Meanwhile, as we question the character of draft picks...

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(04-30-2017, 09:04 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Maybe worst post of the year by the OP.

Slavery = Men and women forced to work for nothing
NFL = Men choose to work for millions

Just an idiotic comparison

Ever heard of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance? It was a best seller. It was also turned down by 100 publishers. So, getting a book published is no small feat. Getting one published about something idiotic is nearly impossible. And yet William Rhoden got 40 Million Dollar Slaves published by a division of Random House! So, your assessment not withstanding the comparison is not considered idiotic by all.

Here's what it says on Amazon about the book:

"From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden, black athletes still find themselves on the periphery of true power in the multibillion-dollar industry their talent built.


Provocative and controversial, Rhoden’s $40 Million Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of black athletes in the United States, from the plantation to their beginnings in nineteenth-century boxing rings to the history-making accomplishments of notable figures such as Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, and Willie Mays. Rhoden reveals that black athletes’ “evolution” has merely been a journey from literal plantations—where sports were introduced as diversions to quell revolutionary stirrings—to today’s figurative ones, in the form of collegiate and professional sports programs. He details the “conveyor belt” that brings kids from inner cities and small towns to big-time programs, where they’re cut off from their roots and exploited by team owners, sports agents, and the media. He also sets his sights on athletes like Michael Jordan, who he says have abdicated their responsibility to the community with an apathy that borders on treason.

The power black athletes have today is as limited as when masters forced their slaves to race and fight. The primary difference is, today’s shackles are often the athletes’ own making."

106 reviews on Amazon and it has a 4.5 star rating. So clearly, it is just complete and utter bull crap. The Washington Post called the book, "Brilliant... a beautifully written, complex and rich narrative." Oh, and the book was a best seller.