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2692677, Kyle Korver sounds off on White Privilege (players tribune)
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Apr-08-19 10:55 AM
pretty good read. hopefully it gets enough traction that it gets to white fans eyes.
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/kyle-korver-utah-jazz-nba
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2692679, Damn... Wasn't expecting it to be that forceful
Posted by calminvasion, Mon Apr-08-19 11:19 AM
He pulled no punches. He'll definitely be in fox news' radar for a while. This will get run on the right wing press.
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2692680, The way he closed this?? My dawg
Posted by calminvasion, Mon Apr-08-19 11:21 AM
>>This feels like a moment to draw a line in the sand.
I believe that what’s happening to people of color in this country — right now, in 2019 — is wrong.
The fact that black Americans are more than five times as likely to be incarcerated as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black Americans are more than twice as likely to live in poverty as white Americans is wrong. The fact that black unemployment rates nationally are double that of overall unemployment rates is wrong. The fact that black imprisonment rates for drug charges are almost six times higher nationally than white imprisonment rates for drug charges is wrong. The fact that black Americans own approximately one-tenth of the wealth that white Americans own is wrong.
The fact that inequality is built so deeply into so many of our most trusted institutions is wrong.
And I believe it’s the responsibility of anyone on the privileged end of those inequalities to help make things right.
So if you don’t want to know anything about me, outside of basketball, then listen — I get it. But if you do want to know something? Know I believe that.
Know that about me.
If you’re wearing my jersey at a game? Know that about me. If you’re planning to buy my jersey for someone else…… know that about me. If you’re following me on social media….. know that about me. If you’re coming to Jazz games and rooting for me….. know that about me.
And if you’re claiming my name, or likeness, for your own cause, in any way….. know that about me. Know that I believe this matters.
Thanks for reading.
Time for me to shut up and listen.
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2692734, yeah. that ending and his own admissions
Posted by will_5198, Mon Apr-08-19 09:01 PM
made it so good.
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2692681, Yeah I was sorta jarred by it too. Great for him.
Posted by Orbit_Established, Mon Apr-08-19 11:26 AM
----------------------------
O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain"
"I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..."
(C)Keith Murray, "
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2692685, damn I was fan of dude before because of his shooting ability...
Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Apr-08-19 12:08 PM
I'm an even bigger fan now
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2692699, My dude
Posted by Dr Claw, Mon Apr-08-19 02:28 PM
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2692701, This was so so so good
Posted by LA2Philly, Mon Apr-08-19 02:46 PM
Hard to put into words how I felt while reading this. All the respect in the world to him. I’ve known that he’s well-respected around the league by his peers for his attitude but this takes it to that next level.
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2692705, Utah Jazz Teammates Talk Racism and the NBA (video)
Posted by jrocc, Mon Apr-08-19 03:20 PM
Ekpe Udoh, Georges Niang, Kyle Korver and Thabo Sefolosha from Players Tribune channel.
https://youtu.be/rn6CVpmmrno
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2692711, i made the mistake of checking his twitter mentions.
Posted by Reeq, Mon Apr-08-19 04:46 PM
fam i cant even tell if these people are real anymore.
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2692745, Probably bots a lot of them
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Mon Apr-08-19 09:23 PM
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2692727, damn. buddy got that off. cheers, KK.
Posted by dula dibiasi, Mon Apr-08-19 08:00 PM
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2692774, Absolutely amazing. Props, Kyle.
Posted by Ryan M, Mon Apr-08-19 11:04 PM
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2692796, great read
Posted by Boogiedwn, Tue Apr-09-19 09:24 AM
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2692798, solid read.
Posted by CyrenYoung, Tue Apr-09-19 09:53 AM
*skatin' the rings of saturn*
..and miles to go before i sleep...
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2692826, Yea this is great. So important.
Posted by Brew, Tue Apr-09-19 03:20 PM
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2692844, Great read, hopefully it doesn't fall on deaf ears
Posted by ConcreteCharlie, Tue Apr-09-19 07:22 PM
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