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How Race IS A FACTOR in the NBA Fan and Player Interactions

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Are fans who show disrespect toward NBA players motivated by race?

During the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, several negative interactions between fans and players took place involving spit, alleged racial language, water bottles and popcorn. Because the optics are white fans and black players, the conversation immediately jumped to whether race has anything to do with the incidences. While race does play a role in these situations, the question as to whether the fans are racially motivated in their behavior is a different issue entirely. Race does have something to do with this, and it involves an understanding of the current – and historically ongoing – economic climate of America.

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A Guy Creates 150 Instagram Accounts to Beg His Ex to Take Him Back: Why Men Continue to Take L’s

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This is another example as to why women’s dating and relationship dysfunction is rooted in men’s lack of self-respect, lack of self-esteem, and poor social skills.

Desperate to try and salvage his relationship, a man went so far as to create 150 different Instagram accounts in attempts to reach her through DMs. After blocking them all, she put out a video exposing the lengths that he’s gone to to try to reach her. At some point, men are going to have to realize that the source of women’s perceived undesired behavior in relation to men and relationships is our own poor decision-making habits and an inability (or unwillingness) to carry ourselves with the dignity and respect that we claim to want them to treat us with. Another L for men everywhere. Thanks, bro…

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Kyle Larson’s N-Word Incident

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What are the potential root causes for the frequent “n-word” slips of the tongue?

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson let the n-word slip during a live stream of a virtual racing broadcast. We discuss the fallout, our opinions on the reasons why this happens, and possible ways to help promote understanding.

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VIDEO: Tyler, the Creator Criticizes the Grammys – Our Thoughts

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Tyler, the Creator speaks on the Grammys’ dismissiveness of hip-hop while accepting his award for Best Rap Album. Does he have a point?

When reflecting on his win for Best Rap Album, Tyler, the Creator commented on what he feels is a dismissive attitude towards black music and black artists at the Grammys, criticizing the ‘urban’ category distinction. Diddy also shared similar sentiments when he remarked that hip-hop has never been respected by the Grammys. We discuss the validity and possible counterpoints to those claims.

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