Man Groupies (The REAL reason grown men shouldn't wear jerseys EVER)

This is what you essentially look like
when you put on a boy's jersey.

When I was in the barber shop yesterday these cats were arguing about gettin' respect. Jackie Robinson said, "I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me...All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." Lao Tzu, the Chinese philosopher, put his cards down and said, "When you are content to simply be yourself and don't compare and compete, everyone will respect you." Then the big homie Albert Einstein stood up and shouted, "Everyone should be respected as an individual but no one idolized."

Well playboy, most of these grown "A" men walkin' around wearing Paul George and LeBron jerseys should have been listenin' to ole Albert yesterday. As a matter of fact pimpin', any man wearing another man's jersey needs understand what Albert just spit.

Since we're deep into the NBA playoffs I need to holla at all of the grown men out there that think it's OK to put on another grown man's jersey! Bruh, under no circumstances is it permissible! I know that you grew up seein' other men wearin' them but they didn't know any better. It's like the blind leadin' the blind at this point.

Grown men need to look like grown men even at the game playa. Let me be specific so there's no confusion in who I'm talkin' about. I’m speaking to two sets of individuals. Those cats that are at least thirty years old and those that have children that are at least ten years old. I need to be specific because boyz will be standin' around talkin' about, "He ain't talkin' to me bruh!" Cat's less than thirty without kids are still tryin' to figure out who and what they wanna be so I give them a pass. Let's be honest that's a very small club anyway.

A man that is at least thirty is what the ole timers call “A Fully Grown Man”. Regardless of whether he has children or not, it isn’t permissible for him to walk around lookin' like a child. A man with children that are at least ten years old shouldn’t leave the house dressed like his darn kids regardless of his age. And that's the edited version! While we’re at it let’s throw in the flat bib baseball hats and the saggin' pants too.

I’m not sayin' that a grown man can’t represent his favorite team. That’s why they make team apparel like dry fit polo’s, T-shirts, joggin' suits etc. It’s definitely OK to put on your Indiana Pacers or Miami Heat baseball cap tonight. Just not the flat bib joint bruh that's if you're 30! Here’s why this is so important to understand. Once you become a grown man, you have to assume the look of a grown man. You can't leave the crib lookin' like you're on your way to high school. I’ve got a 17 year old sneaker head son that dresses like that. So I can't walk around lookin' like him! That's crazy!

Although that look can be very fashionable and sometimes impressive but it's childish to say the least. I’m speakin' specifically about the hats, jerseys and matching sneakers. My son rocks that type of gear! If I walk around lookin' like him, people won’t take me seriously. I am his father, so therefore, I’ve got to look like his father. I can’t afford to look like one of his boys and we're hanging out in the same places. If you and your son leave the crib rockin' the same gear ya'll look like you're about to holla at the same chicks!

 I think back to how embarrassin' would it have been when I was growing up if my dad were rockin' the same gear that my friends and I were wearin'. What if I were in the basement with my boyz back in '83 and we were rockin' the shell toe Adidas, Kangols and dookie ropes and my ole man came downstairs with them joints on too? How crazy would he look bruh and how dumb would I feel?

This dun really thinks he looks hot but boyz are laughin' at him.

Here is my roof top screamer hollerin' at the top of his lungs, “Well I don’t have kids so I’m good bruh”. Let's keep it real or all the way 100, which ever comes 1st. If you’re freakin' LeBron's age (29ish) with his jersey on you look like a groupie even if you‘re at the game pimpin'. Think about this… you could potentially show up in the same places he hangs out, like restaurants, bars or night clubs etc. Let's say you're standin' at the bar orderin' a drink and he walks up to order one too. How stupid do you look to him and everybody watchin' bruh? You look like his lady dog! And that's the edited version. Even though he's makin' money off of you he's shaking his head. How much respect do you really think a boy is givin' you when he see's you in his joint?

I'm always blown away when they open the doors to the arena durin' shoot around before the games and boyz run in with their jerseys on. I literally see some stone killa's, straight up thug cats from the block with Paul George or LeBron joints on. When let's say LeBron walks past them they get all goowie eyed like they wanna tongue kiss that dun. How stupid do they really look? I'm just tellin' you boyz because your homeboys won't. Why? Because they're rockin' them joints too and these cats are literally shaking their heads when they see you.

 See it's somewhat OK for a professional athlete to wear one of his boy's jerseys because they're on the same level. I still have a problem with it though but it's cool. However, the regular guy looks like a straight up groupie.

I’ve got several friends that have played professional sports including basketball, football and baseball. They’re all retired now but it wasn’t uncommon for them to think that cats that wore jerseys looked stupid too. You can’t be a grown man wearin' another man's name of your back. I equate the guy that puts on another man's jersey to a woman that puts on her man's shirt after sex and walks around the house smellin' it. That's what you look like bruh. Don't get mad it me. I'm just keepin' it 100!

 As much as I liked Eric Dickerson when I was in high school. There is NO WAY I would have put on his jersey, even when I was eighteen years old for those exact same reasons. Maybe because I was an athlete and it just seemed silly to me to rock another cats jersey. Now the only way I'll give a boy a pass is if and only if he's rockin' an ole timer's joint like Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Walter Payton etc. because there's no way you're gonna run into those duns at the bar!!! Why? Because they're freakin' dead bruh!!!

Here's my guy hollerin' at me from the roof again, "OK dawg, what if I only wear it to the game?" Check this out playa, if you're 40 and you're rockin' Paul George's jersey and you ain't his daddy or his freakin' uncle! You look like a darn fool! And that's the edited version!

Lastly, what kind of grown woman wants to show up somewhere with a child dressed up like a grown man. Ya’ll catch that one later. If your hangin' out with women that don’t mind you wearin' jerseys. Then they’re probably dressed up like their teenaged daughters and you guys are meant for one another.

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The caption under the photos are real talk today playboy!