| "Sir Charles" Barkley, former NBA star, is in trouble | | | | The point of all of this really is not about his comments. |
| again... just the way he likes it. His latest comments | | | | Some of his comments are funny and some are a little |
| regarding race had to to with his commentary on the | | | | mean-spirited. I could not go into all of his comments. |
| state of Oklahoma saying it was "no place for black | | | | However, as usual, if Barkley was a white player with |
| people." He then kept going with a funny comment | | | | a history of racial comments, he would be banned |
| saying, "The Oklahoma Sooners and Hornets were the | | | | from the league and banned from announcing. To |
| only brothers in town." | | | | deny that is almost comical. Imagine a white, former |
| Make no mistake. Barkley has had a long career of | | | | star player like Larry Bird saying "watching black |
| making statements regarding race in an open forum. | | | | people play chess made him nervous" or "the NFL is in |
| He has said things about both black and white people. | | | | disarray with black quarterbacks?" He would be |
| He even once commented how the NBA was in | | | | shown the door so fast his head would spin. Various |
| "disarray" after a white ballplayer won the "slam-dunk" | | | | politicians would decry the "racist" Bird and say it |
| contest. Funny, but only due to his race could he get | | | | reflects what black people have to go through. In other |
| away with that comment. He even said seeing white | | | | words... the usual. |
| people dance made him "nervous." Again, funny, but no | | | | There is absolutely nothing wrong with Barkley making |
| white player would get away with it. | | | | some comments. But he knows it is the color of his |
| He has made the usual comments regarding blacks | | | | skin that is protecting him. For that same protection to |
| and unemployment saying about his retirement, " Just | | | | not go to a white ex-player is a disgrace and |
| what America needs, another unemployed black man." | | | | cowardly. For once I would like to see someone "of |
| He also said America is tough on black people but of | | | | note" challenge it. |
| course Barkley never seems to leave it. | | | | |