11.15.12 Links Roundup

November 15th, 2012 by Racialicious Team

If the move out of New York has softened the glow on Lin’s celebrity, it hasn’t softened the ferocity with which the sport comes for him. From the playground to the Ivy League to the NBA, the eyes on America’s breakout Asian-American basketball player felt the same.

“I’ve always been a target,” Lin says. “Everyone looks me and says, ‘I’m not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I’m going to go at him.’ That’s how it’s been my whole life. This has been different, though. Now, I was on the scouting report. People started to pay attention to what I could and couldn’t do.

“But a target? I was used to that. I’m not saying I get everyone’s best shot, but I would say people don’t want to be embarrassed by me because of my skin color.”

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  • Anonymous

    Sharpton has done more, and is still doing more than West has ever done, or will do, as he and his bff Tavis run around the country, doing, well, nothing. except talk about what others should do.

    also find it funny which publications he tends to runteldat to

  • Anonymous

    Sharpton has done more, and is still doing more than West has ever done, or will do, as he and his bff Tavis run around the country, doing, well, nothing. except talk about what others should do.

    also find it funny which publications he tends to runteldat to

  • Anonymous

    At the core, you have to admit Cornel’s statements are pretty spot on. We hate to admit it and whatnot, but… I consider myself a fan of President Obama overall, but as a progressive he’s been quite weak.

  • http://twitter.com/SomeProfessor Tenure Hell

    Melissa Harris-Perry did an extensive discussion about poverty and unions during the election cycle, including in the last few weeks.

  • Keith

    Sorry but you are just being reactive. What has Al Shaprton actually done for the black community? Tavis and West are spot on their critique of Sharpton and others like him. Let’s not forget that Sharpton has been in support of busting teachers unions and promoting charter schools, because he is being paid to do so.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Derek-Vandivere/650258206 Derek Vandivere

    Obama never really presented himself as particularly progressive. Cornel West seems to be one of those fundamentalists who perceives anyone who disagrees with him to be not wrong, but evil.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Derek-Vandivere/650258206 Derek Vandivere

    Obama never really presented himself as particularly progressive. Cornel West seems to be one of those fundamentalists who perceives anyone who disagrees with him to be not wrong, but evil.