LeBron James: Race a factor in "The Decision" backlash

I do think it's a big deal. It think it's an exploitative publicity stunt.

 

it IS a big deal to donate that much.....however, the donations came from the ad space that was sold...it wasnt like LeBron wrote a check...it was a joint effort that was also aided by ESPNs willingness to donate as well

 

Yes it is. But I'll let Lebron's ego get fed plenty in exchange for much needed dollars to charity.

 

It is exactly like lebron writing a check. Companies bought ad time and paid Lebron's company and ESPN, the companies did NOT pay Boys and Girls Club of America. Lebron took the earnings and gave it away.

 

Race was a factor. Lebron acting spoiled is also a factor.

There is data showing the Lebron's Q-rating dropped a lot among non-African Americans while staying about the same among African Americans.

Whatever that means, race probably has something to do with the difference in the reactions.

 

No it isnt. It was predetermined that all proceeds from advertising were getting donated. It wasnt like ESPN and LeBron said to each other after the show "hey, we have a sh!tload of money here...lets donate it". Theres a big difference.

Now...run along with the rest of the bandwagon LeBron/Heat fans and go post on their boards

 

He's a victim of his own narcissism, and the damage to his reputation is entirely self inflicted.

 

LeBron will get attention whether he seeks it out or not. Histrionic Personality Disorder is different than mere attention-seeking, though, and you really don't have nearly enough evidence to even make a provisional diagnosis of that sort. The same applies to the most qualified professionals.

 

Well, you could slaughter your own wife and her boyfriend and people would still want you to walk away as a free man, only because they happen to be of the same race. And I am sure that there are many more cases where people would assume guilt wrongfully just because someone is black. So yes, you are right, race is a factor...wish people were color blind to race.

 

At that point you could just blame ESPN for allowing Lebron to air "The Decision."

Favre is a little more sly about it than Lebron but he is definitely milking this for publicity value. Favre likes to give a good ol boy impression but he is as much a self serving prima donna as Lebron. He just happens to be a little smarter about it.

 

Favre acted more white while being a pre-Madonna diva. Lebron acted more like a black pre-Madonna diva. Before the days of Madonna, white divas acte more subtly than black divas, which is more socially acceptable among white people.

 

Right, because those companies would randomly throw together 3 million dollars on that day if there was no The Decision...

Lebron is the reason the charity got those money, deal with it.

I don't know if you are still in junior high or your obsessive hatred against a successful black athlete has just made you forget about the basics of business.

Spoiler

The black athlete part was sarcasm, in case you've really regressed so much mentally

Ah and yes, labeling people as bandwagon fans because you're incapable of replying with anything else.

 

Is it a bad thing that he predetermined to donate it? As a matter of fact, that is even better imo. Someone decided to do something knowing they wouldn't get any money out of it. Now if he decided to donate AFTER finding out that "The Decision" ended up being detrimental to his rep, I can see why you'd have another reason to be upset.

But your hate for Lebron is blinding. If you actually knew how to use forum search, you'd see that I have bashed the crap out of Lebron. Yes, at one point in time, I was even in the group of people who used Le<enter insult here> tag on him. You actually have a beef with him for donating to the needy lol. There are reasons to dislike Lebron. Him deciding to donate his earned money is not one of them imo.

If you would read my posts, I've already said that I dislike lebron because he claims to be the "King" while trying to coat-tail it with 2 other superstars so early in his career. And yes, he did get attention for this and he may as well have someone kind of attetion-w****-mental-disorder thingy. But if he gave 3 mil of his money for it, then good for him. Do it again, I'm sure there are other non-profit orgs that would love to have 3 mil donated. It doesn't make me a fan of his though.

Back to the original issue, him trying to mention it as a race thing depends on the definition. The Durant comparsion doesn't apply imo. Lebron is saying that the criticism on him is overblown compared to if he was another race. There a race factor in this equation? Yes, but by a factor of 1.000001. It's there but VERY small imo.

 

Nonsense, you stiffed you home town fans and they are angry. Would they be any less or more angry if you were a Hispanic? LeBron, you are not a player, a fan of the game, or even a home town boy; you are a business. Fans love the game, want to win, stay loyal for years, even their lifetime. The NBA has passed the fans by. This has nothing to do with race.

 

Black people are, apparently, less angry at Lebron than the rest of the population.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5596310

 

exactly....and people, probably other than some die hard Packer fans, probably dont hate Favre the way people hate LeBron.

This board is full of Rocket fans that hate him...and it has nothing to do with him stiffing us bc he was never coming here...it has to do with him being a jerk.

I would say that most on here are indifferent to favre

 

Sometimes I forget how many angry internet tough guys there are on here...thx for the reminder

 

I suppose Charles Barkley's and Michael Jordan's disapproval of "The Decision" was racially motivated?

 

This comment seems like it's arguing against the notion that disapproval of "The Decision" was entirely racially motivated.

Who said that?

 

People are acting like LeBron came out with a press conference and said "The ONLY reason people hate me is because I'm black."

His answer to a question was more akin to "Yeah, race probably has something to do with it because race permeates everything in our culture, be it a little or a lot." And guess what, IT DOES. Go to youtube and see all the racist comments on any video where there is a single minority in it.