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I made this point to a black couple last night

Posted on: June 4, 2020 at 14:55:33 CT

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at the bar, after someone brought the subject up. The wife agreed with me. The husband said he did, but only after the wife gave him a look.

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These athletes have a lot to say about the current protests - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:11:26

I noticed they haven’t said **** about Darfur either - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/4 14:39:15

Many were directly asked about it - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:47:16

Ignorance isn't necessarily stupidity. (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:50:41

LOL right? (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:44:47

They're a bunch of frauds and should be called out. Nm - yy4u MU - 6/4 14:31:50

No, y'all are...and you wouldn't know what freedom is if it - vmissouri MU

- 6/4 14:33:08

Penetrating a goat is not the definition offreedom nm - yy4u MU - 6/4 14:34:59

of course y'all deflect, and the protests have just begun - vmissouri MU

- 6/4 14:36:07

How do u keep the blowing sand off yer dong while - yy4u MU - 6/4 14:38:59

What's more alarming is all the cheering for civil - vmissouri MU

- 6/4 14:31:42

Don't mess with a black mans money(nm) - tcat KC - 6/4 14:30:56

It's a black thing, not a yellow thing, man (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:24:57

Remember the Rockets "governor" having to apologize - dangertim MU

- 6/4 14:19:26

china plays hardball, they won't get paid or sell jerseys. - RHAYWORTH MU - 6/4 14:17:09

Protesting in the states about what is going on in a foreign - MU-TULSA MU - 6/4 14:14:56

I never said anything about protesting in the states - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:15:44

Well maybe Hong Kong and Chinese athletes are - MU-TULSA MU - 6/4 14:27:43

I don't think you understand what I posted (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:30:13

Very odd to be concerned with what impacts you personally - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:13:22

Not every athlete speaking out about the current riots - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:14:15

Every single one of them is impacted or knows - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:17:10

why, because all black people know each other? - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:25:38

No. Because I'm a pretty sheltered white person and I - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:27:44

Your second point isn't what I took issue with; however, - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:32:19

I would be willing to bet, that even with their elite status - meatiger MU - 6/4 15:16:34

Agree or disagree, other people view it differently than - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:44:04

That wasn't the sum of your position, of course they are - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:52:45

RE: That wasn't the sum of your position, of course they are - meatiger MU - 6/4 15:19:01

I don't know about black, but one is asian for sure (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:58:29

Yes, that was the sum of my position. - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:58:20

I made this point to a black couple last night - ashtray UF - 6/4 14:55:33

Steve Kerr - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:31:52

Sounds like he's smart (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:33:59

Silence is violence, bro (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:36:02

lol so silence isn't golden? (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:34:47

Did I say it was? - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:51:47

Why is Steve Kerr smart then? (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:53:47

What does he have to lose by commenting - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 15:10:39

That's basically my point - Sal MU

- 6/4 15:21:42

so he's smart for virtue signaling to make sure folks - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 15:18:37

It would, but that's not reality right now (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 15:26:14

thanks for the shocking revelation and for being a strong - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 17:05:56

Overreach in terms of what? - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:22:23

You have, that's precisely my point. - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:24:15

RE: You have, that's precisely my point. - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:26:40

I wasn't speaking about Hong Kong specifically. - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:30:44

funny, the rest of the world appears to GAF about - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:34:14

ok, and? (nm) - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:40:19

they aren't personally impacted by the events in the - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:44:37

You're arguing a small comment that has - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:49:22

you said "impacts you PERSONALLY", not that - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 14:54:54

No i didn't. - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 15:06:23

i think you're suffering cognitive dissonance (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/4 17:08:21

Or the NBA was a bunch of cowards - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:32:28

umm..the NBA tried that - meatiger MU - 6/4 14:12:39

Correct. Nike makes shoes in China and has a vested interest - Bulldog Bob Brown STL - 6/4 14:33:40

No, one GM did (nm) - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:13:24

I get confused at who ****sed of who(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/4 14:15:23

Haha it was Houston's GM - Sal MU

- 6/4 14:16:15

Didn't LeBron get in some hot water about it? - kmawv8 MU - 6/4 14:17:48

I thought some players commented as well(nm) - meatiger MU - 6/4 14:19:56