Comments Thread For: Mayweather Taking Heat Over His Swipe at Jeremy Lin

[guru]

That wasn't the point you was trying to make in your post that I replied to. Besides all of what you just said it still doesn't make what PBF said racist.

well we diagree on this and thats fine. he tried to credit lin's hype due to his race and not his accomplishments. given floyds recent racist video with regards to pac, i think there is grounds to claim he his tweet racially motivated

[Oxn]

Maybe because he felt annoyed at watching someone get a lot of hype for something he feels he shouldn't.

of all the things that can annoy him and anyone else, this he felt the need to vent on.

[The Big Dunn]

Exactly to the bold most people don't even know the definition of the word racist but scream it every chance they get. That comment goes for all races.

The media does things for ratings and the NBA as a company has a big hand it as well because they lost plenty of asian viewers and fans when Yao Ming retired and Yi Jialian didn't become the player he was expected to become. So they are pushing this to bring those people back. I saw the street interviews ESPN or some channel did and a little asian kid said he wanted to be just like Lin. I thought it was great the kid felt that way. But if race wasn't a factor why didn't the interview other or show other races of kids and ask them their opinion of Lin and if they wanted to be just like him. We all can agree Lin is getting this coverage cause the man is doing his thing on a serious level but its ****** to act like race isn't a factor in it all. No matter how big or small the factor might be race is a factor.

They talked up how Yao wanted him for his chinese team and that apparantley they became friends a few years ago at an event they were at. I thought what the **** does that have to do with anything.

[guru]

How did floyd criticize him? DIdn't he say Lin was a gtood player, but the hype he receives is because he's asain. He is crticizing the hype, not Lin.

by saying the hype is becuz he's asain he discredits what lin has done on the court. he further discredits it by saying black guys do this all the time, which is incorrect. lin has scored more points in his 1st 5 starts then anyone in the last 30 years.

[PACsmash]

But is he talking about a basketball player or the coverage the media is giving him?

For him to go out of his way to make a comment about the attention a certain basketball player is getting. It's like floyd can never just give his credit and leave it at that. Floyd would say something positive then end it with something negative. The point I was making is that it's a basketball player floyd is talking about. Floyd is so insecure of a basketball player stealing the spotlight that's why he would say something like that. Floyd could have just say Lin is a great bball player and leave it at that. What's the point of the extra words about Lin being Asian? Like I said earlier this dude can never just give his full credit and leave it at that but he crys when people criticize him.

[The Big Dunn]

of all the things that can annoy him and anyone else, this he felt the need to vent on.

Isn't that the same thing you are doing, venting on something that has no impact on your life on the internet?

[tredh]

well we diagree on this and thats fine. he tried to credit lin's hype due to his race and not his accomplishments. given floyds recent racist video with regards to pac, i think there is grounds to claim he his tweet racially motivated

He said Lin was a good player what else did you want him to say?

Webster's dictionary defines racist as:
Definition of RACISM
1
: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

Now please explain to me how PBF in that video or tweet did any of what too many people are claiming is racist.

[guru]

But thats exactly what happened, only the people didn't say it as direct as floyd did.

and why didnt they? becuz they would be criticzed for being racist

[Oxn]

Isn't that the same thing you are doing, venting on something that has no impact on your life on the internet?

i give up, youre always going to defend your man no matter what. Ok fine, done.

[Oxn]

He said Lin was a good player what else did you want him to say?

Webster's dictionary defines racist as:
Definition of RACISM
1
: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race

Now please explain to me how PBF in that video or tweet did any of what too many people are claiming is racist.

racially motivated is a form of racism.
The fact that he brought it up proves that.