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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Demands Social Media Giants Censor Conservative Celebrities and Non-Woke Liberal Stars
breitbart ^ | 17 Dec 2020 | DAVID NG

Posted on 12/18/2020 12:58:44 PM PST by MarvinStinson

Former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is attacking conservative and anti-woke celebrities, demanding that social media giants step up censorship because these stars are tweeting “irrational and harmful opinions to millions.”

In The Hollywood Reporter, Abdul-Jabbar singled out conservative Hollywood stars Jon Voight and James Woods. He also targeted celebrities who refuse to submit to woke ideology, including Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling..

“Social media companies have begun slapping warnings on some messages that are false, incite violence or cause harm to society. But this needs to be done with more consistency and vigilance,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote. “Many Americans imbue stars with political and social intelligence they just don’t have.”

He made no mention of left-wing celebrities who have tweeted false and defamatory claims. Some have even called for violence on conservatives.

Filmmaker Rob Reiner has repeatedly tweeted President Trump is a murderer and a white supremacist and all of his supporters are racists. Actress Debra Messing once tweeted that President Trump is a rapist and pedophile. She recently expressed her hope that the president gets raped in prison. None of these posts has received a fact check or disciplinary action from Twitter.

Social media platforms increased their fact-checking efforts in the weeks leading up to the election. But much of their energy was focused on censoring President Donald Trump by blocking some of his tweets and suppressing damaging stories to Joe Biden, such as the New York Post‘s series of reports on the Biden family scandal.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


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KEYWORDS: bduljabbar; censor; lewalcindor; spewalcindor; sportsball; sportsballhero
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Abdul-Jabbar said that he is aware that he is a sports celebrity lecturing other celebrities. But he insisted he is different.

“I have been writing books and articles about history, culture and politics for 30 years to establish my credibility.”

1 posted on 12/18/2020 12:58:44 PM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

PC is not about making people “woke”. It’s about keeping people off-balance and afraid. So, it’s working just fine.


2 posted on 12/18/2020 1:01:04 PM PST by Rinnwald
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FU

This is an all out communist assault on free speech and the liberties of all TRUE Americans!


3 posted on 12/18/2020 1:01:15 PM PST by Skywise
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To: MarvinStinson

move to china- We here in America are BETTER than that!


4 posted on 12/18/2020 1:01:26 PM PST by Bob434
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To: MarvinStinson

If you don’t support the free speech you dislike, you don’t support free speech.

I thought he was smarter than that, I guess I was wrong.


5 posted on 12/18/2020 1:01:43 PM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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Is Lou Alcindor a practicing Muslim as his name change suggests? Is he a member of Louis Farrakhan's church?

If so, maybe he should be cancelled.

6 posted on 12/18/2020 1:02:17 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not my current tagline.)
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To: MarvinStinson

P.S Lou Alcinder, Sorry that I ever looked up to you as a kid- What a let down you’ve turned out to be-


7 posted on 12/18/2020 1:02:55 PM PST by Bob434
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“I have been writing books and articles about history, culture and politics for 30 years to establish my credibility.”

Whoop-de-doo. That is not a guarantee that you actually know anything.
8 posted on 12/18/2020 1:03:54 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: MarvinStinson

This makes me even more glad I never watched basketball (and hardly any other sports, for that matter).


9 posted on 12/18/2020 1:03:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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BLM’s messages are false, incite violence and cause harm to society.

Does Lou Alcinder want them shut down?


10 posted on 12/18/2020 1:06:56 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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My dad says Kareem didn’t work hard enough on defense.

And he says that lots of times, Kareem don’t even run down court. And that he don’t really try... except during the playoffs.


11 posted on 12/18/2020 1:07:04 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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Not to mention dragging Walton up and down the court for 48 minutes all the time.


12 posted on 12/18/2020 1:07:42 PM PST by Bernard (No tag today. Maybe tomorrow.)
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Kareem’s time ‘as a humanitarian’ might be better spent trying to get psychological counseling for his son, Adam Abdul-Jabbar. Last June, Adam was charged with stabbing his neighbor multiple times, almost killing the much older man. What happened? The neighbor, who has known Adam for years, asked Adam why he would never help his 81 y/o landlady take the trash out. Adam is mostly unemployed.
That, apparently was enough reason to use a hunting knife and fracture this 60 y/o man’s skull with stab wounds.


13 posted on 12/18/2020 1:08:11 PM PST by lee martell
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Censor Conservative Christian Celebrities and Non-Woke Liberal Stars
14 posted on 12/18/2020 1:08:36 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: MarvinStinson

Dragging Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes doesn’t make you a scholar.


15 posted on 12/18/2020 1:08:47 PM PST by Rinnwald
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Kareem who?

Oh, the guy that made a living playing a GAME. Yeah, he's got plenty of injustice to cry about.

16 posted on 12/18/2020 1:09:15 PM PST by Semper Vigilantis (FYI: People SUCCEED, States SECEDE.)
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He also pushed off on the sky hook with his off arm and always ended up at the foul line. At the end of his career got away with a shuffle before the shot.

IMO, still the most protected player in NBA history.

17 posted on 12/18/2020 1:10:08 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Potemkin Joe - Everything about him is fake)
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To: MarvinStinson

F ewe Kareem... I never knew ye...


18 posted on 12/18/2020 1:10:09 PM PST by Professional ( )
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To: MarvinStinson

Well, I DEMAND lew STFU! See what that gets me? Nada!


19 posted on 12/18/2020 1:10:36 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Hey Kareem..dont like what I have to say..come over here and make me change my mind..Im right here


20 posted on 12/18/2020 1:11:39 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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