Curious Hair wrote:
How is that a paradox when the NBA has marketed itself as the sports league of social justice? They're even letting players wear any shoes they want so they can "express themselves" (sell more shoes). No longer must feet be oppressed by the tyranny of matching!
Was Michael Jordan a "Social Justice Warrior"? Did David Stern ever attempt to push or market him as such? Again this is message board psychobabble.
The vast majority of NBA players are African American. If a few of them seek to speak out about racial issues then that is their right. Also being against discrimination doesn't necessarily make one a social justice warrior either. Discrimination is actually against the law or do laws only count when illegals break them?
Allow them to wear their own shoes as a means of expressing themselves is also a stupid thing to say also.
If the NBA was as progressive as you and others keep claiming they never would imposed a dress code years ago. They also would not force players to speak following games. There are a lot of things that they aren't all that "Progressive" about. Most NBA fans aren't watching because of the "Social Justice Aspect". They watch because they "god forbid" "how dare they" simply like the sport.
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The Hawk wrote:
This is going to reach a head pretty soon.