Posted on 05/26/2014 2:42:51 PM PDT by therightliveswithus
Slavery is when human beings are owned by other human beings, used and often abused like animals, and taken advantage of all in pursuit of profit, either financially or for power. Slaves rarely were able to escape, and those who did often had to remain in hiding or in fear for their entire lives. Slaves who could not escape were doomed to toil, and frequently their children and grandchildren suffered the same fate.
According to MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry, the National Basketball Association is just like this.
Never mind that NBA players make millions of dollars every year. Never mind that, from playing in a single game, many NBA players make more than the average person makes in a year. Never mind that NBA players chose their career path and can leave whenever they want. Never mind that players who leave the NBA can do so of their own volition and if they do, they do not have to live in fear or hiding. Never mind that players aren't beaten by owners if they don't play well. Nope, the NBA is precisely like slavery!
Responding to statements made by owner Mark Cuban, Harris-Perry summarized it on her show sloppily: “Wealthy owners? Check. Profit made from the sale of black bodies? Check. Racial angst? Check.” She then stated that reparations would be the next topic on her show, alluding to arguments in favor of giving descendants of slaves some form of recompense.
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I miss it when I don’t get a daily dose of wisdom from the “Condom Earring Lady”.
Correction: “Tampon Earring Lady”.
This woman is a clown. How can you not laugh at her. More importantly, how can you take her seriously. These are silly comments by a silly woman on a silly network. It's not like she is taken seriously or has a large viewership.
If the objective is show that she and her ilk are the enemy...well that has been demonstrated and proven over and over again by the likes of the media research center.
I'm banning myself right now - I can't take the guilt any more. :)
and why wasn’t this an issue brought up before most nba players are blacks?
team owners made a hell of a lot more than white players when the teams were mostly white and nobody complained it was like slavery.
same goes for football andbaseball.
i wish i could live like the slave Kobe does.
i never heard of slaves being guaranteed tens of millions of dollars a year in voluntary contracts.
3% of population committing75% of american murders. thank you black thug youts.
Then let’s shut down the whole league.
This delusional dingbat is not quite as full of crap as usual. With the NBA (and NFL) now totally beholden to TV for revenue, the players are essentially reality show stars whose only purpose is to put on a good show for the TV audience. The leagues themselves are enslaved to the networks - which is why all of the PC crap is being forced on them. It’s no longer important to win - it’s important to keep the network suits happy and keep the gravy train running. My guess is that predetermined, scripted outcomes are just around the corner if not already happening. I for one, lost interest in the NBA years ago, and I’m rapidly losing interest in the NFL as well.
These crazy lefties talk into an echo chamber and all of them nod along. There is no natural check on their craziness.
This woman’s ignorance is beyond belief.
That's fine. Who in their right mind would want to be involved with these morons.
I don’t think the “Cliven Bundy like slavery rule” applies to MSNBC hosts who don’t need to be chastised for comparing slavery to a multi-million dollar salary. It’s far, far worse to compare slavery to being caught in a cycle of impoverished dependency on government handouts. /sarc
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