Over the weekend I read an article by Mitch Albom entitled, “It’s not race, LeBron James, but it might be you”. I think the main point that Mitch was trying to make is that you shouldn’t blame anything on race because it’s not about race it’s about how you are as a person. Also, someone shouldn’t encourage that it could be about race because then he or she going to think that it’s okay to use it. Like in the article when Lebron James was asked about the criticism of his free agency the reporter asked if it was because of his race and of course Lebron said yes. I agree with Albom that race has nothing to do with how you are as a person and in this case Lebron James has a huge ego and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. I think one of the best points Mitch Albom made is when he explains that nobody asked Lebron when he was drafted number 1 out of high school, when he was MVP, or when he was making more than 100 basketball players combined that if it was because of race. Nobody ever asked Lebron when he had all the positives showering down on him that if it was because of his race but as soon as he is criticized, it is because he is black. Mitch’s point makes you think more of how things can change in different situations and that shows especially with race. It never matters when everything’s good, but as soon as negatives show up it’s always blamed on something else like race.
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