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Never been an Orioles fan, before this:then tweeted Angelos, and thus speaks Showalter. Now: gimme a B âŚ
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(groan)
Brilliant, Buck, just brilliant. Got any other pearls of wisdom?
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Yâknow, it seems like such an obvious point, and yet itâs lost on a lot of people. I applaud him for saying it.
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Not the kind of stuff you generally hear from a white athlete. Good on him!
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Exactly - I really think it is THE response that most white people need to give.
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Yeah, Showalter has always struck me as a good guy. A little tightly wound, but definitely not an asshole.
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âŚperceptiveness.
Which is lacking in so many.
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Actually, I think youâre more likely to hear it from a white athlete than most other white people. The reason is simple: somebody like Showalter has spent his adult life around African-Americans, made friends with them, actually talked to them.
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Itâs important to point out that he not only recognizes that he is outside the experience, but he actually believes that the experience he is outside of is a valid one, and not just therefore dismissible because itâs outside of his experience. That second part is what too many people fail on, and is many times at the root of problematic conservative thinking (not trying to get partisan, but come on, itâs a huge problem running through any issue they address that isnât about cis white men).
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What are you talking about? That was the appropriate answer. What did you want, for him to say âIâve read âBlack Like Meâ. Iâve coached black playersâ?
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Buck is spot onâŚ
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Thought it was a great point, whatâs your beef?
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Thanks Buck for the response although it is a bit sad that common sense, accurate statements like this need to be applauded but they do. The Orioles organization has really handled this whole situation well. Kudos to them.
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Sorry, darrtown, but he nailed it. Every commentator on Fox âNewsâ who weighs in needs the same goddamn basic response.
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The gang members said same in a different way: From Larry Wilmore interview.
"Wilmore asked them to explain the anger in the city.
âYou see the corner on this menu right here?â one member said.
âHereâs a person, this is you â thereâs only so far back into this
corner you can push me until I push back. Thatâs what happened, they
pushed back.â
Wilmore noted that many people across America criticizing the unrest canât relate to this idea.
âOf course not, if youâre living in a million-dollar house how can you relate to living in the hood, getting pushed?â he said.
The member compared it to a well-off person getting angry about
property taxes, something he and his friends canât relate to. Wilmore
then jokingly explained his own anger about property taxes.
âAnd you call a lawyer and you push back!â the member said.
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Empathy vs. sympathy
Always a winning choice
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And he is absolutely right. He may have been a little inarticulate but we and everyone knew what he means. There is no way any white person can begin to imagine what life is like for the average black person on a daily basis. Good on him.
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Indeed he was. Buck is also a very underrated coach, he built up those Yankee teams that Joe Torre got credit for (and thatâs not a poke at Torre, just the facts).
Buck has never been about flash and putting on a show either. In this case he could have gave some theatrical answer to make him the âmain eventâ, and kept the questions coming. Instead he made a simple statement which in essence silenced any follow up questions. Smart and civil.
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My kind of guy ! Itâs that old Indian proverb I think it goes walk a mile in another mans moccasinâs before you judge him.
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