Will Smith's comments on Hitler, and a few interesting autograph things I saw on TV today.
Anyone that has a problem with Will Smith's comments on Hitler are idiotic. How can you not understand what he meant? He basically said Hitler didn't wake up thinking "How can I do the most evil thing possible today?" He woke up wanting his world views imposed on others. People that are like that, don't see themselves as evil, or as doing evil things, to get there.
Makes sense to me. And half my family is Jewish!
I just hope, if people like Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson come to Smith's defense, they think a little more about others that have lost jobs in the past, that have commented on African-Americans. I'm not talking about that idiotic radio host that said "those are some nappy headed 'ho's." That guy's a moron. I'm talking about that sportscaster, Jimmy the Greek. He made some comments on why he thought black athletes were better than white athletes. And, he's never worked in the industry again.
Onto another topic.....with the writers strike continuing, reality shows are thriving.
The latest I caught tonight, was with Snoop Dog. I only saw a few minutes of it. He brought a David Beckham jersey, autographed, to his kids. He was trying to get them into soccer, and they didn't believe the autograph of Beckham was real. He said it was, and that he knew him. They doubted that.
He went outside, got on his cell phone, and talked to someone that is a trainer for Beckhams team. He told Snoop that getting Beckham on the phone would be tough, and they went back and forth.
I laughed. I understand when you are buying autographs, you might worry about authenticity. But, when your dad is one of the most famous rappers ever, it's funny to not just believe he knows the famous person he got the autograph from.
On a sports show, I heard announcers talking about two young NBA stars. Apparently, during the game, they talked with each other and decided to swap shoes afterwards. One announcer thought you shouldn't be on friendly terms with your opponent. He said, "You wouldn't see a young Magic Johnson and Larry Bird doing this." The other announcer shot back, "Hey, they did a Converse commercial together." Which was a very good point.
A third announcer said something along the lines of "This memorabilia is worth a lot now." He was asked about the shoes he owns, and he said "I have a pair of Kobe's shoes, and Lebron James. I also have a pair of Ali's shorts."
Nothing tops what I heard one sports announcer say when talking about memorabilia. He was a kid, standing near the stage, when Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. As King walked off stage, this sportscaster asked if he could have it. King handed it to him. He said he still has it, and although it was typed out, comments were made on it in King's hand.
Now, talk about a piece of memorabilia.