Racism in Sports

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What a crazy and interesting week we have had. For starters I had to bring out the winter coat again as the weather has truly gone MAD. And in the world of sports; I saw the great Barcelona lose twice in one week. When was the last time that happened? Now am planning on spending my entire weekend in front of my television, and pretend like I am some hot shot general manager for my favorite football team that has all the answers on how to EXCUTE an elite NFL roster.

Ok people; let me get focused…

I am a SPORTS JUNKIE and I Love it. I mean you name the sport and chances are I have watched, played or even Gambled on it. Now that’s another blog in itself that I will share with you all down the road at some point. I love sports so much that despite having over 1,000 channels to choose from everyday on my cable box, my television viewership only consists of ESPN, Fox Soccer, NFL Network, NBATV, etc…Get the point? It so bad that one of my primary functions in the lives of my family and friends since childhood has been to serve as a lifeline and settle any sports trivia related debate. And guess what; I take pride in knowing that people expect me to give them the most competent and accurate sports answers on the spot without needing to conduct any form of research. Why? Because I only work off memory. No Googling here for “P”.

Now that I have gone on my little soap box about my sporting pedigree, I would like to return your attention and focus back to what transpired just a few days ago here in the DMV with our Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Some of you all already know or might have heard about this story and the rest of you all might have missed it. Basically after choking and quitting on themselves the past four years and counting in the NHL playoffs, the Washington Capitals found a way some how to pull together on the road and shock the hockey world by beating the defending NHL champions Boston Bruins in Game 7 on their home ice. Now here is where things begin to get interesting or shall I say RACIST.

It turns out that the game winning goal in that same Game 7 was not only the biggest goal in the franchise’s history for Washington but it was also scored by Joel Ward a BLACK Barbadian Canadian hockey player. Now how KOOL is that? Brothers playing hockey… NWO! (Full Disclosure, I never saw the goal because I believe I am a jinx for teams I root for by the way). And immediately after Ward’s game winning goal sent Boston fans home upset and angry, many took to social media (Twitter) to not necessarily voice their displeasure with their home team and their performance but at the fact that they lost in the playoffs on a game winning goal scored by a BLACK MAN! I mean WTF!

Here is where I take issue with all the cowards of today. There are so many internet gangsters out there that people have grown extremely comfortable to say whatever comes to their minds without consequences, especially when they take positions on topics without any merit to back it up and their findings are totally baseless. In the past three months alone, I have seen incidents like a player from my own favorite football club (LFC) utter racist epithets to his opponent and still refuse to be accountable for his actions. I have seen the former England football captain get caught using a racial slur to an opponent and take no responsibility. And how many BANANA throwing incidents have we read about in the Russian football league with fans targeting African footballers on the pitch.

Here is how backwards and ignorant these people are; when they make statements such as “stick to basketball; hockey is a white man’s sport”… What they fail to realize is that the only reason more blacks and people of color are not able to play sports like hockey, tennis, golf and skiing is entirely based on economics not interest. Those sports are the most costly youth sports to enroll children in and many people still think of them as luxury or novelty sports like take rowing for an example but fact is more minorities are now participating in all types of sporting programs and have made significant strides in a very short period. So you go ahead and continue to use your slurs, we going to continue to get our young boys and girls ready to DOMINATE.

Don’t look back; we coming.

How is Goodluck Jonathan TIME Magazine Influential Leader?

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Today is 4/20 and all I heard on the radio were KUSH and WEED references in every song played. I just believe that when adults stop being the biggest hypocrites then the youth of today will stand a better chance. How can adults preach to kids the importance of not doing drugs time and time again but yet be quick to sing along with Nate Dogg talking about “smoke weed everyday”. Wait minute is that DMX I see on television crying like a little Biaaaaaaatch? Oh, I can’t wait to talk about this next week on the blog spot. Get ready because it’s gonna be a CLASSIC.

Ok people; let me get focused...

It is a must that I question the criteria used by TIME Magazine in identifying the one and only Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan as one of its most influential people in 2012. According to TIME, Goodluck exemplifies the African political renaissance at a time when the people of the continent are starting to reap the fruit of their resources and their hard work. Na Lie… TIME also reports that Nigeria has grown out of its past of corruption, mismanagement and brutality under Goodluck’s regime. WTF? TIME went as far to credit Goodluck for turning Nigeria as an example of good governance. SMH! Now is this the same fedora wearing Goodluck? And is this the same Nigeria? This is truly utter nonsense.

The best way I would describe Goodluck Jonathan is this, what started out as a Walt Disney fairytale has truly become Nigeria’s nightmare. Goodluck is big on promises but short on delivery. Here are glaring failures under Jonathan since he took over office a little over two years ago that TIME ignored in their praise of Nigeria’s current president.

Corruption – for every James Ibori convicted this past week in the UK, there are thousands more who still serve as elected officials in Nigeria that abuse their seat in power by engaging in fraud, solicitation, bribery and high stakes kick-backs in Jonathan’s Administration.

Poor Leadership – only in Nigeria is where you wake up a village idiot drunkard one day and be elected as governor of state the next and the people say it was God’s will. Bulls**t! It’s more like somebody just got CTC aka…Collected THE Check. Case in point just take a look back at the fuel subsidy disaster where under Goodluck’s leadership a nationwide strike to protest his government’s removal of fuel subsidies threaten to cripple the country’s economy.

Blind Leading Blind – I love how we Nigerians do little to no research on who we elect to represent us in government while the poor are generally bought off and paid for their vote. They don’t care because the way the poor see it is, “hey at least am getting something in my pockets now because I will never see change that is promised anyways”.

Religious Strife – The way the media reports on bombings in Nigeria nowadays it’s like we are the new Israel & Palestine conflict. Everyday in the news is a report of some alleged attack on sect of people versus another. Goodluck’s inability to curb Boko Haram and their mass terror on Nigeria is unacceptable and if not better managed could subject the country into possibly another civil war.

Tribal Tension – Tribal beef in Nigeria will never go away. The rule remains protect your turf and look out for your kind ONLY. Go ask Jonathan, he knows all about that.

Go do your homework TIME.

Ya A** Old When….

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QUESTION??? How do you celebrate a visit to the dentist office after being told that you have superb dental hygiene? If you are “P”; you go to the store and cop you a few bags of Almond Joy and TWIX mini bars and act like you 10 years of age all over again. LMAO! So am starting to believe my brain and mind has unofficially gone on spring break. I must find a way to get that motivation back and jump start this semi- funk I am experiencing these past couple of days. Now speaking of spring break, I just caught a clip of MTV’s annual spring break coverage a few days ago and realized just how old am getting and how much time just keeps passing me by.

Ok people; let me get focused…

My last big spring break vacation with my crew was way back when there were no iPods, iPads, iPhones, or X-Boxes and PS3 gaming systems. Am so old I remember the days of getting my first Walk-man, not any ordinary walk-man though; it was the dope yellow Walk-man Sport edition. I mean it was Irite, but I also remember my peoples coping me the first disc-man players with the anti-skip feature to take to school. I must admit life was pretty DOPE growing up “P”. I was the first in my school to rock the Bo Jackson cross trainers from the Bo Knows Series and the Reebok PUMP. I mean if it was Funky Fresh Deaf, I was all over it. TRUTH.  

All the while growing up, I also remember my friends and I making a pledge to one another to NEVER be that group of old heads hanging out in an 18 & over night club looking to catch a young tender Roni like those 50 year old dudes we use to see every time we would go out. I truly believe whoever told that lie about growing older offers wisdom and maturity LIED. Growing old SUCKS! Everything hurts without moving a muscle. I regularly catch myself complaining that I can’t understand the words in today’s music. Ladies; you too are growing old when you stop wearing heels and prefer the comfort of wearing a pair of flats now because you rather seek comfort more than height. And if you like me, it is a must that you get in at least a good two hours of sleep as a pre-requisite before you go out for the evening in order to make it past 1:00am.

Since we all will have that Brett Farve moment to look forward to in our formidable years facing us right around the corner, I decided to put together my exclusive “Ya A** Old When” list. ENJOY!

P’s “Ya A**Old” When List…

1.    YAO! When you and your Doctor are on first name terms.

2.    YAO! When you learn what the term “equity” means.

3.    YAO! When every new electronic gadget you purchase is given to your son, daughter, nice, nephew to show you how it works.

4.    YAO! Fellas; when you start tucking-in your t-shirt inside your jeans.

5.    YAO! When you have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it.

6.    YAO! You can live without sex, but not without your reading glasses.

7.    YAO! When you quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

8.    YAO! When you proud of your lawn.

9.    YAO! When family or friends call at 9:00 p.m. and say “Did I wake you?”

10.YAO! When you learn where your prostate is.

11.YAO! When your secrets are safe with others because they can’t remember them either.

12.YAO! When your giddy about the investment in life insurance and medical care you are receiving.

Live Young… Live Strong.

LEGAL DRUG MONEY

What’s really good people?

So I did not win the Mega Million…DAMN DAMN DAMN! Wait a minute I did WIN. I got the power number right, now give me my $6. I think if I study it just right, do some more in depth analysis and here is the key to the whole thing, drive 2 hours to some HICK town in the middle of nowhere to purchase my next lottery tickets from a cashier with all of his/her front teeth missing, I guarantee the next jackpot is coming to mi casa “Capital P”. And if you are still depressed or saddened knowing a week later that your life has not changed and you are back at the same dreadful job as your only source of income then let me introduce to you another gold mine.

Ok people; let me get focused…

I believe around this time last year on my blog spot I was telling you all about my experience growing up African and suffering from allergies. Well folks, I am back on my soap box this week to shed some light on how the legal drug game is played in the USA. When you look at the staggering increase of prescription drug usage, you might make the logical assumption that these drugs are working! Right? The answer is NOT necessarily; I have spent in excess of $200 on prescribed medication the past three weeks and still remain unable to shake my allergies. It is so bad my doctor has turned me into Dave Chappelle's "Tyrone Biggums" character walking in and out of CVS feening, looking for a fix and get my hands on them good drugs. WTF!

Recent studies of rising number of people inflicted with some type of illness despite the use of pharmaceuticals is overwhelming and severely underreported. Not by the patients, but by the developers of the drugs themselves. I have not even mentioned the billions of dollars spent each year on the endless drug advertisements on television. And how about all the money raised each year on finding the so-called “CURES”- my goodness, surely we must be closer by now.

You may have heard about how switching to a generic medication will save you money and may be wondering about how generic medications compare to their brand name counterparts. Knowing the facts about generics versus brand names can help make you a smarter shopper. All generic drugs are reviewed and approved by the federal regulatory body. They have the same active ingredients, quality, strength, purity and stability as brand name drugs.

I am not an anti-medication person. Medications can do wonders for people, me included but I beg the question”what is the goal of the drug industry?” I say to sell as many drugs as possible at the highest cost. The issue is medications are not commodities like cars, clothes, jewelry, etc… Drugs have direct and powerful effects on our bodies. And many of these drugs we take to fight off illnesses or a disease come with their side-effects. Be it perception or reality, fact is psychologically the growing attitude that drugs are the answer for every ache and angst exist.

It also does not help when doctors want to treat every symptom in our bodies with a pill rather than educate patients on the importance of forming good habits in our diet and exercise, especially when the issue is more nutritional than medical. The drug industry continues to remain extremely profitable and that is not even counting the underground legal drug black-market that exist.

All I want to focus on now is bottling up one of those African herbal medicine remedies that treat the common-cold or flu that will receive FDA approval. I will make it available as a named brand and generic. Many of us know tribes in Africa for hundreds of years have taken extracts from the geranium plant to stop symptoms like coughing and sneezing, when this happens I will live the Mega Millionaire lifestyle I missed out last week.   

Time to get this money.