrees. It is just as hurtful, enraging, etc for a regular person.
  • Con_Alma
    thedynasty1998;527196 wrote:This might be one of the dumbest things ever posted on here. If he's so irrelevant why does Nike pay him millions? Why are grown men wearing his jersey? Why is he talked about regularly on national media? Why is he able to get a meeting with Warren Buffet? Why does he do commercials?

    Give me a break. He's a global icon, whether you like it or not. And he will make an impact on this world greater than 99% of human beings, whether it's good or bad.


    You ask why? My answer is because people are overly consumed with entertainment and Nike knows it.

    I did not state that I either liked the fact that people pay attention to him or that I don't. Truth be told I am completely indifferent and as stated am more entertained by the fact that people are truly engaged in an entertainer's life to the degree that they are.

    His "impact" is completely inconsequential...in my opinion of course which is all that I speak of.
  • Con_Alma
    Fab4Runner;527203 wrote:Joe down the street probably disagrees. It is just as hurtful, enraging, etc for a regular person.

    I couldn't agree any more and it lends to my previous point.
  • lhslep134
    Red_Skin_Pride;526956 wrote:How many times have you been called a n*gger?

    None, but I've been called a kyke before and it's just as bad.

    But I didn't throw a hissy fit about it.
  • thedynasty1998
    Fab4Runner;527203 wrote:Joe down the street probably disagrees. It is just as hurtful, enraging, etc for a regular person.

    But it's different. The guy that calls Lebron a N doesn't know him and does it no a public platform, it's just different. How many kids read his twitter feeds? It's just exposed to so many more people.
  • thedynasty1998
    Con_Alma;527205 wrote:His "impact" is completely inconsequential...in my opinion of course which is all that I speak of.

    It's the furthest thing from inconsequential, and even if you don't let him impact your life, he does so many others. And that fact can't be disputed. Your original comment was just stupid that he's no more important than anyone else.
  • Con_Alma
    thedynasty1998;527246 wrote:But it's different. The guy that calls Lebron a N doesn't know him and does it no a public platform, it's just different. How many kids read his twitter feeds? It's just exposed to so many more people.

    He may not know him personally but the only way we measure a person is by the things we say and the things we do. The guy can easily have made his judgment based on those things alone. Knowing him or not knowing him personally is irrelevant.

    I don't condone anyone using that type of insult ever but using it against one man in a private setting is as bad as using it publicly. IMHO
  • Con_Alma
    thedynasty1998;527248 wrote:It's the furthest thing from inconsequential, and even if you don't let him impact your life, he does so many others. And that fact can't be disputed. Your original comment was just stupid that he's no more important than anyone else.

    An entertainer being able to impact someones life is what I deem as "stupid".

    His deemed "importance" isn't really what I consider what importance should be or is in the world.
  • thedynasty1998
    Con_Alma;527251 wrote:I don't condone anyone using that type of insult ever but using it against one man in a private setting is as bad as using it publicly. IMHO
    The law would disagree with this comment.
    Con_Alma;527253 wrote:An entertainer being able to impact someones life is what I deem as "stupid".

    His deemed "importance" isn't really what I consider what importance should be or is in the world.
    I don't disagree with this, but facts are facts. He is a very influential person. One of the MOST influential human beings in the world.
  • like_that
    karen lotz;526993 wrote:http://twitter.com/#!/search/%40kingjames


    lol. some douche nozzle who appears to be an OU student http://twitter.com/#!/bwhalen22

    I was wondering how you could search someones @mentions.
  • Con_Alma
    thedynasty1998;527261 wrote:The law would disagree with this comment.
    With regards to insults and specifically the example Fab provided the law is not formulated based on societal morality. My opinions and beliefs on the subject are and are what I am speaking from.


    thedynasty1998;527261 wrote:I don't disagree with this, but facts are facts. He is a very influential person. One of the MOST influential human beings in the world.
    http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html

    Not that I view Time Magazine as the ultimate authoritarian but they have listed the top 100 most influential people of 2010. If Time doesn't list him as in the top 100 I don't know if he can truly be considered one of the MOST influential in the world.
  • thedynasty1998
    Con_Alma;527275 wrote:With regards to insults and specifically the example Fab provided the law is not formulated based on societal morality. My opinions and beliefs on the subject are and are what I am speaking from.

    http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html

    Not that I view Time Magazine as the ultimate authoritarian but they have listed the top 100 most influential people of 2010. If Time doesn't list him as in the top 100 I don't know if he can truly be considered one of the MOST influential in the world.
    So, you agree that he's more influential than most of the billion people on earth now?
  • Con_Alma
    Not by any means and certainly not the MOST.
  • ernest_t_bass
    This thread got boring.