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re: Cammy Cam plays the race card: Being an African-American QB ... scares people
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:34 pm to JustGetItRight
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:34 pm to JustGetItRight
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I wish he'd make up his mind and either be a tPOS or sprout a halo and wings...
You're the exact reason why he's saying "people are scared" because he acts like a street guy on the field and show boats and dances (acts like a "Thug" as some people call it). Most guys like that are wild guys who get in trouble off of the field and act ignorant to the media, but he doesn't. He actually comes off as nice a guy and people don't know how to accept that what he's doing isn't a bad thing. Stop thinking black people have to be either gangsters or uncle Toms. People don't understand how he's so versatile as a person.
This post was edited on 1/28/16 at 12:37 pm
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Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:36 pm to scrooster
People don't like him because he is a showman.
He is Neon Deon at the QB position.
He is loud.
He is obnoxious.
He is in your face.
He is GOOD.
Some people don't like him because he is african-american sure, but those same people dislike ALL black people.
So his comment of "haven't seen nothing like me before" is completely untrue.
I love Cam. I dislike his statement.
I will not pretend to know what it feels like in his shoes but he is completely unaware of himself if he truly thinks his skin color is the issue.
There are just as many people who love him BECAUSE he is a black QB.
He is Neon Deon at the QB position.
He is loud.
He is obnoxious.
He is in your face.
He is GOOD.
Some people don't like him because he is african-american sure, but those same people dislike ALL black people.
So his comment of "haven't seen nothing like me before" is completely untrue.
I love Cam. I dislike his statement.
I will not pretend to know what it feels like in his shoes but he is completely unaware of himself if he truly thinks his skin color is the issue.
There are just as many people who love him BECAUSE he is a black QB.
This post was edited on 1/28/16 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:37 pm to scrooster
All of yall who don't agree with what he said are mostly likely white
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:39 pm to Gamecock4Life
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All of yall who don't agree with what he said are mostly likely white
I neither agree or disagree with what he is saying and I am white.
What does that make me
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:39 pm to SoberAg
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So his comment of "haven't seen nothing like me before" is completely untrue.
No it's not. Name 1 other successful NFL QB who is black that has had his success as well as all the other traits you listed above.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:41 pm to cas4t
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No it's not. Name 1 other successful NFL QB who is black that has had his success as well as all the other traits you listed above.
You missed the point of my post.
The people Cam is referring to are racists...
Racists see black people every single day and hate them all equally because they are miserable POS.
Doesn't matter if you are a WR, a OL, DE, RB or QB.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:41 pm to cas4t
When he said "nothing like me", did you mean "a black QB who has swag on and off the field and is excelling at the highest level" or did he mean a "6'5, 245 lb battering ram who also has a laser arm and makes all the throws"?
Because I could see either one, because either one is true, but they are totally different statements.
Because I could see either one, because either one is true, but they are totally different statements.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:41 pm to Cheeky Fellow
He's playing the race card because he's an attention whore.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:41 pm to Cheeky Fellow
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What does that make me
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Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:42 pm to scrooster
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scrooster
Cammy Cam plays the race card: Being an African-American QB ... scares people by scrooster
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“I’m an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing that they can compare me to,” Newton said.
It would be more "scarier" and more rare and unusual if there were a WHITE QB with his skill set.
The ones who have come closest: Steve Young, Archie Manning, Fran Tarkenton, Kaepernick
FWIW. Randall Cunningham had a similar skill set.
Vince Young did in college.
Warren Moon threw a better ball.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:45 pm to SoberAg
Yea like that dumbass lady who thought he was doing pelvic thrusts. How the hell was she even capable of thinking she saw a damn pelvic thrust. That's just purely being unaware socially. Made her self look dumb.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:45 pm to SoberAg
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Racists see black people every single day and hate them all equally
Well, to be fair to racists, they do tend to hate the successful black people more. I seen't it
My personal policy with racism (irl) is to ignore it. Arguing with/answering stupid people rarely ends well and usually leads to extended kerfuffles. That's what works for me.
I don't have a problem with those who choose to answer the peanut gallery, though, if you will. That's Cam's style, and he's built a profitable career out of it.
This post was edited on 1/28/16 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:46 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Scrooster is a racist little brother coot
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:47 pm to MetryTyger
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It would be more "scarier" and more rare and unusual if there were a WHITE QB with his skill set.
The ones who have come closest: Steve Young, Archie Manning, Fran Tarkenton, Kaepernick
Nitpicking here, but Kaep is mixed (black father, white mother). He was adopted by a white family, though.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:51 pm to Dirty Whistle
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Camye
It's a shame I have only one upvote to give for this.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:55 pm to TbirdSpur2010
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TbirdSpur2010
Yeah I should have just stayed out of it lol.
Your assessment is definitely more correct than mine.
How do you feel about there being "just as many people who love Cam BECAUSE he is a black QB"?
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:56 pm to UptownnMike
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You're the exact reason why he's saying "people are scared" because he acts like a street guy on the field and show boats and dances (acts like a "Thug" as some people call it). Most guys like that are wild guys who get in trouble off of the field and act ignorant to the media, but he doesn't. He actually comes off as nice a guy and people don't know how to accept that what he's doing isn't a bad thing. Stop thinking black people have to be either gangsters or uncle Toms. People don't understand how he's so versatile as a person.
I guess you missed the sarcasm. The fact that he, like most other people, can't simply be put in a box was my exact point. There are facets of his personality I find very endearing and there are parts that I don't like. Neither the parts I like nor the parts I don't have nothing to do with his being black and everything to do with him being like the rest of us except that he's on a really big stage.
As far as fear? I don't fear him at all and wish him nothing but success from this point forward. To be clear since you mistook my earlier - the this point forward refers to the fact that he's no longer at Auburn. He was a real PITA back then....
Posted on 1/28/16 at 12:58 pm to JustGetItRight
They aren't the same, but the comparisons with Vick are more interesting than any of the others to me. However, Vick was not as affable off camera as Cam (was actually pretty shy), and so all people knew him for were his on-field exploits.
And then of course the stuff that ended the superstar portion of his career.
And then of course the stuff that ended the superstar portion of his career.
Posted on 1/28/16 at 1:01 pm to SoberAg
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How do you feel about there being "just as many people who love Cam BECAUSE he is a black QB"?
Don't like that fact at all, either. It's annoying because he'd be a good QB based on a myriad of things other than his melanin count. Feel the same annoyance at folks who go all "great white hope" with white RBs or who don't give white slot receivers credit for being burners.
Was talking with Roger Klarvin about this last night--feels like people older than he and I would be quicker to fixate on an athlete's race, whereas the younger generation only cares about mastering the dab or the whip/nae nae the athlete of the hour is doing
This post was edited on 1/28/16 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 1/28/16 at 1:01 pm to NYCAuburn
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