Cam Newton Is Just A Football Player

[TheRed]

13 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

No. If Luke Kuechly doesn't say what I want him to, I have a right to be pissed at him!

You're going a little overboard with this angle. Frankly it's rather embarrassing.

Cam has a right to his opinion the same as anyone else. Just leave it at that.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, truthjuice said:

I answered your question. No disrespect to Jeremy, but did he really expect Cam to throw the man that signs his checks under the bus to the media? LOL, no. 

You perosnally may not be uncomfortable, but whites (especially conservative whites) can't handle outspoken, unapologetic blacks. It's makes them extremely uncomfortable. Look at how they reacted to him saying he's an AA QB that scares people. 

You know, I think there's a word for assigning broad brush characteristics to a group of people based solely on their skin color.

I'm trying to remember what it is...

[truthjuice]

3 minutes ago, fieryprophet said:

Again, I don't think if you got Cam in a room alone and talked to him that you'd find he'd say things much different than he does now. Go watch his speeches to high school kids, go look up his articles over the years: he has always been forceful that people need to stop letting the outside world affect their dreams and blaming things other than themselves for where they end up. He was raised from an early age that he controlled his success. Again, think of how he blamed Vince Young's failure on not working hard enough, not racism.

 

Whether Cam is right in how he feels is irrelevant, because that's just how he feels. I don't think people are understanding that this isn't some sort of center-seeking pivot, it's just how he views the world. Even the African-American QB remark got taken out of context, because his emphasis wasn't that he was black, but that he was a QB who did things differently and looked differently, and that cumulatively scared some people. After all, Russell Wilson's black, and nobody talks about him scaring people, because it's not the color, but the mannerisms with the dabbing and excitement (which are silly reasons to be afraid of anyone, but I digress.)

You ever heard of the term "safe black"?? That's what most people view Russ as. 

I'm almost positive that if you got Cam in a room and allowed him to just be him, his sentiments would be much different regarding police brutality and racial injustices. He may be all about peace and love but given what I know about him and his crew/family, Im positive it bothers him. No he doesn't use race a crutch and I commend him for that because I think a lot of people use the "I'm black, the man won't let me do better" too much. But as far as what's happening, I'm sure he has a stronger opinion on it. 

[AceBoogie]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

And yet you ignore this statement from mid-article.

 

 

Jones's piece here is largely speculation, and Newton's people deny what he's suggesting.

So are you of all people championing the notion that we should listen more to what someone in the media says about Newton than what Newton says himself?

Well who has the incentive to lie? That piece is just fine with that quote left out. O you think Cam tells no lies? We are dealing with a guy that works in politics here, of course everything about him is off the record. 

[Donald LaFell]

Newton is just facing the burden of his celebrity, it's just s paradigm of our society. 

[truthjuice]

2 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

This truthjuice is a clown.

Apparently not truth, but rather his own "truth".

HEs a she but don't try it. You're probably one of the uncomfortable ones.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, TheRed said:

You're going a little overboard with this angle. Frankly it's rather embarrassing.

Cam has a right to his opinion the same as anyone else. Just leave it at that.

I'm actually one of the people saying that Cam has a right to his own opinion.

Others are suggesting that if he doesn't take their view of things, he's not "real".

[csx]

2 minutes ago, truthjuice said:

You ever heard of the term "safe black"?? That's what most people view Russ as. 

I'm almost positive that if you got Cam in a room and allowed him to just be him, his sentiments would be much different regarding police brutality and racial injustices. He may be all about peace and love but given what I know about him and his crew/family, Im positive it bothers him. No he doesn't use race a crutch and I commend him for that because I think a lot of people use the "I'm black, the man won't let me do better" too much. But as far as what's happening, I'm sure he has a stronger opinion on it. 

You seem to be doing what Cam makes references to frequently. You are trying to define him how you want him to be.

[truthjuice]

LOL, it's absolutely hilarious to talk to whites about race. Even the statement "Cam is just a football player" is whack. I

[truthjuice]

1 minute ago, csx said:

You seem to be doing what Cam makes references to frequently. You are trying to define him how you want him to be.

I don't want anything for Cameron but for him to be himself. But I know he's a black man who is bothered. That's all. I mean it's not like he didn't say that himself. 

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

I believe a lot of you are forgetting that Cam was a sociology major in college.  I am sure he is able to give his opinion on this matter without much guidance.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

Well who has the incentive to lie? That piece is just fine with that quote left out. O you think Cam tells no lies? We are dealing with a guy that works in politics here, of course everything about him is off the record. 

So now Cam's a liar?

Wow.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, truthjuice said:

LOL, it's absolutely hilarious to talk to whites about race. Even the statement "Cam is just a football player" is whack. I

Because all whites are the same, right?

[csx]

2 minutes ago, truthjuice said:

I don't want anything for Cameron but for him to be himself. But I know he's a black man who is bothered. That's all. I mean it's not like he didn't say that himself. 

Most rational people are bothered.