ESPN analyst Jalen Rose levies 'Uncle Tom' charge against black Duke players

[mr777Romeo]

heck i dont even like b ball.. but this is real shh..

[TheGodYouWishYouKnew]

Jalen, do you mean they wouldn't recruit racist assholes? If being an "Uncle Tom" means being respectable and likeable, then everyone should be an Uncle Tom.

[ankokugaiBOSS]

fuck that...these dudes were some serious HATERS. When Black dudes don't go to college, stay on the streets, go to jail, Black people belly ache and cry for public sympathy and white people cum on themselves with delight. But brothers who go to Duke and become upstanding citizens are the subject of ridicule and accused of being TOMS? That's bullshit.

[SuperKenster1]

The definition of Uncle Tom: a black person who will say or do anything to stay in good standing with whites including betraying one's race. I think Duke's players were 1/3 of the way there.........................­on the Clarence Thomas scale!

[HeruMalinke]

Thank you brother for speaking the truth

[Kramz1231]

He was spot on. Keep it real.

[TheCyle3897]

he didnt call grant hill one he said thats who he felt duke recruit

[laflow21]

First off let me say i myself am not an african american.I have respect for them as i do to a white person.I understand where Jalen Rose is coming from I know he ment to use the "uncle tom" phrase for this situation, should he have no but i see where hes coming from,i dont come from much either and my parents work hard. He may have seen another side of grant hill on the court that you may have not Maybe Grant Hill thinks hes better than everyone you just dont know, players have different sides.

[ogie]

grant hill's father look like carlton, LOL!

[xTKE817x]

Duke is for geeds

[MrRedman23]

duke is a bunch of uncle toms nuf said

[TheRonJeremy69]

Duke doesn't accept students that can't speak proper English. Neither should Michigan. How does a student get accepted that doesn't even know how to talk? It's FRAUD and Duke fans should be as proud for playing by the rules as Michigan fans should be ashamed for blatantly ignoring them.

[Raulc757]

@droga187 he was part of the fab 5

[droga187]

isnt chris webber a duke to?

[clipobserver]

I hope he didn't call Chris Webber those two words because he (C-Webb) was recruited by Duke before going to Michigan.

[iStephenReviews]

he was complaining people are call him the n word be he calling people uncle toms fucking dick

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves This is rich. Our ancestors don't have slaves in them Mr. African-American. I am bi racial and British slavery is something that no one remembers or ever brings up. Not for any reason, it just does not occur. Do you realize, by spewing your incredibly hard to comprehend filth that you sound exactly like White Nationalists? That;s exactly how they reason and what they say to other caucasians. This is not the United States. Stables and barns I will leave up to you.

[caesarves]

@EarlRegent Oh we iz biracial iz we massa? Yo just cuz GayLord Beaverbrook be bonin' yo' Grammama to git u proppa ass a tha paperbag brownness don' make yo ass nuttin'. Britass slavery be happenin' all ova they Westindies island mothafuckaz 2 far 'way frum Suckingham Palace barnyard where yo royal high yellowness be cribbin' an' thass why yo Halfrican ass B ignant mofo. Izayah Washington kicked yo' fagget azz peepz back cross the Transatlantic 2 suffolkcate jammin tea skullin nigga. Bounce dogg

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves Sir. I am not sure why you think I would understand American slang. I am not an American. Maybe I need one of those Star Trek Universal translators cause it's hard to argue with someone I really don't understand.

[EarlRegent]

@EarlRegent My mom is not West Indian either. Her parents are Ethiopian.

[caesarves]

@EarlRegent Aw hell, now yo iz Swahili? Well hell, call my ass Bwana if you aint up in that Obama crew, yall fuckaz be slavin' some fo' they Egyptian pyramid fo' some refried beanz an' a 40? They Arab sandy ass camel fukkin Mooslims be sellin yo ass all over tha hood nigga! You gutz 2 get yo ass ejukated by a real nigga who be hard, no' some wanksta sellout propa talkin' Uncle Tom professor who be pimpin' his paperbagged ass for chump change outta tha White Man's rap sheet. Corndogg mofo

[MrRedman23]

@caesarves LMAO

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves Just like a high school drop out to assume everything British has to do with the Royal family/Monarchy. Typical

[caesarves]

@EarlRegent Yo pastry Craig David azz be countin tha dayz odftha week just like whiteyfine honey in 5 years time Rebecca Black. Black on tha badness like a real niggaz ass. "Apparently Girl is 24", but you a crackajockin' ho cuz yo Africanaanite crew be sellin' brothaz 2 the White Man slave traderz fo' dat weak azz gold, ain't even platinum, you just a self-hatin' pyrite nigga. Get yo' transatlantic ass a pirate lean like Island nigga Tim Duncan an' you might just skool sumthin u proppa mofo

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves God help my American cousins with people like you around, I fear for the United States. No more messages please neanderthal.

[caesarves]

Aw hell, I B shuckin Live with this BritNigga EarlRegent! What you earl of nigga? The royal stables where they let yo' house nigga ass sleep next to the mule?

[caesarves]

As further proof, look at the footage where the still frame shows the gay-ass honky "hi-five" Grant is giving Laetnerr! What the fuck kind of hi-fiv is that?! Grant hi-fives like a whiteboy! Thats what comes from growing up in privileged suburbs.

[sambam2694]

No black guys who go to Duke, and act like there shit doesn't stink. Black people go to those schools to impress white people, and "make" it in life. Why would you want to go to a all white, or mostly white school. To be honest if your stupid college doesn't make you smarter, and your a Genius college doesn't make you smarter. And I am sick of black people preaching that bull to these kids. " Go to college, and make something of yourselves." College works for white kids, its nothing but paper.

[1944ACE1944]

Only Israel supporting uncle toms go there

[marshman4lyfe]

Lets see duke get an inner city player black kid, they never will.

[pjds88]

@marshman4lyfe

They recruited Chris Duhon and he was from a poor, rural single family home.

[whayes8084]

@pjds88 I think you mean Sean Dockery. He's from the southside of Chicago. Duhon doesn't seem like he's from the inner city.

[pjds88]

@whayes8084

I said "rural," you don't have to be from the inner city to be poor. He's from Louisiana.

[larryjohnny]

@marshman4lyfe exactly, great comment !

[larryjohnny]

@marshman4lyfe Jalen Rose is right on!

[ankokugaiBOSS]

@marshman4lyfe actually they did, this brother named Carawell from St.Louis but he hurt his shoulder or some shit, tried to go to the pros and didn't make the cut.

[jetdatboy]

White people just dont know our hardships. So how can you try to judge Jalen when you have never been black?....

[told85]

@jetdatboy oh they know black hardships, they are the ones who perpetuate the racism and harships. They just choose not to take accountability for it because then things might change and the last thing a white person wants is for everything to be fair and equal.

[Michael117american]

Grant Hill=class

Rose= Bynum

[BilboTaybaggin]

@Michael117american what the fuck u about?

[jetdatboy]

@Michael117american How can you moralize on him when you are on your computer typing?

[beedotgeedot]

Jalen is a fresh breath of realism on a network full of fake cornballs. He doesn't bite his tongue, but he makes it plain and speaks intelligently. If you can't appreciate what Jalen brings as an analyst, you're probably some asshole jackwagon like Skipford Baseless.

[Vinselator]

He is just saying that it is easier to succeed when your parents are successful than when your parents aren't.

[Keysteeze]

Jalen Rose is trippin. As if it is a bad thing for a black child to have two working parents that are still together. The same parents that decide to raise their children in a safer neighborhood and make their child study. Yea you're right Jalen these are all bad things and he is an uncle Tom. Bullshit.

[MsJonas09]

so a black men in jail who does not take care of his kids is keep it real?? he is the epitome of what a black man is and should be?? so i must be an aunt jemimah bc i want to better myself and hold a college degree?? therefore in order of me nt selling out(real meaning of uncle tom means to do anything to keep masta aka the white man happy) i shud have 8 kids and struggle to make ends meet while my baby daddies if i knw them dnt help?? rose u just made the dumbest statement of the 21st century

[jetdatboy]

@MsJonas09 That is what you white people make it into...You have used this tactic on many people so that you can eventually separate them and rape them.

[MsJonas09]

@jetdatboy smh if u cud read i obviously states im a black woman!! learn to read b4 u comment :)

[jetdatboy]

@MsJonas09 The color of your skin does not matter if your thoughts give an aurora of a white supremacist way of thinking....Think about it baby girl .

[MsJonas09]

@jetdatboy how so?? i dnt think wat rose made sense at all if u knw the hsit of that word and how it became wat it is...there fore we shud nt give words w/ a hist of such new meaning that demeans the whole struggle of my ppl #babyboy

[jetdatboy]

@MsJonas09 You dont think he made sense because you either don't want to understand or you are just another white person on the internet posing as black to benefit themselves in an argument against black people.I suggest you read about Willie Lynch. I also you take a look into what Malcolm X called MLK....Read.

[MsJonas09]

@jetdatboy ok u xplain 2 me wat he means? clarify it..

[Keysteeze]

As if it is a bad thing for a black kid to have two parents with jobs. Jesus. Enough with this Uncle Tom bullshit. You're basically saying it is a good thing for kids to grow up in a rough environment.

[hahyunlee]

This is a documentary. hes being honest for what he felt like back then. thats what makes documentaries interesting, bringing back the past. documentaries are dumb if all they talk about is "this is how i feel today". jalen is being honest and brings more emotion, feeling, and emotion in this film. he was a teenage back then and share what he felt. he said that he doesnt feel the same was as much

[goblue193]

you people are blowing this way out of proportion its what he FELT like  then not what he feels now

[slimithy12]

@goblue193 well said, i was about to say the same thing. he was simply being honest about the thoughts he had as a bitter young man coming up. he clearly said that it wasnt them he hated but himself. he resented them because they were everything he wanted to be!

[greene99sadnham]

I'm disappointed in people calling others "Uncle Tom" in a negative light.

Obviously they have never read the book, or understand what Uncle Tom stood for when it was written. You should be embarrassed if you're a proud African American and never have read Uncle Tom's Cabin. That book was a huge factor in abolitionist movement...Uncle Tom was and still is a hero.

READ THE DAMN BOOK!!!

[TheDOLMET]

Larry Bird's father killed himself and was probadly poorer than Micheal Jordan and Magic Johnson growing up. So what do you call Larry Bird? If being a intellgent, having two parents, and going to Duke, being a Uncle Tom. You can call me a Uncle Tom all day long.

[laclipps1]

@TheDOLMET red neck backwoods country trash

[DonCorleone87]

and to add on to what I said, Jalen Rose said that he was upset that his mom "busted her hump for 20+ years"... not to tangle up with what Rose said about Grant Hill's mom going to college and being successful, but what do you think she did?! I bet Grant Hill put in more hard work than Rose's mom ever did, and that's a testament to where Grant Hill's family is today.

[DonCorleone87]

Chris Broussard on ESPN First Take said it the best: a lot of black people nowadays look at blacks who actually work hard and excel in education, business, and other fields other than sports or music as "sell outs" or Uncle Toms. That, in turn, is widely the cause of an identity crisis within the black community. It's really unfortunate, but it is pervasive in black culture.

[TheDOLMET]

@DonCorleone87

Chris Broussard is so right. That is a intelligent dude. I like him, he is REAL.

[caesarves]

@DonCorleone87 Black athletes and entertainer's are the only reason Blacks are respected, revered and idolised all over the world. Take a knee my juniour niggaz: don't listen to bitch-ass Bill Cosby, he's ashamed to be black, fuck gay-ass classical music listening Ben Carson, he's an Oreo. The world of doctors, scientists, and engineers is white man's occupations in white world, you neva get no respect there. Fuck Grant Hill, he play stiff like a whiteboy, no flava whatsoeva, piano playin' mofo

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves What a disgusting and vile neanderthal you are. Speak for yourself sir! You have no right or claim to other black people or people of any other race with your backward, asinine, infantile and worthless comments. It's knuckle headed idiots like you that hurt our image. Go away! Just drop off the face of the planet!!

[caesarves]

@EarlRegent Well well, looks like I just smoked out anotha lite-skin self-hatin', wishes he was white, only diggin' xxxPeachxxxx coz she lite-skin, Oreo mofo. Yo cordroy nigga, don't you got some Coldplay or Backstreet Boys to be listening to b4 you mess with a real Thug? Wussup with that gay-ass british accent of yours? U need to get yo' carribean ass cricket ass stateside so afta kickin said ass, I can color yo' ass black'n'blue u ol honky-ridin' ho.

[EarlRegent]

@caesarves You need English lessons mate! There is nothing wrong with the British Accent. There is nothing wrong with anyone aside you and your race obsessed world view. Might I suggest a very good grammar book for you (Grammar For Adults), I believe it's by Niki Haze I could be wrong.

[caesarves]

@EarlRegent OMG! This royal highness nigga up in the UK, source-crib of all the Crackaz in this mothafucka be lecturing my ignant ass on how 2 talk propa like a White Man so we can get they honky-ass approval, sell out like tired nigga Grant Hill and git o'selves an Oreo bitch. Man I fuck'em white girls daily. They be dodgin' yo' slave-ass coz you be acting White! Fool, get hard before some english ponce mothafucka drop yo' ass like orangutan Princess Harry. Oh hell, tell Pippa, jigga 4 real

[insertgenericnameher]

I don't get what the big deal is, all that shit is in the past tense. IE, how he felt at the time, not how he felt now.

[LakerKev]

Both Jalen's and Grant's families come from the same place. The only difference is that Grant's family made it out a generation earlier than Jalen's. But make no mistake about it, both families went through the same struggles. Jalen's kids wont know what its like to want for anything. They wont have to go through the same things as Jalen went through. They are in the same position as Grant Hill was as a kid. Both families have more in common than not.

[Wesson4]

fuck duke

[billyvanbvb]

This is all an intricate, well-planned production or platform By Jalen Rose. Seriously, look it up, he is the brains behind the recent Fab 5 documentary and undoubtedly gets payed handsomely being the executive producer as well as payments for continous, round the clock interviews with espn and various news outlets.

ALL HE HAS REALLY DONE IS BRING UP AN OLD ISSUE (INSTITUTIONAL RACISM) AT THE PERFECT TIME (MARCH MADNESS) IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY. WELL DONE JALEN, YOU JUST MADE A TON OF MONEY

[MrJeckel]

Its unbelievable how many people don't know how to differentiate past tense speech with present tense speech... No wonder people make fun of america. Jalen rose says something that pertains to his thoughts as a 18-22 yr old and is being held accountable for it as a 38 yr old as if he still believes it. He has cleared it up a million times saying he doesn't believe they are uncle toms anymore but of course no one cares. You know what people say about ASSUMING... make an ass out of u and me.

[kardzfn21]

What country did Rose & Hill play in? America-Wanna complain bout what Jalen said 2 thoughts - 1.Take a history class b/c what's the 1st rule of the Constitution? Right to FREE SPEECH 2. I've heard what Jalen said & I read Grant's article the difference is-Jalen says That's how I use to think, Grant can't just say ok. Instead he hasta cry like he did when the Fab 5 arrived- Grant went 2 Duke to be noticed Fab 5 stole Duke's spotlight-Hill, Laettner, Hurley, & Coach K are still going on about it.

[lonewolv3]

Listen up idiots: Calling someone an "Uncle Tom" IS RACIST. There is no way around it. LMAO @ all the racist apologists here trying to spin it and justify what he said. If you agree with Jalen, then YOU are a racist too.

[BARNUT07]

something similar but different sport Fernando Vargas (boxer) was ask why do you hate Oscor de la hoya so much?Fernando responded b/c he is not Mexican enough to clean cut dresses nice ,well spoken ...I'm mexican american n we are not all thugs or cholos..except will call a mexican -american that tries to act white a coconut .

[84ratpoison]

well of course we know jalen rose doesn't like success. who wants to take thugs anyway.

[lafreeway]

Espn just had a special on Coach K winning 900 games and how great that is. I feel that he should not get any credit since he did not recruit inner city blacks.

[illmixture]

if #4 would of hit tim hardaway son instead of puting it up michagan would of won today damn im from ohio and i was hopin michagan won ain't that some shit o state gon wit tho so its all good

[NinjaMonkey444]

Duke does only take one type of player. A player that can committ to four years of playing college ball and who can withstand the acadmic oriented courses offered at Duke. Duke basketball isn't for those who only want to stay one or two years, and then head to the NBA chasing the money, hoes, cars, and clothes. Most of the Five left after two or three years. They didn't really want to play college ball, they only saught the glamor of the NBA. Damn right Duke didn't take their asses!

[chichibud31]

can't understand the uproar..wasn't it standard practice for organisations in america to favour 'black' people who identified more with 'white' culture, things that 'whites' like to talk about etc..still is today..jalen was given his thoughts as a teen..doesn't sound like he see's it that way today..

[DSNCB919]

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE VISITED DUKE!!! Ive visited friends there a few times and I hate the place im not calling blacks uncle toms that go there but I did notice a huge change from my black friends that once they attended duke began to feel superior than me or act as if they worked harder because they went to a "superior" college there is a huge problem with blacks forgetting who they are once they attend a school like this. duke = stuck up not everyone but all that I met.. and i hate duke

[jay5wills7]

People are blowing his comments way out of proportion. Jalen Rose is speaking of how he felt in college 15 years ago not now. He was jealous Grant hill had two hardworking wealthy parents and that he had a mother barely making it. He was jealous that Grant Hills life was so much easier and his wasnt. He used uncle tom not so much for its definition but more as to describe his feelings about Grant Hill and duke.

[marcarrow]

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE HE'S COMING FROM. THIS ALL STEMS FROM THE WILLE LYNCH MENTALITY. LOOK IT UP!

[sunofthecea]

@marcarrow  Willy Lynch mentality came from the Willy Lynch letter, which was a hoax.

[illmixture]

uncle toms wear skinny jeans



[WildwoodClaire1]

In regard to Rose's complaints about Coach K's recruiting, it's likely Coach K recruits players who: 1) at least meet the academic minimums of Duke University, and 2) understand they will be college students required to attend class and achieve passing grades. In regard to Rose's "Uncle Tom" comment, that is typical of the self-defeating, anti-intellectual attitude found among some economically deprived urban blacks. In that sad world view, academic success is disparaged as "white."

[boxcarracer184]

fuck the fab five. they were a bunch of overrated way to cocky kids who thought they had it all to win tons of championships and never amounted to shit. and everytime they lost they started calling people names and shit. like really? you are gonna be that much of a sore loser? grow up.

[Caron3Butler]

Jalen speaks the TRUTH.

[brasilsronaldo]

@Caron3Butler your just as ignorant and arrogant as j.rose..but let me get this straight..you think its wrong for african americans to be successful and have a happy family? they are considered sellouts or uncle toms because they arent poor, they're educated and have a father and mother? my brother the system is made for us to fail, and you have to acheive beyond that..im not tryin to diss you, this is the truth.

[sunofthecea]

@Caron3Butler What did Duke do to J. Rose? Not recruit him? So what you're reiterating is that intelligent black people who go to Duke are uncle toms? J. Rose was not only jealous of G. Hill but in fact of Duke. They are who the world strives to be. Jalen, just like you talks out of his ass.

[kswizzy99]

wow, this is ALL he said? I don't like the "Uncle Tom" term because it kinda demeans white people so when I saw what a big deal ESPN was making out of it and how they dramatically discussed it, I thought what he did was F'd up. But after watching this, it doesn't seem like a big deal. ESPN took it COMPLETELY out of context. Jalen's comments are totally understandable under the circumstance.

[Alkebulan32]

You guys are making a big deal out of nothing.. he USED to think that at 18 or whatever age he was, and he was HONEST enough to admit it. All of us have held some ignorant or misguided views in our youth, so give the man a break. And I'm glad he didn't apologize..

[wjk2109]

Stay Classy Jalen

[gshooting]

A lot of these comments just show that certain people need hearing aids.

[RedAvery1]

Too fuckin bad boo fuckin hoo Whiny hatin little bitches. WTF is wrong with your racist ass. White guy said that shit its the end of that white nigga

[KINGVBLOCKTV]

im black and i think he is rite grant hill grew up a rich kid and jalen grew up poor so jalen has the rite to say that

[watchMEshyne]

@KINGVBLOCKTV

so just cause your black and are educated and have money your an Uncle-tom ???

[jonesjames43]

wow..what a strong statement from jalen rose.here's the bottom line..they should have better duke.period.michigan had a extremley terrific starting 5 but duke just played better and bust the fab 5's ass

[bzphilly]

People can think whatever they want about Jalen Rose, but these "he was just discussing the past" arguments are pretty much out the window at this point. I say this because he had a chance to clarify his "Uncle Tom" comment after the fact on ESPN 1st Take. I found it interesting that he didn't apologize to anyone he might have offended and really, didn't back off his comment ONE BIT. Again, think whatever you want about the guy, but don't tell me he was merely discussing the past.

[kedrick06]

Jalen Rose is speaking in the past tense, you people shouldn't take things so out of context.. Fuck

[MPHswayze]

It's debatable that Rose considers some of these feelings as in his past. His tone suggests that he still has bruised feelings over a lot of the events of his life. I can see how a black kid from Detroit who didn't know his father would be bitter about that even as a monetarily successful adult

I say monetarily. Is Rose successful? A man who is bitter and caustic about what "the world" thinks isn't a very confident man. Attempting to stand for crassness and braggadocio isn't commendable.

[simgen5]

I'm black an I call bullsh*t on Jalen Rose statement..Now black men are uncle tom's for being from a two parent household..and going to Duke..Unbelievable!!

[NJNC12]

@simgen5 He said that as a 17 year old not as an adult. He said that today on ESPN but he wouldnt take back how duke goes after black players. He is right about that. He couldve used another term other then uncle toms but he was 17 years old. Shit i used that term before towards my friends and i had both parents in the house hold when i was coming up. Calling them uncle tom in stuff for going to a white schools that used them for sports only and treated them different as a person.

[shifragri]

@simgen5 I'm Black also and I think Jalen Rose's comments are beyond ignorant!

[ndc18]

@shifragri fuck duke nigga!!!! American hates flashy, young black athletes!!!!!!

[ndc18]

@simgen5 fuck duke nigga!!!! America hates flashy, young black men.

[cibida1]

@simgen5 That's how he FELT. And honestly, that's how a lot of young black men felt then and now.

[wjk2109]

@cibida1 if young black men still feel like this now, then their parents and community have failed them.

[FreshTiDef]

@simgen5 Hey man, he's speaking on how he USE to feel. LISTEN!

[gumper]

@simgen5 LOL. He's speakin from his mentality when he was 18.

[LakerKev]

@simgen5 - Keep in mind that J was a kid when he felt like that. And the underlying issue comes back to those black fathers who abandon their kids and the effect that it has not only on the kids but society as a whole. Jalen wanted desparately to know his father just like Grant Hill did. At 18 or 19 he wasnt mature enough to express that constructively other than to lash out and call Grant an Uncle Tom. He clearly does not feel that way now.

[tpstrat14]

@simgen5 A disproportionate percentage of blacks are in prison, ghettos, getting murdered, doing hard drugs and prostituting. What that tells me is not that blacks are worse people than whites, but that the effects of slavery are still reverberating strongly in society. So to Jalen, an uncle Tom family is any black family that has somehow escaped this vicious cycle. He is merely jealous is all. I wish that someone could reach out to him so that he didn't have to feel this way.

[ndc18]

@simgen5 You obviously have never been poor. nigga please!!!!!!

[jetdatboy]

@simgen5 Wrong. That is what you white people(you're not black) make it into because it fits your agenda. They are Uncle Toms because they forget about their people. Black two parent households are beautiful. Don't categorize them by two parent households so that it proves your "point" that black people from the lower class don't have fathers. Disgusting filth

[Mr40acresandamule]

@simgen5 It is jealousy in the black comment. There is a joke that says what do crabs in a barrel have in common with blacks? They pull each other down when one tries to get to the top.

[larryjohnny]

@simgen5 ofcourse, man, Duke only takes a few blacks to have a good bball team and even those selections are elitist blacks ! Jalen Rose was right on and I agree with his statements !

[caesarves]

@simgen5 You obviously a middle class Oreo yo'self hating yo'self for not being white. What you gon' then go to Morehouse and write papers about the 'White Power Structure' holding you back? You like Uncle Ruckus Herman Cain

[Micheleeroo]

But really the bigger lesson here is how heartbroken this young man is for not having a present father. Let this be a lesson to all who would cavalierly get some girl pregnant and then drop out of the picture. That is a terrible thing to do to a child. This is proof. I hope this young man's heart is bound up and healed at some point. then he can get on with life and someday be the responsible, caring father he wished he'd had. that is a great way to move on and put it right in the future.

[Micheleeroo]

How sad when it draws criticism that black young men would "dare" to come from economically successful two-parent families. As if they did something wrong! This is a problem, folks. Now they get subjected to racist rants when they did nothing wrong? This is not right.

[ndc18]

@Micheleeroo fuck duke nigga!!!!!!! America hates flashy young black athletes.

[torr5962]

Funny thing is, even today he doesnt have the journalist tact to say he didnt understand the far reaching negative power the word 'Uncle Tom" can have on another black male. I would bet anything he didnt even know who Harriat Beecher Stowe was, that she was anti-slavery, or what her book tried to represent for its time. Rose was a 20 yr old kid who was mad his Dad didnt care about him. As an adult now, he should apologize for his comments.

[JP091998]

@torr5962 i agree that he should apologize for the uncle tom part. not for the part about duke recruiting a specific type of player. i dont know this to be true, but sounds fairly accurate

[torr5962]

@JP091998 Nah thats bullshit in recent years. Their Pg this year isnt .

[JP091998]

he also said that he was bitter towards ppl lik grant hill for havin a 2 parent home, father who played in the nfl, mother who went 2 college. he specifically admitted he was "jealous." he was not showing hatred towards "uncle tom, the ppl" but the way they lived n grew up. N he says he spoke 4 da ppl who had a large tv that didnt work n watched thru a small tv that did . I am from da ghetto/hood. I understand what he is talking about. U cant truly understand some1 unless uve been in their shoes

[gigalonupe]

The charges of racism against Rose are totally off base for one thing all he did was say what a whole lotta people think of duke. Also to be racist you have to believe your race is superior AND have the ability to manifest that belief through creating policy or laws to carry out that thought.

[lonewolv3]

@gigalonupe Calling someone an "Uncle Tom" IS RACIST. There is no way around it. LMAO @ all the racist apologists here trying to spin it and justify what he said. If you agree with Jalen, then YOU are a racist too.

"Also to be racist you have to believe your race is superior AND have the ability to manifest that belief through creating policy or laws to carry out that thought." So you're saying unless you are a lawmaker or have lots of money & influence, you can't be a racist? BWAHAHAHAHAHA

[gigalonupe]

@lonewolv3 Not apologizing as there is nothing to apologize for. He said how he felt @ 17 or 18. He even went on to say he was "jealous". What else do people want lol? Nothing racist about what he said at all and nothing else need be said about it other than Willie Lynch's methods are alive and well.

[Mistuhbig]

@lonewolv3 That is not racist. An Uncle Tom is a Black person who acts subservient to Whites and supports beliefs and policies that are beneficial to White people at the expense of Black people.. No matter what culture one is from, it is healthy to have self respect and pride in one's culture while respecting others. Is an Irish person racist for celebrating St. Patrick's Day? NO!. He or she is celebrating their culture. As a teen, Jalen Rose was ignorant and misguided, but not a racist

[lonewolv3]

F U Jalen Rose you racist piece of $hit. What's the matter, they aren't "hood" enough for you to be considered authentically black or something?

[kctigereye]

@lonewolv3 Fuck Duke!!!!! He's not racist

[JP091998]

for all you people who think they know everything-- don't call someone a racist based upon one sentence or 1:28 minutes of a highlight reel on youtube. and yes even though he is black, using a racial term towards other black is discriminating and still racial. however, i bet MOST of you commenting are people who are better off and arent "hood"... and so on. People are products of their environment, and if you spent extra time listening to the recent and mature Jalen he mentions he was only 17

[torr5962]

@JP091998 He was 20, not 17, but point well taken. He was a kid who didnt know any better. But where was the resentment for Webber, who was not an urban kid? He should have made it clear that his young comments were immature and demeaning to people like Grant Hill. He hated Laettner because he was white and "soft". Ask Shaq how soft Laettner was the two times Duke smacked LSU. Ask Alonzo Mourning. Ask Larry Johnson.

[JP091998]

@torr5962 i just watched 1st and 10 and i took exactly what he said . he said he made the statement when he was 17, and "they", his teammates included, called other kids uncle toms. the grant hill part is also stated here.

[MrJeckel]

@torr5962 Webber WAS an urban kid. Webber grew up in a ghetto neighbourhood in detroit as well. The difference is that webber went to a private high school.. the SAME high school shane battier went to.

[ndc18]

@torr5962 true!!!

[gigalonupe]

@torr5962 I agree with your post for the most part however Laettner got son'd in the NBA while Zo and Shaq had great careers. Christian was quite soft. lol

[TheNextAriGold]

@torr5962 Ask Shaq, Larry Johnson, or Alonzo Mourning if they'd trade NBA careers with Laetner. For that matter, ask Rose or Webber.

[ndc18]

@lonewolv3 America hates flashy, young black men.

P.S. Go fuck Rush Limbaugh!!!!!!

[lonewolv3]

@ndc18 Wrong again dumbshit! "America" (as if I could speak for an entire country) is designed so people can succeed, no matter what color they are. We just hate ignorant, racist MoFo's who want to bring race into everything like you and this clown here.