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Visitor, "CW" writes...

Though I'm more drawn to the actual "news" that proceeds the posts on many of the mainstream sports sites (AOL Sports, for one), I do from time to time pause and read through a couple of them. Without fail, they sadden me.
There seems to be a profound loss of basic intelligence in the society today, and with it, a loss of conscience, courage, dignity, integrity, civility...you know those basic things that we Americans like to brag about us having that other countries lack, and thus we are the stronger and the wiser for possessing?
In the past couple of weeks, the first prominent female onscreen analyst of major golf, made an off-color humorless comment about "lynching Tiger Woods in an alley. In one of the many ensuing reactions, former NFL Great, Jim Brown, weighed-in on his opinion about the lack of opinion by Mr. Woods. Mr. Brown was blasted in the responding posts for taking exception with Woods.

But, if you think that Tiger Woods doesn't have a responsibility to our society to set straight someone who is in as prized a position within society (and paid well to be there)as Ms Tilghman, then I'm sadder for you than for him. If you want to live in a world where your children can view the best golfer of our times subjected to hateful comments (since when is the word lynching funny in any context?), and then for whatever his reasons are, offer no response so as to not give those children a clear message as to whether the statements were "okay", then so be it. Just know, that WE ARE ALL PART OF THE SOLUTION, OR,PART OF THE PROBLEM.
Futher, if you think that Tiger Woods makes all of the money that he does simply because he's the "Best", and that it has nothing to do with the fact that he's Black/Asian, think again. I shudder at the abject ignorance.
I know that life is like a pendulum, things swing one way for awhile, and then they swing the other way. It is clear that most of the people who post comments here are overeacting to the "careful" comments of the politically-correct. But, let us not be so like the pendulum until we swing to the equal distance on the other side.
For a time, people like Jim Brown and Jesse Jackson were utterly revered for the courage shown on stances taken on many topics. Now, it's become equally common for people to show disdain for their comments simply because they're "commenting". For them to take a stand now, in the face of the current disdain, is as commendable as it was then, when everyone championed their involvement. So, go ahead, refer to Jim Brown in the simple ignorance of your way as "JB", instead of "MR Brown". Dismiss with your common way, his opinion that is more worthy than the bluster you manage. Afterall, this is the AMERICA that he helped to produce, in which you have the absolute right of equality to be as ignorant as you so choose.
CW, Long Beach,Calif.

Visitor, "Gideeeup" writes...

It will take many years for me to overcome the tragedy of Barbaro, but with the Preakness, I have watched my last race. It is purely for man's profit that these magnificent, fragile creatures are pushed beyond their limit. George Vescey ("Racing Can't Afford More Tragedies," The Times, June 6) asks when animal rights' group are going to speak out against this human (NOT humane) narcissism. I ask the same question and mourn the loss of Barbaro.
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