[mahmud]

> We need another (dozen) Cassius Clays.

And yet you call him by a name he himself changed and hated.

[evincarofautumn]

If you want to grow pickles, it’s right to ask for cucumber seeds, even though a cucumber is not a pickle.

[icc97]

There's a mighty large Ali sized difference between pickles vs cucumbers and slave name vs ancestor name.

[evincarofautumn]

What I mean is that the only known way to produce a Muhammad Ali is to start with a Cassius Clay, even though there is an important distinction between them.

[walru]

We are not garnered respect, within birth, but the parents who choose to bring us into this life are.

[n72]

What is that even supposed to mean?