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Jemele Hill: “Why Should a Country That Doesn't Value Black Lives Get to Be ENTERTAINED by Black Athletes?”
24News ^ | 08-30-2020 | Samantha Foster

Posted on 08/30/2020 11:46:45 AM PDT by montag813

by Samantha Foster

In a new article for “The Atlantic” former ESPN host Jemele Hill argues that “Black players should leverage their talent to promote change at every possible opportunity.”

Posting her piece on Twitter, Hill posted the question “Why should a country that doesn’t value black lives get to be entertained by black athletes?”

Hill’s question garnered a variety of answers.

One Twitter user replied “Because by doing so they lose their platform”

Another replied “Hopefully the rapid decline of interests continues. Reality, fans are walking away from a game, life long passion they used to support. Get woke.”

Another wrote “They should totally cancel the season. Otherwise this is just a rain delay and no one will care. C’mon NBA, cancel the season!”

(Excerpt) Read more at us24news.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020election; blm; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; election2020; espn; jemelehill; mediawingofthednc; nba; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; race; smearmachine; sports; theatlantic
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To: montag813

Then don’t.


21 posted on 08/30/2020 11:54:15 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: montag813

Good idea , Whites should stop wasting money on Sports


22 posted on 08/30/2020 11:55:51 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: montag813

Hey, Jemele, or whatever your name is. Let’s be “fair” Let’s make pro sports look like America. That means limiting “Black” athletes to 17% of the roster. Feel better, idiot?


23 posted on 08/30/2020 11:56:37 AM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2020)
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To: montag813
Was a YUUUUUge sports fan...

I'm woke.

I'm done.

24 posted on 08/30/2020 11:57:10 AM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken)
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To: montag813

China would be a great home for the sports teams. I hear that the Wuhan area is particularly nice with fine dining at the wet markets.


25 posted on 08/30/2020 11:57:26 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: montag813

So we just had a lecture that whites don’t know black history,
Now comes this nitwit who doesn’t know blacks fought to get into major league sports.
But now we don’t “deserve” Jackie Robinson. Whatever.


26 posted on 08/30/2020 11:57:28 AM PDT by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Okeydoker

Lol. Kill the Golden Goose! Can't fix stupid.


27 posted on 08/30/2020 11:58:00 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: montag813

Word.


28 posted on 08/30/2020 11:58:14 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: montag813

What about actors and musicians and athletes in games like basketball, football, and the Olympics?


29 posted on 08/30/2020 11:58:34 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: montag813

I see the error of my ways. Thanks for setting me straight, Jemele.


30 posted on 08/30/2020 11:58:52 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: montag813

Fine then. Don’t entertain people. You’ll find that minimum wage jobs, or more likely with your demographic, welfare, don’t pay nearly as lavishly though.


31 posted on 08/30/2020 11:59:44 AM PDT by Mr. Rabbit
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To: montag813

yup

end all sports

fine with me

don’t need to see black entitle racists who think they’re doing me a favor

and everything blacks are involved with, jobs, whatever, they turn it into some slavery/racist reference

can’t have them involved with anything you do

she sits there and talks like they are slaves performing

she therefore must feel that way watching whites ‘entertain’ her and she doesnt have a problem with her racism


32 posted on 08/30/2020 12:00:08 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: montag813

Then why should they be allowed to collect an insanely inflated salary? No sports, no salaries, no scholarships.


33 posted on 08/30/2020 12:00:13 PM PDT by livius
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To: montag813

Coincidentally, I cancelled my MLB subscription not five minutes before seeing this post. MLB was the only sports I watched and now that one is gone.


34 posted on 08/30/2020 12:00:36 PM PDT by KevinB (Quite literally, whatever the Left touches it ruins.)
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To: wbarmy

i will forgive you

if you forgive me for never supporting them in the first place


35 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:02 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: montag813

When Black people get more traffic tickets than white people, it is statistical proof of discrimination against Black people and systemic racism. Isn’t the huge over-representation of Black people in professional athletic competition proof of white exploitation and systemic reason?

This is another reason why Jemele is right and proud Black athletes should just step away from playing fields everywhere.


36 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:08 PM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them wthaith a pitchfork!)
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To: Libloather
She should have a talk with Jason Whitlock...lol.

Rand was right, millions of Americans are "going Galt" on professional sports. Dallas Stars CEO said publicly they've lost season ticket holders over BLM.

37 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:20 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Mr. Rabbit

I know I didn’t specifically ask to be entertained by black people. That would be....racist.


38 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:41 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: married21

Maybe they can go work in truly progressive places like Venezuela or Cuba. They will then be free of the oppressive U.S. wages - they will finally experience true income equality.


39 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:49 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: montag813

I agree. Cancel all College and Professional sports.


40 posted on 08/30/2020 12:01:56 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Mocking Liberals is not only a right, but the duty of all Americans.)
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