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http://www.cosellout.com/?p=140#comment-762
"And while I will challenge anybody fact-for-fact who says Nash was more deserving than LeBron, let's just assume that I had a few drinks, am in an insanely generous mood, and granted benefit-of-extreme-doubt courtesy #2. But what defies any semblance of fairness, logic, and rational human thought is the indefensible LANDSLIDE MVP vote that concluded with Nash receiving 57 to Lebron's 16 first place votes. With Socrates, Plato, and NBA MVP voting history turned on their respective heads, this vote is "Exhibit A" why future MVP judging should be permanently taken away from our nation's sportswriters. "
"So from now on, I will go back to rooting for Steve Nash, and for everything that he represents. I'll root for his game, his community service and most urgently, for his anti-war stance to be heard by as many people as possible. And if he is not facing my beloved Knicks in the finals, I might even root hard for him to get that championship ring. But it is simply not fair or ethical to wildly root for Nash, but not challenge the white privilege that he regularly receives by a media that predominantly looks likes him, lives vicariously through him, and probably wants to BE him. Rooting for Nash comes with the added responsibility of demanding the very same accolades, credit, and attention be given to any other athlete who is just as worthy, if not more worthy of our praise. So yes, it is clearly my fault because while I was innocently cheering for Steve Nash, enjoying his on-court game, and admiring his off-court causes, it took me this long to write why "It's Not Steve Nash's Fault".
2007-10-16
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