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re: Mike Leach apologizes for 'offensive' Twitter post
Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:09 pm to Jcorye1
Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:09 pm to Jcorye1
quote:He's the HC of one of the flagship universities in Mississippi. A state that's nearly 40% black and in a sport that is 80% black males. He should probably know his audience in this situation. Lane Kiffin was already a better recruiter than them from the jump (with a better staff). Leach just made that gap larger with this tweet.
Yes it's awful, horrible, disgusting, and vile lynchings happened, but to say a hangman's noose is purely about one race is ignorant.
Then again, Miss st making leach apologize like they didn’t know this is exactly what they hired is pretty comical.
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Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:51 pm to JBeam
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He's the HC of one of the flagship universities in Mississippi. A state that's nearly 40% black and in a sport that is 80% black males. He should probably know his audience in this situation. Lane Kiffin was already a better recruiter than them from the jump (with a better staff). Leach just made that gap larger with this tweet.
Except the meme is about a wife that’s sick of being cooped up at home with her husband. There’s only racial connotations there if that’s what you want to see
Posted on 4/3/20 at 12:56 pm to JBeam
People from the South say racism is overblown and that history is overblown.
But then they say, woah, can't say this.
I doubt Leach would've even connected the dots. Probably never crossed his mind that people in the South would assume he was talking about lynching black people.
Because he wasn't. But the South just goes there automatically.
Nobody in any other part of the country thought Leach was talking about lynching black people.
Or even lynching.
The post looks like suicide by hanging. He's talking about cabin fever and suicide. Only the South could make it racial.
But then they say, woah, can't say this.
I doubt Leach would've even connected the dots. Probably never crossed his mind that people in the South would assume he was talking about lynching black people.
Because he wasn't. But the South just goes there automatically.
Nobody in any other part of the country thought Leach was talking about lynching black people.
Or even lynching.
The post looks like suicide by hanging. He's talking about cabin fever and suicide. Only the South could make it racial.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:03 pm to ChanceOfRainIsNever
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There’s only racial connotations there if that’s what you want to see
Wannabe black guy Jbeam finding something racial in a harmless joke? Naaaaah he would never
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:07 pm to MF Doom
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Wannabe black guy Jbeam finding something racial in a harmless joke? Naaaaah he would never
Well, the weak minded are going to be weak minded.
Some just can't or won't stop living in the past.
It was harmless and the mental midgets who got upset are just moronic, it's just that simple.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:20 pm to ChanceOfRainIsNever
quote:His very own players are looking at him with a skeptical eye after this tweet.
Except the meme is about a wife that’s sick of being cooped up at home with her husband. There’s only racial connotations there if that’s what you want to see
quote:
Senior linebacker Erroll Thompson, who was a captain on last year’s team, retweeted the original with a hand-on-the-chin, eyebrow-raised thinking emoji. Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Fabien Lovett responded to the tweet with “Wtf.” Senior defensive end Kobe Jones responded to Lovett with “Facts. He tripping.” with a hand-on-the-face ashamed emoji.
LINK
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:24 pm to JBeam
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Senior linebacker Erroll Thompson, who was a captain on last year’s team, retweeted the original with a hand-on-the-chin, eyebrow-raised thinking emoji. Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Fabien Lovett responded to the tweet with “Wtf.” Senior defensive end Kobe Jones responded to Lovett with “Facts. He tripping.” with a hand-on-the-face ashamed emoji.
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:42 pm to JBeam
Those players are seeing what they want to see and are reacting out of emotion. Doesn’t make their feelings right or accurate
Posted on 4/3/20 at 1:43 pm to ChanceOfRainIsNever
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Those players are seeing what they want to see and are reacting out of emotion. Doesn’t make their feelings right or accurate
Posted on 4/3/20 at 2:14 pm to High C
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A noose in any context is now racist
They should start issuing memos of what can never be said again. It’s hard to keep up.
This post was edited on 4/3/20 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:54 am to AtlantaLSUfan
LINK
quote:
Mississippi State player who was critical of Mike Leach tweet announces he's transferring
He did not say if the decision to enter the transfer portal was because of the controversial tweet. He did, however, retweet someone who wrote "Good for Fabien! This being the 21century, one would expect to know what is offensive. I hope more players leave MSU and not just football. Leach's apology is not enough." He also retweeted Shannon Sharpe's critical comments about Leach's tweet.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 1:27 pm to RLDSC FAN
Bwaaaahaaaaahaaaaaa
When idiots rule the world...
Oh wait. We are almost there.
When idiots rule the world...
Oh wait. We are almost there.
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:42 pm to YStar
Tell me something. Do you think Leach's intentions were racist?
Posted on 4/4/20 at 8:50 pm to noonan
Is it possible it’s less racist and more terribly insensitive regarding the current pandemic?
Either way, Leach is stupid as frick
Either way, Leach is stupid as frick
Posted on 4/4/20 at 10:08 pm to DBG
It's just a joke, people are stupid. Maybe leach should have thought about the fact that stupid people would be seeing his joke though.
Not sure why it would be insensitive, it's not making fun of people with corona.
Not sure why it would be insensitive, it's not making fun of people with corona.
This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 4/4/20 at 11:31 pm to JBeam
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His very own players are looking at him with a skeptical eye after this tweet.
we need a proclamation from Jesse Jackson to determine whether a noose in any context is racist or not
hell we need a whole handbook of what is and isn’t acceptable according to twitter
This post was edited on 4/4/20 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 4/5/20 at 1:43 am to RLDSC FAN
quote:
Mississippi State player who was critical of Mike Leach tweet announces he's transferring He did not say if the decision to enter the transfer portal was because of the controversial tweet. He did, however, retweet someone who wrote "Good for Fabien! This being the 21century, one would expect to know what is offensive. I hope more players leave MSU and not just football.
Wow so brave. America is so mean.
Posted on 4/5/20 at 1:58 am to DemonKA3268
White people CLEARLY don't get it.
Especially these unwavering southern bucks
Especially these unwavering southern bucks
Posted on 4/5/20 at 2:07 am to RLDSC FAN
In a country where Math is being called racist I’m not surprised.
Posted on 4/5/20 at 2:23 am to JBeam
“His very own players are looking at him with a skeptical eye after this tweet. “
No wonder Miss State sucks. Nobody of value would ever subscribe to this kindve race baiting nonsense. Not a single reference to race anywhere in that tweet. The outrage isn’t just spin it’s completely fabricated.
No wonder Miss State sucks. Nobody of value would ever subscribe to this kindve race baiting nonsense. Not a single reference to race anywhere in that tweet. The outrage isn’t just spin it’s completely fabricated.
This post was edited on 4/5/20 at 2:25 am
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