Archbob
Ancient CFC Guardian
So,
Here's a bit of background information on this story.
Josh Gordon, NFL star wide receiver has been suspended multiple times through his playing years due to drug violations and can't seem to stop.
A black sports analysts, NBA hall of famer Charles Barkley, and other prominent figures in the black America have called him out to get his act together, not squander his opportunities, and not to blow his career. But he has not listened. He has instead responded with this open letter.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/josh-gordon-cauldron
Which Stephen A. Smith shredded in his response:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/01/stephen_a_smith_on_josh_gordon.html
Now, its true that Smith and Barkley may not have experience with drug addiction, but they do know a thing or two about growing up in a poor black community, raised by single parents.
Every time this happens, sides are divided with the blacks in the hood still calling Smith and Barkley Coons and Uncle Toms while more educated blacks generally tend to agree with Smith and Barkley and want people like Gordon to get their act together.
Which side do you guys take?
I tend to side with Barkley and Smith on these issues and there's a good reason for that.
Right now in America there are 2 types of Black people. The ones that came here long ago(and its these that are still mostly in projects and ghettos) and the ones that are immigrating now or recently immigrating. There is a huge stark difference between the two groups and its not based on skin color, cause you know, they are both black.
The older group of Blacks have the lowest average income of just about any group in the states while the Newer group of blacks have actually the highest median income of any group(including whites and Asians). So, you cannot really attribute to race and discrimination because I doubt anyone can actually tell by looking at a black person whether they are the old guard or the recent immigrants. I've seen this in my own social circles and in high school. There was a stark contrast. The kids of the old guard group were the ones struggling and trying to not drop out while the Kids of the newer group were(was) the class president and had all the academic honors. So I can't believe its the "white man" keeping blacks down because they are obviously not keeping the newer group of blacks down(the newer group of blacks generally immigrate from places like Jamaica, Barbados, and those places and not Africa) and they mostly have high-wage jobs have lawyers, doctors, etc. So, its impossible for black people to raise up in society because of racial discrimination and skin color is pretty much false because the new group of black immigrants have proved these assertions false.
That why I tend to agree with Stephen A Smith and Charles Barkley and the like and reject the teachings of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
Here's a bit of background information on this story.
Josh Gordon, NFL star wide receiver has been suspended multiple times through his playing years due to drug violations and can't seem to stop.
A black sports analysts, NBA hall of famer Charles Barkley, and other prominent figures in the black America have called him out to get his act together, not squander his opportunities, and not to blow his career. But he has not listened. He has instead responded with this open letter.
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/josh-gordon-cauldron
Which Stephen A. Smith shredded in his response:
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/01/stephen_a_smith_on_josh_gordon.html
Now, its true that Smith and Barkley may not have experience with drug addiction, but they do know a thing or two about growing up in a poor black community, raised by single parents.
Every time this happens, sides are divided with the blacks in the hood still calling Smith and Barkley Coons and Uncle Toms while more educated blacks generally tend to agree with Smith and Barkley and want people like Gordon to get their act together.
Which side do you guys take?
I tend to side with Barkley and Smith on these issues and there's a good reason for that.
Right now in America there are 2 types of Black people. The ones that came here long ago(and its these that are still mostly in projects and ghettos) and the ones that are immigrating now or recently immigrating. There is a huge stark difference between the two groups and its not based on skin color, cause you know, they are both black.
The older group of Blacks have the lowest average income of just about any group in the states while the Newer group of blacks have actually the highest median income of any group(including whites and Asians). So, you cannot really attribute to race and discrimination because I doubt anyone can actually tell by looking at a black person whether they are the old guard or the recent immigrants. I've seen this in my own social circles and in high school. There was a stark contrast. The kids of the old guard group were the ones struggling and trying to not drop out while the Kids of the newer group were(was) the class president and had all the academic honors. So I can't believe its the "white man" keeping blacks down because they are obviously not keeping the newer group of blacks down(the newer group of blacks generally immigrate from places like Jamaica, Barbados, and those places and not Africa) and they mostly have high-wage jobs have lawyers, doctors, etc. So, its impossible for black people to raise up in society because of racial discrimination and skin color is pretty much false because the new group of black immigrants have proved these assertions false.
That why I tend to agree with Stephen A Smith and Charles Barkley and the like and reject the teachings of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
