Ben Wallace to attend law school after NBA career. Forum

[LAWLAW09]

oh racism didn't motivate your post? you just happened to invoke a response involving slavery to one of the few black people on the forum? I hope that admissions committees and the state BAR organizations find your posts so that they can ban you from the profession like the bigot you are

I'm black and didn't immediately think of racism. That said, it's generally not a good idea to talk about buying and selling people... too soon...

In today's American English vernacularFor many non-blacks that have never really understood or acknowledged their privilege or facts regarding this country's history and present, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

[r6_philly]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

[DoubleChecks]

Damn. I thought this thread was about Ben Wallace. He's such a swell guy. And an amazing free-throw shooter.

whoah...did this thread just get more controversial? jk

[TT09]

You really need to relax...no one was being racist, so stop throwing around pointless insults.

MW

This.

Seriously, I wanted to talk about Ben freakin' Wallace, okay? That too much to ask? Hell, it's halftime right now in the Pistons-Lakers game and Ben already has 2 points and 4 rebounds. What a stud.

[patrickd139]

Wow. This went downhill fast.

[DoubleChecks]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

+1 i have to agree...and even though MW says he doesnt care about the race of the other poster...i dont think that, in any way, excuses him/her from making offensive comments...whether it was actually MW's intention to be racially offensive or not is a whole separate issue

oh, and uh "lol"

[DeSimone]

You really need to relax...no one was being racist, so stop throwing around pointless insults.

MW

[MysticalWheel]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

[swilson215]

You really need to relax...no one was being racist, so stop throwing around pointless insults.

MW

+1.

[LAWLAW09]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you people reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

yes, my friend. we do.


lol


-URM that got automatic boost!

[DoubleChecks]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

are you calling me dumb? my initial thought was literally buying and selling capital's kids, sort of. you know, where you're so rich and they're so poor/desperate that you could literally buy them and make them do work for you...so not slavery in the 'normal' sense, but somewhat close.

it was just a really random insult.

[TT09]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtPuFG014Gc&feature=fvw

I'm on the whole Ben Wallace thing still (I mean, the thread was about him)...thought I'd share this gem. Enjoy.

[r6_philly]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

Seriously, no. I don't. If you said "own you" I could get that. But buying and selling, hell no. I was just reading today about how big a problem human trafficking is in the world. No buy and sell people means exactly that in my world.

I wouldn't be surprised that it is in YOUR vernacular, which apparently is quite troublesome.

[beachbum]

holy shit, am I gonna get to use this thing twice in one day?

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[The Gentleman]

I remember when the Cavs picked up Ben Wallace's $15 million salary back in 2008. That was NOT money well spent.

[DoubleChecks]

I remember when the Cavs picked up Ben Wallace's $15 million salary back in 2008. That was NOT money well spent.

that kinda turned out true for a lot of the cav's investments (in the last few yrs haha)

[Jack Smirks]

Wow, MW. Just wow. I can't believe you would just throw around racist insults like that. Capital Q or whatever her name is probably has to deal with this sort of bigotry everyday, you would think TLS would be a safe place she could come to...

[MysticalWheel]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

Seriously, no. I don't. If you said "own you" I could get that. But buying and selling, hell no. I was just reading today about how big a problem human trafficking is in the world. No buy and sell people means exactly that in my world.

I wouldn't be surprised that it is in YOUR vernacular, which apparently is quite troublesome.

"My" vernacular is the colloquial standards of American English. If you don't know that the expression "buy and sell you" is used to indicate financial superiority/financial power, I don't know what to tell you.

MW

[MysticalWheel]

Wow, MW. Just wow. I can't believe you would just throw around racist insults like that. Capital Q or whatever her name is probably has to deal with this sort of bigotry everyday, you would think TLS would be a safe place she could come to...

...<groans>...

Okay...I apologize if my comments were interpreted as racially offensive. They were not intended as such at all. Are you happy now?

MW

[The Gentleman]

that kinda turned out true for a lot of the cav's investments (in the last few yrs haha)

Yep I seriously considerer writing an "overcoming adversity" PS about my life as a Cleveland sports fan. There's plenty of material to draw from.

[MysticalWheel]

In today's American English vernacular, the expression "buy and sell you" refers to financial superiority, not literally buying and selling people. Capitalaq, or whatever her/his name is, is wildly misinterpreting what was written.

MW

Is that super secret white people talk? Because when I hear buy and sell you I think of well, buying and selling people.

Stop playing dumb. All of you people reading this know exactly what I meant.

MW

yes, my friend. we do.


lol


-URM that got automatic boost!

I didn't say "you people"- stop making stuff up.

MW

[LAWLAW09]

You say American English Vernacular...we say prison-industrial-complex-bought-and-sold.


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/us/28 ... boot_camps

[Thirteen]

15 years of work experience.... Northwestern.

This, or Alabama.

[DoubleChecks]

"My" vernacular is the colloquial standards of American English. If you don't know that the expression "buy and sell you" is used to indicate financial superiority/financial power, I don't know what to tell you.

MW

link pl0x

tbf, i dont think you meant to be racist at all in your original insult. your responses, however, were worse than that post (not racially worse, just worse in general).

[r6_philly]

"My" vernacular is the colloquial standards of American English. If you don't know that the expression "buy and sell you" is used to indicate financial superiority/financial power, I don't know what to tell you.

MW

Wow you are just a parade of hits. You called me dumb, non-American and apparently I don't understand English.

Have you ever wondered WHY "buy and sell you" came to indicate financial power? Maybe because when your American English standards were formed only the rich can buy and sell people? Who were being bought and sold?

So when you graduate from LS and starting making big money, can I come over to your house and congratulate you on making it to the status of a "well-to-do slave owner" since you are now able to "buy and sell people"?

Would that work for you?