"Before last season, each team presented a version of the same slide show. The first slide depicts rap mogul Jay-Z seated courtside in an oxford shirt, sweater and necktie. "I'm not a businessman," a caption on the slide show reads, "I'm a business, man."
The slide show preaches the importance of image and the need to change the public perception of NBA players." (Source)
Who in the hell left the gate open?
Today, Sandra Rose, pointed out the discrepencies that are Shawn Carter's grill.
"They can spend money extravagantly on unnecessary things, but can't spend a couple of dollars to fix their teeth? No wonder Jay Z rarely smiles - and for that we are grateful."
"Not only can you see his crooked front tooth, but are those weed stains on his teeth? Wow, has Jay ever sat in a dentist's chair in his life?" - Sandra Rose
In spite of having more than enough money and making the Forbes list, Mr. Carter chooses not to take care of his teeth. And neither does Sean "Diddy" Combs. 50 Cent got shot in his mouth and has great teeth. Even Kanye has nice teeth.
I have no real point. I read Sandra's blog and then read the article that mentioned Jay-Z on a NBA slide show about image. And it made me laugh.
I thought about the NBA players I've seen over the years with bad teeth (Reggie Miller) and bad skin (Dennis Rodman) and it never was an issue.
And I noticed its because they are men.
If Beyonce was sporting Jay-Z's grill would he still be interested in sporting her on his arm?
Can a woman have acne and blemishes and still be considered sexy, like Diddy works so hard to perserve and maintain?
Is Jay-Z really a good example of image?
Well I guess if you want players to put up a front like they are really a big deal, when honestly they made a name for themselves as a business man based off someone's else work.
Yeah I said it.
I know I'm reading too deep into this.
But its the truth!
