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Originally Posted by Archaea
Thug label is attachable based on actions and dress. If the NBAers want to dress like drug dealers, I'll call them gangstas. If they want to act like the Admiral or Grant Hill, they'll be treated as the gentlemen they have become.
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So, you've got no problem with them as long as they know their place? 
I remember the first time I met my father-in-law. He was very old-school (which is code for racist). We were watching a basketball game on television, and for two hours all I heard were complaints about how many "black fellas" there were in the NBA. It was an odd combination of resentment, fear and jealousy. Today, when I hear people talk about all the "thugs" in the NBA, I hear my father-in-law. The only difference is that my father-in-law didn't use the word "thug". He was much more direct.
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