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Jul 30, 2014
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palangi
exactly, there is ZERO argument for slave, but you could compare to employees
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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!
AntiSNOT
7/31/14 12:28am
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