Richard Sherman

[Fat_Bulldog]

Savagely. Yeah, I'm done here.

Not savagely. Ravagely. Savageness imbued with rage.

Can't quit now.

Are you guys fans of the group "Savage Garden?"

[heyzeus]

meh

[slide_into_first]

Back in the day, PCP cigarettes were called "Shermans." Just sayin'.

[JL21]

Wait... threats?

[Jocephus]

I have specifically said that his behavior reminded me of the WWE. They are predominantly white.

Just to be clear, I don't care what color he is. When a guy gets on camera, tells everyone that he's the greatest player, and screams threats.......... I think it's childish and unprofessional. Call me old-fashioned.

but do you consider WWE performers to be thugs?

he also didn't scream threats. he said "Don’t you open your mouth about the best. Or I’m gonna shut it for you real quick." which would be one "threat", not plural. but i think he means on the football field, in the context of the rules. not that he's going to find crabtree in the parking lot, etc.

he did also say, which i didn't pick up originally on, "L.O.B." which apparently, via google, stands for legion of boom, a description for the seahawks secondary, which is clearly a reference to the famous "legion of doom" tag team in the 80s/90s WWF...which would seem that even he, and his teammates, know its a bit silly/manufactured. you yourself considered his actions to be similar to WWE, and i dont think anyone considers them thugs (and it can't only be because WWE know who is going to win)

edit: im wrong, LOB is a play on legion of doom, but from the DC villians aspect (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_ ... eahawks%29) . similar concept though, pop culture reference.

[Jocephus]

Back in the day, PCP cigarettes were called "Shermans." Just sayin'.

and richard is long for dick!

[sighyoung]

Back in the day, PCP cigarettes were called "Shermans." Just sayin'.

and richard is long for dick!

Which is appropriate, given that Sherman's owner was named Mr. Peabody.

[Socnorb11]

I have specifically said that his behavior reminded me of the WWE. They are predominantly white.

Just to be clear, I don't care what color he is. When a guy gets on camera, tells everyone that he's the greatest player, and screams threats.......... I think it's childish and unprofessional. Call me old-fashioned.

but do you consider WWE performers to be thugs?

he also didn't scream threats. he said "Don’t you open your mouth about the best. Or I’m gonna shut it for you real quick." which would be one "threat", not plural. but i think he means on the football field, in the context of the rules. not that he's going to find crabtree in the parking lot, etc.

he did also say, which i didn't pick up originally on, "L.O.B." which apparently, via google, stands for legion of boom, a description for the seahawks secondary, which is clearly a reference to the famous "legion of doom" tag team in the 80s/90s WWF...which would seem that even he, and his teammates, know its a bit silly/manufactured. you yourself considered his actions to be similar to WWE, and i dont think anyone considers them thugs (and it can't only be because WWE know who is going to win)

edit: im wrong, LOB is a play on legion of doom, but from the DC villians aspect (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_ ... eahawks%29) . similar concept though, pop culture reference.

To me, "thug" is not a racist term. I jokingly tell my co-workers from time to time that I'm going to send my "thugs" after them, but it's not intended to be racial. By definition, thug means "a violent person, esp. a criminal".

The point is that I compared him to a group of angry, violent, predominantly white men (WWE). How is that racist?

[Jocephus]

yes, technically, that is what thug means. and in a perfect world, it would remain that. however, you must be awfully naive to not realize, in our modern society, what it *can* and typically does connote.

GIS thug

and actually, im not sure how predominately white the WWE is anymore...granted i haven't watched since the early 2000s ( i miss the attitude era so much)...maybe it still is, i dont know...but regardless, they aren't a group of angry, violent people, its an act. you've said that sherman is/could be doing this for promotional reasons, then why also label him as violent/angry? you said he didn't reach a "middle ground", and then you compare him to WWE promotion, which im assuming you know there is no middle ground in wrestling. you go all the way. sherman goes "all the way" and now he's violent/angry.

[TimeForGuinness]

"There hasn't been this much excitement and controversy over some dude named Sherman since Atlanta 1864." - my cousin