Too bad more Black tumblr bloggers don’t care about sports (or at least not the ones I follow). The intersection of race, class, gender & sexual orientation in sports is woefully understudied & underreported, but definitely problematic in terms of representation, sponsorship and reporting. I’d love to do more with this….but I don’t have the time/effort.
YES I agree. A lot of the people I follow are the same, but I agree
Allen Iverson is the most important Black athlete in the past two decades.
Sir I’m pretty sure MJ was still playing basketball in 1992. I mean I like AI, but still MJ is the GOAT.
But yes OP! God yes!
Important not best. Allen Iverson is FAR more important and representative of Black male identity and masculinity. He drastically changed the NBA twice in his career via the way the NBA still advertises itself to this day and the entire dress code. Not to even getting into his high school career.
That’s true.
You right. Now I’m thinking of all the headbands, wristbands, braids, etc. that people started wearing/having after he came out. You right. I was thinking bout it wrong.
I’m sorry, but Iverson is definitely not the most important Black person of the last 2 decades. All that you stated about him is true, but I definitely don’t agree with that statement. Maybe for basketball, but for all sports? No. I would definitely put the Williams sisters above him in terms of importance.
He said Black male identity and masculinity, so he was prolly talkin in terms of Black male athletes. Then again Idk. I’m not him. So it could be overall, Black males, or Black (male) NBA players.
I understand he said male, but he also said “most important Black athlete” and I assumed that referred to ALL Black athletes.
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Was just discussing this with a friend.
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Uh I’m black and I care about tennis.
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Thanks. Watched Hoops Dreams a few months ago. Swore and bawled.
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Allen Iverson was pretty much, as far as the modern players at least, the perfect synthesis of the type of young Black...
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I understand he said male, but he also said “most important Black athlete” and I assumed that referred to ALL Black...
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He said Black male identity and masculinity, so he was prolly talkin in terms of Black male athletes. Then again Idk....
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AI became a scapegoat and a hero at the same time. He was blamed for the negative image the NBA had which is in part why...
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I do…not too many people here like sports, it seems.
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And as you can imagine he’s had to deal with a shit ton of racism from the OH SO PROGRESSIVE EUROPEANS WHO ARE WAY MORE...
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I’m a big fucking nerd for baseball btw
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It depends on which sport. I know a few of the folks I follow have spoken about pro wrestling and the implications of...
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YES I agree. A lot of the people I follow are the same, but I agree
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