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LeBron James had to ‘adjust’ to white people at posh high school
NY Post ^ | August 30, 2018 | Ryan Gaydos, Fox News

Posted on 08/31/2018 4:06:31 PM PDT by conservative98

James, who hosts the show that vows to have “spirited, free-flowing discussions,” attended St. Vincent-St. Mary Catholic School in Akron, Ohio, as a basketball prodigy. He said upon entering school, he didn’t have any desire to talk to any of his white classmates, as he was there to play basketball.

“When I first went to the ninth grade in high school, I was on some ‘I’m not -–---- with white people,’ ” James said. “I was so institutionalized growing up in the ‘hood, it was like, ‘They don’t -–- with us, they don’t want us to succeed.’”

“So I’m like, ‘I’m going to this school to play ball and that’s it. I don’t want nothing to do with white people,’” he said. “That was my initial thoughts and my initial shock to white America, when I was 14 years old, for the first time in my life. It took me a little while to adjust to it.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Local News; Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: akron; lebron; lebronjamesracist; nba; ohio; racist; shutupanddribble; stvincentstmary; whitefolk
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1 posted on 08/31/2018 4:06:31 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Oppressed millionaires. I feel so bad for them.


2 posted on 08/31/2018 4:07:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif"> zXSEP5Z, Audt7QO. xnKL3lW, RZ9yuyQ. Xy1wCCJd,)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

1998 Lebron


3 posted on 08/31/2018 4:08:12 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

This is a such a tragic story. I’m just , I just, I need to call my doc for a scrip, this is too depressing.


4 posted on 08/31/2018 4:09:21 PM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: conservative98

Imagine the “adjusting” the poor “white people” had to do.


5 posted on 08/31/2018 4:10:17 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: conservative98

YAWN


6 posted on 08/31/2018 4:11:58 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: conservative98

If I went to St. Vincent-St. Mary Catholic School in Akron, Ohio and then on to college, I would be bilingual by now and speak English instead of just Ebonics.


7 posted on 08/31/2018 4:12:23 PM PDT by wmileo
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To: conservative98

so Catholic HS’s are now “posh high schools?”


8 posted on 08/31/2018 4:13:01 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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Im guessing Lebrown Stains never went to class anyway and just got a pass on everything.


9 posted on 08/31/2018 4:13:02 PM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: conservative98

It’s like this LeBronny. If you weren’t such a racist piglet, you’d buy every “white person” in Cleveland a new iPhone.


10 posted on 08/31/2018 4:13:16 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: conservative98

btw- me thinks whitey paid the tuition for James to attend this “posh” Catholic HS...


11 posted on 08/31/2018 4:13:43 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I don’t have to - they forcibly desegregated my rural school with buses in inner city “youts” who didn’t care about learning and caused the school to implement draconian discipline measures to keep things “safe” and still was involved in 2 race riots.


12 posted on 08/31/2018 4:14:24 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: conservative98
Gee,LeBron...that's mighty white of you!
13 posted on 08/31/2018 4:15:12 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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To: conservative98

Nobody else in this country has ever had to adapt or adjust to any situation, no trials, no prejudging, no difficulties whatsoever. The red carpet just rolls out because we’re white. Do I really need to post a sarcasm tag with this?


14 posted on 08/31/2018 4:15:33 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: conservative98

Trained to be a racist from childhood.


15 posted on 08/31/2018 4:15:38 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Cynicism is the only refuge in a world that is determined to eliminate itself.)
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To: Karliner
"This is a such a tragic story. I’m just , I just, I need to call my doc for a scrip, this is too depressing."

Just stay on the first floor of your home. This way, even if you jump out of a window, your will have a better chance of survival.

16 posted on 08/31/2018 4:16:02 PM PDT by wmileo
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To: conservative98
I abandoned the NBA not long after Bird,Parrish,McHale and DJ left the Celtics.

And I've never looked back.I'm saddened,however,by the thought of all the ads for cars,insurance,jewelry and cruises I've missed.

17 posted on 08/31/2018 4:19:28 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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To: conservative98

Poor baby. Felt like he was different and didn’t blend in. He needs a little hug from mommy methinks.

What a doof! So many kids feel that way growing up. The could be too skinny, too shy, too fat, too short, too tall, too smart, not smart enough, red hair, black hair, fair skin, ruddy skin, etc. etc. Being black, brown, or Asian are just a few of many ways to feel different growing up.

What I noticed is if someone act like they don’t fit in then they don’t. If they act like they belong and fit in then they do. Yes, it takes some effort and there’s a learning curve, but anyone can do it.


18 posted on 08/31/2018 4:19:33 PM PDT by Boomer
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To: conservative98

Methinks a good summary was that he was great at b-ball and sucked raw eggs at everything else. Ya know, that white guy stuff.

At school, we called that the “dumb jock syndrome”.
(Please note, a university best friend was a linebacker and had a better STEM GPA than I did, so it’s not a universal truth by any means.)
:-)


19 posted on 08/31/2018 4:19:58 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: conservative98

Poor LeDouche..well he has NO issue living among the rich white folks now..considering he makes over 150 for 4 years all or putting a ball into a hoop.


20 posted on 08/31/2018 4:20:18 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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