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The End of the Race-Norming System in the NFL: Black Players are Watching
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Berm, I'm totally serious when I ask the question. It is a huge topic at work and whites are totally afraid to even speak for fear of being labeled as a racist. I just wish that we could all just get along. All that should matter is that if one is a good person to one another or if one is a prick.
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There are also a lot of special interest groups on both sides that depend on the division and feed the beast. Unfortunately I don't think we'll ever come together, there's too much riding on us not getting together.
The system is rigged against everyone who isn’t exceptionally rich… it’s built to keep the poor poor and strip the middle class of everything.
This particular nfl policy is just an extension of the original owners plan to try to thwart everyone trying to get compensation for the brain damage they got… this way they can still keep most of the players from getta fair evaluation
The Steelers treatment of Webster and to a lesser extent strelcyzk should embarrass the franchise enough that it goes out of its way to take care of all its ex players
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I still remember Justin's situation crossing the wires...Couldn't believe it. Still can't.
I'm not making any real commentary on this but will say this. I reserve judgement until I fully understand the difference in treatment of African American and White players. Just because old Dookie Davenport launches a lawsuit doesn't make it so. Anyone can fire off a legal complaint. How was the testing threshold different and if it was why?
For those that truly want to read more on the topic so we can turn this into a valuable discussion:
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/...ted-states/racial-disparities-in-health-care/
A one pager semi-long...
I skimmed but it didn't really say how /why Black players in the NFL were being unfairly tested for signs of CTE in comparison to their white counterparts.
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I can't speak for other doctors but I know my dad, uncle, and cousin could care less what their patient's skin color was. I know my Dad make house calls for black patients late at night and likely they were never charged...I was a kid in the car going with him on those calls..
I have no doubt that there are in equalities but look at the corporations, don't throw out the entire race which is what the author appears to be very much wanting to do. She very well might make a healthy living feeding that beast of division.
The Bleacher Report article I read basically said the lawsuit alleges that because individual baselines do not exist that the black players have a lower cognitive baseline thus making it more difficult for them to prove signs of dementia related to brain trauma and CTE. If that is fact I would consider that to be more than troubling.
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that was a joke right?
All these guys got entrance into college and had to write SATs. Why don't they look at that as the norm reference?
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You need "the city screwed up my downstairs" bacon.
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The owners stay billionaires while wooing players with large contracts and broken down bodies in retirement that eats into that contract eventually. It’s a rich stay rich, poor stay poor system. Some players are smart enough to walk away intact. It may not sit well with the fans, but I cannot blame these guys for taking the money and retiring while they can.
Go back to 2008, 2009, 2010. Political correctness started becoming a social norm nation wide. Now that a bunch more of the generation who grew up in the participation trophy culture are of age to work, and influence.
It’s just the youth trend. I’m sure hippies and the sort were the same in the 60’s/70’s. Tensions should taper off as the generation gets older and has families.
It's more about unfair medical treatment across the board.
You know he does it every time I speak to the topic. I really question how he could have served this country with his shtick...
I have a better answer...
The information rush started in 2008. Our phones turned into mini computers fully equip with a GPS and camera.
Social media applications began to take off and reality shows became normal.
Information and actions that normally didn't get attention were now front and center for the entire world to see because everyone's desire to share.
25 years ago this story would never even have made the nightly news or it would have been buried deep in the sports section of a newspaper...
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wait for a minute. we have been buds on this board for years and you are black? black? you luck ****. i am Indian/mix as in we get into restaurants fast because we already have reservations.
Flame on race bait
Exactly. You dont know the underwriting/ actuary work that they come up with the formula. Its insurance. I dont know either. The low hanging fruit that bermudasteel chooses is that its a simply racist thing. MAYBE it is! And that would be bullshit. Just like berm jumping in and making his popcorn meme and claiming the 3/5ths person bullshit from 1840. But no we cant discuss it,, tell each other what we know... what we learned.. Why they do it/did it this way.. No.... Youre a ******* race baiting jack off. It has nothign to do with veteran status, and everything to do with victim mentality.
Not at all. Anytime there is an issue or topic on race, he jumps in here and acts like he is going to show the world he knows bettter because hes of color. I called him out on it many times. Im not letting it go anymore.
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Priorities change when entering different stages of life. Technology has changed how younger people entering workforce make more money than previous generations, But the demographics are predictable. You have kids, house, and actually have to start looking at real retirement savings, it’ll shift again and so forth.
When today’s millennials become yesterdays boomers.
