We fundamentally disagree. LeBron aint no civil rights figure, and I don't give half a fukk about his son. I actually find every single talking point about this tragicomically regressive. Bronny is the son of a billionaire, and nothing about him being drafted is a victory for black people. He was gonna be good in life regardless. Nor is this some indication of great parenting. Bron is bringing scrutiny to this kid by leveraging his power. He wasn't a McDonald's All American and he wasn't talented enough to start at a legitimately good D-1 school. The kid is a relative scrub and putting a spotlight/bullseye on him is the opposite of good parenting. Contriving a "sports moment" in service to your own legacy is not good parenting. And it's not a real moment. Outside of the weird coalition of people devoted to Bron's cult of personalit, nobody gives half a fukk about seeing that old nikka running a fast break with his undersized and talent deficient son. What I do respect - deeply - about Bron is how he empowered his team around him. This other shyt he been on lately is just megalomaniacal.
I do agree people shouldn’t argue about Bronny - because it’s a waste of energy and sociopolitical capital. But it’s a trip to see the same folk who gleefully mock the shortsightedness of broke, white “millionaires in waiting” rooting on rich whites now ecpress impassioned defenses of Bron. No one should care that much whether an NBA legend wants to share the court with his son for a season - positively or negatively. Have at it! But to effect a public charade - from McDonald's All American status to "analysts" giving ludicrous player comparisons, to Rich Paul's tedious tv appearances is the sort of behavior I associate with the very worst CACs. Having it all isn't enough. Some people want to have it all, then also claim a moral high ground. He could've just quietly called up his son from the G League and stashed his trash ass on the bench and no one would've cared. But Bron has to have him discussed as a credible prospect, has to have him drafted, has to have a camera on him during the moment he was picked 55th...
It reminds me of when one of my best friends - who runs a prominent hoops program - told me a couple years ago that he couldn't unsee the ho in LeBron based on how he handled Bronny on the hoops circuit. He compared it to Bron's obsession with his headband, and then his fake hairline. He has everything, yet he still cares deeply about what people think. It's the sort of insecurity you don't associate with someone of his talent and stature. MJ is a fukking a$$hole - he walks into a room an a$$hole, and leaves it an a$$hole. He doesn't give a fukk if you like him - that's on you. LeBron is the nikka who behaves like an a$$hole, but orchestrates a charade to convince you he's actually worthy of your admiration. He's a nikka who will piss in your garden then expect an award for watering your plants.
The rush to justify this instance of nepotism is retarded, and dovetails with the political moment we’re in. So many people bought into the deeply capitalistic idea of politics as consumerism. As our current presidential race clarifies, there’s no institutional path to radical or subversive politics. So our politics become the things we buy, the shows we watch, and the cultural mascots for whom we root. A black billionaire's son getting a guaranteed contract from the Lakers is 100% irrelevant to any nikka's social, economic, and political reality. "Black nepotism" is like "black excellence" and "black abundance" etc - a catchphrase capitalism shyts out of its ass for nikkas to eat.
