Arrington on Unique Whips

I agree. I completely agree, but it's one of those things where you have to say: Where do you draw the line? Like LaVar has the means to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity, but say he donates the equivalent of what we normal people donate in a year. Does that make it wrong? By having the means to help, does that mean that you are inclined to help? It's a very philosophical question and I don't feel there is a real answer, because I would hate to think that because someone gave 100,000 dollars to a charity, that they were more "charitable" than me because I only gave 20. All I ask of athletes, movie stars and celebrities in general is just to have some community conscience and do what they can in their spare time to help out the world.

I agree. I completely agree, but it's one of those things where you have to say: Where do you draw the line? Like LaVar has the means to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity, but say he donates the equivalent of what we normal people donate in a year. Does that make it wrong? By having the means to help, does that mean that you are inclined to help? It's a very philosophical question and I don't feel there is a real answer, because I would hate to think that because someone gave 100,000 dollars to a charity, that they were more "charitable" than me because I only gave 20. All I ask of athletes, movie stars and celebrities in general is just to have some community conscience and do what they can in their spare time to help out the world.When he says he donates the equivalent of what normal people donate is speaking of dollar amount or percentage.

He donates his time to charity and creates awareness. I don't have a problem with him pissing money in all directions, that's good for the economy, right?

Having a huge amount of money shouldn't require you to be a philanthropist.

Being a philanthropist for some reason brings a lot of criticism: (see Teresa Hines Kerry.)

These guys do work hard for their money so why shouldn't they live in luxury. LaVar DOES do a lot of good stuff off the field, I can't deny him that. One of my favorite things about him.

Being a philanthropist for some reason brings a lot of criticism: (see Teresa Hines Kerry.)


Yeah, it's called 'jealousy'. Same deal that you hear about Bill Gates. It's his money AND he already spends a ton on good deeds, then gets accused of just doing it for the tax write off.

Exactly, and that is such a shame. There ARE people out there who are rich and do great things for the community.

I know he and others do good things with their money, but just because someone has a lot of money doesn't mean they need to spend it friviously. Some athletes and celebrities seem to spend money by the truckfull just cuz they can and to show off how much money they can spend without putting any real dent in their pocketbook. To me it's just a waste and at times its both annoying and depressing to see how much money others piss away to show off to others.

If I had that kind of money, I would definitely use my fair share for charitable causes, but hell, I'm not going to lie, I would live it up a bit too!

skinsfanthru&thru, I'm sure there's a Marxist newsgroup somewhere.

skinsfanthru&thru, I'm sure there's a Marxist newsgroup somewhere.

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