What if Michael Vick were white?

31 Aug 2011 08:35 #1 by CinnamonGirl
What if Michael Vick were white? was created by CinnamonGirl


What a controversial thing to post. I heard ESPN is getting alot of flack for this.

No getting around it: Race is still an undeniable element of the Michael Vick story.

http://espn.go.com/espn/commentary/stor ... n-magazine

http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/08/ ... versy.html

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31 Aug 2011 08:47 #2 by Wayne Harrison
If OJ Simpson were white, he'd be in jail for murder.

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31 Aug 2011 08:48 #3 by Rick
Not sure if a white dog killer would get a second chance, I wouldn't give him one.

It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers−out of unorthodoxy

George Orwell

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31 Aug 2011 08:49 #4 by Rick

WayneH wrote: If OJ Simpson were white, he'd be in jail for murder.

Wow wayne, you coming off the pc liberal tracks today?

It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and nosers−out of unorthodoxy

George Orwell

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31 Aug 2011 10:09 #5 by 2wlady
So Nike took Michael Vick back into the fold.

When is it Tiger Woods's turn?

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31 Aug 2011 11:24 #6 by FredHayek
Regardless of race, I am surprised Mike Vick was able to be accepted so quickly by America. People love their pets, but I guess they love successful, exciting football players more.

I did hear a defense of Vick by an African American that claims deer hunting is just as horrible as dog fighting that I found outrageous.

True, the animal dies in deer hunting, but we try to kill as humanely as possible, and we are not torturing the animal before it dies and we use the meat the animal provides. Vick has killed and tortured many more dogs than I have killed deer.

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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31 Aug 2011 12:30 #7 by RenegadeCJ
I think the fact that he was mentored by Tony Dungy and seemed to truly show his renewed faith in Christ. People forgive those who are actually contrite.

Too bad future generations aren't here to see all the great things we are spending their $$ on!!

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31 Aug 2011 12:38 #8 by CinnamonGirl
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I do not believe in punishing someone for the rest of their lives. He should not have animals again, if he wants to help animals he should do it by helping others but he paid hid debt and has every right to move on and play football.

I really do not know what black and white have to do with it but that pic is freaky.

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31 Aug 2011 13:14 #9 by t g
See what the author has to say about the picture here:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/27/t ... =allsearch

I like his side of the story. The race reversal is one of those what-if scenarios that goes so far beyond any action/behavior/decision that speculating on it is a waste of time. At least the picture wraps up those 1000 words quickly.

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31 Aug 2011 13:39 #10 by CinnamonGirl
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"I'm very happy we were able to reach an agreement...It's a product of all the hard work Michael has done to better himself over the last couple of years, both on and off the field."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/quotes/0,26174,2091212,00.html #ixzz1WdYwuUkR

ANDY REID,
coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, of a new six-year contract the team signed with Michael Vick for $100 million; Vick previously spent 18-months in federal prison on dog fighting charges

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