[Flaxwless]

How is that not a good point?

The instances for NBA players that you bring up are all in the past. Every year however there are multiple NFL players arrested for violent crimes.

So I was debating with Mike over AIM.

He agrees that the NFL and NBA both have bad images, however he qualifies the NFL as better b/c they don't embrace that "hood" image where as the NBA does.

That's a bunch of baloney and I am very close to calling it ignorance.

Both leagues promote their superstars.

It just so happens the NBA superstars (american born) are young black males who are from the hood. Who are statistically the poorest ethnic group in America.

Lucky for the NFL though that they can promote Peyton Manning and a various other good 'ol country boys. It also helps that most NFL QBs, the most prolific position, are white.

So both leagues promote their superstars. It just so happens the NBA are hood and the NFL's are country boys. Can you fault them?