i think everyone who says the dress code rules are racist are dumb as **** and very ignorant to the fact of the matter. Sure it has racial undertones but so does everything in life. Hear me out...
First off the players signed off on this. it was part of the new CBA that Antonio Davis is head of. If you didnt want it to happen then you should of went to the damn meetings and put in your two cents. simple as that.
Second sure it says no jeans, "bling" etc and that mite be very well directed at black people (would of said african americans but big ups to Dikembe who is just plain african haha) but heres the thing 80% of the league is black! So everything is of course directed at you when your the majority. Do white people dress inappropriately to games? sure. of course. look at Jason Williams. and last time i checked the word JEANS shoots at all forms of them not just baggy ones. im sure it includes rusty levis as well!
Its funny AI says this is racist and there trying to make it white america whatever or if you put a murder in a suit hes still a murder. well listen up there not trying to make it white america (while the orders are coming from there there not trying to make it that) there trying to give NBA its credibilty back when Magic, Jordan, Pippen and Isiah treated basketball as good as it treated them and looked smooth while doing so. the good ole days when nobody went into the crowds and beat up fans. when Rodman was the worst thing out there. a murder mite be a murder still even if hes wearing a suit but listen if Charles fn Oakley wore a suit to games then im pretty sure AI can do so to.
last but not least, if you consider the dress code racist, then your racist. just because you wear a suit automatically makes you dressing white? no no no. thats wrong to me. very wrong. maybe more white ppl do wear that from time to time, but its because more than often they can acquire it more easily. thats very disrespectful to the black community. just because you wear a suit it does not mean you sold out or your "being white" it means you respect yourself, your trying to set a good example, you try to look smooth and furthermore stylish. to me suits represent class, and i believe like Chris Webber said on Real Time w/ Bill Mahrer last night he remembers a time when Clyde Frazier was the flyest guy out there
and thats wat's good!
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