Agreed...and that is the problem. Thinking that shyt you do on there applies to real life since SM gives cats a false sense of reality hurts them mentally when they realize that you can't do/say the same things face to face vs behind a screen.
No doubt. But that's what I mean by not being reality. Thinking shyt is sweet on there talking shyt until you not behind the screen no more.
Facts.
I will admit, when this first came out I defended Ja in The Coliseum because, I believed at that time that people were knocking a black man for having a gun in a video, and that if he were white, there wouldn’t be this outrage. But after looking at the posts on here, and listening to Sharpe, I understand the context of why he’s fukking up.
I have a conduct and ethics clause at my job so I understand. At the end of the day, HE signed that NBA contract, they didn’t force him. So he has to play by their rules.
When Charles Barkley said I’m not a role model, that stuck with me in how I view athletes. Most every athlete I grew up revering had a flaw or fall from grace. Kobe in Colorado, Jordan and gambling, Mike Vick. Hell I grew up a Seminoles fan and liked Bobby Bowden then I grew up and learned he was a racist sack of shyt, rest his soul.
But they taught me it’s not how many times you get knocked down, it’s how many times you get up. Ja better up from this. If I were him, I would get some publicized help from Iyanla, TD Jakes, or even some gun activists to show that you really are trying to change. Put out some PSA’s like TI or something. Donate a million and that time off during the suspension to Memphis Boys and Girls Clubs. That will help shift his public perception and image.