Landlord Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gotta love people throwing out the racially-tinged "thug" card. Gotta love race baiters turning topics off course. Agree with you Abdullah. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of the word "thug" being "racially-tinged." When people start actually using the word by it's actual definition (hint: Ndamukong Suh isn't a thug) and when I start hearing white/latino/asian athletes referred to as thugs then I'll concede that the term isn't related to race at all. Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gotta love people throwing out the racially-tinged "thug" card. Gotta love race baiters turning topics off course. Agree with you Abdullah. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of the word "thug" being "racially-tinged." When people start actually using the word by it's actual definition (hint: Ndamukong Suh isn't a thug) and when I start hearing white/latino/asian athletes referred to as thugs then I'll concede that the term isn't related to race at all. Fair enough. Riaola...thug 1 Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ZkPBfSfYk Quote Link to comment
California Husker Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Hey Cali, just pointing out, Raiola is on offense. At any rate, I love Suh, he is an exciting player, partly because you never know what he's going to do. I just wish he would at least try to act like it was an accident. I'm kinda bummed about the suspension though. I would love to see him go against the Cowboys line and get a couple sacks on Romo. LOL, yeah, I know. I am not suggesting that Raiola isn't a dirty player. I am sure he does a lot more than he got caught doing. Don't forget Richie Incognito is just about as dirty as they come (also spent time as a Husker). I am not defending Suh because he is an ex-Husker. I am defending him because I don't believe he deserves the scrutiny that he receives...IMHO. Quote Link to comment
California Husker Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gotta love people throwing out the racially-tinged "thug" card. Gotta love race baiters turning topics off course. Agree with you Abdullah. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of the word "thug" being "racially-tinged." When people start actually using the word by it's actual definition (hint: Ndamukong Suh isn't a thug) and when I start hearing white/latino/asian athletes referred to as thugs then I'll concede that the term isn't related to race at all. I don't know...I referred to Bill Laimbeer as a "thug" the entire time he was playing in the NBA and the same thing goes for Bill Romanoski when he was in the NFL. In my mind it is about actions not color. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hayseed Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 He's like a creepy pro wrestler........he needs a flashy partner with a lot of gold bling to distract the ref while he does his dirty work in the other corner. Quote Link to comment
RedRex Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Not a big deal. One multi-millionaire stepped on another multi-millionaire in the middle of an inherently violent game they both willing participated in. It's not like he sucker-punched him in an elevator, although if he did the question of whether Rodgers would still marry Suh afterwards is open for discussion. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I don't know...I referred to Bill Laimbeer as a "thug" the entire time he was playing in the NBA and the same thing goes for Bill Romanoski when he was in the NFL. In my mind it is about actions not color. Good on you. Quote Link to comment
Stumpy1 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Gotta love people throwing out the racially-tinged "thug" card. Gotta love race baiters turning topics off course. Agree with you Abdullah. I'm still trying to wrap my head around the concept of the word "thug" being "racially-tinged." When people start actually using the word by it's actual definition (hint: Ndamukong Suh isn't a thug) and when I start hearing white/latino/asian athletes referred to as thugs then I'll concede that the term isn't related to race at all. Your grasping here LOMS... I agree that the true definition doesn't match the usage but it has been watered down through the years to mean someone that is essentially a bully. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 If this is 1976, and he's on the Raiders, nobody cares, but it's now and everyone and everything is under a microscope... 3 Quote Link to comment
RedRex Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 If this is 1976, and he's on the Raiders, nobody cares, but it's now and everyone and everything is under a microscope... Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Your grasping here LOMS... I agree that the true definition doesn't match the usage but it has been watered down through the years to mean someone that is essentially a bully. You might be right and ultimately it's a person by person thing. But in my not-so-scientific search that doesn't mean that much of anything but that i found interesting through posts on the board that include the word (this took me about 6 minutes, so not grasping TOO much at least), in the last 6 months ish when talking about individual people here's what I saw on huskerboard: 13 references to blacks as 'thug' 2 references to whites as 'thug' (Incognito and Raiola) and about 300 references to Miami Quote Link to comment
okaive Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I knew Oregon was cheating. Quote Link to comment
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