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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:00 AM Original message |
Poll question: ESPN raised in interesting point, the role of black athletes leading to a black president |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. The Baby Boomers taught their children not to be racist |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. But why did we teach them not to be racist? |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. I agree with you TOJ.... |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-20-09 08:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
39. That's a great account |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. I would disagree in that I don't believe people are 'colorblind' |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. why not both? |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'm not sure that we disagree |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. ah ok, i gotcha |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Couldn't have said it better myself |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Indirectly, it has helped. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. Seeing black men as NFL quarterbacks and head coaches and generals and admirals... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. That's Very True |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Perfect example. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
7. IMO, popular culture including sports helps. And it's not just stature and fame. It's also money. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. Michael Jordan was really looked up to for our generation, Gen X |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
10. Hollywood May Have More To With It |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 10:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. i think just having black actors helps too |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 12:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Yes - and there is NOTHING comparable for women. When it comes to women... |
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Nedsdag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Well, maybe not in Hollywood, but it mass media, there is one name: |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
15. I think it helped working class people who may have had racial prejudices become |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 12:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. what did jordan ever do? |
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charlie and algernon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Jordan was mentioned in the context of being THE megastar and role model |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 02:48 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Didn't he invent basketball shoes that could make kids fly for a mere couple hundred bucks? |
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H2O Man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. Nelson Mandela was, of course, |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
21. Arrgh. Why didn't someone tell me that JC Watts was the main guest? |
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sayso7 (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not only athletes and movie stars |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 02:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Welcome to DU, sayso7. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
23. Think it was early politics-- |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. I think it's a mix of everything. Movies, sports, public figures. |
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nickgutierrez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. It's more complicated than that. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
28. A personal experience, when I was a pukey 7th grader, I started jr. hi. after the semester had |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. What else would you expect from ESPN? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
31. It's not just sports. Integration in all fields |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Civil rights and pro sports definitely helped each other pave the way toward President Obama |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. Why do you think Tiger Woods was there today? ;) |
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TTUBatfan2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 04:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Tiger I think has played a big role... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I loved Nicklaus ( and some lesser, but more handsome, lights---heh), but I'm dang glad I'm living |
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TTUBatfan2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-18-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I wish I could have seen Jack play... |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-19-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. The only thing I've known Tiger to say publicly about Obama |
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