Comments on: It’s 2011: Do You Know Where Your Uppity Negroes Are?

By: Micheal Price

Micheal Price — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:08:52 +0000

“Humility” and “Narcissism” appear to be code words for the same thing they’ve been code words for since Ayn Rand’s day. Respectively they denote the lack of and presence of self-respect in an individual with more talent than the speaker. Someone who is good and knows it has “Narcissism”, someone who is good and pretends not to know it (as though someone with talent like their’s and an agent wouldn’t) has “Humility”. Just more envy from the “can’t do it so I write about it” crowd.

By: Wilt Alston

Wilt Alston — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:46:25 +0000

I could try, but it would be a waste. Besides, racism, like value, is subjective. In this case, it was pretty easy though. Feel free to sensor yourself anyway, if you like!

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:25:26 +0000

Hey Wilt,
Please list all the adjectives that you know are code words for racism so that white people know how to self censor themselves when saying anything about anyone who happens to be black.

By: Wilt Alston

Wilt Alston — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:38:54 +0000

…and almost if on cue, someone else–other than me and Skip Oliva–wonders aloud about the LeBron-inspired hate. Good stuff: http://www.thepostgame.com/commentary/201106/hypocrisy-lebron-hatred

By: Geoffrey Allan Plauché

Geoffrey Allan Plauché — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:05:46 +0000

Michael,

Done. If you register and log in before commenting, you should be able to edit your comments afterward.

And thanks for the compliment on the site!

By: Wilt Alston

Wilt Alston — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:19:17 +0000

Thanks for your comments.

For my part, I think several things LeBron has done could be termed both mistaken and somewhat childish, including the thing you mentioned and some you did not. (In this regard, he is remarkably similar to other professional stars who are, somewhat shockingly, not hated in the same visceral way. Some of these stars are even more narcissistic–a code word–than LeBron will ever be. Go figure.) As such, it strikes me that he’s not unique and the hate for him is overwrought, which is the point I tried to make.

Your comments did not lessen that feeling, but instead confirmed it.

It also strikes me that pretty much everything LeBron has done, he did before he made “The Decision” and yet, the three minutes hate didn’t get in high gear until he took his talents to Miami. Maybe his arrogance and lack of humility–another code word–only became apparent with the glow of South Beach in the background.

As far as role models, I agree with Barkley: finding them in professional sports is a fool’s errand. (For example, pregnant, unmarried ex-girlfriends, both in and out of jail, are not uncommon among the NBA elite.) As far as I can tell, off the court, both Wade and LeBron and frankly, a number of NBA elite, strive to be role models for the only people for whom they should maintain that role–their own kids. Do they fall short? I am certain they do, but neither those failings, nor the inconsequential happenings during “crunch time” on a basketball court, should engender the visceral animosity that seems so prevalent.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:21:03 +0000

*ATTENTION MODERATORS*

Could you please delete my initial post – the first one at the top – that I am replying to? I submitted it without proofreading and noticed a few minor errors I would prefer to fix and then re-submit after the first has been deleted.

If this is not possible it really isn’t a big deal, but I’m a bit of a writing perfectionist and would rather have the chance to correct the mistakes. The post ended up being longer and more detailed than I originally intended… it is actually more of an “answer” than a comment.

Awesome website by the way

By: Skip Oliva

Skip Oliva — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:21:51 +0000

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