Posted on 04/07/2014 12:51:15 PM PDT by EveningStar
The home-run king is lucky he didn't have to contend with the ubiquitous bigots and haters on today's social media ...
We might conclude that Aaron got off easy four decades ago, long before social media dominated every facet of our lives and removed any shred of privacy.
Just try to imagine how much more intense and challenging his predicament would have been. Can you picture the potential for incessant racist taunts on Facebook and Twitter, not to mention the blogosphere? In the 1970s, the haters reached Aaron by what we call “snail mail.” Today, in our sped-up-world of modern communications, Aaron would have had no escape...
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Or if he had turned to doing commercial photography and refused to shoot a gay wedding.
Yes, he had death threats leading up to the record...I saw an interview with him back in the 90s, he was scared silly after he hit 715 beacuse as he rounded second and the Atlanta fan raced onto the field...he wasn’t sure if the fan was friend or foe...
His body language while running the bases says otherwise.
That's no joke. Who in his right mind handles a magazine in a doctor's office? Or an emergency room waiting area?
I bring my own reading material wherever I go.
What a dam*** idiot. So criticizing and chastising racists via social media at the speed of light wouldn’t take place equally, huh? ...no, the limp wristed woosie author only thinks the “racism” would have taken place that ubiquitously...someone punch the dirtbag...I’ll bet he’s sitting in red longjohns like 0bummer’s hero.
Something tells me that if Hank Aaron tried to TAKE OVER our healthcare system back in his day, he would not have fared very well.
If they REALLY want to see racism and hatred today, perhaps they should look at the daily mob violence against idiot whites* in our cities (that is not even being reported anymore).
*idiots because they venture into those cities expecting some type of “cultural experience”
The ball he hit at the Polo Grounds traveled an estimated 470 feet. That’s a pretty good shot. But yes, he was more of a line-drive hitter. He decided to try for more homers after setting a record for winning the most consecutive times (six) in the tv show, The Home Run Derby.
They're way past wading, and are neck deep.
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