PLAUSIBLE INDIFFERENCE

The level of ignorance and outright stupidity within the “Hip-Hop/Sports/Hood” culture has been a problem for years, but in the spirit of being true to OURSELVES, and taking responsibility for OUR own well being, the time has come to air out those members of our society that continually choose to self destruct whether or not we have a vested interest in their personal success, or success of their team/organization.

I am an avid Giants/Knicks/ Yankees fan, but what Plexico did this weekend has brought the outrage to a crescendo. The man played his tail off last season, finally was part of a Super Bowl winning TEAM, and recently signed a $35Mil contract, after bugging out this pre season.

Let us put this into perspective, the world has just witnessed a historic election, the economy is in tatters, and we need to take responsibility for OUR behavior, if we are going to begin to change the conditions and injustices in OUR country. Now when we have high profile/highly paid athletes, politicians, entertainers, or businessmen caught up in INCREDIBLY stupid situations, we must collectively renounce those actions because it is what it is, RIDICULOUSLY IGNORANT!!!!!!!!

The Plexico incident is a by product of the dumb ass “street cred”, “thug life”, and “stop snitching” mentality gifted and blessed members of our society willingly promote, and continually fall victim to, time and time again, which only gives credence to widely held prejudices and misconceptions about US, which results in less opportunities for success across the board.

Listen, if you’re worth millions in today’s economy, your background and your vernacular may characterize you as hood, but in reality, like it or not, you are a symbol of hope for countless members of your FORMER community that will NEVER get the opportunity to sit at the table. You have a RESPONSIBILITY to REPRESENT in a mature fashion. And last but not least, YOU ARE A TARGET.

I get it, believe me, especially the target part, but after 400 years of injustice, and given the opportunities many of US have been afforded, WE must be smarter now!!! We can no longer use the past as a crutch, we are in the drivers seat, now act like you know how to drive or get off the road.

You know the stick up kids got their eyes on you, you know almost EVERYTIME the law gets involved in an altercation/incident WE LOSE, you know they routinely set up Task Forces to watch high profile members of our community, waiting for us to FUCK UP. I cannot for the life of me figure out just WHO ARE WE TRYING TO IMPRESS when we do that DUMB $#!+!!!!!!!!

Believe me, when you fall, only those who truly cared about you will be by your side. Most of the time those are the ones we took for granted, or didn’t listen to when they were advising us we were treading down the wrong path, will be the only ones there for you in your hour of need, or an unintentional victim caught up in your $#!+.

The hood is not going to give a f*&% about you when you fall, matter of fact; they will probably make up some witty slang terminology, based on your name, to describe someone who f*&^%$ up REALLY badly, or fell off COMPLETELY. WHO ARE WE CARRYING THIS TORCH FOR???

If you’re worth millions, there is no shame in hiring professional security when you attend social events. I hear people get on Fifty all the time about this, but Fifty is now worth about $500 MILLION. What’s worse, Fifty is probably getting criticized by a bunch of broke ass dudes, who have no life, no career, and some, probably in and out of jail, while Fifty is counting his money??

Or, Fifty getting caught up representing, then losing his freedom, and a big chunk of his fortune to lawyers and the State? I would say “Do the math” but if you still need to calculate on this one, YOU’RE THE F@&%#! PROBLEM!!!!

Plexico has to know his days are numbered, and if he doesn’t, he’s more ignorant than I could have ever imagined. I know he is a competitor, and I won’t pretend to know what he had to go through to get to this point in his life. I know he must have overcome countless hurdles, rightfully so.

I was with him all the way up to this incident, although in hind sight, I shouldn’t have been. Plexico has to know that he can be replaced, if the past several weeks have been any indication. Guys put their bodies on the line week in and week out, but many of them are not good enough, or lucky enough, to finally get that PHAT contract, especially in the NFL.

He did so many things wrong I don’t know where to begin. You know the rules…. First of all, you shouldn’t have to tote a gun, but IF YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO, at the very least you should have a concealed weapons permit, along with a licensed gun.

Second, you should have the proper accessories to secure/conceal your weapon. The fact that he shot himself because his gun was falling down his leg, is laughable at best, and possibly the coup de grace of his fall from greatness.

I know there’s an investigation going on, and the facts will come out eventually, but if Antonio winds up being disciplined for his actions (trying to help his teammate/best friend on team), and/or, if the Giants season takes a turn for the worse, it should forever remind us that representing FAILED DOCTRINES are a direct result of the true SELL OUT mentality.

We cannot continue to blame outside forces when we keep destroying ourselves with self inflicted wounds. DIVIDE AND CONQUER is the oldest trick in the book, and a lot of you are unwitting soldiers in cause. Be a real soldier, get money, support your family, take care of the ones that truly love and support you by playing your position (((consistently))), and leave all that posturing to the actors.