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Should athletes and entertainers use their fame and "platforms" to speak up for causes they believe in, or do you just want them to STFU and play? How about a professional sports franchise? What do you think of this? https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1286632257076289536 https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/1286639795997937664 ^^^ Approve or disapprove?
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Good. Line 'em up
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Jul 24, 2020 17:47
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More here: https://twitter.com/TMZ_Sports/status/1286659093923536897
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Jul 24, 2020 17:53
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Not a drop in my Twilight Zone or Science Fiction video games, but if my Hockey game isn't making a statement then I refuse to watch
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Jul 24, 2020 18:31
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Its good, op
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Jul 24, 2020 18:37
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Trying to frame it as some kind of morally righteous crusade against the very idea of famous people using their fame to say things is disingenuous as hell. Wow, now all of a sudden we all care about Celebrity Worship and the long-term consequences of giving extra weight to people who are famous for reasons that have nothing to do with what they're talking about? We all spent decades asking famous people for their opinions on everything and pressing them on the most intimate details of their lives, but now it's a problem? No. The people making a stink about it aren't really against the broad idea. They're opposed to very specific things these famous people are saying and worried that more and more famous people keep saying them.
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Jul 24, 2020 18:44
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Tom Gorman posted:Its good, op Personally, I'm fine with it. But I'll admit that I was taken aback by the forthright nature of the Rays' tweet "a great day to arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor." That's a statement!
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Jul 24, 2020 18:45
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I consume all my opinions on complex social issues through 140 character statements from sportsball men and so should you.
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Jul 24, 2020 18:48
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Tons
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Jul 24, 2020 18:51
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Fencing is great. They start doing violence but then immediately stop the violence.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:00
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vandalism posted:I consume all my opinions on complex social issues through 140 character statements from sportsball men and so should you. Well, those 140-character statements would be superior than the 140-character statements emanating from the White House. That's for sure!
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Jul 24, 2020 19:04
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in america the twitter character limit is 280
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Jul 24, 2020 19:06
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I think it’s a good thing op
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Jul 24, 2020 19:13
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Whats your favorite sport Op?
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Jul 24, 2020 19:13
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as much as they can cram into it
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Jul 24, 2020 19:15
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As much as possible. Sports aren't just Sports. They're also politics.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:18
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I demand rigorous marxist historical analysis on each play.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:18
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VanSandman posted:I demand rigorous marxist historical analysis on each play. after all what says marxism better than a bunch of millionaires playing a game
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Jul 24, 2020 19:24
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only for things i agree with op
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Jul 24, 2020 19:26
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I'm ok with social commentary in sports and entertainment but only if the message is anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:34
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Tim Tebow took a knee fifteen times every game and they didn't get mad because it was for White Jesus.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:42
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EVERY TIME GOING posted:Whats your favorite sport Op? I like the hockeys and I'm a fan of UFC. Don't judge!!!  Although I will admit that mixed martial arts tends to attract more of a crowd from the ideological right. It's what brought me here to SA after frequenting a few MMA forums where I couldn't help but slug it out in the political realm (TRUMP IS AN rear end in a top hat) and then made mucho enemies. CocoaNuts fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Jul 24, 2020 |
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Jul 24, 2020 19:46
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Animal-Mother posted:Tim Tebow took a knee fifteen times every game and they didn't get mad because it was for White Jesus. I mean, tbf, lots of people got irate about it, just not NFL fans. Many deep thinkpieces on Vox about it
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Jul 24, 2020 19:50
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Animal-Mother posted:Tim Tebow took a knee fifteen times every game and they didn't get mad because it was for White Jesus. Tonya Harding took one knee and the world flipped the gently caress out.
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Jul 24, 2020 19:50
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I wonder if Trump has considered pulling his own Nika Riots yet
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Jul 24, 2020 19:53
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Thanks Op, it's also perfectly fine if you just like going to the dome solely to enjoy a hot salty pretzel with mustard
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Jul 24, 2020 19:56
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Every action and every statement is political. The choice to avoid a topic is just as political as the choice to make a statement about it. No one's coming out to say, "What happened to Breonna Taylor is cool and good, and we should give SWAT teams a mulligan when they bust into the wrong house and kill an innocent person." Instead, people and organizations either choose to say, "Arrrest Breonna Taylor's killers," or to say nothing at all. Kind of makes you wonder what the "say nothing at all" crowd wants. 
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Jul 24, 2020 19:56
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They should all shut the gently caress up and get real jobs 
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Jul 24, 2020 20:00
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Colonel Cancer posted:They should all shut the gently caress up and get real jobs Who wants a "real job" when you can sign a half-billion-dollar contract like Patrick Mahomes?
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Jul 24, 2020 20:26
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dee eight posted:Tonya Harding took one knee and the world flipped the gently caress out. Technically it was Jeff Gillooly who took that knee, but I like the lead pipe that you're throwing down.
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Jul 24, 2020 20:27
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people who complain about athletes getting paid are loving garbage people
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Jul 24, 2020 20:30
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It's very good and I hope every MLB team tweets in support of BLM and arresting the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor.
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Jul 24, 2020 20:36
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quote:How much social commentary do you want with your sports and entertainment? zero
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Jul 24, 2020 20:46
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Papa John spotted
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Jul 24, 2020 20:48
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I want them to surgically attach a cheesehead to me never to be removed and use my head as a gavel in life and after death. Each and every moment of existence between now and my impending death be filled with the incessant wanton screeching of stadiums full of fans incensed to bloodlust by the orations of lawyers and politicians bickering over the minutiae of tax by laws
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Jul 24, 2020 21:01
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Big Beef City posted:people who complain about athletes getting paid are loving garbage people  Too bad.
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Jul 24, 2020 21:13
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Big Beef City posted:I want them to surgically attach a cheesehead to me never to be removed and use my head as a gavel in life and after death.
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Jul 24, 2020 21:27
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US Goons may not be hip to this but famous rugby player Israel Folau was essentially barred from playing in Australia and now plays in Europe. Homeboy made a series of tweets about same-sex marriage and homosexuality being against god, which is not only disgusting, but a direct violation of the league's social media policy. Folau is Tongan, and Pacific Islanders are somewhat known for being devout Christians. Obviously I'm against that sort of "commentary". I also fully support a guy like Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem. But, I'm against big veterans day displays and calls to "support our troops". Basically I support it if I agree with it.
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Jul 24, 2020 21:30
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about seven, op
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Jul 24, 2020 21:37
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anything is better than them making terrible jokes about their rivals and dumb fans acting like they're hilarious Rays: "Look like the Mets lost, maybe they should be renamed the MESS" Fans "OH NO YOU DIDNT. BOOM. GUYS CHECK OUT WHAT THE RAYS TWITTER SAID LOLOLOL OMG!!!!"
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