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Joey Votto says white privilege made him 'complicit' in George Floyd's death in op-ed
Yahoo ^ | June 7, 2020 | Jack Baer

Posted on 06/08/2020 4:20:50 AM PDT by C19fan

Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto has done some soul-searching in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in police custody, and he didn’t like what he saw in himself when first told of the video. For that, Votto blamed his privilege and pledged to do better in an op-ed titled “My awakening” published by the Cincinnati Enquirer on Sunday.

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TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: blm; cincinnati; cincinnatireds; espn; joeyvotto; ladyantebellum; mlb; nascar; nba; nfl; ohio; race
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If you "complicit" then what should your punishment be????
1 posted on 06/08/2020 4:20:50 AM PDT by C19fan
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Joey needs to be in PRISON then! White Privlege??? LOL!!! Looks to me that BLACKS get by with MURDER, ARSON, etc.


2 posted on 06/08/2020 4:22:29 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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Some people may at some point in the future regret some of their public statements...especially when they would be better off not commenting at all.


3 posted on 06/08/2020 4:22:57 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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Thus sayeth the guy who was struck out by a position player on the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates.
4 posted on 06/08/2020 4:23:01 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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More nauseating celebrity gesture and emoting politics.


5 posted on 06/08/2020 4:24:33 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: Ann Archy

Some people are so pure and high minded that most of us will never reach their level of perfection. This is a good example.

Can anyone verify that he has unencumbered himself of the fruits of his white privilege? It can be accomplished in a heartbeat.


6 posted on 06/08/2020 4:26:33 AM PDT by odawg
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Go #### yourself Joey.

The only privilege I want is to be attacked by one of obama’s sons or an antifa punk so I can use my privileged fists to beat them into unconsciousness.

And with that, I need to leave the board for a while because this gets me too angry and what i might say may get me kicked off.

have a good one folks


7 posted on 06/08/2020 4:27:45 AM PDT by dp0622 (The very future of the Republic is at stake. We now know dems will do ANYTHING to win.)
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Ok Joey take your salary and rebuild a burned out business you
pathetic moron.


8 posted on 06/08/2020 4:28:01 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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Dunce cap and struggle session?


9 posted on 06/08/2020 4:28:05 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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Now that’s just pandering.


10 posted on 06/08/2020 4:29:57 AM PDT by OpusatFR
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This collective guilt is the stuff communism is made of.

BTW... Why does America always have to discuss what the left decides is important?


11 posted on 06/08/2020 4:30:03 AM PDT by Susquehanna Patriot
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A bunch of ‘me, me, me’ going on


12 posted on 06/08/2020 4:32:35 AM PDT by HollyB
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We ALL have ancestors from the times of slavery. The only thing dumber than blaming us for the fact that our ancestors were alive at the time, is blaming yourself from a crime done by someone you’ve never known. People so stupid should be ignored, not heralded.


13 posted on 06/08/2020 4:35:04 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (Calm down and enjoy the ride, great things are happening for our country)
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"an op-ed titled “My awakening".

There you go, the boy is now woke.. maybe that will help him hit the ball...?

14 posted on 06/08/2020 4:35:47 AM PDT by unread (A REPUBLIC..! if you can keep it....)
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Doesn’t seem like they are “discussing” it as much as justifying CRIMINAL acts in the name of fairness (fairness?).
Of course, they can not explain how destroying historic houses of worship is fair to the people who had nothing whatsoever to do with the alleged action of a handful of police in another state.


15 posted on 06/08/2020 4:36:38 AM PDT by Leep (We can go to the grocery store but we can't go to work?)
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Will he burn down his $10.5 million beach house or will he simply suffer with the guilt of living there?


16 posted on 06/08/2020 4:36:42 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Socialism requires slavery.)
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Aww, poor guy must have been so bored due to coronavirus shutting down baseball that he joined the Minneapolis Police Department. *snicker*


17 posted on 06/08/2020 4:36:54 AM PDT by Stravinsky
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He needs to be locked up


18 posted on 06/08/2020 4:37:08 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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Now, go pick up your participation trophy, Joey.

19 posted on 06/08/2020 4:40:21 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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A bunch of ‘me, me, me’ going on
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Yep, it’s all ridiculously redundant!


20 posted on 06/08/2020 4:41:22 AM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 (Viet Vet)
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