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[quote=Monkeydad;1056852]I keep hearing about his Stanford education. Stanford's star LB was arrested for DUI last year.

Sherman also failed a PED test but had it overturned on a technicality about how his urine sample was handled, not because he was proven innocent. The cup leaked and the tech transferred it to another cup...that was enough to get out of it for Sherman.




The name on your degree does not make you smart or even a good person. Case in point, the President went to Harvard.[/quote]


You do not understand the definition and origin of the word of thug. Before you label someone in a public way at least understand the definition of that word you are calling them. Getting a DWI, failing a drug test, or running your mouth in an ill-advised way on National TV does not make you a thug.

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It's just another way to say the N word. Let's be honest.

Lmao sorry but a real "thug" isn't a graduate of Stanford...

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[quote=Mattyk;1056886]It's just another way to say the N word. Let's be honest.[/quote]

Pretty much.

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Actually Sherman used the n word while Andrews was interviewing him. Fox got it on the dump button. Look at it on YouTube. However using it with an a at the end is obviously not the same as the other way. It's been used with an a in my family for years lol and is common among black folks.

RS "don't you ever talk about me!"
Andrews " who was talking about you?"
RS " that n@$?a Crabtree!"

[QUOTE=skinsfan69;1056897]Actually Sherman used the n word while Andrews was interviewing him. Fox got it on the dump button. Look at it on YouTube. However using it with an a at the end is obviously not the same as the other way. It's been used with an a in my family for years lol and is common among black folks.

RS "don't you ever talk about me!"
Andrews " who was talking about you?"
RS " that n@$?a Crabtree!"[/QUOTE]

Idk y the N word is that big of a deal, I grew up with mostly black friends and they all.would call me the N word

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It is a big deal because it is still used as a means of subjugating black people by some bitter racist people. The black community began using the word between one another as a way to take the power away from the word (or so I'm told), but unfortunately it just made stupid white people think it was ok to use themselves as long as there's an 'a' at the end. IMHO, I think it should not be used by anyone. Words have an immense amount of social power.

I agree with Matty about "Thug" it has become a substitute so people can continue to use prejudice to label people without feeling racist. Why call him anything? Why not just take exception to his actions? Oh well, such is our nature.

[QUOTE=WillH;1056901]It is a big deal because it is still used as a means of subjugating black people by some bitter racist people. The black community began using the word between one another as a way to take the power away from the word (or so I'm told), but unfortunately it just made stupid white people think it was ok to use themselves as long as there's an 'a' at the end. IMHO, I think it should not be used by anyone. Words have an immense amount of social power.

I agree with Matty about "Thug" it has become a substitute so people can continue to use prejudice to label people without feeling racist. Why call him anything? Why not just take exception to his actions? Oh well, such is our nature.[/QUOTE]

I agree what u r saying but when a black dude calls his white friend the same word how is it fair if the white guy can't say it back? Honestly I like what Vick and co said when cooper used the word and he didn't use it with an A , they basically said if they dont like him saying it they shouldn't

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1056903]I agree what u r saying but when a black dude calls his white friend the same word how is it fair if the white guy can't say it back? Honestly I like what Vick and co said when cooper used the word and he didn't use it with an A , they basically said if they dont like him saying it they shouldn't[/quote]

I was saying that no one should say it, black or white, but not because it is unfair for white men, but because it is bad for society.

But i don't mean to get any deeper into the issue.

[QUOTE=WillH;1056912]I was saying that no one should say it, black or white, but not because it is unfair for white men, but because it is bad for society.

But i don't mean to get any deeper into the issue.[/QUOTE]

I agree lol

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[url=http://deadspin.com/richard-sherman-explains-what-people-mean-when-they-cal-1506821800]Richard Sherman Explains What People Mean When They Call Him A "Thug"[/url]

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[quote=Defensewins;1056920][url=http://deadspin.com/richard-sherman-explains-what-people-mean-when-they-cal-1506821800]Richard Sherman Explains What People Mean When They Call Him A "Thug"[/url][/quote]

The funny thing about that is the hockey game that he references got a lot of thug comments. Hockey players are called thugs all the time. Its much more common than anyone wants to admit to.

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[quote=skinsfaninok;1056887]Lmao sorry but a real "thug" isn't a graduate of Stanford...[/quote]




thug is the way the person carries him "or" herself ,just because you went to school doesn't make you smart .

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[quote=Giantone;1056929]thug is the way the person carries him "or" herself ,just because you went to school doesn't make you smart .[/quote]

A thug is a person who commits a violent crime.

Sherman acted like an asshole, not a thug.

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I don't get all this Sherman reaction like he did something soooo bad. You put a microphone in the face of a man who just made the play of his life to put his team in the Super Bowl. He overcame a nemesis in the process. On top of that they challenged him personally for the win. What do you expect to get? A. A real reaction. B. A Political reaction based on marketing?