Being Mocked or Overreacting?

If the name David Hogg rings a bell to you, it shouldn't be a surprise. This 17 year old was one of the survivors of the Parkland shooting back in February and has become an extreme advocate for gun control. Hence the whole March for our Lives nonsense and all this school walkout crap. Like most kids, he's looking at all sorts of colleges. He's got a strong GPA and SAT score, but got rejected by four schools from California. Still he got accepted by a Florida college and one from California. It was reported by The Daily Wire and retweeted by Fox News anchor Laura Ingraham with a reply along with the retweet of the site.

Now, Hogg and others are accusing Ingraham of mocking him and he has gone on a crusade to get advertisers to boycott her show on Fox News. Looking at her tweet on Twitter, I don't see it. Where's the mocking? I'm not seeing that constitutes that as websites are saying. If she had mocked the shooting and his movement, then I could see why he would overreact. But judging by the tweet, she hasn't done anything. She parroted the same thing Daily Wire said. The colleges didn't accept him, but she considered it him whining about it and saying acceptance rates about one of the colleges. While I wouldn't say these are prestigious schools, these are probably decent sized schools where you really need to get your act together and hope you can send a letter as soon as possible.

In that Daily Wire article, it seems like he's just whining that people who want to change the world can't get in. This seems like he is saying that he got rejected because of his movement. That could be the case. Hogg is like an athlete. You're not sure what he is going to say next if he's even relevant after 2018 is over. Daily Wire mentioned a friend not getting accepted into UCLA. That has had enough controversy considering LaVar Ball and the incident in China back in November. Last thing they need is an idiot teenager who thinks his movement will do anything when it won't. Bad publicity is not always a good thing.

There's way worse mocking from others that don't see the light of day. Hogg is being an overreacting crybaby. Too thin skinned if you want my thought. It's an excuse to keep his 15 minutes of fame going over what Ingraham said that has no insults, name calling, whatever. He's not going to change anything, especially with gun control or any of that. Maybe he should focus on mental health and how to help out those who really need the help. Sometimes I really do question these younger generations of kids.

You're Not Special, LeBron James

You can thank the NBA for giving their league freedom to say whatever they want. Especially for silver spoon players like LeBron James. With the shooting at Parkland Florida, the Cavalier took his shots at President Trump, putting his hand into politics yet again. A Fox News anchor, Laura Ingraham blasted at James and added in a hashtag Shut up and Dribble. Of course, both sides are met with criticism with certain Hollywood people siding with James, and others siding Ingraham.

It is a little uncalled for on Ingraham's side, but she's right. Anybody who thinks this is a race issue needs to stop with that. James wants to be involved in some way. He's an attention whore. He wouldn't understand a thing about politics. He's no different than the average person when it comes to hot button issues. This guy is basically a loser with a high school education. People worship James, and it gets sickening when they believe every thing he does or says. If it were Gregg Popovich or Mark Cuban, or Kevin Durant, we'd be hearing the same thing from Ingraham about saying they should shut up.

It's sad that Adam Silver doesn't do anything to calm this stuff down. This is also the same guy that refused to punish New York Knicks owner James Dolan for his treatment towards disgruntled fans. Is the commissioner of the NBA too chicken or scared to do anything to these guys? They gotta have some restrictions at some point of what you can say. You represent the NBA, show a little respect.

On the other side, Ingraham seemed destined for attention. She could have gotten her point across without relying on a hashtag. Both of this stuff is heat of the moment. Lots of sports fans in support and hatred for James. Vice versa for the anchor. Hollywood dummies like Ellen Pompeo have spoken and said their word. It's a never ending cycle and it's going to keep happening.

I doubt Fox News will change what they do. Same with the NBA. Silver does need to put his foot down on this. There's a fine line between saying your opinion and getting involved in politics. He needs to quit wimping out and delivering punishments to non-NBA game related stuff. If he keeps allowing this, it's going to get much worse with how the players and coaches act when it comes to politics.