Negro Please!

In what has got to be some of the dumbest shit I've ever heard, yesterday Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said that if the NFL lockout does not get resolved, the crime rate in America will rise to epic levels. Well at least that's how he made it sound. If you don't believe me, watch the clip.
            Whats even crazier than what Ray Lewis said is the fact that someone who was once arrested for and charged with murder would say something that dumb. And with such passion! He sounds like a cult leader! Now don't get me wrong, I like Ray Lewis, and I'm sure he didn't mean that he was going to rally his followers and turn into Charles Manson. But, considering his past and the way he is viewed by "white America" I've got to insert his comments under the "Negro Please Files".
            In  a book I recently read called Freakonomics one of the chapters discussed the epic fall of crime in America during the 1990's. Some of the factors for bringing down crime included a booming economy, an all time peak number of police academy recruits, and even abortion. (Abortion means less children born into poverty and single parent upbringings in substandard living conditions, which ultimately results in less children growing up to be criminals) But funny enough, one thing I didn't read about being a factor in the the reduction of crime was........NFL games!!!
            So WTF is Ray Lewis talking about?? Maybe if the lockout doesnt come to an end the crime rate will go up. Maybe because all the "thugs" in the league will be out of a job. Because as we all know in 2011 the NFL might as well stand for National Felons League.

The Maury Kids

Everytime I watch Maury I can't help but ask myself, "What are these kids going to think when they grow up and see these shows?" Seriously, what will they think? Or better yet do the "parents" that come on Maury even think about what they're setting these children up for? Imagine being a teenager or young adult, turning on the TV and boom! Mom and Dad are on the screen going at each other's throats like two wildcats over a dead bird. I'm sure this will not be one of those moments that gets discussed with pride over Thanksgiving dinner.
            Think about the "fathers" (I use that term loosely here) who are on these shows. Surely they've never once given any thought to the fact that if the kid is actually theirs, he or she may grow up to see the show and learn that he really wanted nothing to do with being the father. Talk about a slap in the face.
            The mothers (not all) are even worse. Imagine finding out that your mother had to test as many as 5 to 10 different men to find who fathered you! I know I would probably want to live under a rock if I saw my teenage mother on TV being called a "bitch", "slut", "whore", "slore" (slut + whore = slore), "hoe", "hoodrat", and "hoodbooger". (Yes, I actually once saw a guy call a girl a hoodbooger on Maury. It was actually pretty funny! lol) As we all know, schoolchildren can be especially cruel. And in this media driven world that we live in whether it be Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, emails, or whatever the media machine has invented by then, these kids are bound to see these clips. This would subject these poor children to a life full of torment and traumatic memories at the hands of their peers.
            It really makes one think. What will these "parents" say when (not if) the questions come? Will the sperm donors admit that they were immature little bitches afraid to take on a responsibility that they created? Will the egg carriers admit that they were totally devoid of good judgment and had a total lack of common sense? Or will they just take the easy route and blame each other? Sadly thats my bet. But it begs the question; What are these "parents" thinking if they are even thinking at all?