Kenny Vacarro: People say Andrew Luck has deceptive speed because he’s white

rezburna · 10-26-2015, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

With some people it's all about playing the race card, #shrug. Those arguments about coming from poverty may have had some basis in fact back in the day, but most of these guys nowadays are coming from middle class or better families with the same or better advantages afforded them than their white brethren, but acknowledging that wouldn't be following "the narrative", .

The Black middle class is not growing my brother. It's shrinking. 22% of Blacks live in poverty, second only to the Native Americans at 25%. That doesn't include the percentage who are lower class. African Americans only account for 2.4% of the wealth in this country, and less then 1% of the land. This is not a narrative. It is statistical fact. The initial post is about racial bias against a white player, in which I agreed that saying his speed is deceptive has racially biased undertones. I just gave my opinion on the topic at hand my friend.

10-26-2015, 10:07 AM	#19
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,086	Re: Kenny Vacarro: People say Andrew Luck has deceptive speed because he’s white Originally Posted by SloMotion With some people it's all about playing the race card, #shrug. Those arguments about coming from poverty may have had some basis in fact back in the day, but most of these guys nowadays are coming from middle class or better families with the same or better advantages afforded them than their white brethren, but acknowledging that wouldn't be following "the narrative", . The Black middle class is not growing my brother. It's shrinking. 22% of Blacks live in poverty, second only to the Native Americans at 25%. That doesn't include the percentage who are lower class. African Americans only account for 2.4% of the wealth in this country, and less then 1% of the land. This is not a narrative. It is statistical fact. The initial post is about racial bias against a white player, in which I agreed that saying his speed is deceptive has racially biased undertones. I just gave my opinion on the topic at hand my friend.
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