Russell Wilson Planning to Change the World With New ‘Good Man’ Clothing Line

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Russell Wilson Planning to Change the World With New ‘Good Man’ Clothing Line

Christian Post Report – Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson attends the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington April 25, 2015.

Russell Wilson wants to change the world with his new clothing collection, Good Man Brand.

“We’re going to change a culture through fashion,” the 27-year-old Seattle Seahawks quarterback said in a Q&A to promote his new line, according to GQ magazine.

He may be a football player, but Wilson reverted to the game of basketball when describing the actual clothes featured in the collection.

“I think about a great jump shooter, a guy who can shoot from way outside. And then the guy who can hit easy lay-ups,” he said. “So when it comes to clothes, I had the great suits and I had the shorts and T-shirts. But I wanted that mid-range game that I could dress up and down.”

The QB and philanthropist said the clothes were for “a guy who’s trying to take out a girl that’s way out of his league.”

“This is not a celebrity-driven brand,” he continued. “I wanted to make unbelievable clothes. That was a no-brainer. That’s the most important thing.”

While clothing options start at $76 and sneakers begin at $300, $3 from every purchase is expected to go to his Why Not You Foundation. The foundation focuses on making changes in the lives of youth who may be affected by cancer or domestic violence.

“Visions do come true … @GQ @GoodManBrand helping Inner City Kids Education & Kids at Risk! Be Good. #LeadInspireLive,” Wilson wrote when launching his brand. “Let’s make a difference 4 Inner City Kids Education and Those at Risk! Let’s change the world!”

On the official Good Man Brand website, a message states: “The measure of our brand is more than the fashion, style and comfort we create. Men of action, we tally the score in the good work we do, and what we inspire in others.”

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Christian NBA Player Jeremy Lin Bashes Chris Rock’s Oscars Asian Joke: ‘When Is This Going to Change?’

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Christian NBA Player Jeremy Lin Bashes Chris Rock’s Oscars Asian Joke: ‘When Is This Going to Change?’

Christian Post Report – Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin (7) drives to the basket as Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow (20) looks on during the first half at American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, October 28, 2015.

Christian basketball player Jeremy Lin has spoken out against comedian Chris Rock regarding a racial joke he made during the 88th Academy Awards Sunday.

Lin, who plays for the Charlotte Hornets, took to Twitter Monday to criticize one of Rock’s jokes that targeted Asians.

“Seriously though, when is this going to change?!? Tired of it being ‘cool’ and ‘OK’ to bash Asians smh,” Lin, who is Chinese-American, asked his 1.51 million Twitter followers.

Lin is referencing a joke made by Rock in which the comedian brought out three Asian children dressed as accountants from PricewaterhouseCoopers, introducing them as the company’s “most dedicated, accurate and hard-working representatives.”

“They sent us their most dedicated, accurate and hard-working representatives. Please welcome Ming Zhu, Bao Ling and David Moskowitz,” Rock joked.

“If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids,” the well-known comedian added.

Along with Asian athletes and actors, activist groups chimed in to denounce Rock’s joke about Asian-Americans and child labor laws.

Mee Moua, head of the activist group Asian-Americans Advancing Justice, told BBC News that the joke exposed America’s “failings” on race dialogue.

“Last night’s ceremony, and particularly the ‘joke’ involving Asian children, which played off more than one damaging stereotype of Asians and Asian Americans, exposed one of the failings of how we talk about race in America: race relations are not a black-white binary,” she said.

“It is to all of our detriment to look at race narrowly. We need to work together to dismantle the systems that devalue the experiences of minority groups so we can see the tales of the diversity that have shaped our nation reflected accurately,” Moua added.

Guy Aoki, co-founder of the Media Action Network for Asian-Americans, added to the Los Angeles Times that the skit perpetuates stereotypes of Asian-Americans.

“Asian-Americans have been conditioned. Whenever we see an Asian-American on a TV show as a guest, or in a motion picture, our first impression is to cringe because our instinct tells us that person is only being used so that he can be made fun of. And what Chris Rock did last night and what Ali G did last night, they just reinforced that fear for millions of Asian-Americans across the country,” Aoki said. “They’re basically saying, ‘Yep, we look at you guys as a joke.'”

Rock also dedicated a large portion of his dialogue to poking fun at the Oscars’ lack of diversity. Several African-American actors and directors boycotted the event because there were no black nominees for the major awards categories, including best actor or best actress.

Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, and director Spike Lee were among the big names to boycott the event, which also carried a Twitter hashtag of “#OscarsSoWhite.”

Rock, who is known for his controversial comedy style, began to skewer the awards’ show long before it began, tweeting on Jan. 15: “The #Oscars. The White BET Awards.”

The Brooklyn-raised comedian kept the jokes rolling on Sunday, saying during his monologue: “Why are we protesting this Oscars? It’s the 88th Academy Awards, which means this whole ‘no black nominees’ thing has happened at least 71 other times.”

Source : Christian Post