I especially like the qualifier at the start that he is white, but not old, then cranks up the white takes to 11 like a Spinal Tap amp.
You are killing it today! As a former copy editor, I’m digging it.
I heard a story on NPR over lunch where a reporter was asking folks in Kentucky who they supported in 2020. One older lady said trump and when the reporter asked her why, she could not name a single thing - she just said, “everything!” When asked what issues were important to people, she said, “well, not health care…
As a born-in-the-USAian, I wouldn’t say alienating. I would say boring, jingoistic, and sometimes embarrassing. (But you should definitely keep saying alienating.)
I also don’t think they should broadcast any games in arenas funded by taxpayer money. Makes it too political, you know?
Lots of people, including athletes, have issues that affect them every day that they can’t escape. So telling them to shut up about what is affecting them so you can apathetically ignore them better is the height of privilege. Maybe try some empathy instead of expecting everyone to cater to your whims?
Because a lot of the people who provide us this entertainment do not have the ability to escape society’s problems. They also have a very limited window in their lives to take advantage of their platform.
To your point, politics is also pretty annoying when you’re structurally discriminated against as black, latinx,…
So no more political discourse and since keeping politics out of sports is so important to these folks, no more national anthem before games, no more god bless america during the 7th inning stretch, no more military fly overs before football games, no more military reunions, camo-hats or uniforms, or giant american…
Some of the most important sports stories ever are important because of their intersection with politics. How do you tell a politics-free version of the story of Jackie Robinson, or the Munich Olympics?
I think there is a bit of a difference between playing the anthem at the Olympics and before your average sporting event.
I feel the same way about flights as movie theater guy. I know they are cramped, the whole experience can be stressful, but there’s a certain euphoria I get when I’m buckled in, and have absolutely no control or obligations for the next x amount of hours. (save for not being an ass to other passengers.) I’ve been…
I am totally baffled by women who aren’t totally fucking angry all day every day right now.
Yeah I totally agree with you. How many words has Deadspin dedicated (right fully, may I add) to showing Jerry Jones, Dan Snyder, Jim Dolan, etc. to be assholes and bad people? Yet the UAE’s human rights record, whether at home or abroad, makes the combined evils and misdeeds of those guys look like youthful…
Billy Haisley or Jonathan Wilson... Mmm... Billy Haisley or Jonathan Wilson? Um... Haisley or Wilson. I think I’ll go for Wilson.
I’ve heard tell that Michelle Obama herself wants them to drink water— stay strong patriots and remember hydration is just another way the gay islamists want to corrupt your brain
At no point in any of this front-running purple prose are City’s FFP violations and actual financial malfeasance mentioned, despite it being the biggest story around the team.
“You’ve got a thing called ‘the sun.’”
Trump is now calling FoxNews a “fake news” to FoxNews fans on FoxNews. And Magats are just nodding. This fucking phase is beyond surreal.
I would say this is far more important than living near stuff you would like to do. Unfortunately we spend a lot more time doing things we need to do.