CONGRATULATIONS!!! Michael Jordan is officially a BILLI-G.O.A.T (1st Athlete to become BILLIONAIRE)
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fukk your technicality.No he didn't. Do you even know what that word means?
He still sucks racist white mans dikk at the end of the day.
Old article, but spot on. And still very relevant:
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/repor...s-a-Rebel-Michael-Jordan-Is-a-Brand-Name.aspx
Despite his ever-growing wealth and influence, Jordan has never shown much interest in shaping the world that lies at his feet. He carefully dodged any political issue that might have jeopardized his family-friendly image. When asked in 1992 about the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, for instance, Jordan lamely replied: “I need to know more about it.” He refused to take a side in the tight 1990 North Carolina Senate race in which Jesse Helms, despised by many blacks, was challenged by a black man, Harvey Gantt. Approached by Gantt’s campaign, Jordan declined to get involved, reportedly offering this explanation: “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”
That statement is quintessential Jordan. Jordan has remained devoutly apolitical. He has never used his platform to pursue social or political change; indeed, he’s gone out of his way to play it safe. This is, of course, precisely how the corporations he endorses want it. Politics and successful marketing don’t mix. (Jordan has recently been quietly supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley, but that appears to be a favor to Jordan’s former coach and Bradley pal Phil Jackson.)
In 1993, NBA forward Olden Polynice staged a hunger strike to protest U.S. policy toward his native Haiti. Though they were second-tier players, both Hodges and Polynice drew national media coverage nevertheless. Imagine what Michael Jordan could do with a single television ad or press conference! As Jesse Jackson told The Washington Post in 1996: “If [sports stars] can sell these wares with the power of their personas, they also can sell civic responsibility with the power of their personas.”
So perhaps in worshipping Michael Jordan we are celebrating nothing less than capitalism itself. The winner takes all, and we cheer wildly. Perhaps society will never idolize underpaid idealists and clumsy altruists the way it elevates sports titans like Michael Jordan. But whatever happened to the old maxim that winning isn’t everything?
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/repor...s-a-Rebel-Michael-Jordan-Is-a-Brand-Name.aspx
Despite his ever-growing wealth and influence, Jordan has never shown much interest in shaping the world that lies at his feet. He carefully dodged any political issue that might have jeopardized his family-friendly image. When asked in 1992 about the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles, for instance, Jordan lamely replied: “I need to know more about it.” He refused to take a side in the tight 1990 North Carolina Senate race in which Jesse Helms, despised by many blacks, was challenged by a black man, Harvey Gantt. Approached by Gantt’s campaign, Jordan declined to get involved, reportedly offering this explanation: “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”
That statement is quintessential Jordan. Jordan has remained devoutly apolitical. He has never used his platform to pursue social or political change; indeed, he’s gone out of his way to play it safe. This is, of course, precisely how the corporations he endorses want it. Politics and successful marketing don’t mix. (Jordan has recently been quietly supporting Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley, but that appears to be a favor to Jordan’s former coach and Bradley pal Phil Jackson.)
In 1993, NBA forward Olden Polynice staged a hunger strike to protest U.S. policy toward his native Haiti. Though they were second-tier players, both Hodges and Polynice drew national media coverage nevertheless. Imagine what Michael Jordan could do with a single television ad or press conference! As Jesse Jackson told The Washington Post in 1996: “If [sports stars] can sell these wares with the power of their personas, they also can sell civic responsibility with the power of their personas.”
So perhaps in worshipping Michael Jordan we are celebrating nothing less than capitalism itself. The winner takes all, and we cheer wildly. Perhaps society will never idolize underpaid idealists and clumsy altruists the way it elevates sports titans like Michael Jordan. But whatever happened to the old maxim that winning isn’t everything?
We on your heels pleighboei
And he takes pictures with nikkas
And defends racist cacs like Bieber and Sterling...Jordan shytted on Sterling
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On paper.
Personally, I've never wanted to hold it against someone for not mixing it up politically or not doing what people think they should do out of some moral obligation. I can shake my head at them sure but at the end of the day, it's their life.
And no, that's not the way society works. The righteous and virtuous aren't always the same ones that are on top of everyone's hero list. Though those people are generally idolized in their own circles and more often than not on a grand scale for a while. Their accomplishments speak for themselves and leave a legacy that, while not appealing to everyone, will last in someone's mind if they're truly doing good.
Look,
That article was 100% spot on.
Just because you happen to like Jordan for his winning and for his athletic ability, doesn't mean you stick your head in the sand on everything else about him.
Coli members, especially, don't get to blather on about white supremacy, lament the lack of black solidarity and progress while at the same time elevating a man to a pedestal he doesn't deserve simply because he's done well for himself. Especially when that man is the very antithesis of what you wish black people would be.
Nobody here is mad at Jordan for being wealthy.
But he isn't above criticism for not using his wealth and power in a much more meaningful, impactful way.
What has wearing those sneakers done for you lately?
Look,
That article was 100% spot on.
Just because you happen to like Jordan for his winning and for his athletic ability, doesn't mean you stick your head in the sand on everything else about him.
Coli members, especially, don't get to blather on about white supremacy, lament the lack of black solidarity and progress while at the same time elevating a man to a pedestal he doesn't deserve simply because he's done well for himself. Especially when that man is the very antithesis of what you wish black people would be.
Nobody here is mad at Jordan for being wealthy.
But he isn't above criticism for not using his wealth and power in a much more meaningful, impactful way.
What has wearing those sneakers done for you lately?
I never refuted the merit of the article. I personally only really responded because I thought your pseudo-philosophical shyt was wack and I think you should stop trying so hard.
WheresWallace
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He's on that "No Africans" shiit tho...which is worse?We on your heels pleighboei
And he takes pictures with nikkas
I hate this nikka. he's cocky, talented and wealthy. And I own like 6 pairs of his shoes 
How the hell did I fall for it.
How the hell did I fall for it.
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You expect Mr. No nikkas to build a school filled with nikkas :cacpls:???
