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ORIGINAL: Sanity

According to who.

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ORIGINAL: littleladybug

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ORIGINAL: sloguy02246

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ORIGINAL: littleladybug

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Attitude of entitlement, isn't that newspeak for "acting white"? I am pretty sure it is.

Not at all, actually.

Maybe not so much in the sports world; moreso in the political arena.

How so?

Frankly, I'm at a loss with how this correlation has even come up.

First off, in speaking about the "sports world", which is what this thread is ostensibly about....my use of the term "entitlement" comes from my own lexicon, not from some news article. As a sports fan, I am THRILLED to see someone like Russell Wilson, or any other figure, who actually seems to "get it". Black, white, brown, purple, plaid...someone who has a remote concept of personal responsibility and does not feel like the world owes them something because of their God given talent. Gee, I don't know...part of me wonders about the issues of the college players who, of all things, get into trouble with shoplifting from grocery stores. And then I remember....these are people who are used to getting bailed out. Because they can throw a ball, or receive a pass, they get a "pass". Sorry, doesn't work for me.

Second, in terms of the "political arena"...seriously? "Entitlement" is the equivalent of "acting white"? Please, explain that to me.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee


Have you NOT heard of "white privilege/entitlement" and "male privilege/entitlement"?

The phrase "check your privilege/entitlement"?

Have you been living under a rock?

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Reports: Some teammates think QB Russell Wilson isn't black enough


...on Thursday's SportsCenter, Kenny Mayne added this to Freeman's story:

“Two sources — one inside the team, one outside of the underachieving 3-3 Seahawks — tell me that much of what was written in Mike Freeman's Bleacher Report column is true,” Mayne said, via PFT. “(Freeman) wrote of turmoil involving since-traded Percy Harvin and the quarterback Russell Wilson that led to a more widespread internal battle pitting those for Russell Wilson and those against.

"And Freeman surmised on his own an issue among some teammates regarding Wilson that quote, 'he isn't black enough.' A certain expected behavior based on color, apparently. One of the sources told me, quote, I don't know how he got all that stuff, but it's pretty much true. We do have a divide. We're working on it. Thursday that notion was not presented to Wilson, but over and again, questions came about Harvin's departure.”

First, as PFT's Mike Florio points out, Freeman didn't "surmise" this. It was his feeling "backed up by several interviews with Seahawks players." Second, "that notion" was presented to Wilson.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee
Have you NOT heard of "white privilege/entitlement" and "male privilege/entitlement"?
The phrase "check your privilege/entitlement"?
Have you been living under a rock?

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While appearing on “Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis,” Barkley was asked about a rumor that Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson was getting criticism from his black teammates for not being, quote, “black enough.”

Barkley went on a long monologue on the subject: ”Unfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people. When you’re black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. It’s a dirty, dark secret; I’m glad it’s coming out.”

Barkley said that young black men who do well in school are accused of “acting white” by their peers. “One of the reasons we’re never going to be successful as a whole, because of other black people. And for some reason we are brainwashed to think, if you’re not a thug or an idiot, you’re not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don’t break the law, you’re not a good black person. And it’s a dirty, dark secret.”

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Lynch Next To Leave Seattle?

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is not on the trading block, but many in the organization -- including Lynch -- do not expect the running back to be on the roster in 2015, according to sources.

The organization has grown tired of his ways, including pulling a no-show at the White House Super Bowl ceremony, his training camp holdout and his possible contribution to locker-room distractions...

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.....black enough for what ? Anybody say ?

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This story seems to have pretty much died out -- and now Sanity can return to his Obama rants and how he's not "American" enough.