Paul,  Why would you think I am saying there is no racism and discrimination in this country?  There always has been racism and discrimination and those two horseman will be here when I am long gone.  Essentially, this boils down to what are these guys "telling us" that we don't already know?  Answer, nothing.  I would think with their money, prestige, and possible cohesion they could do more than send a redundant message.  But protesting or "message sending" is easy, doing something real is hard.  How about a one game (or more) walk-out for some type of political, legal, or administrative action?  But that would mean putting one's "message" before one's cash wouldn't it?  It would also mean thinking about and coming up with some type of positive action.