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06-19-2007, 03:52 PM #1
New black quarterbacks club
Ravens' quarterback Steve McNair and a network of former and current NFL QBs including Vince Young (Titans) and Jason Campbell (Redskins), have joined forces to announce the formation of The Black Quarterback Club (BQC). "
I predict this announcement will be met by most people with a reaction that will be somewhere between "That's nice" and a shrug.
Some may take this as an open invitation to form other clubs populated by non-black quarterbacks. Somehow i suspect that one will trigger reactions that are a bit less lukewarm. What do YOU think?
http://www.blackathlete.net/artman/p...le_02880.shtml
Last edited by Art-Florida; 06-19-2007 at 03:55 PM. Reason: Mis-spelled title
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06-19-2007, 06:58 PM #2Rookie Poster
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Re: New black quarterbacks club
Let the white man do something like that in today's age and watch what happens. This is NOT meant to be a racist statement by any means, just a society-ingrained opinion. Just to see what it looks like, let's see the other side of that token. Brett Favre, Kyle Boller, and Brady Quinn announce the formation of the White Quarterback's Club. Look's funny, doesn't it.
Black, white, brown, yellow, pink, red, or blue. This should be totally irrelevant.
What is the point of having ANY organization, club, business or whatever for just one color/race of people. Jeez, when will people of ALL colors/races open their eyes to what is still happening.
Let there be just two races, the human race and the race to the Super Bowl!
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06-19-2007, 07:47 PM #3Veteran Poster
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Re: New black quarterbacks club
I think the problem here is that there's a stereotype that says that black players couldn't play QB.
By making this black QB's club, to some extent its recognizing that and trying to actively combat it in some way.
Instead of a black QBs club, why not just do something more low key? Or make it a secret society that i'm not aware of?
As it is it just seems to recognize a difference between black and white QBs. I'd rather see them just naturally show solidarity like they had been and let their play speak for itself on the field
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06-20-2007, 09:54 AM #4
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06-20-2007, 10:22 AM #5
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Kaybe Augusta should stop letting Blacks in and let Phil and the field fight it out with Tiger and Vijay out of the way. I wonder how the media would react to that? Seems to me not a very different of a situation, and exactly what these "Black QB's" grandfathes were fighting against, Either that or allow Charlie Frye into the club. Which is it?
Pure one sided PC-BS. Racism flipped like a light switch in 30 years.
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06-20-2007, 10:29 AM #6
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Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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06-20-2007, 11:03 AM #7Veteran Poster
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The thing is, I'm not saying they shouldn't be able to make a black QB's groups.
Problem is, it just seems to recognize implicitly a difference between black and white QBs.
Obviously, they are different in skin color. But making the new groups seems to recognize the stereotypes that black QBs are more mobile but less acurate, etc etc can't really be pocket passers, etc
It'd be better just to associate with one another and show solidarity w/o a group, and let their level of play on the field speak for itself
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06-19-2007, 07:49 PM #8
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We are never going to progress in this society until we stop having groups that segregate based on race whether it is black or white. Nothing good can come out of this group.
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06-19-2007, 10:06 PM #9
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This is a stupid thread! :grbac: Who really gives a shit! Guess what...last year there was a white linebacker drafted......that sounds stupid huh. I bleed purple...see purple...thats is it NO BLACK NO WHITE!!!!!!!!!!
Living in Houston, Tx....still living, eating, breathing the Ravens
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06-20-2007, 12:46 PM #10
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Sadly, I agree with this. To me, sports brings people of all colors together, I always mesh with people when I'm at sporting events, moreso than any other event. No now have this club, it's segregating folks all over again, when it's not the least bit necessary. No one cares what you are, as long as you're a winner, that's the most important thing
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06-20-2007, 07:10 AM #11
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No reason why members of a historically oppressed minority shouldn't have a club of like minded professionals. It's perfectly commonplace in other lines of work.
Art, you're exactly right. "That's nice," and a shrug.Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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06-20-2007, 09:24 AM #12Regular 1st Stringer
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This wouldn't be a club of "like minded professionals". It's a club of "like skin color professionals".
If you are tolerant of the United Negro College Fund, Black Entertainment Television, Miss Black America - you shouldn't have a problem with a Black QB Club either.
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