A Sports Issue? or a Political Football of Fear?
When the Dallas Cowboys in the initial round of the three-day NFL Draft picked Dez Bryant, doubts were brought up with regards to his history. He has an allegedly dysfunctional family and had been suspended for most of his senior year at Oklahoma State for NCAA rules infractions.
And when Jire Ireland – Dolhins Gm, in a pre draft interview, asked Bryant, “Is your mother a prostitute?” he set off a “right vs. wrong,” “politically correct vs. politically incorrect’ debate, creating irritated views on both corners.
From a BonesBall point of view – a way that explores the chances of getting further than our typical assessments of “good and evil,” and “right or wrong” – both sides are coming from a fear-based set. Read on… sports issue >>
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