Ask Richard Gere's Gerbil

Hey Gerbil… I don’t know if you have been keeping up with things lately (News, TV, Sports…). I’m a tv-aholic and see everything that goes on. I have a question and maybe you can help me out. So Mike Vick is back in the NFL and I guess I really don’t have a problem with it. He killed some dogs in a questionable way and he went to jail and served his time… At least he didn’t get away with it like some professional players do;

THEN in the Boise State/Oregon game a couple weeks ago LeGarrette Blount punches Boise State’s Byron Hout in the face at the end of the game (he might have deserved it, I don’t know);

THEN Serena Williams took her frustration out on the U.S. Open semifinals judge… Williams reportedly said, "If I could, I would take this … ball and shove it down your … throat and kill you", all while shaking her racket and a tennis ball at the judge;

THEN Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video on the MTV Video Music Awards basically to tell the world how Beyonce made one of the best video’s in the universe or something.

What is wrong with our black talent? I have an idea… I think black people have a drive to win or succeed that is so intense that they feel the need to express it. Some might spike a football (or a dog), some might bite their girlfriend (Chris Brown) while others might cut off a 19 year old in the middle of her speech turning that experience into a circus. Think about it, we’ve all seen a NFL or college running back plunge up the middle for a gain of 5 yards, pop up, pounding his chest, flexes his guns and screams at God. Settle down douche, you got 5 yards. This is their drive to win.

Maybe the intensity is TOO high and they need a forum of their own. Let’s face it, defenders of Michael Vick say it’s his “culture” that led him to dog fight but if I’m not mistaken it’s a white man’s culture to have black people as slaves (both unacceptable). LeGarrette Blount punches a hole in this kids memory which is assault anywhere else in America but no charges are filed and no arrest is made. Serena Williams is a champion countless times over and she feels the need to wish death upon a guy just doing his job. And Kanye West cries every time a black person loses to a white person in life. I think I have a solution that will make them all happy… Mike Vick you can live your life and embrace your culture as a slave; LeGarrette Blount you need a serious hug… in prison; Serena Williams you need to give up sports and pursue that modeling career you are DESPERATELY trying to find; and Mr. West… I think the place you will find the kind of success you need, BET… and face it you don’t care about that channel either.

BET, this is another thing for a later date but why during black history month does BET show movies like “Malcom X” (he was in prison), “First time felon” (he was in prison) and “The Hurricane” (he was in prison). Hold on to your answer I will revisit it later.

So what do you think Gerbil, am I on to something? - Edward (Forks, OR)

Thanks for the email... I think you could be on to something. Oh, I mean... No comment.