“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

http://shawnsjames.blogspot.com/2012/01/thug-is-not-man.html
 
Please read the article above. It explains how a lot of African Americans feel about the word THUG.
 
 I have heard Ron Artest (aka Mata World Peace) called a THUG by racists like JT The Brick and other very negative names by white sports jocks on sports radio and by white callers on sports radio on Fox Sports Radio, Yahoo Sports radio and other outlets on TV and radio and online.
 
I am not taking up for the terrible elbow by Artest. He was FLAT OUT WRONG and should be suspended  I say about five games. Those five games Artest will not get HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!  But this word THUG is ONLY used against African American men by white folks.
 
It is a CODE WORD FOR THE WORD NIGGA!! I have NEVER heard a white guy in sports or outside of sports called a THUG. THIS IS A FACT.
 
And here a important fact. The white media is not saying that #1 James Harden did a bunch of showboating in front of the Laker bench when he made a few baskets AND a player hit Artest with a elbow to the nose earlier. So Artest was already pissed.
 
And this. I do not think Artest knew Harden was in the way of the elbow.  I have looked at the elbow twenty times online. I am not trying to excuse Artest. But he was celebrating a great dunk and Harden got in the way. Harden was trying to get under Artest’s skin because it is known that Artest ha a short fuse even though Ron has kept his temper under control. I don’t think Artest has many techs his season and last season too.
 
White NHL players ARE NOT called THUGS. These guys throw elbows, knock out players teeth, blood is on the ice etc. For  some unknown reason, fighting most of the time is ACCEPTED in the NHL. THEY ARE NEVER CALLED THUGS!!!!!!!!!!! Lightweight names like “goon” or names like “chippy play” is used for VICIOUS FIGHTING in the NHL. WHY??????