Yup. Athletes can walk away anytime, for any reason...

Jul 30, 2014
3:01:40pm

bluecheese

...stupid comparison. Personally I think this comparison is hyperbole that was thrown out when someone didn't get their way in negotiations, now anyone with an ax to grind is picking up on it.

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Ashanti Blackmon compares student athletes to slaves in his latest essay?

2RUEBLUE

7/30/14 2:54pm

Is that his research source, or his paper?

flavordave

7/30/14 2:56pm

I'm not sure, I started to pass out after tilting my head sideways for too long

2RUEBLUE

7/30/14 2:58pm

...I don't think that's Blackmon's paper

BYUCoug11

7/30/14 2:56pm

he didn't write it, though he agrees with it. I do too to a point

permiso

7/30/14 2:57pm

Except education is the X-factor. Slaves never got it. Athletes do for free.

lawboy

7/30/14 2:58pm

You're right. Indentured servitude is a more accurate comparison.

Nick Papagiorgio

7/30/14 3:10pm

No...

KGKUGR

7/30/14 7:28pm

Trying to earn yet alone keep an athletic scholarship for 4 years isn't free

mosterlow

7/30/14 3:12pm

So you're calling the cost of education consideration then?

lawboy

7/30/14 3:35pm

I'm saying every athlete earns it and works their tail off to keep it

mosterlow

7/30/14 3:41pm

Thanks for proving my point. It's a compensation.

lawboy

7/30/14 3:47pm

My point is simply, athletes scholarships are not free

mosterlow

7/30/14 3:58pm

ummm no. One is a dream, voluntary, desired, temporary, offers a better future

palangi

7/30/14 3:03pm

I have mixed feelings on the subject, but this is a ridiculous comparison

2RUEBLUE

7/30/14 2:57pm

Plus slaves weren't being slaves by choice with the chance to stop being slaves

BYUCoug11

7/30/14 2:59pm

Yup. Athletes can walk away anytime, for any reason...

bluecheese

7/30/14 3:01pm

completely ridiculous. agreed

cougarmanguy

7/30/14 2:59pm

broken bones, torn ligaments, concusions with lifelong impacts

permiso

7/30/14 3:00pm

it's all by choice, and not only chosen but a dream for most.

palangi

7/30/14 3:05pm

I'm not saying the analogy is great but there are some parallels

permiso

7/30/14 3:06pm

what's the parallel? College athletes play 100% by choice

palangi

7/30/14 3:08pm

it's not that hard

permiso

7/30/14 3:10pm

RE: it's not that hard

flavordave

7/30/14 3:14pm

No, you're argument is a strawman

darkcoug

7/30/14 3:23pm

that's what I thought. You can't even name a parallel because it all comes back

palangi

7/30/14 3:27pm

you're taking one aspect and ignoring that there are a lot of others

permiso

7/30/14 3:37pm

yes, it's all that matters. Your parallels you mention would be compared to

palangi

7/30/14 3:56pm

indentured servitude isn't even a viable comparison

KGKUGR

7/30/14 7:23pm

sweet

permiso

7/30/14 8:28pm

No.....there aren't parrallels

AFcoug7

7/30/14 4:30pm

stop saying "their owners" like slave holders

cougarmanguy

7/30/14 3:05pm

"...minimizes real slavery" Sadly that ship has sailed at full throttle

CatManBlue

7/30/14 4:55pm

I agree to a point, but comparing it to slavery is freaking ridiculous.

flavordave

7/30/14 3:09pm

it might be ridiculous to you and others reading here

permiso

7/30/14 3:13pm

No, it's ridiculous because it's ridiculous. Just because people continue to

benny1982

7/30/14 3:18pm

so if there were ZERO parallels, why do you think they would feel that way?

permiso

7/30/14 3:27pm

Just because there may be some parallels does not make it a good comparison,

benny1982

7/30/14 3:31pm

they're all terribly misinformed

palangi

7/30/14 3:31pm

AND, quite often, agenda-driven

CatManBlue

7/30/14 5:03pm

There are millions that listen to Nickelback too. I am sympathetic to a point,

flavordave

7/30/14 3:18pm

lol, I love everyone ganging up on NB. Nice.

permiso

7/30/14 3:20pm

our pop culture has a hard time with slavery

stonecougar

7/30/14 2:59pm

RE: our pop culture has a hard time with slavery

flavordave

7/30/14 3:02pm

If you were making an argument for comparing it to Serfdom I think you would

Ruby Soho

7/30/14 3:03pm

even in some serfdoms they could walk away. but some

TXSmith

7/30/14 3:09pm

Have you ever read a more double-speak paragraph than that? Wow.

Mantis Mutu

7/30/14 3:12pm

LOL, almost as good as Peterson saying the NFL is like modern day slavery....

Bluedomination

7/30/14 3:49pm

I served a mission for the Church.

CMuehle

7/30/14 3:56pm

exactly, there is ZERO argument for slave, but you could compare to employees

palangi

7/30/14 3:59pm

MCOM 320 is a great class.

grosven

7/30/14 4:17pm

That's racist.

KingDave

7/30/14 4:39pm

Elite talent comes from all walks of life. #BigTent

ocmyhome

7/30/14 5:29pm

Wow... Who else do you stalk all day long at the office on twitter?

AntiSNOT

7/30/14 11:25pm

BM me your Twitter name and I'll add you to the list.

2RUEBLUE

7/30/14 11:28pm

Lol!

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