You Could Be Lebron James If You Weren't So Damn Lazy!

“All men are created equal”. I heard that somewhere. I think its in the constitution or something. I can’t be bothered to check. Where it comes from is unimportant. I just wanted to make the point that this statement is complete and utter bullshit. And grammatically incorrect to boot. (equalLY it should say. Hey founding fathers- got a problem with adverbs???? Then you got a problem with me. SeriousLY)

A lot of smart people (namely conservatives trying to combat the idea that race still plays a factor in our country) will claim that if you work hard enough you can achieve ANYTHING!!!! If you put your mind to it, ANYTHING is possible!!!! Yea, well…explain this then smartypants:

Did u watch that? Ok good. Let me let you in on a little secret. From about the age of 13 till I was almost 18, I spent probably around 24 to 30 hours a week playing basketball in one form or another (when I say one form or another, I mean basketball in various forms: 21, full court, 1 on 1, etc. I do NOT mean I could change forms and play basketball in any of them. If I could shape shift, I’d do much cooler things than work on my fadeaway). Anyway, despite my efforts, I was still slower than a lot of people, and remarkably, not as tall. I don’t care how hard I worked, how hard YOU worked, how hard it is to work, or working with a hard hat, 99.999999999999% of you will NEVER EVER be able to do what happened in this video. Lets take it a step further: 99% of NBA players will never be able to do what is done in that video. Lets apply the logic of most conservative right wingers to this scenario: if Jarred Jeffries just worked harder than Lebron James, he’d lead the league in scoring too! I don’t buy it.

Sorry kids, you can’t accomplish anything you want to. Get that notion out of your head and your life will be much less disappointing. Some people find my tendency to embrace reality as opposed to optimism to be…well…depressing. I find it depressing most people are trapped in a cloud of an optimistic fantasy world where hip hop can make a difference, you can stop wars with protests, and Common can still rap. Toodle-oo!