http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2014/04/whom-does-kobe-bryant-represent.html

When asked if he would act in protest over the Martin shooting:

Bryant paused and said, “Smartly,” seeming to imply that my example wasn’t one that he would have chosen himself. “I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and as a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American, we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, if we’ve progressed as a society, then you don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.”

What do you think about Bryant's comments? Is he an uncle Tom? An Oreo?

What a race traitor, look at him trying to be white.

By making a lot of money and paying taxes?

Im not going to support some one just because they are white, why should he support some one just because they are black?

he makes a wonderful point.

Uncle Tom was a martyr, to use the term as an insult is to disgrace an incredibly important book.

This post was edited by Ylem122 on Apr 2 2014 09:02am

Not enough white guilt in him.

just wikipediaed it, learned something new

Why would Kobe worry about somebody who isn't Kobe? He never grew out of the egocentrism phase of development, ever seen him pass the ball?

This is his 15th straight season with 4.5 or more assists per game.

He's more well spoken then I would have imagined.

Wow mad props to Kobe.