re: F U Espys and NBA

Yes, their message was clear. They want all of the violence going on in our country to end. Since when was that a bad thing?

I watch ESPN for sports news only, any time they talk politics I just change the channel. Problem is the people who buy into this crap are the ones probably watching these shows.

I haven't seen one second of the "ESPYS" since the bluegrass miracle.


and I certainly would not think of watching in the current social climate. ESPN has become the anti-Christ

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There was probably 8 black on black shootings during their war against whitey speech

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And then there's always this fall back line. There were probably 8 white on white shootings during that span as well. What does it have to do with the overall narrative?

You cannot bring about change when one side seems to be willing to meet in the middle despite constant sadness while the other takes a superiority stance at every turn.

No they did not. Read the entire thread. But I'm guessing reading and reasoning aren't your strong points

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Because a speech about stopping hatred would be a narrative preached by the anti-Christ.

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1st I clearly stated that I didn't watch. That would mean I didn't see the "stopping hatred" speech.

2nd, a little levity around here is a good thing. If you take anti-Christ as me making some serious statement, then maybe you need a Valium

3rd, if you feel like ESPN's only agenda is to stop hate, good for you. But that is a really simple way of viewing what they do and how they do it.

Watch all you want, I just choose the games only route

I hate ESPN political shite more than most but that speech was pretty decent.

They mentioned cops being killed, Orlando, black neighborhood violence, and asked athletes to use their influence to help rebuild violent communities.

Also, they requested to do it on their own. ESPN gave them permission but it was the idea of the players, who are 4 close friends.

Actually thought the ESPYs were decent last night. No dude getting award for cutting dick off and the Dobson and Sager tributes were tear jerking. Eric Berry thing was good too.

Chick basketball player was worst part

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So does that limit their ability to think and have an opinion that is worthy? If it's different than yours then so be it.

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I'm not going to pick a side here, but I will address this idea.

I'm a big fan of the concept of staying in one's lane. That's not to say that a person who's an actor or musician or athlete, etc can't be informed and interested in topics outside of their own field...just that their lane of expertise is limited and usually is not ALSO politics or religion or social issues.

With that in mind, I think it behooves anyone who has garnered a giant platform to recognize exactly HOW their platform was built and attempt to stay on it. This is difficult, because people believe their own hype...and fame breeds all sorts of personality flaws. All you need to do is watch 18 year old college athletes spending hours a day typing out motivational bullshite as if they've lived long enough to know any.

So form my perspective, it's not about whether or not a celebrity agrees with my position or not. It's that they ought not confuse their fame with me needing to give one single frick about their opinion any more so than I would the mailman or plumber...all of whom have the same right to hold one.

I'm not a big Twitter or Instagram follower but I have a handful...I've had to pare that down over the last few weeks because of this same issue. In a nutshell, I just don't care to hear what a voice over actor has to say about gun control or what a physicist has to say about police issues. Even if I agree with them, and even though I support their right to hold whatever opinion they want, I'd prefer they not confuse their fame with my desire to hear them leave their lane and talk about shite which, frankly, they're no more informed about than am I. That's just not why I follow them...

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Why ROFL?!? My social network friends that share the BLM videos and memes are the same one's who share the NBA videos and memes. While I believe that the NBA playoffs and finals lead to changes in the demographics slightly, your diehard NBA fans tend to lean heavy to #BlkLM vs. #BLUELM.

To use Treyvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner as examples was despicable.

Treyvon Martin and Michael Brown were proven to be the aggressors and justifiably killed. Eric Garner was a criminal resisting arrest who died from a heart attack, not an illegal choke hold.