On Apr 29, 2008, at 4:35 PM, Ed Leafe wrote: > > Please show me one shred of evidence that the NBA actively promoted > thuggery, which you've just agreed is distinct from any specific > "look".
OK, I don't agree, and if I am contradicting myself, I am sorry, it was only in haste. Let me clarify: the "look" is all of it. The image of thuggery is what they promote. I didn't mean to imply that they promote actual fighting. I'll take your word that they have punished actual acts of violence on the court appropriately. I can't find old commercials on uTube, but here are some interesting commentaries. I know nothing about the biases of the commentators. - http://tinyurl.com/44jllb - http://tinyurl.com/535kwf - http://tinyurl.com/4sh2ys > Again, I disagree. I asked him to explain his avowed hatred of the > NBA. To quote: "Or is it that you don't like the "street" image? You > know, that nervous white boy reaction to encountering black culture." You say that you were just asking for clarification, but your tone is that of a challenge, full of loaded words. If you had said stopped after the question mark, that would have been reasonable. Adding the inflammatory "nervous white boy" imagery moved it beyond a mere query. Maybe even if you had added "the nervous reaction of someone caught in a "street" situation" leaving off the racial labels, I could buy it. Sorry, I don't buy it. Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
