I'm sure you've all noticed the way that the lame, wanna-be comedians
at ESPN and elsewhere like to prove they're "cool" by fracturing the
english language with the idiotic half-words and nonsensical jargon of
street hoodlums. Over the past few years, we have seen all these
allegedly educated white "journalists" regularly use the non-word
"diss," offer a "shout out" to people, call some black athlete's absurd
hat a "lid," refer to black athletes' mansions as "cribs," offer
"props" to various undeserving black players, and apologize by saying
"my bad." This is just a sampling of what I've seen, I'm sure others
could think of more. It's really sad when a society's educated members,
in positions of public prominence, purposefully sound less articulate
by opting to use ridiculous, ungrammatical expressions that originated
in the poorest, least educated communities of the country. Here's a
thought; why not demand that these alleged college "students" speak
proper english? Why not say "what are you talking about, I don't
understand you," when they bring out their newest, incomprehensible
"bling bling?" Ah, but then I could also ask why non-sports
journalists treat the likes of "Ice Cube" and "P Diddy" as respected
spokesmen, and say their infantile nicknames with a straight face. If
just one journalist, sports or otherwise, would stand up and be a
profile in courage...
at ESPN and elsewhere like to prove they're "cool" by fracturing the
english language with the idiotic half-words and nonsensical jargon of
street hoodlums. Over the past few years, we have seen all these
allegedly educated white "journalists" regularly use the non-word
"diss," offer a "shout out" to people, call some black athlete's absurd
hat a "lid," refer to black athletes' mansions as "cribs," offer
"props" to various undeserving black players, and apologize by saying
"my bad." This is just a sampling of what I've seen, I'm sure others
could think of more. It's really sad when a society's educated members,
in positions of public prominence, purposefully sound less articulate
by opting to use ridiculous, ungrammatical expressions that originated
in the poorest, least educated communities of the country. Here's a
thought; why not demand that these alleged college "students" speak
proper english? Why not say "what are you talking about, I don't
understand you," when they bring out their newest, incomprehensible
"bling bling?" Ah, but then I could also ask why non-sports
journalists treat the likes of "Ice Cube" and "P Diddy" as respected
spokesmen, and say their infantile nicknames with a straight face. If
just one journalist, sports or otherwise, would stand up and be a
profile in courage...