Pro Sports Team...Wanna Send A Message...
Over the NBA All Star weekend and what was thought to be a successful weekend for the NBA and the City of Las Vegas, turned out to be the weekend of hell for Vegas and it's hotels. According to local talk radio shows and the Las Vegas Journal. Vegas was turned upside down with thugs, female thugs and oh yeah, more thugs. Now I'm not going to cast expursions on a certain race of people, but lets put this way. Singer, Gary Taylor has a single called "Lovin' My People," and it points out the "good" things about blacks. The positive. The way we dance. The way we come together as family. All that that is good about blacks. Our style. What have you.
Yet, no matter how proud a people we are. No matter how good a people we are. No matter how respectful and law abiding people we are. There are a few amongst us that pulls unwanted publicity and unwanted criticism at us, which lumps us all, in the same damn boat.
And it's upsetting and demoralizing to see this happening. Because in the long run, it's the innocent amongst us that will bear the brunt of being denied basic services such as having a meal in a good restaurant. According to a poll, servers and/or host have a negative view of blacks when it comes to the issue of tipping. Blacks as whole don't follow tipping guidelines either by lack of knowledge or just refuse to show appreciation for the person whose job it is to serve them...
But that is a mole hill in comparison to what we are finding out about what happened in Vegas. 5 shootings, 350 arrests, multiple fights and oh by the way, more fights that involved guns. According to AOL's Sports Columnist, Jason Whitlock, a restaurant had to close down a couple of hours due to the insults and assaults lobbed at her employees.
All of this happened in four short days, in conjunction of the NBA All Star Weekend. No don't get me wrong, yeah, the league is majority black. Yes, the league is trying to separate itself from the hip hop image aka the thug image and Yes, the league is trying to crack down on a few of it's knuckle heads and in no way, am I saying that the league or it's players is responsible for the bullbleep that ravaged Vegas last weekend. However, I will tell you who is responsible for the bullbleep that was Vegas. The media. Yes, the media, because if they just do their damn jobs, we would not be getting bits and pieces of what really happened in Vegas. The media should have told the story of the waitress who was spit on and the casino hostesses who were called bitches and ho's. Should have told the story of how a new hotel, such as the Wynn was the site of thug nation. The media should have told the story of how the police were undermanned for the weekend. Who else is the blame? The individuals who ruined for the next time I go to Vegas and have to pay an additional fee for something else. Additional taxes for the additional police officers. And the half assed treatment I will get from the next hostess, who is busting her ass on the casino floors serving drinks.
I think Gary Taylor needs to remix his song and change the title of his song from "Lovin' My People to "Lovin' SOME of My People."
Yet, no matter how proud a people we are. No matter how good a people we are. No matter how respectful and law abiding people we are. There are a few amongst us that pulls unwanted publicity and unwanted criticism at us, which lumps us all, in the same damn boat.
And it's upsetting and demoralizing to see this happening. Because in the long run, it's the innocent amongst us that will bear the brunt of being denied basic services such as having a meal in a good restaurant. According to a poll, servers and/or host have a negative view of blacks when it comes to the issue of tipping. Blacks as whole don't follow tipping guidelines either by lack of knowledge or just refuse to show appreciation for the person whose job it is to serve them...
But that is a mole hill in comparison to what we are finding out about what happened in Vegas. 5 shootings, 350 arrests, multiple fights and oh by the way, more fights that involved guns. According to AOL's Sports Columnist, Jason Whitlock, a restaurant had to close down a couple of hours due to the insults and assaults lobbed at her employees.
All of this happened in four short days, in conjunction of the NBA All Star Weekend. No don't get me wrong, yeah, the league is majority black. Yes, the league is trying to separate itself from the hip hop image aka the thug image and Yes, the league is trying to crack down on a few of it's knuckle heads and in no way, am I saying that the league or it's players is responsible for the bullbleep that ravaged Vegas last weekend. However, I will tell you who is responsible for the bullbleep that was Vegas. The media. Yes, the media, because if they just do their damn jobs, we would not be getting bits and pieces of what really happened in Vegas. The media should have told the story of the waitress who was spit on and the casino hostesses who were called bitches and ho's. Should have told the story of how a new hotel, such as the Wynn was the site of thug nation. The media should have told the story of how the police were undermanned for the weekend. Who else is the blame? The individuals who ruined for the next time I go to Vegas and have to pay an additional fee for something else. Additional taxes for the additional police officers. And the half assed treatment I will get from the next hostess, who is busting her ass on the casino floors serving drinks.
I think Gary Taylor needs to remix his song and change the title of his song from "Lovin' My People to "Lovin' SOME of My People."
posted by J.C. "Fanz23" Lewis, Jr | 10:37 AM
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