Futureite wrote:Hahaha! Kalibane, cmon. There are some deviations from the general rule in everything in life. By and large people are a mixed bag of "good" and "bad". That was my point with Aldon. Seemed like a decent guy with some issues. As is Marshawn. I could post endless links for people who are not even employed by our team that vouched for Aldon. In fact, almost everyone from media to teammates seemed to really like him.
To me, it's just a fact that Seattle in general is a very provincial, territorial area with an "us" V "them" mentality. This is obviously have some affect on your base's view of each guy. Bear in mind, I lived in WA for 9 yrs and have visited Seattle min of 40 times since I left. So I have some basis to form my opinion. People are ultra polilte up there, overwhelmingly white, a bit socially repressed, and the social norms are such that anyone who steps outside of them is a "thug". This is why you see the black folks who are into the hip hop culture more emboldened and not afraid to yell at people in the U-District. The definition of "thug" is far more conservative down here, because we have REAL thugs to deal with.
Now, a couple people are going to say I've gone off on a tangent, I have issues, etc, but my opinion is grounded in experience and logic. The same theory applies to Aldon. In reality, Marshawn's and Aldon's missteps are very similar. In both cases luckily, no one has been hurt. But the Seattle provincial pride kicks in and one guy is characterized as a dangerous thug, while the other hometown guy is a lovable Skittle chomper who says cute things at the podium.
To me, it's just a fact that Seattle in general is a very provincial, territorial area with an "us" V "them" mentality. This is obviously have some affect on your base's view of each guy.
I have issues, etc, but my opinion is grounded in experience and logic.
Futureite wrote: The definition of "thug" is far more conservative down here, because we have REAL thugs to deal with.
Futureite wrote:Now, a couple people are going to say I've gone off on a tangent, I have issues, etc, but my opinion is grounded in experience and logic.
EmeraldBullet wrote:@Futureite
You are a racist $#!T. It goes against my morals but I really want to DOX your @$$.
Futureite wrote:
Listen, I grew up in low income areas. My middle school was 25% white. I started my career in Oakland. And ironically, I just witnessed a racial profiling incident by two cops last night and I nearly stepped in to defend the black man. Would you have, tough guy?
My point extends not only to the "thug" culture up there, but to the white kids who wear 5 piercings and dye hair blue. Sorry, but Seattle is 75% white, it's a very polite, passive agressive culture, where people drive 60 mph on the freeway and refuse to jaywalk. There's no shame in living in a safe, polite city. But that culture DOES embolden the hip hop folks, the alt kids, etc.
Last time I was up there, one of the nice people that supposedly does not exist up there yelled to me and my GF "Look at that white boy girl booty, that white boy ..." etc. You think people do that here?? Someone is gonna punch you in the damn face if you run your mouth like that here, especially bringing race into the issue. He's lucky I didn't. And I am 6 ft 220 and you'd not do a thing to me but regret you ever walked up to me.
You are funny, "DOX", talking tough. Try it in the street my friend. You're no "harder" than anyone else. I have no desire to fight you. Find someone else.
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