Other fascinating articles by Kyle:
"You can't be old school unless youre old"
Shocking baseball story: Nick Punto not on steroids
And Lay off Childress--we're in the playoffs
Okay. Let’s go.
It sounds superficial. It probably is superficial.
This doesn't start well at all now does it?
But while we're on subject, you’re right, this article and your viewpoint is superficial. At least we’re on the same page.
But, watching the NBA has become almost a chore for me,
So don’t watch it then. I mean, I HATE chores. I don’t wash the dishes unless I HAVE to. Mowing the lawn? Forget about it.
not because the talent is diluted and the art of great passing is all but gone, though it most certainly is, but because more than three quarters of NBA players have ugly tattoos.
Of all the reasons you offer as to why the NBA game has fallen off, you select “tattoos” as his main rationale? Kobe shot 24% last night and had 9 turnovers, but you know what cost us the game? It was those silly tattoos! Why not actually write about the poor passing, the washed-out talent, or the disappearance of the jump shot. Any of those would’ve been exponentially more interesting and less offensive.
And I wonder if he feels the same way about the college game, where players also have ugly tattoos? Or maybe he thinks the NFL should make all of its players cover their arms in shame. The fact is, every major sport in every major city now has players with tattoos. That's because people everywhere have tattoos. It would seem the only sport Mr. McNary can safely watch is the NHL, where each player is covered from head to toe with non-threatening fabric.
Yes, I'm prejudiced against people with tattoos.
Good. At least you're upfront about your bigotry.
Traits that Kyle McNary admits to possessing so far:
Superficiality
Prejudice
Not exactly painting a picture of someone who’s writing I would want to even read, let alone care about the shared opinion. But at least he doesn’t have any tats.
I think they made a big mistake, I question their decision-making skills, and I think they probably lack in self esteem.
Add to the above list: Judgmental.
I think a small tattoo on a sailor's forearm is okay, but more than a silver dollar size is too much.
Is this 1942? Do sailors still get those Popeye tattoos on their arms? What about the army? Are those soldiers allowed to have them? Nice special forces emblem you fuckin' prick. Why don’t ya do somethin worth while, like sail a boat, before you start ruining your body! And what if Delonte West, mentioned later on, has also sailed a boat? If that’s the case, then Mr. McNary, you’re in a pickle!
I think they make women look trashy, hence the word "tramp stamp,"
Actually, “tramp stamp” refers only to a tattoo on a girls lower back.
though Beyonce could have her whole body tattooed and she's still be gorgeous….
So, I guess they’re not as ugly as they seem? Either you're not so dead set against tattoos as you would have us believe (in which case you never should have written this), you are a hypocrite, or your morals can be easily shifted in order to get you some pussy. You think Beyonce is going to let you swim her poonany after you just called her a “tramp”?
…I've been watching the conference finals the past week, and the games have been pretty exciting.
But you just fucking said the NBA was unwatchable!
Not many people would have guessed that the Orlando Magic would be a Lebron three-pointer away from leading three games to none. But....I can't get past these tattoos…
You are so clouded by your own prejudice that you couldn’t even enjoy one of the most memorable final seconds of a game in the history of the NBA playoffs? I watched it. It was awesome. I loved the part when that tramp Lebron took his trampy little jump shot, right in the faces of those slutty Magic players, putting a dagger in their whorish hearts. A shot that caused the hair on the collective necks of every NBA fan in the world to rise. Except for Kyle. He missed it. He was too busy looking at Bron-bron’s sailor tats.
…On the Cleveland Cavaliers, Delonte West looks like he belongs in a circus. After filling up both arms, West actually walked into a tattoo parlor and said, "stick some needles in my neck."
I thought we were talking basketball and tattoos. Now we’re discussing Elephants and acupuncture…
It's hard to tell where one ends and another starts, but he has at least a dozen tattoos, and looks like a moron. Sorry, but he does..
As opposed to writing shit. Which just makes you seem like a moron. Sorry, but you do.
In the West, the Denver Nuggets' Chris Anderson is nicknamed "birdman," supposedly because he can fly to the basket, and he flaps his arms after a big play. I actually think it's a good nickname because he looks like a peacock…
Because it’s well known peacocks have lots of tattoos? No wonder they walk around the zoo all hooker-y and whatnot.
The Indiana Pacers' Marquis Daniels had a tattoo of a man committing suicide (lovely), Gilbert Arenas has the words "change we believe in" on his fingers in honor of Barack Obama…
Arena's seems kind of honorable to me…At least his principles are solid and unchangeable. Unlike someone who would change everything about themselves in order to hit on a slightly above average looking pop star.
Have you ever seen Marquis's arm? Above the picture mentioned he has the words "Only the Strong Survive". I've never interviewed Mr. Daniels, so I'm not sure of his exact intentions. But maybe this reminds him that no matter how tough life is, the alternative is worse. Maybe he had a loved one who took their own life and this is a reminder, however grizzly, of an important memory. Point is, nobody but Marquis knows the significance and how deep it may go. And how dare someone judge another so quickly. I have now stepped off my soapbox.
Luke Walton has a tattoo in honor of the Grateful Dead, and Tim Duncan has a tattoo covering his chest in honor of the nerdy game Dungeons and Dragons. The most idiotic reason for getting a tattoo? Amare Stoudemire wins the award. The Sun's star claims that "if I died right now, my kids could get to know me by my tats." Uh, Amare, why don't you just talk to your kids!
Like Marquis, I don’t know Amare and I don’t know his family. I am also assuming Mr. McNary doesn’t either. Perhaps Amare’s children are very young and he just wants to assure he has a way to impart on his children a bit of himself. Perhaps Amare’s tattoos are reminders of lessons he has learned through his life, and perhaps he would like to share these lessons with his children someday. He obviously sees it as a way to communicate once he is no longer able. If he just kept a journal of his life for his kids would Mr. McNary be more comfortable with it?
It comes down to personal choice. Each person is entitled to do with their body what they will. If you are so blinded by your own ignorance that you can’t enjoy a simple basketball game, then by all means, do not watch. That is certainly a personal choice as well. But to write something like this is just a waste of time And trampy. So very, very trampy.
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