Joe Mixon or Dalvin Cook?

[Okeana]

(04-28-2017, 02:16 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: I think he called her friend something homophobic. And, in her mind, that gave her permission to be racist.

I know I will be in the minority in this (and I am white, for the record), but the level of "under the radar" racism I see on a daily basis is staggering. I once had a friend in college who said he is happy for me and my wife (who is black) who, at the time was my girlfriend, and said "I'm glad you guys are happy, but I just don't get it. It doesn't make any sense to me. I could never date a black woman."

I've also heard white people say my wife is "so articulate." Like, they saw the color of her skin and assumed she was an idiot who couldn't speak well.

I've seen white people look confused at us and I've seen white people ask me "So, how did that happen?" referencing my wife.

None of these people said the N Word or anything outright racist but you could tell, from what they said, what they were thinking. And they had extremely racist thoughts.

There are millions of white people in America who are secretly racist as ****. (for the record, I'm not saying other races aren't racist.)

So when I hear a white woman reportedly calling a black person the N word and the defense is "Well, maybe she said it because he said something homophobic" all that tells me is that she has been repressing or rephrasing her racist thoughts and opinions for years. And the second she saw, in her eyes, a justifiable reason to be outwardly racist, she jumped on it as fast as she could.

Those people are the true scum of this world. Not the people who respond irrationally to such hatred.

I'm not saying he was right for doing what he did. But I understand the vitriol that would come from witnessing racism. It is a toxin in this country and she let it out.

Now, obviously, this is just based on witness accounts that the N word was said. If this were false or revealed to be fake, then I completely retract any kind of support for Mixon in this scenario.

Look I respect what your saying and I'm probably the most pro mixon guy on these boards.  I have had these discussions for months.  That said I don't believe race has anything to do with this.  Just addressing the N word is kinda played out at this point.  You know how many times ive been called corn bread or cracker when I get a verbal altercation its pretty ridiculous.  I think its simply a word that some people use when they get mad they focus on differences.  I truly cannot believe that this chick is some true racist.  It doesn't give you the right to blast someone and its better to just walk away from ignorance.

With all that said she came at him while he was walking away after possibly saying something ignorant himself.  She attacked him first and from that point the cards are off the table because a line has been crossed.  No i don't care if she can't properly defend herself or she's a woman.  If you use ignorance as justification for violence than Mixon should have been beaten by the cops in jail, but they handled the situation professionally and the ignorance ended there.

This situation ultimately boils down to two kids being ignorant and over reacting by both parties.  He just happens to be physically stronger so now he has to pay that social tax and apologize to everyone he meets for the rest of his life because the soap boxers can't let anything go.  I think he learned his lesson and he doesn't hang around gang members so draft Mixon and get IMO the best running back in the draft.