This tweet is not about Jackie Robinson.
His significance can never and should never be erased.
Breaking the color barrier in baseball in itself is not political.
Jesse Owens winning 4 Gold Medals in itself was not political.
Jack Johnson becoming the 1st Black Boxing Heavyweight Champ in itself was not political.
They all had political ramifications. They all challenged the status quo of racial barriers to fair play, race relations and civil rights.
That should always be acknowledged and never forgotten.
They shouldn’t be used as an excuse to push political agendas on sports shows on national television to an audience there to consume sports content.
@ssccjo@MarkMantis@jacobin The SCOTUS can only overturn a codified law if it's unconstitutional. There was nothing unconstitutional about the Freedom of Choice Act. You need to learn how the government works before giving your stupid ass opinions. Thanks.
@BenjenTheGreat@adamhommey@WolvesforKamala@Like_H2O@Acyn Dude was rejected by women above his level, so to soothe his broken psyche and wounded ego he insulted women far above his level, only to get his ass handed to him by more women above his level.
There's a pattern here...🤔😂
Where have you shared his work?
At least the people talking about him being fine are actually talking about him and spreading his message.
All I've seen you do is cry about what others are doing.
Damn, at least retweet the article. 😂😂
Today's lesson: White people will absolutely throw Black women under the bus at the first opportunity; even when supporting Black women simply means not being racist, that's still too high a bar far too often.
Example: .@WalkingInAustin
@WalkingInAustin@Like_H2O Lexi was being racist AF to a Black woman and she quintupled down when she was called on it. As a Black woman, I have a problem with that.
But you're not performative about your support of Black women, right? You'd never retweet some racist shi- oops, nevermind, you did.
And yet you are on this app disparaging an Elder Black woman who has spent her life fighting for civil rights. You leftists are terrible & continue to reveal yourselves. The level of disrespect you show to Black Elders like Ms Denise and others is reprehensible. Go fuck yourself.
@WalkingInAustin@Like_H2O Don't use us to bolster your talking points. Just keep Black women out of your mouth, period. You're a racist POS and we don't need you.
@WalkingInAustin@Like_H2O Lexi was being racist AF to a Black woman and she quintupled down when she was called on it. As a Black woman, I have a problem with that.
But you're not performative about your support of Black women, right? You'd never retweet some racist shi- oops, nevermind, you did.
@StaceyJSpiehler@nolamaven@BeninBiloxi I'm happy for you for all of it - sobriety, the divorce*, the people in your life who showed they're rooting for you by knocking stuff off your list - it's a beautiful, heartwarming thing.
*Divorce can be rough, but worth it, especially when escaping toxicity
@1981Southpaw @Curly_Fleur I was an intern in the men's basketball office and a bunch of us watched the verdict with the AD in her office.
The way white folks' faces got so tight...a couple of the players and I eyeballed each other and saved our commentary for when we got outside.
@DestinationElle@Curly_Fleur I was in college, and the way we hollered, "The juice is loose!" at each other across campus...whew. That was our greeting for a couple of days - we'd walk up to someone we hadn't seen since before the verdict and say it. 😂