[Jack W.]

Recently the University of Arkansas basketball coach, Nolan Richardson (an African American), spoke out against unfair media portrayal and lack of university support due to race. I’m not debating those issues, but at one point, he compared his situation (coaching basketball for $1 million/year) to slavery. How do African Americans feel about their prominent leaders (others have done so, too) using this tactic, which trivializes the abhorrent condition in which slaves actually existed?

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[Sheri R.]

First, I don’t consider a basketball coach to be a prominent ‘African-American’ leader. To me, he is just like any other person who uses something huge from the past to justify his point about something personal. It’s exactly the same as when some people use the Holocaust or when they say someone is a ‘Nazi.’ To be honest, I have to wonder why it is that any African American who speaks out and is presented prominently by the media is considered an ‘African-American leader’ by some (usually non-blacks). Personally, and I think many others would say the same, I can speak for myself.

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[Wayne-C24365]

No it’s not too different from the statement ‘making slave wages.’ If the average white coach is making 10 times his salary, then it is understood to be a statement being used to make a point. If only 20 percent more, then it’s considered a poor analogy. What really is offensive is when someone truly is stating that a condition is like slavery. Star Trek: The Next Generation did (that is, the writers for the show did) during one episode when they stated that a woman who had an arranged marriage (to secure a peace treaty) was essentially being sold into slavery. Now that’s offensive. And just plain dumb.

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[Chuck D]

i think what is the problem is that jews and anyone else can speakout about anything that they feel is offensive or discriminatory against them past or present but blacks, have to be scrutinized whenever they speak out against present day racist and racism, its like whites are saying look were not hanging you niggers from trees, and we let a few of you have a little position so dont make waves , but the real issue is that racim is alive and strong , america is just putting on a big front and they dont want anyone rocking the boat by speaking out about the rampant present day systematic injustice, that blacks face just trying to get a entry level job

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