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Marcus, you are the master of exaggeration and hyperbole.
Name one person that said they want to dump TD. Name one.
BTW, now Jim Rome is dragging TD through the coals as we speak.
Thanks again, TD, you are now labled a freaking punk.
Damn!!!
Great. Has Nash done the same?
Marcus, you are the master of exaggeration and hyperbole.
Name one person that said they want to dump TD. Name one.
BTW, now Jim Rome is dragging TD through the coals as we speak.
Thanks again, TD, you are now labled a freaking punk.
Damn!!!
But they didn't. So it doesn't matter. What matters is what they did do. They are not going to ban cornrows. All I'm saying is adhere to the rules. If you want the policy overturned then use your actions to prove that the image of the NBA can survive with medallions, ect. Hair is apart of your body. Obviously, I'm sure if length was too long, and I mean three times as long as Giniobli's, then they would require it be cut. A medallion is not apart of your body. You know what, I'm just going around in circles. You guys have at it.
THE MAN IS OUT TO GET YOU. Coperate America is the root of all EVIL. Well, I hope someday, you will see everyone for what they are, human beings. Instead of relying on influencial social groups to tell who is who and why there different. It is truely PATHETIC that such an issue has come to cries of rasim. Then again, what issue hasn't.
Is that not the logical extension? A dress code in an organization is ins uted to emphasize team cohesion and improve its performance, is it not?
As a fan, do you give a rat's ass if Duncan wears shorts and sandals to the arena? I know I don't give a .
Like a certain person ed about a friviolus rule that she has to sit at the back of a bus, not in front?
Anyway... i think an organization like NBA should strive to bring down stereotypes, not conform to them. They should be telling kids that you don't judge person based on their clothes, but based on their actions.
RIGHT ING ON! I can now leave this discussion in peace. Thank you!
WBTW, now Jim Rome is dragging TD through the coals as we speak.
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They can not say, it is ok for TD to wear shorts but not AI.
It is a rule for everyone.
That is fair.
, who in this world gets to do what they want without any restrictions???
These ers need to grow the up.
They have been told yes yes yes their whole spoiled lives and when they finally have to be told no, they act like a bunch of kindergardeners who had their icecreme taken away from them.
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So is this a 180 turn from your previous sentiment? That was fast.RIGHT ING ON! I can now leave this discussion in peace. Thank you!
Or maybe you didn't get what he was saying.
Oh ok so you think it is alright for a guy making 15 mil to about a dress code when people who are damn near poor have to deal with it, get a ing clue man.
This is ridiculous!
I think this is more a case of a bunch of people being told what to do their whole lives getting annoyed when people who have more clout in their line of work show some semblance of opposition toward their employers.
We need to enforce a dress code on the homeless. Obviously, if their dress changes, their performance in this society will improve.
Yep.Oh ok so you think it is alright for a guy making 15 mil to about a dress code when people who are damn near poor have to deal with it,
I would support a poor person's right to about it as well.
Indeed.
Game over.
Now who's missing the point? We are saying it should NOT be a rule for anyone. What could be more fair?
Hey free country, freedom of speech is all good, as long as these athletes know that the overwhelming opninion is they sound like a bunch of spoiled rich jackasses complaining about something as dumb as a dress code. These guys act like it is their right to play in the NBA, it is a privilege not a right and their are rules that come with privilege's.
Let me be perfectly clear where I stand here...
I have no problem with dress codes in an office setting, provided they are not racially motivated.
I have no problem with a sports TEAM establishing a dress code, because that is usually about team unity and not other factors.
I have no problem with employers setting rules in the workplace meant to help their business, and I have no problem with employees being fired or fined for refusing to follow those rules. Again, provided those rules are not racially/sexually motivated.
I believe none of this should be a legal issue.
My problem with the NBA's dress code is not that I feel the players' rights are being violated. I support their right to speak out, even though some of them may be against the rule for only personal reasons.
My problem with the NBA's dress code is that it is a transparent attempt to filter out certain fashions that are perceived to be threatening by bigots, under the vague disguise of "professionalism." The message is that the NBA will attempt to clean up its act by having its players dress "nicer". Which translates to "casual dress = bad."
What it says to these kids is that in order to be a good person, you need to buy some khakis and a polo.
Actually, they play because they have talent, neither right nor privelege have anything to do with it. And there have never been rules about dress in the NBA (although some teams have historically had rules).
IMO
Well said, Spurminator! That's exactly what it says to kids. It also says to them that if you cannot afford to buy khakis and a polo, you are nothing but s and we don't respect you.
Good Lord. Everyone is reading way more into it then they should be. It has nothing to do with us, poor people, or racism.
I think the fact that this argument has gone on for more than 20 pages shows that there is no "overwhelming opinion" on the matter.
The media may be overwhelmingly critical of the players but they rarely speak for the entire fan base on matters of controversy. Really, when was the last time ESPN didn't want to dismiss some athlete's unhappiness as immaturity or petulence?
Absolutely. It's just the NBA ruling out certain forms of dress that are popular among young African-Americans on its predominately African-American players due to the concerns raised by a few corporate sponsors, at a time when no other major US professional sport league has a dress code policy.
That's all.
[QUOTE=pache100]Actually, they play because they have talent, neither right nor privelege have anything to do with it. And there have never been rules about dress in the NBA (although some teams have historically had rules).
IMO
So because there have never been dress code rules that means that there never should be. Things change in life all the time you have to adjust to it regardless of the reasons why. I would think anyone making their kind of money should feel pretty damn privileged, without the NBA they would not be who they are that is what i meant by privilege.
So, you do not think an employer can dictate the dress and behavior of their employees????
If my business was in steady decline, and I noticed that the attire of my employees was not professional, it might behoove me to try to change their dress and see if that might help.
Is that so hard to understand?
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