Screw the Kaepernick talk, have you even heard about Lebron's $41 million pledge to send 1,100 kids to college?

I had not heard of this story. Great move for him. He is going to change a lot of people's lives for the better

I do wonder if only providing tutu ion will be enough. Books cost a lot of money. I would hate to see a lot of kids get into the program and not be able to complete it because they could not afford books or other items. Could these kids be eligible for student loans to cover other expenses while in the program?

rojo wrote:

2) There is nothing controversial about LebRon's pledge so there is nothing for people to debate. The media is generally about fight promotion.

Has LeBron pledged to ensure that the appropriate amount of scholarships will go LGBTX students, taking account of their representative demographics AND the amount of prejudice and discrimination they must endure everyday?

That is the thing about LeBron. I may not like his antics as a player on the court, but no one can deny he is a good person. He is a family man, who spends time and money helping out his community, donating to charity, etc. Usually the stories we hear out of pro sports are entitled idiots getting drunk, doing drugs, playing with illegal weapons, etc.

I don't like his basketball, but I applaud the man for putting his money where his mouth is and doing some GOOD for the world, rather than complaining about whats broken.

rojo wrote:

...there is nothing for people to debate...

Challenge accepted! ;)

I think LeBron should have donated his $41 million dollars to cost-effective, thoroughly-vetted, underfunded interventions to help the global poor. By comparison, putting kids through college is essentially a waste of his money.

Sure, LeBron's promise is great, and personally noble. But even with no overhead and assuming he nevertheless manages to select the most worthy candidates, the return is very low compared to the best opportunities abroad. For example, millions of people die of preventable diseases each year. Randomized controlled trials show that distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets are highly effective at preventing new cases of malaria, and at reducing mortality. According to GiveWell.com, an independent charity evaluator, a marginal donation of about $3500 to AMF (https://www.againstmalaria.com/) will save a child's life, along with other unquantified ancillary benefits such as preventing non-fatal cases of malaria, adult deaths, other mosquito-borne illnesses, etc.

$3500/child life saved is so much better than $40,000/child put through college, that LeBron is basically wasting his money. What a heartless villain!!

(Hopefully it's obvious that I'm being a bit tongue-in-cheek here, but I really do think it would be way better if LeBron donated to AMF instead of doing the college thing)

LeBron is a big BLM supporter.

http://bit.ly/2ccuuNV

Kaepernick has done a lot for kids born with heart defects.

They are both good guys who stand up (or sit down) for what they believe in.

Ton of it wrote:

I do wonder if only providing tutu ion will be enough. Books cost a lot of money. I would hate to see a lot of kids get into the program and not be able to complete it because they could not afford books or other items. Could these kids be eligible for student loans to cover other expenses while in the program?

Someone is paying for your entire college tuition, but you can't figure out how to come up with a couple hundred dollars for books??? Get. A. Job.

Nice and kinda ironic since LeBron is the last NBA player not to attend any college

not all charitable contributions should go to anti-malarial charities. there is room for more than one charity in the world. funding college for that many students is a tremendous contribution, even if others would be more efficient economically. if this had the effect of dramatically altering the lives of those 1100+ students, it could be worth over $1 billion solely in the difference in lifetime earnings, given that each studentx1100 would make something like $1 million more in lifetime earnings with a college degree vs. a high school degree or no diploma. Then if many of those were also diverted from prison through this promise and extra potential, that would make an even bigger social impact. So, don't discount the possibility of this gift. Depending on how it is structured, it could have little impact (there was a promise decades ago to pay for college for an elementary school class where I believe that very few ended up getting to college), a small impact, or a major impact.

Blacks have reason to be angry and skeptical. I've seen many blacks, and Hispanics I should add, discriminated against. I've seen blacks wait for cabs forever, stopped on their way to job intetviews and my young runners harassed on their way to XC practice by cops. When I showed surprise they reminded me that it happens all the time. I believe them. A group of scrawny Latinos and blacks laughing as they run are a threat right? I understand why profiling exists and I believe that the majority of blacks who are no different than whites should do something about those who give them a bad name. But it's not paranoia.

Is king James offer honorable and open to all kids regardless of race, creed or color? Or is there an element of discrimination to it?

exthrower wrote:

Two azzholes on steroids who propagate big lies.....That our country is systemically racist....

I would wager that Blacks are more racist than Whites...

I'm an old guy and can honestly say that I've NEVER seen a Black person discriminated against.....and I'm very perceptive.

Blacks are paranoid and dumb, a bad combination.

You are scum and obviously not someone who can be reasoned with so I just want to punch you in the face.

jjjjjj wrote:

Then if many of those were also diverted from prison through this promise and extra potential, that would make an even bigger social impact.

What does any of this have to do with diverting people from prison???? I suspect that you have little idea of what you are talking about (as usual).

exthrower wrote:

I'm an old guy and can honestly say that I've NEVER seen a Black person discriminated against.

Blacks are paranoid and dumb.

Lol!! Gramps, because I believe in redemption, I want you to understand this before you slip irrevocably into senility: The second sentence is the TEXTBOOK DEFINITION of discrimination.

Dude Gaga wrote:

Lol!! Gramps, because I believe in redemption, I want you to understand this before you slip irrevocably into senility: The second sentence is the TEXTBOOK DEFINITION of discrimination.

Except for the fact that there is nothing discriminatory (it is something else) about that second sentence. You should be laughing at yourself not him.

ggvyg wrote:

Dude Gaga wrote:

Lol!! Gramps, because I believe in redemption, I want you to understand this before you slip irrevocably into senility: The second sentence is the TEXTBOOK DEFINITION of discrimination.

Except for the fact that there is nothing discriminatory (it is something else) about that second sentence. You should be laughing at yourself not him.

It could probably have been better put as "the textbook definition of racism".

Of course, racism leads to discrimination so either way, you and gramps prove the point.

ggvyg proving racism exists wrote:

ggvyg wrote:

Except for the fact that there is nothing discriminatory (it is something else) about that second sentence. You should be laughing at yourself not him.

It could probably have been better put as "the textbook definition of racism".

Of course, racism leads to discrimination so either way, you and gramps prove the point.

You have horrible reading comprehension. Nothing I said was racist. Nothing I said even shows what my opinion on the subject is. You are making things up. The only thing I was talking about was his misuse of the word "discrimination". You are also wrong, it is not "racism" either.

And, no, racism does not lead to discrimination. Racism can exist without discrimination. You are making things up again.

ggvyg wrote:

Dude Gaga wrote:

Lol!! Gramps, because I believe in redemption, I want you to understand this before you slip irrevocably into senility: The second sentence is the TEXTBOOK DEFINITION of discrimination.

Except for the fact that there is nothing discriminatory (it is something else) about that second sentence. You should be laughing at yourself not him.

noun

noun: discrimination

1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

"victims of racial discrimination"

synonyms: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness

How does calling black people in general "stupid and paranoid" on a public forum not fit this definition?

His money, his choice.

Education is a way out of poverty/economic burden on society... Our US society. Mr. James, I applaud you for doing this wonderful act of kindness.

Dude Gaga wrote:

noun

noun: discrimination

1. the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

"victims of racial discrimination"

synonyms: prejudice, bias, bigotry, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, unfairness

How does calling black people in general "stupid and paranoid" on a public forum not fit this definition?

What does a public forum have to do with this?? Nowhere in that definition does it say anything about a public or private forum requirement to fit the definition of "discrimination".

Calling them "stupid and paranoid" is not an actual treatment. It is a judgement. So his statement would be closer to "racism" than "discrimination" but still does not quite fit the requirements of racism.

The other problem with your usage is that you are assuming that his statement is generally incorrect, prejudiced, or unjust. Is it? Do you know what he is basing his conclusions on? There can definitely be a case made that a significant number of black people are stupid and or paranoid (you could make this argument for whites too). You need to find out what that poster was basing his conclusion on.

Just because you don't like an idea does not mean it is racist or discriminatory. That's the problem with a lot of people in this current election contest. If there is data to support it, then it is not racist or discriminatory (at least not in a negative way).