My goodness...over a rap song? And Kobe has class? Are you his wife with the 8 million dollar ring Kobe bought you after he cheated? Good job on that, buy the way. Classy.
don't be confused by "tape", they're not actually tapes. mixed tape now usually means x rapper floating some cd that isn't on the label he/she is signed to. more independent mix of songs
Someone else also brought up Jordan as a model of "class" (in contrast to Shaq). To me class is more about how you treat the people you are close to (wife, family, friends, teammates; than perhaps fans) than whether you can build a media empire by being careful with your public persona and staying out of controversy (and some athletes are on the right side of controversy--this is a bonus, e.g., Ali). But maybe that is just me. BTW this Sheriff is one of the bigger a-clowns of elected officials I know of. He pretends to be this tough 1850 sheriff in the wild west but doesn't have to face the consequences or tests such a sheriff would face. Flat embarrasing that Maricopa County people elect him. Shaq isn't a publically elected official--if he was I doubtfully would vote for him (unless he had really good ideas and commitment to them). He is an athlete and entertainer. (I also have to laugh when someone else said athletes and signers are role models. Sure the Spears sisters, M Jackson and acting/performing stars over the years who OD or committ suicide are role models. Yeah, that is who I want my two young kids to aspire to be).
Are you saying that you don't want your kids to take athletes and singers to be role model, or are you saying that kids don't aspire to be these celebrity? One is about your parenting philosophy. The other is about reality. I agree and respect the former. I disagree with the latter (if that's what you meant). Barkley said he was not paid to be a role model. But being a role model is not a job, nor is it a choice. You are a role model when you are important enough in some kids' life. You cannot choose not to be a role model. You can only choose to be a good one or a bad one (or choose not to care).
More the former. Though I don't think athletes/entertainers do have in their job descriptions to be a "good" role model. Besides the good role model is very subjective. Many people might consider Jason Kidd and Michael Jordan better role models than Barkley, I wouldn't at least based on limited information from media reports (not that Barkley doesn't have big faults, but he atleast has some humility about them). IMO how you treat your family and close friends is the most essential part of being a good role model. I also particularly respect athletes and enterainers that risk PR and commerical success to make an informed stand about something. Having a squeaky clean PR image to maximize how much your bobble head doll or sneaker is worth doesn't mean that person is a role model.
Sorry was just reading and that just came to my attention. Tough? How about sadistic. That is an inhumane way to treat people, be it they are prisoners. Why hasn't there been any backlash on this guy?
I don't think that human beings with faults have no class. The Kobe point I made...thinking about it...is kinda wrong. Kobe might have class. I don't know. But tons of players don't like him...unlike Jordan who most loved though wanted to beat him really bad. If a player fouls another and its a hard foul, if he does some kind of gesture to make sure he is ok, thats class to me on the court. Off the court, charity work would make a player classy. Giving his time to kids and to his church, thats classy. He could be an in the closet freakazoid, but I don't know that. I go by what I see. Hakeem. Classy. Dikembe? Mad classy. Jordan? Classy. Kobe? Maybe. Maybe not. Shaq? Just ruined his image a bit. He was mad classy. But eating *ss is kinda played out anyways! Didn't that go out with the jerry curl?
Yep. It's usually mentioned in a context that is meant to highlight the difference in race, to point out some type of negative. In a lot of black rap, it seems almost taboo to even remotely acknowledge any similarity, common ground or association with a white boy. I get it from hispanics at work all the time. Granted, we know each other, and it is usually just poking fun, but it does get under my skin. Those same people won't treat black folk the same. White guys are expected to take it, and we usually do.
Desert Scar is a known and admitted Kobe hater. Of course he's going to side with Shaq no matter what the situation is. Bias at its finest ladies and gentlemen.
What if he said "White Guy"? Would that still offended you? Its basically the same thing. If "white boy" is all it takes to get under your skin, then just be glad you aren't a minority!
