Re: Racism in the NBA and NFL
Ah, yes. The fundamental distinction between pandering to mistaken values or attempting to change those values.
SammyKid's asking what the problem is with throwback jerseys and jewelry. The NBA is losing fans - ticket holders just don't identify with that image. Do you see many people with ostentatious jewelry and throwback jerseys in the crowds of NBA games? You're more likely to see business casual - at least in the lower tiers.
You're asking the wrong question. It's not up to the NBA to change long-standing biases or prejudices, it's up to them to make money and sell tickets. You can shout all you want about racism, but you are all over the map with your charges. No one is complaining about Ben Wallace's hair, either. So, congratulations on the strawman, but I'm not buying it.
If you believe it is up to corporations to project values on society rather than reflect them, then the debate ends here. Again, it's not up to the NBA to tell John Q. Ticketholder in Indiana what he should think about NBA players.
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