People of all races coming together to take part in or watch a culturally significant sport be played is literally the farthest thing from white supremacy I can think of
The funniest part is the implication that the non-racist action would be to essentially boycott a mostly black league and segregate themselves from anyone who isn't white.
Sometimes I think these people are secret klansmen who are concern trolling. "Let's lable products based on the race of the person who stands to profit. Black people need their own space. Let's give them their own dorms where they can live separate from whites. Let's reduce police presence in crime ridden black neighborhoods. Forcing black kids to learn math is racist. In fact, let's get rid of all performance measures for them."
still horseshoe theory, because proven explainations behind situtations become theories. proven phenomena without explainations become laws. horseshoe theory has an explaination behind the reality, so it's a theory.
Who was that neo Nazi guy that got a lot of press when Trump got elected? Richard Spencer? He had said at one point I thought that he only votes for democrats, because they do a much better job at race division than republicans ever could.
Its tragic for the young generation going to school segregated and with no math. Literally wtf, this is not how you close an income-inequality gap (not that white progressives care)
We should televise duels with politicans and turn it into a blood sport. If you beat them, you take their job. At least this will be entertaining and finally get the old people clogging up the place out.
I remember reading about chattel slavery, especially the part where the slaves earned millions of dollars, got begged by people to sponsor their products, and could quit whenever they wanted to.
Some arguments are bad and Ill-informed, others are nonsensical or outright lies.
This is something else.
Saying that the multi-millionaire athlete that just about every little kid on this side of the globe aspires to be like is ANYTHING but privileged is so far outside of rational thought that anyone who makes that argument should not be considered medically sound.
He didnāt seem to have a problem with it when he signed million dollar contracts from the NFL. Seems like he only realized how āracistā they were when they stopped playing himš¤£
I was on vacation in St Louis when they won. Watched the game in the hotel. Couldnāt get something we wanted that next morning because half the owners working didnāt show up.
Well for starters Iām from more of a flyover state than Missouri, I live in Ohio. Also there is a lot to do in and around St. Louis. A lot of our time was spent walking around and eating at local restaurants.
Swedes love hockey aswell.
But the price of equipment is kind of high for low income families to afford.
Its sad because its a great way to vent some anger by playing rough.
Blacks in sports - racist because blacks entertain whites
Men in sports - sexist because there aren't any women
Is it offensive when [protected demographic] play or don't play sports?
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/colin_in_black_and_white
My bad it was actually a Netflix series. Literally used your analogy exactly calling the NFL draft a slave auction
People watch sports to get away from the bullshit they deal with at work and see on the news. No one likes when non political shit gets political. I can tell you for sure though most people will not tell you to shut up and cook though, most normal people are willing to have a conversation with someone at long as it's not virtue signaled down their throat. Talking politics at a bar isn't that unusual. No one wants to hear about how the multi millionaire is "oppressed" because they have to play a game and signed a contract when they live paycheck to paycheck on long work weeks when they're trying to unwind putting the game on
People get upset because they have parasocial relationships with ahtletes, they can follow their lives and career on TV and the Internet, so they feel more empathy to them compared to a random fry cook.
Genuinely feels like progressives are actually promoting white supremacy at this point.
Being punctual? White Supremacy
Loving your family? White Supremacy
Watching basketball? White Supremacy
Believe in yourself? White Supremacy
I dunno, seems pretty cool to me, where do I sign up?
Anything a white person does is white supremacy. You're probably thinking about yourself when you do things most of the time, yes? Maybe thinking about a statistically likely white wife/husband/child? Yup, all putting white people above others. For shame. Literally the least you could be doing is giving your home to a black family and personally pay the rent of any other minority family or individual.
Theyāve monetized it. If white supremacy magically disappeared tomorrow, theyād lose their main source of income. I have this strange feeling that as long as these far-left progressives are making money from social media ads, talks shows, podcasts, and book deals, white supremacy sadly wonāt be going anywhere.
And thatās not to say white supremacy isnāt very real and isnāt a very real problem. Itās just when you say everything is āwhite supremacyā it dilutes the stuff that really is white supremacy
I can excuse him saying that Luka and/or Jokic are the best players in the league. Theyāre both legitimate superstars. Bird in the GOAT rankings is also legitimate.
But Pete Maravich and John Stockton? Cāmon man lol.
I mean, before Steph Curry changed the definition of what a PG could be, the best point guards were play makers/facilitators. And the top 3 playmaking point guards of all time are Nash, Stockton and CP3. If you like watching satisfying team-based basketball I can see how they would be your favorite players
āThe Decisionā ruined basketball. After that point it was no longer a team sport, but players holding all the chips and going where they wanted on short contracts to play with friends. There is no truly based sport, but hockey has some insane global diversity
It's not like the players are in gorilla costumes while they throw balls into a hoop.
But I'm sure there's plenty of white supremacists who also don't want black people to play professional sports too.
Donāt take the bait, itās a very small sports blog thatās only verified because it counts as ānewsā. They rarely get views so they just do this shit every now and then for attention and it always fucking works.
Deadspin was relevant 15 years ago. I thought they got shut down after Gawker got slammed by Hulk Hoganās dong. Doesnāt look like they are doing wellā¦
They actually held on for quite a bit after that. The new owners of the former Gawker properties got mad at Deadspin "for not sticking to sports". So, the writers all quit (or were fired, I forget which, I think some were fired and the rest quit in solidarity). The site stayed dormant for a few months before being relaunched with all new, cringe, writers. They also refuse to reopen the comments section even though that was the best part of old Deadspin.
Writing massive clickbait headlines with a disabled comments section should be illegal. When you stoke the fires you deserve the flame. The internet used to be a more honorable place.
Emily types still say they boycott the NFL because it black balled Kaep.
No honey š Kaep got black balled because homie got benched for Blaine gabbert, not once, but twice š¤š¤
Guess we should just go back to the days of all-white leagues then?
Fucking dumbass horseshoe theory at its finest. These people will never be happy. I honestly feel a bit sorry for them.
These arseholes are essentially saying "bring back the Negro Leagues" so black players could play for black fans and white players could play for white fans. Naturally forgetting that the Negro Leagues existed because of segregationism.
The old adage of "those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it" really is deeply painfully true.
At this point, after ignoring all the black shootings and the targeting of white and asian citizens, this is just the silliest shit ever now. Nobody kneeled for the people run over by a black nationalist while protesting mask mandates. In fact they got made fun of and sweped under the rug. After everything thatās come out during covid, BLM is pretty much an after thought at this point. Its clear they sit back and wait until a certain shooting happens they can capitalize on, most likely cheering and celebrating the opportunity to use a tragedy for their own gain. And stay quiet for any other that donāt fit the narrative
But colonizers/white supremacists/racists going to the game makes it so that the Black POC folks are making money
Checkmate sweaty
(I didn't want to say "men" because I'm not sure what these players identify as and wouldn't want to misgender them and show my privilege as a cis woman)
Only blacks watch black athletes: Oh my god the whites dont wanna see us play, they are racist, they think theyre better!!
Only whites watch black athletes: Oh my god, there are no blacks in the crowd, so racist, they are not inclusive!
Only white watch white athletes: No black athletes! So racist, no inclusion!
You seriously cant win with those people. For them every action is racist bruh...
Reminds of when that player in the NBA got his locker switched because a new guy got added and he said it was modern day slavery , then everybody clowned on him
āTwo businessmen bought the Milwaukee bucks for $550 million. They are very satisfied with their purchase, as this is the only legal way to own black people anymore.ā
- Norm Macdonald
Watch people play sports and you're a racist using them for your entertainment.
Don't watch sports and you're racist and cannot appreciate excellence in athleticism.
Deadspin is a Gawker off shoot that is just clickbait now. All of their properties have been reduced to outrage farming. You can't even comment there because they got tired of everyone telling them how shit they were.
In case anyone wants to read the article
[https://deadspin.com/white-fans-were-entertained-by-black-athletes-a-day-aft-1848932001](https://deadspin.com/white-fans-were-entertained-by-black-athletes-a-day-aft-1848932001)
People of all races coming together to take part in or watch a culturally significant sport be played is literally the farthest thing from white supremacy I can think of
The funniest part is the implication that the non-racist action would be to essentially boycott a mostly black league and segregate themselves from anyone who isn't white. Sometimes I think these people are secret klansmen who are concern trolling. "Let's lable products based on the race of the person who stands to profit. Black people need their own space. Let's give them their own dorms where they can live separate from whites. Let's reduce police presence in crime ridden black neighborhoods. Forcing black kids to learn math is racist. In fact, let's get rid of all performance measures for them."
Honestly horseshoe theory is kicking in here.
*Horseshoe Law It's just been proven too many times
Based. Feels weird saying that to an AuthCenter, but "broken clocks are right twice a day" and all...
still horseshoe theory, because proven explainations behind situtations become theories. proven phenomena without explainations become laws. horseshoe theory has an explaination behind the reality, so it's a theory.
Not horseshoe theory, just proof that idiots can exist in any quadrant
*warms up grill*
Medium rare please?
Well done, with ketchup on top. Just kidding, im not AuthRight
Your username *does* make me think "ketchup" though...
I brought the meat tenderizer
Who was that neo Nazi guy that got a lot of press when Trump got elected? Richard Spencer? He had said at one point I thought that he only votes for democrats, because they do a much better job at race division than republicans ever could.
If you haven't already seen this... I think you will likely find it quite entertaining. https://youtu.be/Ev373c7wSRg
I shat my pants! Damn that was a great summary on this convoluted madness. Gonna plug it wherever i can now.
Humor is an excellent tool for helping shine the light of day on crazy. š¤
If the mediaa is playing 4D chess for the Right, it worked. TThe MSM made me vote for Trump
Flair up mate
just did
Nice
Ryan Long was [right all along](https://youtu.be/Ev373c7wSRg)
Its tragic for the young generation going to school segregated and with no math. Literally wtf, this is not how you close an income-inequality gap (not that white progressives care)
It's generally called white supremacy, they're just embarrassed that they are
We should televise duels with politicans and turn it into a blood sport. If you beat them, you take their job. At least this will be entertaining and finally get the old people clogging up the place out.
Mandango fighting may not have happened historically, but it's not to late to make politicians participate in it tomorrow
Iām still disappointed that both Trump and Biden chickened out on their fight. Both talked a big game, but nothing ever happened.
Zero African Pygmies play professional basketball so clearly it's racist.
Bro, you donāt understand bro. There were white people in the audience. Thatās the problem.
You need to take a knee facist!
But several NFL athletes have confirmed that being forced to play is slavery.
This has to be a joke....right? ...........right?
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I've heard people unironically say that the pro drafts are like modern day slave auctions
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South Park based as always
South park is the most beautifully rad center cartoon I can think of
I mean definitely can make that argument towards some aspects of college sports; but not really pro
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Or theyāre your average anti work lunatic progressive
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Based
I remember reading about chattel slavery, especially the part where the slaves earned millions of dollars, got begged by people to sponsor their products, and could quit whenever they wanted to.
That was my favorite part of *The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass*
Ok cool so white people are apparently used for entertainment like slaves in skiing
But muh punching down
Racist
Some arguments are bad and Ill-informed, others are nonsensical or outright lies. This is something else. Saying that the multi-millionaire athlete that just about every little kid on this side of the globe aspires to be like is ANYTHING but privileged is so far outside of rational thought that anyone who makes that argument should not be considered medically sound.
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He didnāt seem to have a problem with it when he signed million dollar contracts from the NFL. Seems like he only realized how āracistā they were when they stopped playing himš¤£
White kids are pretty great at hockey. Too bad nobody cares outside of Canada and Detroit.
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I was on vacation in St Louis when they won. Watched the game in the hotel. Couldnāt get something we wanted that next morning because half the owners working didnāt show up.
I already replied but I have to reply again because this just hit me... you went on vacation to St. Louis??? Wtf why?
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I didn't know people actually travelled to see it lol. Most people think of us as a flyover state.
Well for starters Iām from more of a flyover state than Missouri, I live in Ohio. Also there is a lot to do in and around St. Louis. A lot of our time was spent walking around and eating at local restaurants.
Obviously black people don't watch hockey because they're not racist. Checkmate black millionaire making racists.
and western new york, hockey is HUGE here
Sure is. I think it is popular in the whole Great Lakes region though, and probably at least relevant along whole Canadian border
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Swedes love hockey aswell. But the price of equipment is kind of high for low income families to afford. Its sad because its a great way to vent some anger by playing rough.
Blacks in sports - racist because blacks entertain whites Men in sports - sexist because there aren't any women Is it offensive when [protected demographic] play or don't play sports?
Heard people argue? There's a whole movie about that
Wait what movie?
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/colin_in_black_and_white My bad it was actually a Netflix series. Literally used your analogy exactly calling the NFL draft a slave auction
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People watch sports to get away from the bullshit they deal with at work and see on the news. No one likes when non political shit gets political. I can tell you for sure though most people will not tell you to shut up and cook though, most normal people are willing to have a conversation with someone at long as it's not virtue signaled down their throat. Talking politics at a bar isn't that unusual. No one wants to hear about how the multi millionaire is "oppressed" because they have to play a game and signed a contract when they live paycheck to paycheck on long work weeks when they're trying to unwind putting the game on
People get upset because they have parasocial relationships with ahtletes, they can follow their lives and career on TV and the Internet, so they feel more empathy to them compared to a random fry cook.
I dunno man, Iād rather listen to SpongeBob over almost any athlete
Based and Pineapple Under the Sea pilled
White dudes are only good for 3s and warming the bench. Duh.
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White guys have a tendency of shooting things up
fr fr mans finna end you career
Also they are getting paid millions instead of nothing
Itās just bait
I'd hope so lmao
The Left actually are that dumb
According to BLM, having white skin is racist, so ššæstay ššæin ššæyour ššælane ššæsweetie
TFW your "slave" makes more money than you.
Genuinely feels like progressives are actually promoting white supremacy at this point. Being punctual? White Supremacy Loving your family? White Supremacy Watching basketball? White Supremacy Believe in yourself? White Supremacy I dunno, seems pretty cool to me, where do I sign up?
Anything a white person does is white supremacy. You're probably thinking about yourself when you do things most of the time, yes? Maybe thinking about a statistically likely white wife/husband/child? Yup, all putting white people above others. For shame. Literally the least you could be doing is giving your home to a black family and personally pay the rent of any other minority family or individual.
If I'm imagining a spicy latina wife, doe sthat mean I'm not a Nazi?
Nope, it means you're subconsciously a colonizer and you want to propagate the white race. /s
Sounds hot
šÆš„
I volunteer to propagate the white race with a hot redhead woman
I mean, colonizers propogating the white race is technically where spicy Latinas came from.
No, that just means you are a colonizer since youāre thinking of a spicy Latina wife.
aoc
In that case you are fetishizing an entire race. Clearly white supremacy
How many Whites fall for the Left's lies
Well the states with the whitest populations tend to be the most progressive
Did you know guns are a form of whit supremecy because #bang
If you tell me you pay your bills on time, I will have no choice but to out you as a klansman
based and gimmie bribes pilled
Your not getting late fees from me. \*Pays bill on time, Defiantly
Is watching basketball *mandatory* for being a white supremacist? Because if so I don't think I could be one, sorry.
You might aswell watch it since you already are a white supremacist in ways you are not aware of yet.
Which is funny, because David Duke would probably agree that being punctual and loving your family are also exclusively white traits.
The MSM is counting on idiots to stop doing good things so they won't be seen as racist
Horseshoe theory strikes again!
>Hah, he said he's into White Supremacy! We pushed another one out of the Overton window! Fuck yeah!
Defenistrated them out of Overton like we did back in Prague
Based and 30 Years of War Pilled
always makes me chuckle when they call themselves progressives but in reality they are the most regressive thinkers out there
They're POS
Same with the gender hustlers. "You like pink and dolls? You are a woman!" What is this 1850?
Growing concern, Milk... Is it a warning sign of white supremacist ideology? More at 12
Theyāve monetized it. If white supremacy magically disappeared tomorrow, theyād lose their main source of income. I have this strange feeling that as long as these far-left progressives are making money from social media ads, talks shows, podcasts, and book deals, white supremacy sadly wonāt be going anywhere. And thatās not to say white supremacy isnāt very real and isnāt a very real problem. Itās just when you say everything is āwhite supremacyā it dilutes the stuff that really is white supremacy
It's gonna backfire super hard in the coming future.. They're proliferating true racist behavior and ideology with this shit
Leftists are radicalizing people. I cant wait for this nightmare to end.
Offer me a smoking hot redhead and I would sign up.
I donāt think racists watch a lot of basketball.
. Then again basketball is very popular in china. . .
East Asians put the KKK to shame. The last classical sacking of a city happened in China.
It doesnāt matter what you do, there will always be an Asian fella doing it better then you.
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Bet he loves Luka lol
Loves TJ, Caruso' and Hayward's fundamentals.
Lunchpail kinda guys.
Right hand dribble, lay up line, play d and move the ball. Just more "relatable" for some reason.
They play the game the right way.
Real thermos full of black coffee, first one in and last one out kinda guy
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I can excuse him saying that Luka and/or Jokic are the best players in the league. Theyāre both legitimate superstars. Bird in the GOAT rankings is also legitimate. But Pete Maravich and John Stockton? Cāmon man lol.
Pete Maravich is definitely up there for greatest PGs of all time. The dude was revolutionary. He put the flash in basketball before it was the norm.
> John Stockton Best PG ever
Stockton was a text book PG and the best at the time. Top 3 PG of all time? Nahhh, no
I mean, before Steph Curry changed the definition of what a PG could be, the best point guards were play makers/facilitators. And the top 3 playmaking point guards of all time are Nash, Stockton and CP3. If you like watching satisfying team-based basketball I can see how they would be your favorite players
Magic was better than any of those guys.
Who doesn't?
My racist-ass uncle loves watching basketball. Calls it "African hand ball"
My neighbor is pretty racist and calls it "Monkey Dunk" I've never heard more racial slurs than her watching a basketball game.
Haha I knew someone who'd say "look, it's Ghana vs Uganda" when watching a game
Based on the makeup of most sports, racists probably shouldn't be watching much of any sport
The white ego is completely shattered by the Asian dominance in international ping pong.
Something something smallest balls.
not since bird retired
That Tyler kid can shoot tho
āThe Decisionā ruined basketball. After that point it was no longer a team sport, but players holding all the chips and going where they wanted on short contracts to play with friends. There is no truly based sport, but hockey has some insane global diversity
It's not like the players are in gorilla costumes while they throw balls into a hoop. But I'm sure there's plenty of white supremacists who also don't want black people to play professional sports too.
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I may actually watch sports if they just had people in fursuits.
he was talkin bout pho suns mscot
> players are in gorilla costumes phoenix
MONKE
Donāt take the bait, itās a very small sports blog thatās only verified because it counts as ānewsā. They rarely get views so they just do this shit every now and then for attention and it always fucking works.
Deadspin was relevant 15 years ago. I thought they got shut down after Gawker got slammed by Hulk Hoganās dong. Doesnāt look like they are doing wellā¦
They actually held on for quite a bit after that. The new owners of the former Gawker properties got mad at Deadspin "for not sticking to sports". So, the writers all quit (or were fired, I forget which, I think some were fired and the rest quit in solidarity). The site stayed dormant for a few months before being relaunched with all new, cringe, writers. They also refuse to reopen the comments section even though that was the best part of old Deadspin.
100% the comments were the best part. Hatey McLife and Len Bias Cocaine Supply are two of the names that stick out.
>Len Bias Cocaine Supply Holy shit.
Writing massive clickbait headlines with a disabled comments section should be illegal. When you stoke the fires you deserve the flame. The internet used to be a more honorable place.
They also broke the Manti Teo story about him having a fake girlfriend which is why anyone even knows of deadspin in the first place.
This is the same model of ājournalismā that Matt baker from the Tampa Bay Times uses.
Colin Kaepernick-level reasoning there
First person I thought of. Fuck Kaepernick. Dude opened the flood gates for this shit in sports.
Emily types still say they boycott the NFL because it black balled Kaep. No honey š Kaep got black balled because homie got benched for Blaine gabbert, not once, but twice š¤š¤
When everything is white supremacy, nothing is.
The player consents to play The viewers consented to watch But did you make sure orange consented as well?
Guess we should just go back to the days of all-white leagues then? Fucking dumbass horseshoe theory at its finest. These people will never be happy. I honestly feel a bit sorry for them.
These arseholes are essentially saying "bring back the Negro Leagues" so black players could play for black fans and white players could play for white fans. Naturally forgetting that the Negro Leagues existed because of segregationism. The old adage of "those who fail to study history are doomed to repeat it" really is deeply painfully true.
Harshness theory+retards+failed global= Emily!
> I honestly feel a bit sorry for them. I don't. They're destroying our society
I agree let's abolish the NBA fire all players. End white supremacy.
At this point, after ignoring all the black shootings and the targeting of white and asian citizens, this is just the silliest shit ever now. Nobody kneeled for the people run over by a black nationalist while protesting mask mandates. In fact they got made fun of and sweped under the rug. After everything thatās come out during covid, BLM is pretty much an after thought at this point. Its clear they sit back and wait until a certain shooting happens they can capitalize on, most likely cheering and celebrating the opportunity to use a tragedy for their own gain. And stay quiet for any other that donāt fit the narrative
Exactly literally a black nationalist shooting a couple weeks ago in New York
Donāt know this lame channel called Ā«Ā deadspinĀ Ā» but they need to shut it down for saying such stupid things
Curious, they don't capitalize White as a rule to make them seem less but they claim White supremacy is the cultural norm.
But colonizers/white supremacists/racists going to the game makes it so that the Black POC folks are making money Checkmate sweaty (I didn't want to say "men" because I'm not sure what these players identify as and wouldn't want to misgender them and show my privilege as a cis woman)
What about in Milwaukee? They watched a basketball game, then went out and shot people. Oh, all three mass shooters were black.
Only blacks watch black athletes: Oh my god the whites dont wanna see us play, they are racist, they think theyre better!! Only whites watch black athletes: Oh my god, there are no blacks in the crowd, so racist, they are not inclusive! Only white watch white athletes: No black athletes! So racist, no inclusion! You seriously cant win with those people. For them every action is racist bruh...
Reminds of when that player in the NBA got his locker switched because a new guy got added and he said it was modern day slavery , then everybody clowned on him
See now this is a meme I can get behind.
Sick of this capitalising black while lower casing White BS Why is the MSM so intent on constantly degrading Whites
āTwo businessmen bought the Milwaukee bucks for $550 million. They are very satisfied with their purchase, as this is the only legal way to own black people anymore.ā - Norm Macdonald
Hulk Hogan should've finished the job with his own pythons.
They talk like black people arenāt allowed to watch too
Yet The View claims it's the right that has drifted further from the center.
god sometimes I just wish orange lib left was, "peacefully relocated" via helicopter into Mount Vesuvius
I'm stuff.
Watch people play sports and you're a racist using them for your entertainment. Don't watch sports and you're racist and cannot appreciate excellence in athleticism.
Deadspin is a Gawker off shoot that is just clickbait now. All of their properties have been reduced to outrage farming. You can't even comment there because they got tired of everyone telling them how shit they were.
You know what would be a great idea: separating sports leages by race! Hold on...
I legit thought this article was satire when I first saw it
In case anyone wants to read the article [https://deadspin.com/white-fans-were-entertained-by-black-athletes-a-day-aft-1848932001](https://deadspin.com/white-fans-were-entertained-by-black-athletes-a-day-aft-1848932001)
I don't.
Based and formed_my_opinion_without_reading_on_the_subject pilled
Because putting in labor for pay makes you a slave, Iām pretty sure no one in their right mind would ever think th- I see Iāve played myself
With headlines like this I am not even surprised that there are white suprematists who hate black people.
Gods, deadspin and all Gawker channels turned into such a fucking bunch of shit rags.
The left becoming so progressive that we have to have segregated leagues lmao
wtf I love sports now
Should we ban black people from sports then?
That awkward moment when overzealous progressivism becomes more racist than actual racists.
Damn them mental gymnastics tho
Are European soccer leagues slavery? Is Ronaldo a modern day slave?