OT: Eagles WR Riley Cooper in a world of hurt

[Mainstreet]

I'm so naive sometimes. I honestly believed it was older folks who thought this way--people from my generation or the generation before. I don't mean everyone in my generation obviously, just degenerates like my family and I. I can say for absolute certainty I was racist until sometime in my twenties, without even realizing it. Making jokes and having negative thoughts. It's the way you're raised, no matter who it is, because when I started analyzing it, my own behavior and thoughts, sometime in my 20's, I had no clue why I thought the way I did or said the things I did regarding race. No clue. It took years, and I mean years, to correct that behavior, but more importantly to correct those thoughts.

I'm merely relaying my own experience, pathetic as it is, but I've grown and learned. What bothers me is stupid ****'s who pretend to be tolerant but aren't in their own thoughts or own home or whatever. It's easy to put on a political face. Not so easy to open your heart and mind.

Riley is an idiot, but he shouldn't be crucified. He's a person with a mom and dad and kids just like any other human. He's just ignorant and stupid. I really don't know what his punishment should be, but he said what he said in front of thousands and now millions of people and that shouldn't be tolerated at all. In any way. The problem is everyone is crucifying him for saying it, and I think it's more important that he was thinking it.

I grew up in a racist area that is still that way today. Sad. Most of the people there are locked into this backward thinking. Actually it is hateful thinking. Luckily my family moved away from there while I was still young. However, even then I knew it was wrong. The small town in which I grew up had a white school and a black school. It also had a white church and black church of the same faith. It didn't seem right. I couldn't understand why they had to be separated. After moving away from there I learned the meaning of prejudice and my parents did as well. We changed our way of thinking. Attending college particularly opened my eyes. How this backwoods thinking goes on is beyond me.

 

[oaken1]

B.F.D.

 

[Heucrazy]

So everyone be quick and forgive Michael Vick but lets railroad this guy off of the team. So lame. $100 says he never talks that way in front of his teammates and it was an anger and booze prompted outburst.

 

[NJCardFan]

I grew up in a racist area that is still that way today. Sad. Most of the people there are locked into this backward thinking. Actually it is hateful thinking. Luckily my family moved away from there while I was still young. However, even then I knew it was wrong. The small town in which I grew up had a white school and a black school. It also had a white church and black church of the same faith. It didn't seem right. I couldn't understand why they had to be separated. After moving away from there I learned the meaning of prejudice and my parents did as well. We changed our way of thinking. Attending college particularly opened my eyes. How this backwoods thinking goes on is beyond me.

But there are no black racists, right?

 

[Buckybird]

But there are no black racists, right?

Of course not

 

[Mainstreet]

But there are no black racists, right?

Of course there are black racist as there are white racist but who brought slavery to our shore? Who invaded the land that belonged to the American Indian? Prejudice should be wiped out wherever it occurs.

 

[speedy]

Who gives a ****? Really?

Marinate on that...

 

[ajcardfan]

Who gives a ****? Really?

Marinate on that...

The guys on his team do, I guarantee it.

Whether you do or not, no one gives a flying rip besides you and maybe some people in your house.

 

[ajcardfan]

So everyone be quick and forgive Michael Vick but lets railroad this guy off of the team. So lame. $100 says he never talks that way in front of his teammates and it was an anger and booze prompted outburst.

A whole lot of people still don't forgive Vick.

 

[Gee!]

who brought slavery to our shore?

The British..

 

[ajcardfan]

But there are no black racists, right?

He didn't point out one color as being more racist than the other from what he wrote in his post. "racist area" covers everyone who lives there the way I read it.

 

[ajcardfan]

The British..

Who are both black and white. Africans have a history in England since the times of the Romans.

 

[Mainstreet]

The British..

I think there was a civil war fought over this issue. Anyway let's get back to football.

 

[Mainstreet]

He didn't point out one color as being more racist than the other from what he wrote in his post. "racist area" covers everyone who lives there the way I read it.

Just had to say you are absolutely correct. The hate and prejudice goes both ways. Again it is sad and deep rooted.

 

[SECTION 11]

Kenny Chesneys hat is super annoying

 

[Kel Varnsen]

Kenny Chesneys hat is super annoying

His hat sings country music, too? Ugh.

 

[Azlen]

It's a good thing he doesn't play in a contact sport with a bunch of people of the race he just slurred.....

I would be surprised if this didn't have some impact on the field. He's going to be targeted by just about every black defensive player that lines up against him. I'm curious to see if the league will go out of their way to protect him.

 

[Buckybird]

It's a good thing he doesn't play in a contact sport with a bunch of people of the race he just slurred.....

I would be surprised if this didn't have some impact on the field. He's going to be targeted by just about every black defensive player that lines up against him. I'm curious to see if the league will go out of their way to protect him.

From what...a bounty?

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

It's a good thing he doesn't play in a contact sport with a bunch of people of the race he just slurred.....

I would be surprised if this didn't have some impact on the field. He's going to be targeted by just about every black defensive player that lines up against him. I'm curious to see if the league will go out of their way to protect him.

I'm pretty sure all the white defensive players will be targeting him also. I mean, that's their job isn't it.

In 2-3 days, once ESPN gets done beating it to death, nobody will even remember this.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Stupid move on Riley Cooper's part.

Stupid topic that makes zero sense, IMO. (that is a general remark, not in reference to any post on the thread)

That stupid word does nothing but exploit ignorance, and further racism, and it is used commonly within most communities.

If a word is said 50,000,000 times a day then how bad can it be ?

 

[RugbyMuffin]

So did he say the "er" version or the "a" version, and was he actually referring to a group of African Americans when he said it?

Funny that you mention that.

 

[cardpa]

I'm so naive sometimes. I honestly believed it was older folks who thought this way--people from my generation or the generation before. I don't mean everyone in my generation obviously, just degenerates like my family and I. I can say for absolute certainty I was racist until sometime in my twenties, without even realizing it. Making jokes and having negative thoughts. It's the way you're raised, no matter who it is, because when I started analyzing it, my own behavior and thoughts, sometime in my 20's, I had no clue why I thought the way I did or said the things I did regarding race. No clue. It took years, and I mean years, to correct that behavior, but more importantly to correct those thoughts.

I'm merely relaying my own experience, pathetic as it is, but I've grown and learned. What bothers me is stupid ****'s who pretend to be tolerant but aren't in their own thoughts or own home or whatever. It's easy to put on a political face. Not so easy to open your heart and mind.

Riley is an idiot, but he shouldn't be crucified. He's a person with a mom and dad and kids just like any other human. He's just ignorant and stupid. I really don't know what his punishment should be, but he said what he said in front of thousands and now millions of people and that shouldn't be tolerated at all. In any way. The problem is everyone is crucifying him for saying it, and I think it's more important that he was thinking it.

Know where you are coming from Darkside. I too grew up with parents that were intolerant of black people. Took time for me to change how I looked at things. College helped as a black person became one of my best friends.

As for Riley he is just ignorant. Not stupid. A stupid person doesn't know any better. An ignorant person knows better but does it anyway.

 

[Southpaw]

So who was Cooper yelling at and why. Heard it was a black security guard on the outside of the grounds. What were the circumstances?

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

So who was Cooper yelling at and why. Heard it was a black security guard on the outside of the grounds. What were the circumstances?

Why cares? He's a white player in a black sport, that got caught saying ******.

Isn't that enough for you?

 

[oaken1]

I have to agree with Rugby..... since I have moved to Baron Rouge I have heard the word ****** more times than ever in my life....around here it is used way more frequently than "Please"..."Thank You"...or "Good Morning"

The fellas I work with are saying ****** all day long..as the only white man there it made me a bit uncomfortable at times because you tend to pick up the lingo you are exposed to..... so I adopted "Ninjas"

"Yo, my Ninjas,....whassup?".....it works...but you know what? it is just a substitution and some thin skinned chumps will get offended by that too sooner or later.

Too many people in America these days spend their time trying to find ways to be offended, things to be offended over.... America needs to get the hell over itself and learn that their "feelings" are their own damn problem and nobody else gives a ****.... the truth is...I am a 300 pound tattooed white guy and I say Ninja every day, say ****** sometimes too...so what?? I don't hate anybody....how many times does it take a horse to tell you its a horse before you refer to it as a horse? why keep calling it a camel?....why get offended in a word that has no meaning other than the intent of the user?

If America took a specific "ethnic group"...and decided to call them....oh,...Cherubs.....you know, cute, chubby little angel babies....nothing hurtful about that right??

until somebody starts using it with hatred and malice...sooner or later the word "Cherub" will be offensive, hurtful,..and declared a racial slur.

lets not ruin the word Cherub for future generations...stop getting butt hurt over words, when it is the intent that carries the meaning!