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Why Josh Cribbs is My Favorite Browns Player

By Brianna Savoca

Joshua Cribbs won my heart yet again after I logged on to Twitter this evening, but it had nothing to do with his incredible athleticism on the football field.

I saw this tweet, from Cribbs, wide receiver and special teams player for the Cleveland Browns.

Cribbs may be on the special teams and kick returner for the 2010 Pro Bowl, but this pro is clearly a special person who puts others before himself.

Also from Cribbs:

Cribbs shines on the field as the Browns 2009 MVP, and AP All-Pro First Team member, plus holds the NFL record for two kickoff returns for two touchdowns in a game (against the Kansas City Chiefs). Now, Cribbs shines off the field as a philanthropist, humanitarian, and beacon of hope for the Haitian people.

Thank you Josh Cribbs for putting Cleveland and Browns players in a good light, despite our 5-11 record this season.

If you would like to help the Haiti Earthquake Relief Effort, become a follower of Josh Cribbs on Twitter- http://www.Twitter.com/JoshCribbs16

Racist Trending Topics on Twitter

By Brianna Savoca

On Wednesday morning, "#thingsdarkiessay" was the second highest treding topic on Twitter.

Thousands of tweets piled up by the minute, and by 10:30 AM, #thingsdarkiessay became the number one trending topic. By 11:00 AM, Twitter removed the hashtag #thingsdarkiessay from the trending topic list.

Reviewing the tweets on #thingsdarkiessay, many users claimed Things Darkies Say was a South African inside joke.

Things Darkies Say is not a joke to me. It is pure racism.

Humor used tastefully is enjoyable, funny, and enhances people's moods. Things Darkies Say is completely distasteful, unenjoyable, not funny in the least, and puts me in a angry, bitter, agitated mood.

Things Darkies Say is racism wearing a mask of humor.

Things Darkies Say perpetuates the negative stereotypes of the black race, especially with a duragatory word like "Darkies" in the title. Perpetuating stereotypical words and phrases like "massa," and "the darker the berry the sweeter the juice" shows a complete lack of respect for the black race.

Where is progress in South Africa? Many South Africans risked their lives to fight Apartheid, a legal system of racial segregation. Now some South Africans find it a funny joke to degrade the black race?

While South Africans claim Things Darkies Say is an inside joke, inside jokes do not work very well in a global, public forum like Twitter for all the world to read and judge.

My judgement rules against Things Darkies Say.