“There’s not a racist bone in my body.”
Jeez. At the very list you’d think racists could find a new and different cliché to deny their racism.
“There’s not a racist bone in my body.”
Hey, Grudes. There are 206 bones in the human body. You’re telling us that not even one of yours is racist? Or homophobic? Or misogynist?
Evidence would suggest otherwise.
I mean, not one bone? Even a little bone? Like either the hammer, anvil or stirrup in your left ear? Not one racist bone?
That sounds like a “wishbone” to me.
Gruden officially “resigned.” But he was fired. Not by the NFL, because the emails were all written and sent while he was an employee of ESPN, not the NFL.
But he was fired. He was fired. He was fired by a ghost.
He was fired by Al Davis. He was fired by the late father of Raiders owner Mark Davis.
Say whatever you want about the Raiders. (And I have.) They are outlaws, they are rogues. They are contrarians. They are obstructionists. They do not play well with others.
But dating back to the inception of the NFL, the Raiders have been the most progressive franchise in the league when it comes to issues of race, human equality and human dignity. The Raiders haven’t “talked about” inclusiveness. They have walked the walk. Maybe it’s because the Raiders have always been the Island of Misfit Toys. They know what it’s like to be “different.”
And they did so again Monday night. (Anybody else find it ironic this happened on Monday Night?)
The spirit of the late Al Davis lives. THAT…is “the greatness of the Raiders.”
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Perfectly stated!