I lost some respect for Nasim Richardson.

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

If you guys need Floyd to propagate a positive image, you are in worse shape than you realize.

What you fail to realize is TV raises many Black youth in the US. I could care less about what floyd does. Im just stating the reality. Either both parents are working most of the time or the single parent is ALWAYS at work and the TV raises the babies up. Seeing floyd mayweather toss around money ..lacking class and disrespecting people... Kids say hey he looks like me he has a big house and nice cares ill emulate him. Subconsciously.

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Du bois.. MLKjr were not REALLY about our advancement. Garvey, Malcolm, Steve biko, Kwame, elijah muhammed, huey p, H rap brown, Dr York etc are/were about our advancement.

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Quick question:

Project Pat is representing your race better than Floyd Mayweather?

[Sutekh uvdabrix]

Quick question:

Project Pat is representing your race better than Floyd Mayweather?

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[jrosales13]

At this point, I'm ashamed to be grouped with those who consider themselves Floyd fans.

You fail to understand the basic concepts of American culture if you fail to understand the meaning and foundations upon which Naazims statements were made. Get it right. He did not claim Floyd was a representation of the African American male in his entirety. He merely stated the obvious, a factual statement supported through every day life in modern day America. Like it or not, when you're placed in front of the camera and your life is being documented as Floyd's is, people are watching. Sadly, it is a harsh reality, but stereotypes exist. White America in particular, watches not only African Americans, but Mexicans, Arabs, and various other minority groups, and what they see is often times what they believe. Whether it's an artist in a music video or Floyd on 24/7, white America see's that and treat it as if it's a representation of each and every individual that belongs to our race. This thought process breeds stereotypes and stereotypes breed prejudice. Which is why Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., a prominent African American scholar, was arrested outside his home because his presence in the suburb he lived in was "su****ious". It's the same reason why a ****** man wearing a turban is a hundred times more likely to be stopped in an air port and questioned about his whereabouts than a white man. Or why Arizona's is looking to pass a law that makes racial profiling legal, as it's a common belief that the majority of Mexican Americans in the southwestern United States are illegally here, which isn't the case. The media pushes these stereotypes, and white America often treats it as gospel.

Wake up people. This isn't anything new.

Btw, I'm a Floyd fan. But just because I'm a fan of a fighter does not mean he can do no wrong. Am I in a position to judge Floyd? No, but that doesn't necessarily mean I have to agree with, or support everything he does. I can be a constant fan of his skill, and not always be a fan of his character. Though it is wrong, believe it or not, often times when people see Floyd, they also see me. And when people see me, if you're An African American, they also see you. Which is why I live my life to break through barriers.

Damn, good post... Deserves Green K

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What you fail to realize is TV raises many Black youth in the US. I could care less about what floyd does. Im just stating the reality. Either both parents are working most of the time or the single parent is ALWAYS at work and the TV raises the babies up. Seeing floyd mayweather toss around money ..lacking class and disrespecting people... Kids say hey he looks like me he has a big house and nice cares ill emulate him. Subconsciously.

Floyd has WAAAAAY less media impact than , say, the Tracy Jordan character on 30 Rock. or the cumulative image of the Madea characters by Tyler Perry.

It just seems disingenuous that Richardson would select now - and Floyd - to comment. never heard his social commentary previously. Until his guy became a target.

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C'mon, dude. grow up. You are either walking the talk... or just talking.

Infantile emoticons isn't a defense. That explains why this conversation is even relevant.

[Khalid X]

Du bois.. MLKjr were not REALLY about our advancement. Garvey, Malcolm, Steve biko, Kwame, elijah muhammed, huey p, H rap brown, Dr York etc are/were about our advancement.

Floyd is a buffoon. Whether some people view ****ms comments as "we can't look dumb in front of massa" How about being a respectable roll model to your people, thats most likely what he was eluding to. Floyd is a money worshipping, shallow, buffoon.

I know.....I didn't want to name alot of those guys (which is why I put etc) because I was gonna go into detail about a few things, but I really don't like a lot of things stated in this thread...but I digress.

[Pullcounter]

Then ****m is not only commentating upon Floyd, but all successful young blk males that flash their money around. Rappers, for instance. Its like he's hating on success. The **** is so respectable about that. Its like, what, blk males when they get money have to be seen but not heard? Can't draw too much attention lest they risk being judged, and as a result, a whole race being judged? Its all bull****. He's hating on success, and he said he would not get in a back and forth with Floyd.

He has. So where's his moral high horse now?

In what way did Floyd cross the line? Its the Mosley camp that has hit below the belt. Floyd was just sayin the **** he always says, "I'll whip your ass" and "I make more money than you."

Mosley camp called him gay.. and said he is a shame to his race.

So who threw the more de****able insults here?

And yes, both sides should forgive and forget after the fight. Don't be like Frazier's bitter old ass, still harboring a grudge and cultivating a hate in his heart after all these years. Let it go, its good for the soul.

floyd crossed the line when he made it personal and when he kept on calling mosley a PED using despite mosley agreeing to OST.

but *****s get all bent out of shape when mosley retaliates? what kinda bull**** are *****s on?

[HandSpeed303]

Do you guys really take this prefight wordplay serious? How words are perceived affect emotions, if Naazim can say anything that can get inside Floyd's spirit to his advantage he's gonna do it, its business not personal, and believe me he more than likely doesnt even believe what he said anyway.

That is the reason I wasn't going to even touch this topic. Naz is doing whatever he can to **** with Floyd, it clearly got to his fans, so it may have got to FLoyd...Who knows....

I hate the way that folks hang off Floyds nuts, and agree with everything he says.

Naz is not Floyd, and he has his own way of approaching verbal combat.

It is working.

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That is the reason I wasn't going to even touch this topic. Naz is doing whatever he can to **** with Floyd, it clearly got to his fans, so it may have got to FLoyd...Who knows....

I hate the way that folks hang off Floyds nuts, and agree with everything he says.

Naz is not Floyd, and he has his own way of approaching verbal combat.

It is working.

Unfortunately, what Naz did/said was actually more corrosive to your race than it was to Floyd himself.

And that is the blowback.