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How did he fans the flames of racism? He stated his opinion and why. I know a lot of white people aren't racist but and it's a very big BUT the are a lot more racist white people than non-racist white people. To a large percentage of black people who have been discriminated against and brutalized simply for the color of their skin, called N++ger just for walking down the street the America you speak of just doesn't exist. It's more like Amerikkka. Black people will begin to heal from the wounds of slavery as soon as the majority of white Amerikka stops calling us N++gers, brutalizing us for being black, discriminating against us for being black, refering to us on comment sections as monkeys...blah, blah, blah. It's hard to "get over" something that is thrown in a negative way in your face everyday of your life by the very people telling you to get over it. Again not all white people feel or act this way and I admit that. But enough do.

Well said Mr. G

Mr.G You da man. Well said.

J. Howard was speaking for himself. Not all blacks think as he does. He was honest and out spoken.When you are honest and out spoken you are not a coward. In the past I have had ambivalent feelings about my country and its belief and justice and equality. As a nation we have much work to do towards making this country a level playing field for all. It as been 400 years and we are still stuck in neutral. Stop the blame game and let all of us examine ourselves. These expressions are just food for thought!

Yes, as an african AMERICAN I'd like to say that I find Josh's comment socially unacceptable. However, he spoke to the disconnect that many young people feel (not just young Blacks). NEVERTHELESS, MANY OF THE COMMENTS MADE DIDN'T SPEAK TO JOSH'S LACK OF PATRIOTISM BUT TO MANY PEOPLES' EXTRAORDINARY HATRED. I bet these people believe they are Christians and good citizens of this country. They should not be explained, they should be called out, held up for all to see as destroyers of our society not contributors.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Wow Mr. G. So right on. I have tried to tolderate the blacks over the years hoping someday the the bigotry would somehow stop someday. But I have been physically threatened i college and my son had a black lady spit in his face while he was working a fast food place. My tolerance is beginning to wear tthin

you are correct

Isn't this why America is GREAT, our,fathers,forefathers,etc. who gave their lives so we can speak freely with out being imprisoned are put to death for saying what we feel! Where but America can you make fun of a Presidents mother,wife ,daughter,son,father,and still be walking around with your tongue still in your mouth, as for as racist,aren't we all to some extent racist,look at Jesse Jackson,better yet look within yourself,There was only one person who we know to be free from sin,and the RACIST killed him,hung him on the cross, So let the man speak,whether it's for fun,or from his heart it is his RIGHT!! Thank God for America the land of the Free and the home of the Brave. Rober McCorvy

what do you expect .. they dont like whites , they dont like our country they just like blacks .? sounds like obama .. wake up america before they destory us ....

Afforded him a life of privilege? What planet do YOU live on Mr. G? Must be nice to be born white and live white. You know nothing about being a black man in America in 2008! Things have changed, but nothing has changed. A young black man is still more likely to be considered guilty until proven innocent--provided he's not killed by a trigger-happy white cop. I get sick and tired of somebody jumping on a black man who says something that probably wasn't for public consumption and then rant on about "all those who fought and died trying to overturn the injustices inflicted on Blacks in this country". I don't think WWI, WWII, The Spanish-American War, the War of 1812, The War of 1848 or the Wars Iraq I and II were about overturning "the injustices inflicted on Blacks in this country". A case as such could be made about The Great Civil War, but people like you would probably say it was fought over "states rights" and not about ending slavery. Your argument on this matter is misinformed and disingenuous. It has nothing to do with a young black man being excorciated for making a flippant remark. It has everything to do with the reactions by the mostly white bloggers and the abhorrent comments the vast majority of them are posting. The hypocrisy of your statements is best reflected in the VIRULENT, racist and hateful comments made by your kind on all these blogs. One young black man makes a stupid, PRIVATE statement and he's raked over the coals. I don't think the same thing would have happened (and, in fact, DOESN'T happen) if a white man made the same kind of comment. Witness the people who have expressed their faux "outrage" with insidious and violent remarks--remarks left anonymously in most cases. Certainly they are just excercising their right to free speech, which of course is a result all those good people who "fought and died for this country", ensuring that you and your kind can always display your ignorance and stupidity for all the world to see.

Josh Howard's comments were not meant to be published and judged by everyone in America. Especially those of you ignorant people who claim to be educated. Otherwise you would realize what the black community has had to go through in this country, and how your actions, after these events came to light, only reaffirmed to the black community, how filled with hate you really are. As a white person, I do not identify with the star spangled banner or the american flag per se. These symbols were developed by our founding fathers, who although history might make them out to be great upstanding citizens, owned slaves and spread sexually transmitted diseases like wildfire. The black community had absolutely no say in the decision making for these "patriotic symbols," because they were being enslaved...and you wonder why many aren't overly enthusiastic about celebrating them????

You might hold our founding fathers, and the people responsible for making these patriotic decisions in high esteems, but that's just not the type of person I admire! I admire people like Josh Howard who are able to stick up for what they believe in!!! Protesting the anthem is definitely not a popular choice, but he had the balls to stand by his principles. Isn't that what Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks did?

Your all's views of patriotism being more important than racism or other social issues is definitely reminiscent of another historical figure...HITLER!

And for Mr. Himmler....I mean Mr. G...."this country afforded him a life of privilege????" .......did America make his good at basketball?....i don't think so!!! Go read a history book, that wasn't written by the KKK or the SS!

Shut the hell up! You're probably a closet racist yourself you coward!

Jason Gibbs,

Ummm....how am I a coward?

Right. And blind unpatriotic disdain of one's country by a multimillionaire athlete becomes more important than blah, blah, blah. Give me a break. The "kid" is an immature jerk. I attended a Bronze Star pinning ceremony this evening for a marine who every day on active duty puts it on the line for us. Spare me the bilge about "the mess we're in today". We all live in the most free country in the world. He's got a right to his free speech and I have a perfect right to say he's a jerk of the highest order.

Oh you attended a bronze star pinning ceremony? So you now have the moral authority to know everything that's right and wrong. Let me shut up, then.