elan_prodigy
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Theres no point to make. Cant change who people are. Most are missing how significant this is.
PoS fan who harassed Westbrook
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Theres no point to make. Cant change who people are. Most are missing how significant this is.
Alfalfa
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24 hours. Gotta strike while it's hot.
Alfalfa
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There are literally people on this forum who think racism is a resolved issue that keeps being brought up because of "fake media" that likes to rile people up. I'm not kidding. On this very forum.
Laramie
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Glad to see that the organization is quickly getting on top of this situation in Utah.
Have been to SLC many times in Thunder gear (yes, I'm Black & Latino); occasionally gotten some playful remarks; for the most part a welcoming & willingness to help if needed.
Westbrook does need to focus his attention on his play; he loves to joke around with fan bases of opposing teams. He needs to discontinue this behavior as well because you never know where lines are drawn and things are taken out-of-content.
The 'getting on your knees' comment, IIRC from history had a lot to do with slave owners & traffickers' sexual abuse of victims (female & male) being dominant demanding oral copulation from their victims--ole 'slob-on-my-knob' cliche.
Have an enjoyable season--this too shall pass...
Have been to SLC many times in Thunder gear (yes, I'm Black & Latino); occasionally gotten some playful remarks; for the most part a welcoming & willingness to help if needed.
Westbrook does need to focus his attention on his play; he loves to joke around with fan bases of opposing teams. He needs to discontinue this behavior as well because you never know where lines are drawn and things are taken out-of-content.
The 'getting on your knees' comment, IIRC from history had a lot to do with slave owners & traffickers' sexual abuse of victims (female & male) being dominant demanding oral copulation from their victims--ole 'slob-on-my-knob' cliche.
Have an enjoyable season--this too shall pass...
it's absurd that a white man or woman can think they can tell a black person what may or may not be considered racist to them. there is a world existing and going on outside of the lily-white bubble that the rest of us (and by us, I mean african-americans) have to live in where we are still seen as less than human or our lives less valuable.
LoPo
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I don't agree with that at all. We can win a title here.
In a messed up way, this incident will make us stronger. The Jazz organization has done a great job permanently banning this guy since their investigation confirmed racist behavior. Our organization will put things in place which will make the experience better/stronger.
Westbrook is getting off easy, but this behavior will come back to haunt him. The next time he throws a tantrum, this will be part of his legacy. He will never be able to avoid the fact that he threatened a woman no matter what the excuse might be. Regardless, this wasn't like some incident where only Utah looks terrible.
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Tucker will have him on in no time. The two can fantasize about child brides and enslaving blacks together.
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Westbrook’s reaction isn’t excusable but it’s certainly understandable. I didn’t have time this morning to post this but westbrook’s accusations of being called a racist epithet is definitely credible considering this guy had already set a precedent for these sorts of things.
Obviously, as more details came out clearly he was disgusting. “Get on your knees?” How does that help our team win? Smh
Obviously, as more details came out clearly he was disgusting. “Get on your knees?” How does that help our team win? Smh
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Maybe we should... like focus on cheering for our own team? Especially in games where they’re struggling to score? I’m not a fan of talking **** to other teams, especially when our team plays like ****.
Tony Jones' piece in the Athletic includes this: "A source told The Athletic the interaction started when the fan — later identified as Shane Keisel — asked Westbrook about icing his knees..." He also says the Jazz had significantly beefed up security around the Thunder bench, to try to stop something like this from happening.
Alfalfa
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More generally, people don't seem to understand how deeply ingrained racism and other tribalisms are in the human psyche, and the very real and profound effect they have on everyone's lives.
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