Floyd Mayweather Jr Says Jeremy Lin Only Receiving Hype Because He's Asian
by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2012 4:43 PM EST
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Floyd Mayweather Jr, for some reason or another, decided to speak his mind on Twitter about why Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks is receiving so much hype. Guess what? He's going to be accused of racism. Again.
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Floyd Mayweather Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise.
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White players do what Lin does every night, too. So what? Is the world really, truly lacking in praise for black basketball players? Is there anything at all to the idea that Jeremy Lin is being hyped because he's Asian?
I don't think the argument holds much water. Yes, if we're being 100% honest, then part of it is the "novelty" that Lin is an Asian basketball player. There aren't many in NBA history, and most of the Asian players who have made it to the NBA made it on height. Jeremy Lin is a 6'3" point guard from Harvard, an economics major who wasn't drafted.
Most of the hype that Lin is receiving is the result of something like this not happening very often -- yes, it's true, we don't often see a Chinese point guard from Harvard dominating in the NBA. We also don't often see undrafted point guards from Harvard dominating in the NBA. And we pretty much never, ever see someone come from out of nowhere to the degree that Lin has -- not in any sport, frankly, and definitely not in the NBA. This is some Kurt Warner-type stuff.
Floyd is free to speak his mind and all that. He's also totally open to being called on what he says. First of all, he probably shouldn't have said this since I don't think it serves any purpose whatsoever and only makes Floyd seem petty and strange (which is not unusual).
Second, and more important, the argument just isn't a very good one. Lin is a sensation -- perhaps a short-term phenom, but if he were black or white or Inuit, he'd be causing the same ruckus, because he'd be an unknown point guard popping up out of nowhere to play great basketball and lead the New York Knicks to five straight wins while they're missing their two star players. (And yes, the fact that Lin is doing it as a New York Knick is also a big story -- if he were on the Milwaukee Bucks this wouldn't be half as big with the media.)
Anyway, Mayweather is back in the ring on May 5 against Miguel Cotto.
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There is also the argument that...no, no one does what Lin has been doing.
It’s not exactly common (via SI):
Lin averaged 27.3 points and 8.3 assists while leading the Knicks to a 4-0 record. The undrafted Harvard graduate’s 109 points are the most by an NBA player in his first four starts since the 1976-77 season, and he became the first player in NBA history to tally at least 20 points and seven assists in each of his first four starts.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 13, 2012 4:53 PM EST reply actions
according to nate silver...
only 41 players have had 4-game streaks of 20pts/6 ast while shooting +50% from the field – and all but 7 made an all-star game, 9 are already hof’ers and these players account for 17 of the last 28 mvp awards. but pooh richardson and the L-train are also on that list.
Well the NBA has to hype him
If they want to make more money. People see black NBA stars everyday, sometimes white, but Asian? No. The last guy was Yao Ming, and he wasn’t even that good and look at all the hype and press he got. I mean this guy led the league every year he played in all-star votes. Are you serious? Over Shaq, Kobe, Vince Carter to name a few. And the voting wasn’t even close. He led by a landslide. Because Yao was Asian he brought in a whole new audience that invested money into the NBA. So did the NBA hype him? You’re damn right. They would be foolish not to. Is Lin hyped ? Yes is the NBA right for hyping him? Yes. It makes good business sense.
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by Zfan on Feb 13, 2012 4:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Well it's not just hype
He’s averaging 28 points and 8 assists. Even if it was only a week that’s still impressive.
He even scored 38 points on the Lakers who are like the second best defensive team in the league right now.
Yeah ESPN already ran a poll asking if Lin is the best point guard in the NBA. They want him too for the ratings. Can’t blame them.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 13, 2012 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
We are hying him. To hell with the media
This is storybook shit. The fans were going nuts in NY when he nailed the Lakers fate.
Floyd is a twiiter ninkinpoop. And narcissistic idiot who thinks his thoughts should be public. He shall rap what he shall sow. ….which is a lot less than he could have made had he played his cards better.
Floyd. See the sponsors.
See their endorsements.
See how they run.
Far far away.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
I think Floyd is tired of hearing about Asians “coming out of nowhere” to dominate by this point.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 13, 2012 5:05 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
I am trying hard not to laugh, that's a good one
"The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world."
—Mike Tyson
by honorablecbm on Feb 13, 2012 5:36 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Great one.
Nobody will read this and care and why should they?
by Eoin_not_ian on Feb 13, 2012 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
Suprised he hasn’t started asking what kind of shit he is “Alledgally taking”
by Sweet science on Feb 13, 2012 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
Well at least he didn’t make a penis joke like Jason Whitlock.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 13, 2012 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure if this is a trust worthy source but
supposedly Mayweather accuses Jeremy Lin of steroid use too and a bunch of other racist remarks.
http://jeffincredible85.hubpages.com/hub/Floyd-Mayweather-Accused-Jeremy-Lin-of-Steroid-Use
No
Thats a troll article with a word for word rip-off from Mayweathers infamous Ustream rant.
by Mohammedini Hussein on Feb 13, 2012 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Oh
haha. That’s what I thought at first because I thought “Why the fuck is Floyd talking about Jeremy Lin”. Then he tweeted this and I had a second thought.
haha yes it was a coincidence
But why would he call a 6’3 guy a midget when he himself is 5’8.
He refered to Manny as a midget in his racist rant on Ustream as well as asking “where were Manny 10 years ago”
by Mohammedini Hussein on Feb 13, 2012 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Ugh
Look there are a bunch of ways to ‘hate’ on JLin. He has too many turnovers, he is a system point guard, his competition has been either old or terrible, etc. These are all legitimate concerns with Lin moving forward.
Also there is a black point guard sort of doing the same thing and he is getting no press at all. And that man is Monte Ellis and there is a reason for it. Both play in systems that are reliant on the point guard to score points and ironically Ellis is the reason that Golden State cut Lin.
All this being said, let me state that I love watching J-Lin, a lot. I try to watch as much of him as I can because he is an exciting player and I want to see if this is a blip or trend.
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Are you familiar with D'antoni ball
This is a perfect system for Lin. I mean, it made Raymond Felton look like a competent PG (this year on Denver, guess what we learened, he isn’t). Also, he doesn’t have to worry about getting benched in D’antoni ball cause he can’t play defense, because D’antoni doesn’t believe in that.
So he has two things going for him
- he played over his head for a week
- - hes in a system for anyone who is a PG
If the bulls offered a trade of CJ Watson for Lin and the bulls took it I would be pissed.
by journeyintosound on Feb 13, 2012 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
Monta Ellis also didn’t go from being an undrafted 12th man bouncing around the D-League to averaging crazy stats the minute he got playing time. The fact that he’s a short Chinese guy who can dunk does help, but Ellis has been doing this for years now and didn’t break out nearly as unexpectedly when he did. This is more akin to when Darrell Armstrong got a ton of buzz about a decade ago, only Armstrong didn’t put up video game stats like Lin has been. Sure, some of it is being a product of the system, but he’s also put up a crazy PER.
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by Brickhaus on Feb 13, 2012 7:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I absolutely agree with you but just trying to show that what Lin is doing in the league isn’t exactly extraordinary like some people have made it out to be. I agree that his journey makes this an interesting story.
Half backstory: I was at Jeremy Lin’s first NBA game. It was Asian Heritage night at Oracle Arena, and the Warriors got out to a big lead early. Still, Lin didn’t see action till the end of the fourth quarter and he looked way out of his depth. He looked like a boy amongst men. It was a very nervous performance and makes the version of Lin that we saw the last week almost unbelievable. I completely understood why the Warriors cut Lin even though Lin could have made the team a ton of money in terms of jersey sales. That’s how bad Lin used to be.
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by Waldo Rastel on Feb 13, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
I absolutely agree with you but just trying to show that what Lin is doing in the league isn’t exactly extraordinary like some people have made it out to be.
No, it is.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
The Warriors cut Lin for financial reasons. Lin was due to make nearly $800,000. And it was guaranteed. That’s to much to pay someone who was not gonna see much playing time behind Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry Not to mention the Warriors 2nd round draft pick was also a point guard
by Eugene Banks on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
I can't think of any other examples of this happening before in the NBA
And it’s pretty far out there in pro team sports in general. Kurt Warner, which Scott already mentioned, is probably the closest example. Or possibly Tony Romo. But both of those guys got just as much hype as Lin is getting. And for all we know, the hype will be gone in a week. People have short memories. Last year, Sam Fuld came out of nowhere to tear up MLB for about 2 weeks. The Legend of Sam Fuld was born. He was a trending topic on Twitter for a few weeks. And once his hot streak ended, people forgot it ever happened.
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Romo was actually a beast in college, though it was 1-AA. Albert Pujols kind of came out of nowhere to be one of the best ever.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 13, 2012 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
They didnt go to Harvard.
Or walk on.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Never said they did.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 14, 2012 2:35 AM EST up reply actions
I know
I just think that those facts resonate immensely in this Lin story.
Especially here in NYC where the season ticket holders are rich enough to send their kids to the feeder school and put them on the Ivy track . Plus fans arent players. They live vicariously thugh them. When someone walks on and makes it like this, it resonates .
It has very little to do with his being of Asian descent IMO. That is just a bonus storyline.
Joh Starks got a lot of extra attention because of his journey playing ‘outside’ the NBA and then almost helping the Knicks beat the Bulls.
We like these stories.
Shame Floyd, child of boxing royalty, doesn’t get it. Fuck…even Kobe does.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
It's too early to pass judgment on Lin...
Time will tell for sure. What we’re seeing now is excitement for a player from a big team that has been irrelevant for some time. His long-term success (and reputation) will ultimate depends on how well he deals with the stresses of the game and the spotlight. If he adopts he’ll be fine.
We have a team in Minnesota who has been irrelevant for a long time. You know them, the T-wolves. They actually have a few good players but they haven’t been used to winning and you can see it in their faces—look at Tolliver, Beasley, Randolph, Ellington, Webster and Johnson. It’s total lack of confidence and deer in the headlights sort of thing. The addition of Rubio has certainly helped… now, there’s a kid with a bright future in the NBA. You can see it in his eyes.
Floyd should say more things like this
Since he’s more interesting when he is petty and strange and can be cast as a villain. If he ever actually got around to fighting Pacquiao, I would want Floyd hype the fight by being more offensive and racist than he has ever been. The last thing I would want is for Mayweather to shut up and let his action in the ring speak for itself.
He probably would be louder than ever, but keep in mind he does have the defamation lawsuit from Pacquiao so he needs to be careful there.
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by Kory Kitchen on Feb 13, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
Race card is immature
No reason for it here… There are plenty of black athletes getting praise (especially in hand ball and combat sports). Let’s reach here Floyd, argue for a black star in NASCAR. Heck, promote one too.
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by honorablecbm on Feb 13, 2012 5:44 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
this is utterly ridiculous
i dont have a problem with that first sentence. i mean, after all, he’s the first asian-american in the nba. that’s a big deal. and considering he’s playing at an all-star level AND he came out of nowhere AND he’s from harvard – i mean, that’s a HUGE deal.
but to say that “black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same praise.” there’s only a few black players with those same numbers, but then again put all that aside because Lin’s playing in the NBA’s biggest market.
the last thing that needs to happen is for the race card to be pulled out in the NBA.
Floyd, Floyd, Floyd
Will somebody please offer him some cheese to go with that whine?
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-Branch Rickey
a big part is because he's asian, but its not the only reason
a loose analogy would be black guys playing in the NHL – when it happens, its bound to generate attention
especially in the case of Linsanity, when said player is ultra talented e.g. outplayed the greatest active player in the game kobe fucking bryant in only his fourth career start
You must defeat me to stand a chance.
i'm chinese american
and i’d be 100% GLAD if floyd is right and j-lin is getting all the hype because he’s chinese american.
1. we’ve never seen anybody who looks like jeremy lin doing what he’s doing
2. if he’s getting attention because he’s chinese-american, then i applaud that and IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME
and
3. i’d be a lot more excited if the #1 pop star in america were chinese-american, or the #1 movie star (barring martial artists) were chinese-american… but we know that ain’t gonna happen for at least 100 yrs
Obviously there’s added hype because he’s Chinese. Not to mention, he’s playing in a city that’s the biggest media market in the world. Diversity is a great thing.
However there has always been and still is a history from society to be fascinated with other races, typically white, performing near or as good as African-American dominated sectors and benefiting more recognition for it.
Should this subject be even brought up for this. HELL NO
More importantly, even if this were to be intelligently discussed; Floyd Mayweather should NEVER be the mouthpiece for this discussion.
There's not a whole lot of diversity in the NBA. The league is around 80% black. lol.
by Im_a_fun_haver on Feb 13, 2012 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
You’re right. LOL However the more races that can compete at the elite level, the better it is for any sport.
Pacquaio’s super stardom has done wonders for the sport of boxing and his influence can already be seen with the amount of young Filipino fighters that want to box now.
by lightskintwin on Feb 13, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
Why doesn't Floyd say this about white basketball players too?
He is soooo racial. Geez luise. Why can’t he just get over the race thing?
I’m sure Floyd would if there was a white basketball player getting this much attention. LOL However him continuously using bad examples all but discredits his argument.
The “get over the race thing comment” is so much easier if you’ve never seen or been discriminated against due to your race.
by lightskintwin on Feb 13, 2012 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Question
How much do you think Floyd has cost himself by his inability to just shut his mouth? I understand that his constant talking has led to many PPV buys. However, hasn’t he cost himself millions upon millions in endorsement money because of these comments?
I don’t know anything about Floyd’s history with endorsers that’s why I’m asking.
Honestly, I think it’s helped him because it fuel’s people’s hatred for him and they buy his PPV’s in hopes for him to lose. LOL
Plus, it’s not as if US Boxing stars get huge endorsement money now because it’s such a niche market here.
by lightskintwin on Feb 13, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
A fortune
In fact, untold fortunes. He is unendorsable.
His earnings to endorsement ratio is the among the very lowest among the top 100 paid athletes in the world.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
I'll go ahead and say this...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a bigot. He’s video rant against Pacquaio made that very clear. This is just icing.
not sure what the big deal is
floyd called him a good player. lin is hyped because he’s asian. there are lots of black players who deserve the same hype. life goes on.
lin is a very good player, and he gets a little hype cause he’s chinese, it’s a good thing.
You cannot walk if you fear to crush the ant in your wake.
“Floyd called him a good player” — yeah, great, then he said he’s only getting attention because he’s Asian. Only. That’s what “the big deal” is. The fact that Mayweather has gone on exceedingly racist tirades about Asian people in the past does not help, either.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
i am chinese. i understand racism towards us quite well.
it would be a big deal if this was someone who was not known for his racist tirades. but we all know floyd is a childish racist… it’s not like this is big news, at least from my perspective. i’ll take whatever compliments he can give asians.
lin definitely is receiving hype because he IS asian. He is a good player, and that factors into the hype as well. But floyd is speaking truth – there are players just as skilled as lin who don’t receive the same amount of hype. he means it in a racist overtone, which I disapprove of, but again, this is Floyd… I’m not going to take anything he says as an actual insult, he’s not clever enough to think of something like that.
just trying to look on the positive side. a chinese male athlete is getting attention. this is always a good thing.
You cannot walk if you fear to crush the ant in your wake.
floyd is speaking truth – there are players just as skilled as lin who don’t receive the same amount of hype.
Yes, there are players just as skilled as Lin (and many far more skilled, probably) who are not currently, this week, receiving the same amount of hype. But I guarantee you if he was Jeremy Thomas, a black undrafted nobody from Harvard who also was nearly cut just days before doing what he’s doing completely out of nowhere for the New York Knicks, the same amount of hype would be there. That he is Asian is responsible for a part of the hype, unquestionably. But it is not the only reason, as the eternally insecure and verbally inept Mayweather clearly stated was his opinion. When there is a lack of “praise” for black men in the NBA, he might possibly have a legitimate argument.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 13, 2012 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
LeBron James got no hype because he was black
I almost led off with “What you talkin’ about Willis?”, but then I realized that might incorrectly be perceived as being racist instead of correctly being perceived as being biased against little people.
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it's about time to hold Floyd accountable
for his lack of impulse control. This comment is not some genius plan to attract controversy, and neither was his disturbingly racist rant toward Pacquiao. Just because he’s a crafty boxer in the ring does not mean he’s got any brains outside of it. Random confrontations with security guards, domestic violence against the mother of his children, and thinly veiled racist attacks against a totally unrelated sports sensation … these are not planned and they are not smart. His cheap shot vs Ortiz was hailed by some writers as a veteran taking advantage of a rookie, but truth be told, it may have just been Floyd’s inability to stop himself from doing something that was unquestionably bad for the sport.
When Fuzzy Zoeller said similar shit about Tiger Woods
He was history.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Fuzzy was done dirty. I don’t think his comment were offensive. It was completely blown out of proportion.
by Eugene Banks on Feb 13, 2012 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
Floyd is an asshole and a racist, if this were about a black person, or latino person the media and the NAACP and other organizations would jump on this shit. Stand up comedians, politicians, and media get away with putting down Asian Americans b/c they can. F*CK them. What would someone say if Manny made a tweet about Floyd and “watermelon”? He was just trying to sell tickets? I’d get upset over that shit too, I’m indiscriminately agst prejudice, so f*ck that shit, and f*ck floyd. If you guys want to condone racism or use of the race card, be my guest, b/c floyd is never wrong.
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
+1000
He snatched coal from a gold mine. He had branded himself the best thing to happen to American Boxing and then he went phony ‘gangsta’…and blew it, son.
His image outside his fanbase sucks. He has a nmeager $250,000 dollar a year in endoresemnets because of trash talk like this. He says he is about MONEY. I say he has left more on the table than he will ever know. Hhas reaped a pittance of what he could have earned.
He’s a small man. And a shame for boxing. When he leaves the scene a new star wil be made. Lets hope he speaks full sentences and is an ambassador for the sport.
Floyd Mayweatheris not. His act is tired.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
Yeah. And his career and reputation with t
Many a white man stepped into the morass of similar criticism and they too were gone. Snd guess what…So what. They should have been smarter.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
His comment was racist.
If you can’t see that then it speaks volumes.
Of course, b/c Tiger Woods is “black”, not “half asian”, if he were full asian it wouldn’t even be news!
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
We live in a media saturated worl where comments are judged very day. Ashton Kutcher is a tweeter…and was damaged by his comments. The critique is equal opportunity and colorblind but it does not tolerate racist or sexist remarks.
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali
lost a bet
he should just tweet he lost a mil on the laker knick game betting on the black mamba over linsanity. maybe lin should sumbit to random drug testing next cuz he came outta nowhere and won titles in alot of weight classes. oh wait wrong person. horrible comment by floyd. no need to spite him, a kid whos educated humble n was living on his brothers couch without a contract
by Vicmatic1 on Feb 14, 2012 12:21 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Well, anyway, I for one am angry at Floyd. I’ve been critical of his matchmaking, and more critical of his personality, and despite what pple say about his “Money” personality, surprise, it’s part of the REAL him whether you like it or not. Cheap shotting an opponent, and making a racist claim about another fellow professional athlete really displays ignorance and intolerance that holds no bounds. So first, F*CK Floyd. He’s a great fighter, he’s an asshole. Now on to my argument …
Muhammad Ali was beloved by the pple NOT just b/c he was black, outspoken, and a great fighter, but he fought for the pple, he believed in something, he was inspirational, he was larger than the sport, the establishment, and the institution of racism and the Vietnam War. He was brave and courageous which is one of the reasons pple consider him the greatest besides what he does in the ring. Sugar Ray Leonard had similar appeal because of his charisma and persona and boxing style. Tiger Woods had HUGE hype for being a great “Black” golf player (of course the fact that he’s Half Asian was swept under the carpet), as pple said before, the Williams sisters who simply steam rolled the competition.
Now you have Manny Pacquiao, a man is who is so humble, and with a nation behind him, and doing all his talking with his fists… and he’s one of the most popular fighters on the planet. He inspires pple with his fighting style, his humility, and that he fights for more than himself. Pple gravitate and are inspired by that. Jeremy Lin is a sensation because he did come out of near obscurity to being a top star and one of the top point guards in the league. I can say myself I’m inspired by him not only by the fact that he is Taiwanese American, but because he shows real humility, class, and competitiveness on the court and off the court, and he shows great emotion on the court when he’s playing and he gives his teammates credit. Pple who try to analyze and deconstruct the reasons why he is popular, or try to make a “formula” for how to be a phenom can continue to try, but really pple are naturally drawn to pple that play or compete for something greater than themselves, pple that show class and courage, and pple that represent something beyond the sport or their field of influence, and Jeremy Lin embodies that. He was not a socially constructed phenomenon like Britney Spears, or Selena Gomez or the Backstreet Boys, he was Chosen by the people. Let’s let that be and try not to deconstruct and cut him down, and try to make something extraordinary ordinary. Yes there will always be inside knowledge of similar incidents and players, but not all can inspire and awe like some individuals can… that’s a product of the individual, not just the way they play or the color of their skin. BOOM That’s my wrap. I’m out!
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
Let me add whenever a minority group gets crap and complains and receives attentions, whether it be blacks in the 50’s – 60’s, women in the 70’s, Gays in the 80’s – Present etc, and Now Asians, it’s definitely in the Majority Group’s role to comment “It’s no big deal, stop whining and being so sensitive, stop taking it so personally…” So there you have it.
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
*receives attention,
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
Or maybe it’s not about race, just a jealous attention whore who’s crying about not getting the love he deserves from the world, and trying to steal some of Jeremy Lin’s thunder. However, it’ll come back to bite him in the ass b/c it’s not like just a few pple are behind Jlin… and besides, not like he’s a Jin (rapper from HK), Jin sucks!
"According to all the laws of aerodynamics the bumble-bee should not fly, but the bumble-bee does not know this and so flies anyway."
There's truth to what he says
Go to CNN. There’s an article asking can Lin Save Basketball. Right now he does look great but so does LeBron during the regular season. The point is, he hasn’t really done anything yet and already they are talking about him being the NBA’s savior.
Kind of reminds me of the Rush Limbaugh/Donovan McNabb thing
"Boxing is like dealing with a ho"
-Bernard Hopkins
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. used to be the best pound for pound fighter
…But all the hype he gets now is because he’s a racist, woman beating, twitter troll, scumbag. Latino, White, and Asian boxers do what Floyd does in the ring and don’t get the same praise.
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