Would you classify Taylor as an Uncle Tom?

[Soldier01]

It would be if that were what I'd actually said, rather than being your interpretation of my words, yes.

Come on Anorak you know that's what you wanted to say...
Seriously though the mans from down south & from what I hear that seems to be the way they talk in his neck of the woods.

Leave the man alone.

[bdevils]

Possibly controversial question, but it's gotta be asked, right?

I like the guy, but seeing him being interviewed by Merchant on Saturday night he came across to me as HBO's new house boy, a guy who gets the nod in (three) close fights because he's got a nice smile and doesn't get "uppity" like Hopkins and Wright.

Check out the interview with Larry again - every other line is "Yes, suh!" It's almost as if he's trying to call on a media lineage with Step'n'Fetchit, only without the thin vineer of satirical intent.

I'm not saying it's bad, but he's the sort of guy PBDS would describe as "one of the good negros". I can quite imagine that he'll get to equal or even surpass Hopkins's 20 defences record just as long as he goes up to Jim "God bless America!" Lampley and say "I'sa been a good bwoy today, boss!"










I've gone too far, haven't I?

this is the most ****ing ******ed thread, taylor is genuinely a nice guy and soft spoken and because of that some ******* like you creates a thread bashing him because he is polite. way to go ****HEAD!!!

this is the most ****ing ******ed thread, taylor is genuinely a nice guy and soft spoken and because of that some ******* like you creates a thread bashing him because he is polite. way to go ****HEAD!!!

Yeah, you're clearly an expert on what polite is, I can see that...

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

I met Jermain a few years ago in his dressing room at Foxwoods before one of his fights. I went up to him with my camera and said "I better get a picture with you now before you get too famous and you don't wanna' take pictures with people anymore" and he kind of did a double take, like he was taken back that I would think he might get a big head or ****y, and he said 'No, no, sir, I wouldnt do that." I laughed because he thought I was serious and reacted like that. He really did strike me as a nice kid, a pleasant kid. Thats not an Uncle Tom. That's just what it is... a guy being a decent, nice person. The kid can't win with you I guess. If he acted like a thug you would say "Why can't these guys just be cool and respectful and not act like punks??"

[BrooklynBomber]

Why a fighter cant be good and nice at the same time.
Look at Wlad, he is a nice dude.
I mean there are many examples out there.

The kid can't win with you I guess. If he acted like a thug you would say "Why can't these guys just be cool and respectful and not act like punks??"

Would I? You seem to know me extremely well.

[toyboy33]

Possibly controversial question, but it's gotta be asked, right?

I like the guy, but seeing him being interviewed by Merchant on Saturday night he came across to me as HBO's new house boy, a guy who gets the nod in (three) close fights because he's got a nice smile and doesn't get "uppity" like Hopkins and Wright.

Check out the interview with Larry again - every other line is "Yes, suh!" It's almost as if he's trying to call on a media lineage with Step'n'Fetchit, only without the thin vineer of satirical intent.

I'm not saying it's bad, but he's the sort of guy PBDS would describe as "one of the good negros". I can quite imagine that he'll get to equal or even surpass Hopkins's 20 defences record just as long as he goes up to Jim "God bless America!" Lampley and say "I'sa been a good bwoy today, boss!"










I've gone too far, haven't I?

I was wondering when somebody was going to bring this up. Funny, I was just thinking the same thoughts about him. I think he is who he is and in no way should that be a detraction. That being said, white America loves the non-threatening negro.

[SnoopySmurf]

Anorak thinks American men are ******ed. Now he thinks someone who says "Yes sir" or "Yessa" (which a lot of people say, white and black and in between) is an Uncle Tom.

Anorak thinks American men are ******ed. Now he thinks someone who says "Yes sir" or "Yessa" (which a lot of people say, white and black and in between) is an Uncle Tom.

I know America has never really gone big on irony, but this is something new.

In the Lounge recently there were lots of anti-Brit threads like "do you think Brits are gay?" and so on. So I did my own thread as a parody of that. It seems it went over some people's heads.

[DiegoFuego]

He's from Arkansas man. Everyone's a hillbilly there.

True that. He's just a nice country boy who stays out of trouble.