Quote:Just like Russell Wilson who in the eyes of the majority of African Americans view him as Black.

 

Im trying to keep this disscusion on topic. 

I am beginning to think that this discussions topic is turning into a no-no per our CoC.

 

What I will say is that I wasn't sure Russel Wilson was Black before. I guess I knew he was probably part Black, but still. Its fine that the term 'Black' can help maybe identify him in a crowd, but really when it comes down to it, the achievement is his alone, not all Black people.

 

Its always tempting to grab something someone else did that was extraordinary and try to use it to make ourselves feel better by association, but this is a bad habit. We should much more being in the business of self-evaluation and improvement. When we get in the habit of piggy backing on others it makes us more apathetic towards achieving ourself. This is a most heinous crime against ourselves. Don't try to grab Russels success cause he was Black, or Tigers, or Obama's. Focus on improving yourself and you may be the next somebody, rather than trying to ride on their coattails for 5 seconds of elevated mood. It feels much better when you accomplish something cause of your own hard work.

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