Re: Holley

[gh18@juno.com (Gregory Hurst)]

Can you name the sports that have a salary cap?


Greg
gh18@juno.com


>Unfortunately there are many millions of Americans who still have 
>those
>unpleasant and disgusting stereotypical thoughts on black people.  I 
>don't
>think anyone would dispute that.  If you are not one who has similar
>opinions, don't sweat it.  Holley isn't making anything up here.  The 
>real
>problem, putting aside the actual work stoppage, is that the article 
>hints
>at fostering sympathy for the players because the owners instituted 
>the
>lockout in the first place.  My concern is for all the youngsters, who 
>after
>hearing stars like Malone say "if the owners don't forget about a hard 
>cap,
>there will be no season",  who will feel it is okay to allow others to
>suffer, so long as you get what you want regardless.  MIllions of 
>children
>who admire these players may adopt similar attitudes with authority 
>figures
>as a result and some already show less than respect for elders and 
>teachers
>and bosses.   Now some people may say that is a stretch, BUT IT IS 
>NOT.
>
>I could really care less who wins or loses in a billion dollar battle, 
>but I
>do care about the effect it has on impressionable youth.
>
>Holley, as a black writer, is as entitled to write from his 
>perspective as
>is Ryan or McDonough who certainly bring their perspective into their
>articles.  It should come as no surprise that he, as a black man, 
>would ally
>himself with the players who are black men.  He's not wrong if that's 
>how he
>truly feels.
>
>You should see the looks I get when I go to a hockey arena to write an
>article on a hockey player in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.  
>I
>could brand many white people as racist in their actions toward me and 
>my
>family, but that is not my style.  I do not begrudge Holley for having 
>a
>different style, nor should you.  You don't have to like it.
>
>Cecil
>-----Original Message-----
>From: DJessen33@aol.com <DJessen33@aol.com>
>To: celtics@igtc.com <celtics@igtc.com>
>Date: Thursday, October 29, 1998 11:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Holley
>
>
>>Cecil,
>>I think you know what a racial agenda is. What I resent is Holley 
>implying
>or
>>frankly saying that white people or white America doesn't like black 
>people
>>getting rich or we want to "keep them in their place". Read his 
>comments
>>below. This kind of attitude or prejudice stokes the fires of racism. 
>I, as
>a
>>Scando-American, personally don't care what color the NBA is or what 
>color
>the
>>people are who get rich. Actually, I would prefer that more black 
>people
>get
>>rich so we don't have to beat this dead horse anymore. We don't need
>someone
>>predicting a particular to react in a racial way. Some people call is
>reality.
>>Reality can be changed if thought processes are changed. Racism will 
>never
>go
>>away as long as people like Holley use stereotypes to predict a 
>racial
>>reaction.
>>
>>>From Holley's article:
>><We have not seen how an overwhelmingly white public reacts when a 
>league,
>80
>>percent black, shuts down and becomes entangled in 
>multimillion-dollar
>money
>>matters. Most people will simply have a problem with rich men either 
>asking
>>for more money or not wanting to relinquish a whit of what they 
>already
>have.
>>Rich black men asking for more?>
>>
>>DJessen33
>>
>
>

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