We all know how dispicable Vick is. Warrick Dunn is also a successful black athelete. He also grew up in the South, where dog fighting is allegedly part of the culture, and didn't have the best homelife (raised by his mother, a police officer in Baton Rouge who was gunned down in a robbery). Dunn doesn't need Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson to speak on his behalf. His actions speak for him. While Vick uses his NFL spoils to fund dog fighting for all his thug buddies and smoke weed everyday, Dunn has helped over 100 poor families buy their first home. Do the same ignorant people wearing Vick jerseys in support of a fellon think Warrick Dunn is soft or label him an uncle Tom? Why can these people only see race and not right and wrong? Sorry for the rant....just thinking aloud.
2007-12-13 05:32:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football (American)
I've always been a fan of Dunn for what he does both on and off the field. My wife, a non-football fan, is even aware and appreciative of Dunn because of the work he has done to help those families.
I'm a white man, and I think Vick is a thug. On the flipside, I think Warrick Dunn is someone my kids should look up to and emulate. I don't care that at all about their race - our actions, not our skin color, determine who we are.
2007-12-13 05:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by Craig S 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Some great points. I live here in Altanta, and I don't think it is that there is no support for Dunn. There is support, and lot's of it.
The difference is twofold.
First, Dunn is no longer a superstar. Vick, rightly or wrongly, was adopted by Atlanta (particularly the Arfican American fanbase that constitutes a large % of fans here) as not only a saviour of the franchise, but also a great symbol for that community.
He was a black QB that was as big or bigger than anyone, and thus a symbol of great pride among those who feel Arfircan Americans don't get a fair shake to be a QB or in the U.S. in general.
Sadly, many of those people are so jaded by that view that they cannot see Vick for who he really is, which is a bad guy.
It really wouldn't matter what he did. If he were being punished by "the system" he was a martyr to them. That is why Vick jerseys still show up in the Georgia Dome despite his disgusting acts.
I would say that these people are in the minority -- most see Vick for what he is.
Everyone see's Dunn for the class act he is. If he were rushing for 2000 yards a year, you would here more about it.
This was Vick's team, however.
2007-12-13 05:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by h_charles 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have also never heard anything negative about Dunn, ever. Maybe about his play, he can be tackled by the shoe strings, but that's playing smart for him so he doesn't get killed out there. The guy is a class act. Vick(was), Crump truck, and Dunn are my favorite players in the league and I've been a fan of Atl since the 98 season. I have my reasons for not being a Vick fan anymore, but I don't hate on anyone who still supports him. With that said, Dunn has done amazing things in his life and he'll be remembered by many people for a long time for doing things in and outside of football.
Buckeye dude as much as I hate the Big 10 as a whole, great analogy. Good luck beating LSU, OSU has a good chance as opposed to playing my dawgs who would kill OSU.
2007-12-13 05:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by jesse t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Michael Vick
2016-05-23 09:45:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People always have the choice to make decisions, whether they be right or wrong and whether the person is black, white, brown, red, yellow, green or blue. It only becomes racial if the public listens to the media who will always try to sensationalize it. Michael Vick made his bed and it's in a prison. He forgot one important thing, to grow up. As far as people who wear his shirt, oh well, that is their choice, as well. Hopefully, they don't think that what he did with the Pits was OK, but that he was a good ball player. People make mistakes in their lives, it's part of growing. But should we let this error in Vick's life, determine his entire future? That's not for us to do. Only God has the right to judge. We need to forgive and move on, just as Vick will have to do. He will have to try to forgive himself. Warrick Dunn has a good heart and had a tough life. But he grew from his troubles and hardships and became a man. Vick will have his chance.
2007-12-13 05:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by David T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are correct on all points. Vick doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Warrick Dunn.Atlanta fans should be rallying around a guy like Dunn instead of worshipping a criminal low-life thug like Vick. There is something wrong with those people!
2007-12-13 05:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can not compare Warrick Dunn and Michael Vick. Obviously one has a sense of idenity and feels obligated while the other one is just too into himself. The fact is that some people can never change. Vick grew up with dog fighting so he continued to fight dogs. He grew up smoking Pot. So he smokes pot now. What do we expect when we daft these players. The answers is they can't be role models. And no one should look at Michael Vick as a role model. He is a professional athlete and a polarizing one that kids want to be like because of his ability. While I respect Dunns character and it shows me what kind of person he is, that kind of behavior should not be accepted out of every athlete. How many rich business people do you have stealing your money and not helping out the needy. No one looks at those people and points their fingers and putts them in jail. They are role models as well. Most people don't change except on the outside. If we did not want Vick being himself we shouldn't have drafted him. If we want a character NFL class then maybe we should require college graduation before turning pro.
2007-12-13 05:52:09 · answer #7 · answered by Adil H 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well as far as i see with Dunn hes a model character of when NFL players should be doing all around the league to help the less fortunate and he does it on his own without help of the so called sorry arsed racists ike sharpton or jackson
2007-12-13 07:23:49 · answer #8 · answered by jim c 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Excellent observation Josh. Its amazing how our society focuses on the negative celebrity in peril. We seem to have become tabloid junkies or Jerry Springer mentality worshipers. Its seldom we here of stand up guys anymore and there are still plenty of them in professional sports. These should be our heros and not the Mike Vicks of the world. Look at reggie Bush right now, the trade rumors, he is being labled as a possible bust. You dont hear about what he did for the city of New Orleans after Katrina, all you hear about is his agent scandle at USC.
We listen to the Jim Rhome of the world spout thier negative shock jock sports journalism and seem to eat it up. Maybe as a society we lend ourselves to exactly what is going on with the thug mentality in some professional sports icons.
John Wooden ( Wizard of Westwood) said his greatest success in life was not winning 10 out of 12 National Championships with UCLA, it was his ability to develop the character of the Athletes who played for him. He stated many times that his successes came later in life when he read about his former players becomming upstanding members of society.
2007-12-13 06:01:47 · answer #9 · answered by voodoo_4466 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dunn is a stand up guy, and there are plenty of other players like him in the nfl. it would be good for the nfl if they highlighted the players who do the right thing...and the media should be more attentive to the guys who are setting a good example. for every negative story, there are 10 good stories...but espn, etc dont seem to care.
2007-12-13 05:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋