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In many ways the Richard Sherman story is all about language, so it's best to be on top of the words being used to tell it. From journalist Rembert Browne's Grantland analysis of what we mean when we say, "He went to Stanford."
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  1. explicitly
    in a clearly expressed manner
    Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala never explicitly said he was talking about Richard Sherman, but based on the time stamps and the reality of not being born yesterday, it’s fair to assume these Iguodala subtweets are about Richard Sherman.
  2. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
    But it’s commonplace when an individual from any minority group does something that could be considered “uncouth.”
  3. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
    Or to label that person an anomaly.
  4. juxtaposed
    placed side by side often for comparison
    His status as a Cardinal has been juxtaposed with repugnant comments about his character.
  5. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
    His status as a Cardinal has been juxtaposed with repugnant comments about his character.
  6. braggadocio
    vain and empty boasting
    Sherman could have turned into a very similar Sherman and made a very similar Sherman game-saving play and followed it up with a braggadocio-filled Sherman postgame interview, and not have gone to Stanford University.
  7. aggressive
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    After making a play that ensured his team would go to the Super Bowl, he gave the choke sign and then exuberantly (and aggressively) conducted postgame interviews berating San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
  8. exuberant
    joyously unrestrained
    After making a play that ensured his team would go to the Super Bowl, he gave the choke sign and then exuberantly (and aggressively) conducted postgame interviews berating San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
  9. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    After making a play that ensured his team would go to the Super Bowl, he gave the choke sign and then exuberantly (and aggressively) conducted postgame interviews berating San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree.
  10. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
    It wasn’t just the Internet trolls with fewer followers than fingers that were lambasting Sherman with racially charged critiques.
  11. commonplace
    completely ordinary and unremarkable
    But it’s commonplace when an individual from any minority group does something that could be considered “uncouth.”
Created on Mon Jan 27 13:34:23 EST 2014 (updated Wed Jan 29 09:27:57 EST 2014)

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