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NFL, Media Give Player Pass On Anti-Asian Racial Slur. That’s Because Of Identity And Politics.
Daily Wire ^ | 4/29/21 | Amanda Prestigiacomo

Posted on 04/29/2021 11:20:47 AM PDT by Impala64ssa

The NFL and the mainstream media have offered grace and given the benefit of the doubt to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis after he tweeted an anti-Asian slur three weeks ago.

Davis, who is black, tweeted, “Gotta stop letting g***s in Miami.”

He has since deleted the post, offered an apology, and explained that he thought the term meant “lame.”

“I would never offend any group of people,” Davis wrote on Twitter, April 4. “You reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he ‘ran Miami.’ With that being said I’ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring.”

“I used a term that from where I come from has always meant ‘lame’ but I did not realize it has a much darker, negative connotation,” he added. “I have learned a valuable lesson and want to apologize to anyone that was offended by seeing that word because we need to focus on helping each other during these tough times.”

Davis posted a screenshot from Urban Dictionary of the fourth definition of the racial slur he used, which was defined as, “As term [commonly] used in South Florida to describe a person who is Lame,” adding, “Synonym for Lame, wack, Fool or Stupid.”

Notably, Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht boasted about Davis’ participation on the league’s left-wing “Social Justice Player Board” when addressing the tweet.

“We have been in communication with Carlton regarding his social media post from Sunday evening,” Licht said. “Carlton has been an active member of our Social Justice Player Board over the past two seasons and has played a key role in our organizational support for finding peaceful and productive ways to bring attention to societal issues that have plagued our country for many years.”

“Words carry weight and it is incumbent upon all of us to have a thorough understanding of the words we choose and the effect they may have on others,” the statement added. “We look forward to working with Carlton to find appropriate ways to learn from this experience and continue our joint efforts to put an end to all forms of social and racial injustices.”

It’s been three weeks since Davis first posted the tweet and the NFL, known for their “woke” anti-racism initiatives and statements, has not said a word about the matter. The media, always hungry to “cancel,” have entirely backed off the story, too.

Davis was offered grace and the benefit of the doubt over the tweet, as he should have been. But this is, of course, not the case for those with the wrong identity — namely the wrong politics and skin color.

Others not protected by their politics and their race, like actress Gina Carano, Papa John’s founder John Schnatter, and canned CEO Sam Johnson, were never given a chance because of who they are and what views they hold.


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Tweets at link. There's no double standards, that's just a PIGMENT of our imagination. Davis seems quite familiar with south Florida, he knows people from every conceivable ethnicity, including Asians live there. And he knows damn well "gook" is an anti Asian slur, generally directed at the Vietnamese. And the wokeist cucks who run the NFL enable this hypocritical🐂💩. Yet another reason not to watch it.
1 posted on 04/29/2021 11:20:47 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
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To: Impala64ssa

Being half Asian, and even having been called that many times, it doesn’t bother me. I was even called that by a superior officer....................


2 posted on 04/29/2021 11:29:04 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Impala64ssa
If he can get a pass, we should all have a pass.

3 posted on 04/29/2021 11:29:30 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: Impala64ssa

And money; don’t forget about the money.


4 posted on 04/29/2021 11:33:00 AM PDT by SkyDancer (To Most People The Sky's The Limit ~ To A Pilot, It is Home)
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To: Impala64ssa

The Urban Dictionary

Ni**er

a term of endearment between some black people.


5 posted on 04/29/2021 11:33:20 AM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Impala64ssa

Lame is an adjective. It doesn’t make sense to say, stop letting lames in Miami.

Besides, ignorance is never a justifiable excuse for other people using slurs.


6 posted on 04/29/2021 11:33:42 AM PDT by FoxInSocks ("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
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Re: The term was directed towards a producer claiming he "ran Miami."

Obvious question...

Was the producer an Asian - or, not an Asian?

If the producer is Asian, then, I do not believe the football player.

7 posted on 04/29/2021 11:36:44 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Red Badger

My mom was part Scotch part soda


8 posted on 04/29/2021 11:43:26 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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Davis, who is black...

That's all you need to know.

9 posted on 04/29/2021 11:47:29 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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To: al baby

I’ve never understood why anyone would dilute perfectly good Scotch with tasteless soda...................


10 posted on 04/29/2021 11:48:01 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Impala64ssa

Well, today is Hirohito’s birthday, and I’ve been feeling a bit of a nip in the air...


11 posted on 04/29/2021 11:48:18 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Red Badger

me either


12 posted on 04/29/2021 12:06:21 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: chajin

Riceball just think Baa Baa black sheep would be banned today from being made


13 posted on 04/29/2021 12:07:10 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: Impala64ssa

We all know that America’s #1 victim group is given special privileges. It is allowed to kill, steal, rape, burn without any consequences. Of course it is allowed to make fun of Vietnamese.

Because it has lost its self-esteem, it is allowed to blame its failures on Whitey and Asians.


14 posted on 04/29/2021 12:16:49 PM PDT by I want the USA back (American media: complicit in the destruction of this country. )
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So if we use the right definition of the word we get a pass????


15 posted on 04/29/2021 12:27:25 PM PDT by ealgeone
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Ni**er.

The word is nigger and it is in the urban dictionary.

This most sacred of all words, is permitted to be used only by blacks or KKK Senators from WV or you will be blinded by Thor.

16 posted on 04/29/2021 12:33:22 PM PDT by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: chajin
Did someone say "A LITTLE NIP?" Rolling Rock, Latrobe Lemonade😀😀

17 posted on 04/29/2021 1:16:34 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: chajin
Did someone say "A LITTLE NIP?" Rolling Rock, Latrobe Lemonade😀😀

18 posted on 04/29/2021 1:16:44 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: chajin
Did someone say "A LITTLE NIP?" Rolling Rock, Latrobe Lemonade😀😀

19 posted on 04/29/2021 1:16:46 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: Impala64ssa

Woke=racist

All socialists are the same.


20 posted on 04/29/2021 1:20:32 PM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters. )
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