“THUG” is the new “N” word, but so is … - Topix

“THUG” is the new “N” word, but so is …

 

“THUG LIFER”, “TINY TUPACER”, “LITTLE TRAYVON”,
“PEOPLE PARSITES”, “STICK UP GUYS”, “GOLDEN GRILLERS”, “PANTS DOWNERS”,
“CRACKHEADS”, “CRACKORES”, “DRIVE BYERS”, “HOME TOWN TERRORISTS”, “RAP
CRAPPERS”, "HOME INVADERS", “AFRICAN QUEENS” and our PERSONAL
FAVORITE, the “FUTURE ENTITLEMENTERS of AMERICA”!

 

FACT: WHITE PEOPLE do not PROFILE BLACK PEOPLE, BLACK
PEOPLE PROFILE themselves by the way they ACT, the way they BEHAVE and the way
they DRESS!

 

Back to the STORY about RICHARD SHERMAN:

 

Speaking for the first time since his sideline rant,
the Seattle Seahawks cornerback believes that his trash-talking can’t truly be
appreciated.

 Speaking out
for the first time since his mic-dropping rant after the Seattle Seahawks' win
over the San Francisco 49ers, Richard Sherman said he believes that
"thug" is not-so-coded language for the n-word.

"The only reason it bothers me is it seems like
it's an accepted way of calling someone the n-word nowadays. It's like everybody
else said the n-word and they said thug and they're like, 'that's fine,' "
Sherman told the Associated Press. "That's where it kind of takes me
aback. It's kind of disappointing because they know. What is the definition of
a thug, really?"

Sherman used recent highlights of the game between the
Vancouver Canucks and the Calgary Flames on Saturday, when a fight broke out a
mere two seconds into the game, to make his point.

"They didn't even play hockey. They just threw
their sticks aside and started fighting," he said. "I saw that and
said, 'Oh, man, I'm the thug? What's going on here. Geez.' I'm really
disappointed in being called a thug," AP reports.

Since his sideline interview and subsequent social
media backlash, Sherman has received much support, including a tweet from
baseball great and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron. While Aaron doesn't have many
miles on his Twitter account, he did reach out, tweeting: "hang in there
& keep playing as well as you did Sunday. Excellent job - you have my
support."

While Sherman apologized for his rant after the game,
he said the biggest disappointment is that his interview took the shine from
his teammates who had monster games, most notably

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NAAWP OFFICIAL STANCE: The NAAWP does not view RICHARD
SHERMAN as being a “YOUNG BLACK THUG”, as a matter of FACT, we REJOICE in his
ACCOMPLISHMENTS  on the GRID IRON, in his
COMMUNITY,  as well as, in the CLASSROOM!

 

GOD BLESS RICHARD SHERMAN and may the LORD grant him
his WISH to become a SUPERBOWL CHAMPION!

 

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