Black athletes should boycott the SEC?





Normal1875 said:
black athletes won't care until something extremely racist violent happens to their family etc..blood would have to be shed for it to be any type issue where players are boycotting the SEC by the masses
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It's crazy to me how so many of you are trying to lay this burden on 17-19 year olds when so many grown folks won't even go vote. Or how many black grown folks ignored what happened to Kaepernick and still watch NFL games. Or how black folks still spend money with Walmart, Amazon, Apple, Google, Aldi, Bank of America, Coca Cola, Disney, Ford, IBM and Lowe's. Or how many still use Facebook/Instagram even though Meta did the same. Or Paramount, Pepsi, Toyota, United Healthcare, Victoria's Secrets or Warner Bros. All companies that have helped contribute to higher layoffs for black folks and weakening black spending power.

Oh nah nah nah though, that's not as big of a deal as the top 100 black athletes choosing HBCU's or PWI's in blue states. I'm sorry but, the logic on this is just ridiculous. That whole boycott the NFL thing didn't even last a whole season. Target paid of Jamal Bryant and all of a sudden, shopping at Target is now acceptable too. This is why it's so hard for people to take these "movements" seriously. Because so many of them aren't based in anything that makes sense to begin with, just a quick thought with no long term strategy.
 
CEE DOG said:
Imagine if Muhammad Ali was a punk, coward or koon like black Athletes are today...... Yeah I said it. He had a platform and used it. Joe Frazier hated this man because he couldn't understand how Ali was using his platform. Today's black Athletes have Joe Fraizer mentality.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxuqSzE2mB0
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Yes, a man that was the best boxer in the world that was already being paid by.....people that look like who? He used his platform and still made his money, from THEM. He didn't refuse to box unless it was a black promoter or refuse to fight in red states. Nah, because he definitely had fights in Kentucky, Florida and Georgia. He also fought in racist ass UK, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland... in front of white ticket buyers. So you're using him as an example, and he still got his money the same way as these black kids going to PWI's when it's all said and done. I mean, if we're actually being real. Pretty sure his trainer was white too.
 
Rated R Superstar said:
It would help if white athletes did.
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The mere fact that they do not stand with their colored teammates should tell the black dummies how THEY, them, euro-anglos actually care about them and their culture.

Just dumb as a box of rocks and I don't fuck with them, at all. Peculiar in that some of them come near me to mess with me though.
 
unknown1 said:
It's crazy to me how so many of you are trying to lay this burden on 17-19 year olds when so many grown folks won't even go vote. Or how many black grown folks ignored what happened to Kaepernick and still watch NFL games. Or how black folks still spend money with Walmart, Amazon, Apple, Google, Aldi, Bank of America, Coca Cola, Disney, Ford, IBM and Lowe's. Or how many still use Facebook/Instagram even though Meta did the same. Or Paramount, Pepsi, Toyota, United Healthcare, Victoria's Secrets or Warner Bros. All companies that have helped contribute to higher layoffs for black folks and weakening black spending power.

Oh nah nah nah though, that's not as big of a deal as the top 100 black athletes choosing HBCU's or PWI's in blue states. I'm sorry but, the logic on this is just ridiculous. That whole boycott the NFL thing didn't even last a whole season. Target paid of Jamal Bryant and all of a sudden, shopping at Target is now acceptable too. This is why it's so hard for people to take these "movements" seriously. Because so many of them aren't based in anything that makes sense to begin with, just a quick thought with no long term strategy.
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I don't spend at any of the stores you named. I make the sacrifice. I don't see it as a burden being pawned off on young athletes. This affects them too. They are fighting for their future. NIL will not save them.
 
unknown1 said:
Yes, a man that was the best boxer in the world that was already being paid by.....people that look like who? He used his platform and still made his money, from THEM. He didn't refuse to box unless it was a black promoter or refuse to fight in red states. Nah, because he definitely had fights in Kentucky, Florida and Georgia. He also fought in racist ass UK, Switzerland, Germany and Ireland... in front of white ticket buyers. So you're using him as an example, and he still got his money the same way as these black kids going to PWI's when it's all said and done. I mean, if we're actually being real. Pretty sure his trainer was white too.
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They took his livelihood from him for almost 3 years. Stripped him of his titles. He had to fight outside the US to make a living. Boxing needed him...that is the only reason he was allowed to box again in the US. Get your history straight.
 
Herbert77060 said:
They took his livelihood from him for almost 3 years. Stripped him of his titles. He had to fight outside the US to make a living. Boxing needed him...that is the only reason he was allowed to box again in the US. Get your history straight.
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That part.☝🏿☝🏿☝🏿☝🏿

Much of the reason for the disconnect between the older and newer generations is due to the lack of regard for historical context by the younger.
 
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Lenard said:
The youngers are severely disconnected with their new programming... by them, those, euro-anglo-infused leadership and WEAK, remarkably ignorant and distant lack of BLACK leadership.
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what some failed to realize when we integrated and the kids who benefited from integration - what type of history was taught in those schools in the 80s and 90s? A very watered-down version so feelings wont get hurt

however, the average white person was taught their history elsewhere and holds on to it and will defend theirs regardless - we were told to stay quiet and conform and basically systematically erase history from our minds - that's why we're so damn inclusive now
 
Herbert77060 said:
They took his livelihood from him for almost 3 years. Stripped him of his titles. He had to fight outside the US to make a living. Boxing needed him...that is the only reason he was allowed to box again in the US. Get your history straight.
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Who paid him? Let's not skip around what I said.
 
Herbert77060 said:
I don't spend at any of the stores you named. I make the sacrifice. I don't see it as a burden being pawned off on young athletes. This affects them too. They are fighting for their future. NIL will not save them.
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And realistically, what percent of black folks do you think do this? I'd bet money there's people in this very topic that still spend money with these places. Hell, you can go to any Target or Walmart in any black area of Atlanta and it'll be packed to the walls. Walmart's business didn't fall off whatsoever. I take it you don't watch pro sports either? I think what some of you don't realize is the fact that the overwhelming majority of black folks do not care enough. Again, we all had the option to show up and voice our opinions at the polls a couple of weeks ago, which I did. But over 70% of us... did not. That's just the reality and there's really no talking around it. So to expect all of those kids to turn down money to be able to provide for their families is about as realistic as all black folks actually showing up to vote. It's just not gonna happen.
 
ECSU_NCCU_Christopher said:
There are not enough HBCUs and spots for those athletes, if a mass boycott took place of PWIs (even it was specific to the only SEC schools). If something like that did happen, then it would just push out black talent already attending HBCUs.

Even we when had the largest numbers of HBCUs, there was not enough of them for black athletes and other black people.
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and that's an indictment on Black people and the "progress" we've made in this country, believe it or not.

not only have we seen some of our HBCU's shut down, we haven't founded one new one. not one. and we still have nothing out west.

the report card is coming in on Black America and it ain't pretty.

it's ridiculous to ask those kids to make a sacrifice no adult is, because none of the adults in those states are going to give up their jobs to move to another state. what we see happening today is a result of comfort and political complacency in the Black community.
 
unknown1 said:
And realistically, what percent of black folks do you think do this? I'd bet money there's people in this very topic that still spend money with these places. Hell, you can go to any Target or Walmart in any black area of Atlanta and it'll be packed to the walls. Walmart's business didn't fall off whatsoever. I take it you don't watch pro sports either? I think what some of you don't realize is the fact that the overwhelming majority of black folks do not care enough. Again, we all had the option to show up and voice our opinions at the polls a couple of weeks ago, which I did. But over 70% of us... did not. That's just the reality and there's really no talking around it. So to expect all of those kids to turn down money to be able to provide for their families is about as realistic as all black folks actually showing up to vote. It's just not gonna happen.
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I can only account for me. If I talk it I walk it.
 



unknown1 said:
Who paid him? Let's not skip around what I said.
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When he fought outside the US the fights were promoted there. Boxing's heavy weight class was suffering. There were good heavy weights but none of them were Ali. Some people paid big money to see him lose. Most of the time they went home disappointed. The fact is NIL will not minimize their lack of representation in state and federal elections with all of the gerrymandering going on. Some things are bigger than a short term check.
 
unknown1 said:
And realistically, what percent of black folks do you think do this? I'd bet money there's people in this very topic that still spend money with these places. Hell, you can go to any Target or Walmart in any black area of Atlanta and it'll be packed to the walls. Walmart's business didn't fall off whatsoever. I take it you don't watch pro sports either? I think what some of you don't realize is the fact that the overwhelming majority of black folks do not care enough. Again, we all had the option to show up and voice our opinions at the polls a couple of weeks ago, which I did. But over 70% of us... did not. That's just the reality and there's really no talking around it. So to expect all of those kids to turn down money to be able to provide for their families is about as realistic as all black folks actually showing up to vote. It's just not gonna happen.
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we know we dont care as a whole - but what's worse the ones that are being affected (younger ones) have no care or concern but whine when they have no benefits - and their parents know the strugges
 
unknown1 said:
But what I don't get is, if it's such a major issue with most of us, why did so few of us bother to show up to vote? Something that could actually directly make a difference in their state representation? It just doesn't make sense to me. Not showing up at the polls and then expecting all of these kids to take the lead by turning down money is kinda crazy. When you look at the sentiment that we have online and the efforts being made in real life with a 20% voter turnout, it just doesn't add up. That 20% were the people that are in touch with what's going on and care about it. Then, there's that 80% that couldn't an hour out of their lives during a month's time to go vote. Just to put this all in real perspective, there's 7.5 million registered voters in Georgia. 2 million people voted total. There are more than 2 million registered black voters in GA. Less than 30% of us bothered to vote. I mean....how much do we REALLY care?
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There are reasons we don't vote. A lot of moves have been made by our oppressors, both behind the scenes and in indirect ways, to make participating as a citizen confusing and difficult. Combine that with misinformation, manipulation, and deceptive business and governmental practices and you get a people (us) who have been put to sleep - bamboozled, hoodwinked, lied to, as the great Malcom X put it. And it's all been deliberate. With integration, we got played in some critical respects. We got confused in terms of our priorities. Oppression learned to play chess some time ago. It continues through psychological operations. Slavery by other means. But we keep coming. And so does the backlash. This is the Obama era backlash. We will find our way through, yet again. Just don't give up. We have The Most High with us, and our GDP, as a people, is at least a hundred billion every year. But we don't hold on to what we generate long enough to do us any real good. Wake up everybody. Time to learn to play chess.
 
Hedgy said:
There are reasons we don't vote. A lot of moves have been made by our oppressors, both behind the scenes and in indirect ways, to make participating as a citizen confusing and difficult. Combine that with misinformation, manipulation, and deceptive business and governmental practices and you get a people (us) who have been put to sleep - bamboozled, hoodwinked, lied to, as the great Malcom X put it. And it's all been deliberate. With integration, we got played in some critical respects. We got confused in terms of our priorities. Oppression learned to play chess some time ago. It continues through psychological operations. Slavery by other means. But we keep coming. And so does the backlash. This is the Obama era backlash. We will find our way through, yet again. Just don't give up. We have The Most High with us, and our GDP, as a people, is at least a hundred billion every year. But we don't hold on to what we generate long enough to do us any real good. Wake up everybody. Time to learn to play chess.
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You’re so right about the Obama era backlash. Our history consists of entrenchment, then bursts of freedom followed by more retrenchment.
 
LAW DAWG said:
Nope, I put this current failure at the feet of the CBC, all sixty-two members of that body.

Please explain to me how black athletes and the NAACP could have enhanced, strengthened and protected Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act without having seats in congress?

Have some you forgot the whole basis for asking the athletes to boycott the SEC, which I disagree with, i
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We all have to take responsibility. Learn, grow, and make smart moves. Repeat.
 
Hedgy said:
We all have to take responsibility. Learn, grow, and make smart moves. Repeat.
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I respectfully disagree. Well, if some of you want to take responsibility for the CBC's failure you'll get no argument from me. If some of you believe we're all at fault, okay. We all have opinions.
 
It is important that we all make sacrifices. The picture I posted earlier of real children marching through streets of a Jim Crow south was sacrifice. Giving up an NIL check so we can't get a fancy car is not sacrifice...those are shiny beads and baubles but the REAL reason for not making the "sacrifice" is because Black parents are so happy for their children to play for massa. We know the odds of getting to the NFL/NBA are astronomical but Black folk are so proud to be able to stand next to other folk.

We had a fellow that came to sTu out of high school from Memphis. After having a couple of decent years he hit the portal...twice. He ended up at an SEC school to finish his eligibility. The next time I saw him his was headed into H P&E to workout but he had a Range Rover. A vehicle he would not be able to afford the upkeep on now that he is no longer on the plantation.

We sell our souls for trinkets. They are not getting better educations and the majority are not getting to either league and they end up overseas or getting regular jobs.
 
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