Jermaine O'Neal blames racism

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/10526684.htm

"They made sure they just showed us hitting people," O'Neal said. "There' s
a reason why we were running around. There's 15 of us, and there's thousands
of them.

"I saw a lot of people say the NBA is too hip-hoppish. What is too
hip-hoppish? What does our preference of music have to do with who we are? I
'm pretty sure a lot of hockey players and baseball players listen to rock '
n' roll and heavy metal. Does that determine who they are?"

O'Neal pointed out that a Texas Rangers player threw a chair into the stands
this past baseball season and broke a woman's nose.

"It wasn't talked about for seven weeks," he said. "The (NBA) is 85 percent
black. All of a sudden we're under scrutiny for who we are.

s_knight8 wrote:
> http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/10526684.htm
>
> "They made sure they just showed us hitting people," O'Neal said.
"There' s
> a reason why we were running around. There's 15 of us, and there's
thousands
> of them.
>
> "I saw a lot of people say the NBA is too hip-hoppish. What is too
> hip-hoppish? What does our preference of music have to do with who we
are?

It has everything to do with who you are. Look, let's be honest here.
I've been in lockerrooms where hip-hop music was playing. The beats
are pounding, savage, animalistic; the hooks are enormous. I'll admit,
they frighten me a little. A girl I dated once went to a hip-hop
concert one time -- one time! -- and the next week I asked her if she
wanted to go see Husker Du, and she just sort of gave me this
embarrassed grimace, then she went upstairs with three guys in a
hip-hop group. As far as I know, she's never listened to a rock group
since. Another girl let me keep buying her music, but I think she was
listening to hip-hop while I was at work. I just don't think women can
be trusted around that kind of music. I think I have a right to be
intimidated.

--
Jeremey