After graduating from The Harvard of the Mississippi in 1996, he has climbed quickly in the world of sports journalism (Stu Scott, you were not invited) by intelligently blending sports & politics. And even though he's obviously a Jewish Commie, I still respect his opinion. Plus, he hangs out with Chuck D.
I thought it might be fun to try blending sports and politics on this site! Here are some study questions to consider:
1. Try expanding No-Wood's "Ultimate Raider Fan" post into an examination of the Death Penalty. For example, now there's one less Raider fan, so it can't be all bad.
2. Is the nickname "Redskins" offensive? Um, probably. But what about other nicknames ... is it possible to finely gauge the incremements of racism? Is "Indians" more offensive than "Braves?" What about "Seminoles?" What happened to the "Fightin Illini?" Is a team called "the Browns" racist? Do these nicknames inject racism into our daily lives, or do they merely mirror what's already inheret in our society?
3. All sports are derived from wargames (as well as chess, go, checkers ... Risk, obviously), and football is the most war-like of them all. Which major sport has evolved the most in progressing away from its original war-nature?
4. Do professional athletes have an obligation to help the poor? What about the owners? What about the government? Can I get a check from each of them?
5. Playing sports is known to be good for people's physical condition. This means that they live longer, get sick less often and are less of a burden on the rest of society. It has been encouraged. But without health coverage, what becomes of the amateur athlete (and citizen of the richest country in the history of the world) who tears himself up? Just how fucked is it that our Congressmen block every attempt to create a unified, universal healthcare system while they themselves and their family all receive total healthcare for the rest of their lives?
6. And what's the deal with airline food?
7. Why aren't we allowed to post photos of huge junkers covered in cocaine on this blog? That's much less offensive than most of the content. Don't we all agree that women's breasts are beautiful, not dirty?
8. What the fuck definition of "sports" includes poker and bowling?
9. Racism and Sexism are always hot topics. Can you give an example of a racist and sexist sentence? Don Imus, we already received yours: you hit it out of the park.
10. Why is religion all over sports? I think it's stupid. Would you care to elaborate?
2 comments:
Women's breasts are not necessarily dirty ... but they are if you treat them right.
Ba-zing?
All those poker shows suck ass. The big tits are nice.
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