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Figgins gets along with his parents and Bradley does not. That's an importnat point, and I agree that says something about Figgins' personality (something positive, I might add)...but the streets of the southern US (that includes Florida) are just as full of racially motivated hatred as the streets of LA are. It's a harder existance in LA to be sure...but it's not like Figgins never faced ignorance and racism in the heart of the south.
I believe, at the very least, that Figgins being with the team (along with Griffey), can serve as proof to Bradley that the Mariner organization is about as varied and multicultural as any in the game and that they're all here with real equality (no Jeff Kents on this team) serving the same purpose.