I was both amused and annoyed at Randy Foye's comment in the paper today about why he was involved in a fight that led to him receiving a disorderly conduct citation from police. Yes, he's a professional athlete and maybe I should bow to stereotype and not expect any better from someone whose cousins have to pull off the road when they argue so they can get out & have a fist fight... but I still take issue with it.
When asked what in the world a Timberwolves starter was doing in such a situation, his response included: "...you have family members around you and they're arguing... my family, they didn't mean to do it. It's like anybody, your family gets into it and you try to be the peacekeeper..." (See the full quote & story at http://www.startribune.com/511/story/997479.html)
Sorry, my family doesn't "get into it" that way.
Randy Foye seems to share an idea that many of my students from poverty have, which is that dysfunctional behavior like that is normal. That when cousins argue, getting so angry that you want to hit each other is normal. That acting on it by getting out of the car to fight is normal. That being in a car together at 2:30 in the morning - probably not all sober - is normal.
Randy Foye didn't say it was an unusual incident in his experience. He didn't say he was surprised at what happened. He said "It's like anybody..."
Not me.
2 comments:
A few things:
a) You sound racist.
b) Randy wasn't involved in the fight.
c) Don't speculate that he was drinking.
d) Get a life... being out at 2:30 doesn't make you a bad person.
Thanks for the comment! A few more things:
a) Nothing in this post had anything to do with race. What assumptions do YOU bring to discussions of poverty?
b) Hard to say Randy "wasn't involved in the fight" when he received a disorderly conduct citation for his actions.
c) Why not speculate that he was drinking? Is it better that he would be involved in something like that while sober?
d)no comment... ;)
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