Ronaldo is a douche

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You family emigrated from their homeland and were able to integrate without stigma in a generation. My ancestors were kidnapped from their homes subjected to the horrors of the transatlantic passage, slavery, Jim Crow, Segregation, etc.... The immigration experience while not easy is simply not comparable to that. It is insulting to me to equate the two.



This argument is ludicrous. Boston is about 25% black. There is generally a gap of about 18% between white and black unemployment rates in Boston.

Lets take the Boston Fire department for instance. I cribbed the following from the Globe:



This in a city that is only 53% white.

I am going to drop out of this conversation as I come to TS for soccer chat and I don't think forums are the best media for this type of discussion.

Last time I checked, our President is black, our governor is black. Racism everywhere......

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Last time I checked, our President is black, our governor is black. Racism everywhere......

Just stay inside your lily-white cocoon, you'll be fine.

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Some of you people are honestly retarded. It's no wonder that the rest of the world hates us. You truly make me sick.

To the guy who started this thread you must be pretty jealous you were never half the athlete Ronaldo is. If you think he is a cocky piece of sh*t try talking to someone who knows the guy personally and how much he does for the world. Donates millions to charities, always helping families out in need, first one on the practice field and last one off. You are retarded if you think he is anything less than deserving of best player in the world.

Jackas*

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Just stay inside your lily-white cocoon, you'll be fine.

Keep playing the victim. It seems to suit you.

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Keep playing the victim. It seems to suit you.

Um, I'm a white guy, but go ahead and keep seeing black everywhere. Seems to suit you.

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Um, I'm a white guy, but go ahead and keep seeing black everywhere. Seems to suit you.

Um, so you live in a lily white cocoon by definition. Unless you wear blackface.

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Are you saying that representation on every level should directly reflect the population instead of those who better qualify? Are you suggesting that the gap in unemployment is the direct result of racism vs. those who apply and qualify? Do you have irrefutable proof that, in recent times, whites are hired instead of blacks in specific leadership roles?
Based on your argument we should hire based on race and not based on ability, and that places of business need to hire more blacks to directly represent the population instead of basing it on ability or qualifications.
If this 'diversity for diversity sake' practice is what you preach then you are asking people to treat one race differently than another which is racism.
By the way, when will the NBA demand that there be more white basketball players, which currently amount to about 10% of the total player pool? Don't you think that football should change the color makeup of the running backs and wide receivers? Afterall, the black population is demanding that there be more black owners.
......and there should definitely be more black soccer players in the United States.

Wait.....I have an idea. Instead of jumping on to the race card whenever the opportunity arises, let's remove race from this entire conversation and speak about whether or not Ronaldo's behavior was reprehensible or not, which I, personally, do not believe it was that bad.

Forcepush, welcome to the wonderful world of TS. You can see from this post and some that followed thereafter how phony #87 was.....completely exploitative.

And who do you think wrote the posts to Soccer Mom #1 just before yours actually discouraging her, with the square peg/round hole and ultra-sobering assessments?

Keep your head on swivel....field vision is paramount on TS.

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Um, so you live in a lily white cocoon by definition. Unless you wear blackface.

Wow, only took a couple of posts to bring out the crazy in you.

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Hey Perspective, the Volkswagon thread sorely needs your attention. The person who posted #5 seems to think that some parents (and maybe even the boys) have gorillas lurking inside them. "...let the chest thumping begin."

Ummm, I checked out your reference, almost certain that I would find the word 'gorilla' somewhere and ready to experience abject humiliation. Not a word about gorillas in sight. Nothing wrong with the post at all. "Chest-thumping" as a phrase has been used on this site hundreds of times, and often by a particular poster, to get at various clubs and commitment lists or whatever. Over a period of several years of seeing that phrase used I have never seen it previously used in conjunction with an animal of any sort. If you can find even one instance in the archives I will offer a very humble and heart-felt apology. You won't find one, but don't let me dissuade you.

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Perspective is just champing at the bit to get his btdt-thang on. Go for it! Release the hounds!

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Bruno Mars (I think he is black, or at least biracial) had a hit song recently called "Gorilla". In it he vows to act like a gorilla does.

Was he being racist?

Why can't someone call out a professional athlete for boorish behavior? Even if the OP meant to be deragotory, don't professional athletes who make millions of dollars get called out for behavior???