Submitted by ShinyGodzilla t3_yk9wo7 in nyc
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LunchSpecial t1_iusi5qq wrote
Shame that so many kids look up to NBA stars and actually might believe this clown.
The NBA is a joke
I_WANT_IGOUDALA t1_iusk2hw wrote
The NBA itself nor any of their current players has barely addressed it other than the NBA posting 1 statement on their twitter account. The entire league came together when it came to BLM but when it came to another race being attacked, it's all crickets. Racism it racism regardless who the perpetrators and the victims are. Just because it doesn't directly affect them, they all want to be quiet about it.
ShinyGodzilla OP t1_iusqn69 wrote
SiLeNcE Is ViOlEnCe!!!!!! 🤪
FrenchToastForDinner t1_iusrkfl wrote
not surprising when nba recruits top tier college basketball players who have dogshit reading and writing skills
https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/07/us/ncaa-athletes-reading-scores/index.html
sutisuc t1_iuswdpj wrote
Eh Kyrie had access to much better schooling opportunities than the average NBA player. This idiocy is all on him
damnatio_memoriae t1_iusxgam wrote
morons gonna moron
FrenchToastForDinner t1_iusxugo wrote
just because he went to duke doesn't mean he even compared to his peers who had academic scholarships
sutisuc t1_iusz7ss wrote
He went to high prestige schools before duke and grew up in a wealthy NJ suburb. Much better opportunities than the average kid.
ZA44 t1_iut0u7i wrote
Charles Barkley was right when he said “I Am Not a Role Model” in 93.
sutisuc t1_iut1i5b wrote
They are IRL internet trolls.
sysyphusishappy t1_iuta2m4 wrote
Clown show. Yakub is frowning down on them from interstellar space.
AnacharsisIV t1_iuta848 wrote
NBA players are more like contractors than employees. Let's say you're the best damn plumber in town, but you're also a virulent antisemite. There are some people who'd bare it and listen to him rant about "the globalists" because they really need their pipes unclogged, and there are people who'd rather go with a second-rate plumber who's not a whackjob. People can choose not to support the antisemitic plumber just like they can choose to boycot the nets.
Pikdr t1_iutc85u wrote
Believe it or not, other NBA players actually agree with Kyrie's hot takes. Kyrie is just more vocal about it.
And if people think NBA social justice activism is anything more than superficial, they should look back at when everyone in the NBA was made to shut up about China not too long ago.
FrenchToastForDinner t1_iutf930 wrote
all those privileged opportunities to mentally excel and he still turned out to be an idiot
I_WANT_IGOUDALA t1_iutf97v wrote
Yes! I believe many people in the NBA also agree with Kyrie but they don't want the PR backlash it brings so they're just shutting up about it.
They don't care if it doesn't directly effect them.
Chav t1_iutjlzr wrote
Maybe, maybe not. This is more Dany Ainge linking the book of Mormon than tweeting "my white players are delightsome"
[deleted] t1_iutk94x wrote
I got flames for saying the same when Kappernick did it. Your job is not your personal platform. I got flamed a ton, but look whose not playing. Reality is truth.
Chav t1_iutpzpi wrote
Did Kaepernick do something you think is fireable?
relampagos_shawty t1_iutq036 wrote
Hebrew Israelites say black people are descendants of Abraham and the chosen people. Kanye is buddies with Candace Owens and says black ppl chose slavery. Very different perspectives lol
koreamax t1_iutq2yg wrote
Eh. There's a difference between standing up for your community and making wild accusations and being hateful towards other communities
Romas_chicken t1_iutqbjn wrote
You’re assuming any kind of logic or critical thinking is involved here
The Hebrew Israelite thing itself is so full of nonsense (like historical jibberish nonsense) and internal contradictions that anyone who actually subscribed to it is a serious idiot. To give you an idea, one of the 12 Tribes of Israel is “the Puerto Ricans”
[deleted] t1_iutqdr8 wrote
From the perspective of the employer, or from that of a bystander activist?
koreamax t1_iutqh88 wrote
Employer. One is marketable and inoffensive. The other isnt.
[deleted] t1_iutqo1q wrote
Don’t ask me. Ask the teams who haven’t signed him why.
[deleted] t1_iutqr7o wrote
Again, reality is truth. Who is he playing for?
relampagos_shawty t1_iutr3fl wrote
Arguing that some religious beliefs make sense and others don’t is pretty laughable in itself lol
koreamax t1_iutrbay wrote
Do you just come here to argue or do you actually believe what you're saying?
movingtobay2019 t1_iutt16t wrote
That's debatable. Lot of people don't like BLM. And no, people don't have to be racist to not like BLM.
Fitchtommy t1_iutw7or wrote
Side note: There are only three races and Jewish is not one. It’s an ethnicity (well, and also a nationality and religion, it’s unique in that way..)
JuliusPepperwood85 t1_iutw9jx wrote
You got “flamed” because it was an incredibly stupid and pearl-clutchy take. Hope that helps
Chav t1_iutxw5s wrote
Not wanting to hire someone is not the same as having a reason to fire them.
[deleted] t1_iutyg2e wrote
I believe what most people practice. Do not use your employer as a platform to express your political views; or you may face repercussions for your actions. I think this is what most employers expect and most employees do.
[deleted] t1_iutyi4a wrote
Go ahead, light it up at work tomorrow and make a stand for your cause. See how it goes.
PM_DEM_AREOLAS t1_iuu6c5n wrote
Good views are good views bad views are bad views, people are less likely to get fired for good things I hope this helps!
TwoCats_OneMan t1_iuu8p2o wrote
Wow, all Kyrie had to do was tweet something and he got all this attention. He got that group of Jewish people to buy court side seats and now he's being showered with attention by former NBA players.
Romas_chicken t1_iuubhme wrote
I mean, I’m an atheist…so, ya…Gods silly.
Either way, on the scale of dumb to batshit stupid this is more on the batshit stupid mark
relampagos_shawty t1_iuuk4om wrote
You’re still saying the same thing so my response remains: Arguing that some religious beliefs make sense and others don’t is pretty laughable in itself
Romas_chicken t1_iuumxdq wrote
Ok. Kind of a tangent and all, and has nothing to do with my comment,and I never argued any religious briefs made sense, or even mentioned religion (in the context of supernatural claims)…so…
Like what point are you trying to make here? That someone going “I think Jesus existed” and someone going “I think Jesus was a Mexican Chupacabra who became the king of England before time traveling to 1914 to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand” are equally stupid, so the next time I mention anything about how you’d have to be an idiot to take chupacabra king of England Jesus guy seriously I should also add a caveat that so are Catholics?
relampagos_shawty t1_iuunnsq wrote
The point I made was “Arguing that some religious beliefs make sense and others don’t is pretty laughable in itself”. HBU
Romas_chicken t1_iuuoh2a wrote
Ya well, MahiMahi is much better than Tuna. So there.
Some religious beliefs make more sense than others though. Ya. That seems pretty obvious…and irrelevant to anything in this thread
profchaos2001 t1_iuupaoe wrote
Bro in all of his interviews justifying his tweet about going deathcon on all the jews hes saying that black people are jews and its not anti semetic for him to have said that.
relampagos_shawty t1_iuupiag wrote
No it’s not obvious, and fish comparisons aren’t making it look less laughable. If you’re trying to bait me into some insipid argument comparing religions can you just accept what I already said three times and let me go lol
rainzer t1_iuur4vb wrote
So hating Jews is more marketable than BLM by your calculations?
Suspicious_Error_722 t1_iuurmah wrote
Can you explain that, it’s very confusing. Do they mean the modern day people who are now Puerto Rican because they had native and Moor ancestors? Or are you saying like actual Puerto Ricans? Im so confused by this and have never heard this used as an argument.
relampagos_shawty t1_iuuu7yx wrote
What’s your point? Rastafarians believe Africans are a lost tribe of Israel too. You could oversimplify and conflate different things if it suits you but I’m telling you it’s not the same
profchaos2001 t1_iuv0fjd wrote
Because your comment is wrong. He is voicing Black Hebrew Israelite views. He is also voicing right wing extremist Candace Owens agit-prop.
So I stand corrected, your comment was half wrong.
Caribbean_Ed718 t1_iuv59a8 wrote
All the other “races” do it to each other. It’s a gang mentality thing and they’re all looking out for each other.
Caribbean_Ed718 t1_iuv5ll3 wrote
The same way most fans look up to Brett Favre and this clown stole poor and underprivileged money to build some sporting facility.
Caribbean_Ed718 t1_iuv5ph9 wrote
I see that the white rage is in full effect.
lilgreekscrfreek t1_iuvczc5 wrote
Except at this point your plumbers business has a losing record and your plumber has never shown the ability to make the team better without a much better plumber as their boss
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvk0ps wrote
So its cool for Amazon to promote it but a basketball player better not post. Sounds to me like you better not pout you better not cry im telling you why. Santa Claus 🎅 is coming to town
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvk2i7 wrote
EXACTLY
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvk4d9 wrote
Shut up an dribble unless its a subject that the nba allows you to speak on smh
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvk9pe wrote
Yet they bashing kyrie for posting a picture. Hell Amazon carried the book no bashing them lol
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvkd9s wrote
Exactly this is a joke. No one can answer my question about why no one is mad at Amazon or Jeff bezos for promotion of the same material.
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuvkgb2 wrote
Charles is from Alabama he was taught to boot lick an never look them folks in their eyes always look down boy
Caribbean_Ed718 t1_iuvsbcg wrote
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th3D4rkH0rs3 t1_iuvxl48 wrote
Says the guy who famously said athletes aren't role models.
relampagos_shawty t1_iuvyui7 wrote
You don’t know what you’re talking about but think you do so this discussion is pointless lol, but a black person saying black people are Jews doesn’t make them a Black Hebrew Israelite. Another obvious thing besides the ones I’ve already said is that Black Hebrew Israelites absolutely don’t preach about following Jesus lmao, which Kanye does. I’m done here but say whatever else you want to say
samschampions t1_iuvzlcj wrote
The Nets are ALSO rumored to be hiring a coach that was JUST suspended for sexual harassment and for having an inappropriate relationship with an employee: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34925973/sources-nets-moving-hiring-ime-udoka-head-coach
Keep it classy NBA and Nets
TotallyNotGlenDavis t1_iuw6nfo wrote
The issue isn't really the religious beliefs, it's the spreading of conspiracy theories about Ashkenazi people.
LouisSeize t1_iuw7p8n wrote
What did Amazon and Bezos do?
Old-dirty-Crypto t1_iuw8b2o wrote
They sale the book an movie kyrie posted a oic but they really sell it
Groundbreaking_Tank2 t1_iuw8dsh wrote
As a Nets fan, no one irks me more than Kyrie Irving.
Romas_chicken t1_iuweh0m wrote
https://miro.medium.com/max/1100/1*TSsxaAJ6oEzceNIlRVKaTA.jpeg
> Im so confused by
Well ya…because it’s nonsense and in no way can be configured to make sense.
You’re putting more thought into it then they do.
For example, “The Negros” (African Americans) are the tribe of Judah and the Haitians are the tribe of Levi and the “West Indies” are the tribe of Benjamin…in the context of how the Transatlanic slave trade worked…What?
Places like Cuba and PR are super multiethnic. What does that even mean “the cubans”? Like, a European colonist, a trafficked slave, and a native Taino are all from the same tribe? Or is it just The Native population? But they were Taino so how are native Dominicans and Cubans and Puerto Ricans (who all would have been Taino) from different tribes for some reason? And that’s not even getting into them somehow being from Israel apparently. How did “The Native Americans” who are from the tribe of Gad get there? Who then were the natives who were there 12,000 years prior while the Tribe of Gad was…not yet existing? What kind of crazy bananas pants history makes this work?
Like I said, none of this makes any sense
Romas_chicken t1_iuweqp3 wrote
> fish comparisons aren’t making it look less laughable
But you get that the Empire Strikes Back is a great movie, right?
ThreepointerFTW t1_iuwm6dt wrote
Why can’t Kyrie just stay out of the news?
Romas_chicken t1_iuwusyh wrote
> that Black Hebrew Israelites absolutely don’t preach about following Jesus
This is not correct. Have you ever watched them? They had a public access show back in the day and are obsessed with the King James Bible, quoting revelations constantly
Matt_da_Phat t1_iux95p0 wrote
Are you suggesting that Kyrie should "shut up and dribble"?
relampagos_shawty t1_iux9zg8 wrote
Wrong. Them using quotes from the Bible that support their ideas doesn’t mean that they think Jesus is the messiah and they don’t lol. Ask any of them. They absolutely don’t.
ThreepointerFTW t1_iuxe8dw wrote
Not that, but at least think about what you say before you say it
You don’t see Giannis, Curry, or Harden getting the attention Kyrie is getting.
Romas_chicken t1_iuxyzi4 wrote
Uhm…while I’m sure if I ask any number of them I’d probably get many different answers…because it’s gibberish nonsense and changes from one day to the next…
Anyway, when I watched them on TV they were taking about Jesus coming back and their founder insisted he was coming back in 2000 (didn’t work out of course).
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brook1yn t1_iv5aaqm wrote
i remember them in philly protesting near city hall in the 90s.. seemed like super sketchy dudes.
EatingAssCuresCancer t1_ius45iu wrote
Say stupid things-> get labeled as a stupid -> acquire pariah complex -> start saying even stupider things because if nobody wants to listen to you then obviously it’s a problem with the system and not just because you’re stupid
social media has made stupidity even worse, it’s no coincidence that all the “free speech advocates” actually have the exact same beliefs