I was keen to draft Lonnie Walker for a while- hasn't been anything special yet (had some injury problems), but I have been rooting for him
Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to show his thousands of followers that he was doing away with his signature hairdo that some have compared to the shape of a pineapple. Many were shocked that he actually went through with it after he asked for input on how he should cut his hair, but a short while later, the former Miami Hurricane shared his new look after growing his hair out since the fifth grade.However, this was about more than just getting a summer cut before the San Antonio Spurs head to Orlando to finish out the rest of the season in July. Thursday evening, Walker revealed on his Instagram that he began to grow out his hair when he was in the fifth grade as a coping mechanism after being sexually abused as a child.
"The real truth as to why I started doing this early 5th grade, it was a cloaking device for me," Walker wrote in the caption. "During the summer of my 5th grade year, I was around more family. Some [whose] names will be left alone, I was around more. I was sexually harassed, raped [and] abused. I even got accustomed to it, because being at that age you don't know what is what. I was a gullible, curious kid that didn't know what the real world was. I had a mindset that my hair was something that I can control. My hair was what I can make and create and be mine. And it gave [me] confidence."
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/spurs...
Most childhood rape and sexual abuse is committed by family members or friends of family, and there ends up being a vile of secrecy about it both within the family and also in wider society (not really spoken about or acknowledged much). I hope him speaking out about it is cathartic and healing for him- it's tough to share stuff like that publicly, I do hope he's getting some support.
Bullock is such class act, hopefully we keep him around next season (should do, his contract is cheap and he's a good veteran to have around)
They rolled back health insurance rules on Transgender issues. Incredible how they waste time and energy hurting the smallest sliver of the population.
Nalod wrote:They rolled back health insurance rules on Transgender issues. Incredible how they waste time and energy hurting the smallest sliver of the population.
It's always infuriated me how people with the power (whether they be in the majority or whatever) deny people in minorities basic rights, even when it doesn't effect them one bit- real nastiness, I don't get the mindset.
smackeddog wrote:Nalod wrote:They rolled back health insurance rules on Transgender issues. Incredible how they waste time and energy hurting the smallest sliver of the population.
It's always infuriated me how people with the power (whether they be in the majority or whatever) deny people in minorities basic rights, even when it doesn't effect them one bit- real nastiness, I don't get the mindset.
Transgender freaks all people white majority, religious, and minorities. Men freak out when a chick with a stick comes on and they get aroused. Its a repulsive response.
I have friends who children are gender “confused” which gives me insight to how conflicted these children and their families are as to dealing with it. Those on the outside can’t comprehend but are quick to condemn or be critical to something they know so little about.
In NC 4 years ago the “Bathroom Bill” became a political hotbed. The ignorance is amazing. In this case it went know were but its there to stir up the conservative to vote.
well, figure there will be a lot more news like this
martin wrote:
It’s everywhere! Hope he didn’t get it from one of the protests (or pass it on to anyone)- I remember a couple of decades ago I got chicken pox from a demo.
martin wrote:5% positive rate
I do hope it's mild/asymptomatic for all of them, I'm getting anxious for athletes are any lung damage could wreck their career.
The weird thing with this whole Orlando thing, is that the players will go through all of these precautions etc, then 1 month after it's over will go to a regular nba season, without most of the precautions, during winter when likely we'll have much higher prevalence. I'm still not sure if next season will/can/should go ahead
martin wrote:Nice
It’s only nice if all the proceeds from the sales of these jerseys are donated to charity. Obviously Nike should be able to cover costs, but beyond that if they keep the money from this then this “activism” is just a cash grab.
