tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post5522659511222410912..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Jim Brown: A Pre-Superbowl Respectable Negro of the WeekendLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-39180478497407008202009-07-06T11:10:13.673-05:002009-07-06T11:10:13.673-05:00Vallestone,
You dismiss the Woods incident as not ...Vallestone,<br />You dismiss the Woods incident as not racist and then say 'Poor Negro'.<br />Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.Shivakumar Selvarajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16024889903569537256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-2398791328319650792009-06-23T16:43:57.421-05:002009-06-23T16:43:57.421-05:00Jim Brown, should shut the hell up. Kelly Tillman ...Jim Brown, should shut the hell up. Kelly Tillman was in the middle of banter about Tiger when Nick Faldo commented about taking Tiger out back with a few of the boys and roughing him up, and kelly said Yea, string him up. There was no malice intended. And as far as athelete's that are black getting to do the normal things today, that's a crock of shit. These guys commit crimes beat women, rape, murder and do drugs get caught and get nothing.Oh and get paid millions and are broke a year after they retire. As soon as Jim Brown can cut a check for half as much money as Tiger has for other people and charity's then he can talk shit, until then he's just another poor Negro collecting a check from his white boss.vallestonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-90566384133747486802008-02-07T20:04:00.000-06:002008-02-07T20:04:00.000-06:00Deva,Jim Brown is a fascinating (and problematic) ...Deva,<BR/><BR/>Jim Brown is a fascinating (and problematic) figure. Brown was not only politically outspoken and the greatest RB ever, In his prime, he was the the living embodiment of the black buck stereotype. He radiated so much sexual energy that male sportswriters would talk about his "Godlike" chiseled body and all of the women he bedded. He also posed for <I>Playgirl</I> in the '70s. Not surprisingly, Brown has all kinds of issues with women, including several rape and domestic violence charges that he beat or had dropped.<BR/><BR/>Spike Lee's documentary <A HREF="http://imdb.com/title/tt030935/" REL="nofollow">Jim Brown: All-American</A> offers a great intro to his life and his impact on pop culture. It's worth checking out.gordon gartrellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07453017150507048961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-1899775773505735982008-02-07T12:10:00.000-06:002008-02-07T12:10:00.000-06:00My favorite story about Jim Brown is the one that ...My favorite story about Jim Brown is the one that Richard Pryor tells in his <EM>Sunset Strip</EM> stand-up. In which, Pryor is laying in the hospital burned on 80% of his body because he'd been freebasing cocaine like an idiot. All these people come in and offer their concern, their pity, their worry, etc. and Jim Brown, walks in and says, regarding his drugging and the sorry state it's put him in simply says to him: "Whatchya gonna do, Richard?" Always seemed to me to be the mark of a wise man and true friend.<BR/><BR/>Course, all my knowledge about Jim Brown comes from this story. Not having been aware of pop culture when he was famous and not being a football geek by any stretch of the imagination.devahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908999737917576509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-58316408815791912222008-02-05T11:52:00.000-06:002008-02-05T11:52:00.000-06:00Tiger Woods is just another in a long line of resp...Tiger Woods is just another in a long line of respectable Negro athletes who "just wanna play" and endear themselves to their white sponsors by totally sidestepping issues of race and exploitation. Prominent black athletes taking a stand pretty much dried up after Muhammad Ali.<BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting on Michael Jordan to develop a backbone and call out the sweatshop practices of his various sponsors. I NEVER wanted to be like Mike.Shawn L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13577742860700570783noreply@blogger.com