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the cruelty ...
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04-24-2015, 11:38 AM
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What's so bad about Deacon ? I'm 28 so maybe this is an older term I'm unfamiliar with ?
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04-24-2015, 12:47 PM
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They called him Nig to diminish him and make him feel less than. It's not some antiquated nickname. It was meant to do him harm by insinuating he was a little too dark for comfort.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he signed his name with his nickname. I remember seeing a single signed baseball up for sale last year somewhere where he signed his nickname...
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04-27-2015, 09:39 AM
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For what its worth.......
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04-28-2015, 07:47 AM
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More hobby PC
PSA Jap.jpg
Another example of hobby kowtowing to political correctness is manifested in PSA's avoiding the now-perjorative "Jap" on its slab labels for many World War II era cards.
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04-28-2015, 08:40 AM
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How about all the Topps cards that called Roberto Clemente, Bob - I realize by some comparisons, it is not as bad, and it may seem like splitting hairs, but this was a Great player and a Great Man and he should have been treated with more respect.
Sure Bob and Bobby are almost universally accepted nicknames for Robert, it may not have been that way for Roberto in Puerto Rico and just like Giancarlo Stanton, Mr. Clemente should have had the right to be called what he wanted to be called.
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04-28-2015, 08:43 AM
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Of course, on the other hand...
The use of Melvin Upton, Jr. seems much more like the witness protection plan than a plea for respect.
Dan Uggla should try it too.
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