My point is straight out of Chappelle standup. Interesting how many ludicrous people rally to the cry “words are violence” and yet some truly violent people don’t get punished until they say the wrong thing.
Kanter barely played for Boston before being traded to Houston. He was like at single digits in mpg before the trade.
You should listen to the discussion he had on Mike Rowe’s podcast with his version of the lead up to his release. Not mine, not yours. His. Then get back to me with another dissertation.
I really do not understand why people keep acting like the right to free speech means that there are no consequences to anything you say. It has to be purposeful ignorance.
Who was the better Darren, Dick York or Dick Sargent?
You’re not wrong but to stay on topic, where do you stand with this double standard and the one you refer to?
Dude, all I meant was that double standards are not new. Sorry if that triggered you somehow.
I don't make morality judgements, but I don't think the two are even comperable. My position is that it's ludicrous to complain about the current double standard, and even more ridiculous to imply its a recent thing.
Oh, so you’re complaining about people complaining. I’m not surprised you couldn’t answer my question.
Technically, I think he was an Ole Miss grad but he was a LSU fan. You still hate to see it.
I am a lifelong Celtics fan. I can assure you that i was ecstatic when he left because he literally could play NO defense. That’s why he isn’t in the league. I respected his political stance, but he wasn’t good enough to stay on the team.
I just want to say this. I read a lot of tweets about the incident and firing before watching the video, and based on the reaction when I watched it I was expecting a “hard R”. I’m not a Mintz fan, but I feel like this is a big time overreaction to a song lyric. A 4-week suspension would have been plenty, IMO.For saying the n word while reading rap lyrics. Dumb mistake, but as much live content as they do, I surprised stuff like this doesn't happen more often.
Brandon Walker has done well, let's hope he continues to make us proud.
Barstool Employee Who Rapped 'N-Word' Fired Because Parent Company Penn Feared Government Retaliation
Barstool president Dave Portnoy says parent company Penn Entertainment forced him to fire Ben Mintz "Mintzy" over "n-word" rap lyric recital.www.outkick.com
You literally contradicted yourself in two paragraphs. You won’t take Kanters word but Silver is the gospel.
True. Don't say the word if you're white and pointing out that some people are able to doesn't matter. Look at who is opposed to the firing. It doesn't matter. Not gonna get any significant politicians or upstanding members of major corporations going out on a limb for for the guy. Those are the rules now and no amount of "that ain't right" "that shouldn't happen" and "that's double standards" won't change it. Those are the rules. Follow them. It's about who has power, political and cultural, and who wants to be publicly allied with those who don't have either. Sometimes the bro culture can push back (Bud Light boycott) but often it can't.
And i have zero issue with your opinion. You are allowed to not like what they do just the same as other people are allowed to like that they are doing It. The problem is that somewhere along the way we have gotten to the point where we have made the people who do things we don’t like the enemy. It’s like people making fun of those people who stood for the national anthem when it came on at the restauranT on TV. They aren’t hurting you. Quit acting like they are the enemy. Same with those that kneel. We are all Americans. The difference in opinions and attitudes is what has made this country great for generations. No one has the monopoly on being right.
I am saying the opinion of the person impacted shouldnt be just blindly believed. I tried to highlight that by using the over the top face eating example.
Reminds me of that Chappelle court room skit when he talks about someone saying the N word all the time
I dont think it should be a career ending mistake to say that word. And this Mintz guy's career may not be over, even if he is out for this specific job. Plenty of people have continued their careers after saying racially insensitive things, it just took time for them to 'reflect' or whatever other terms best describe them sitting in timeout for a little bit.
We have a first amendment and separation of church and state and people with power don't care whether whether someone does that. Corporations in particular have power, incredible power now, and, unless there's a boycott, they often get what they want including tax cuts or favorable tax policies and lots of giveaways from our elected leaders. Who and what's regarded as sacred has changed. This message board has people speaking out, anonymously, about how others should forgive someone for saying a word said by others. Maybe ask yourself why such people, who I think have a legit point, have no power to stop this from happening. I suspect none of the people they voted for in national elections will do anything to change it.
Haha, I read this and was like da17 is he talking about? Ha, I forgot the awesome list from yesterday.
Those are two recreational activities, which can and often do take place as a group, that I see discussed on this board a lot.
I wasn't complaining, and I did answer your question. Double standards are not "wrong" per se. It's a question of context. Sometimes they are necessary, or at least preferable. I will let others decide if the current double standard on the use of a particular word is "wrong."
Or maybe you could used..... oh I don't know ... the next Mississippi State sporting event. However you stereotype.
This seems like a really minor thing to get bent out of shape over.
