MLK isn’t famous because he was murdered. 

Haha you’re mad

Holy false equivalency Batman.

I mean there are arguments to be made why this could be appropriate (someone else makes the claim of just forcing people to remember Till is a good thing, which I don’t disagree with) but to act like there is nothing to critique here and then criticize the opposing party for even getting…

You can’t just casually drop in the name of a brutally murdered teenager among a list honoring accomplishments like living long enough to drunkenly host a shitty TV show

I think the problem is calling Emmitt Till a “celebrity,” which carries a connotation of glamour and lightheartedness. If it had been a list of “important historical figures” I think the reaction would have been different.

Would you put MLK on a “Famous Memphis Visitors” list?

Well you see that’s the difference between you and the really successful writers, once you start telling your editors they’re simply idiots and misunderstood what you wrote, you’ll skyrocket straight to the top! Promotion after promotion until you’re writing incomprehensible op-eds in the Washington Post arguing for…

One thing I hate about writers is when they write something that causes a swift and broad backlash, and their defense is “You misunderstood what I meant,” as if that is a valid defense for a person whose job it is to convey ideas to third-parties via the written word. I write for a living, and if someone who is…

Troll better. 

So....... that’s the full context for you?

Get out of here with your nonsense 

This is exactly what we should all be thinking. We should never take a stand on anything until we have completely ensured our complete and total victory and infallibility on every imaginable issue from every imaginable angle. Until then it’s best to let the shitheads do whatever they want while we polish our CVs.…

It’s not really her fault; some idiot asked her about it. It’s not like she “chose to take this stance” by scheduling a press conference to announce she wouldn’t go. Someone interviewing her asked her a question, and she answered the question presented to her.

This was filmed weeks - if not months - ago (just look at her hair color). She was asked a direct question and answered directly. Honestly, if she had answered the question at that time any differently, it would’ve been transparently disingenuous.

People keep directly asking her. What is she supposed to say?

And here we have a true Alfred Einstein.

All good points, but Rapinoe also celebrated a goal too much, so who’s really the bad one here?

Kawhi showed up at the game in the 4th inning and left in the 7th, he’s going to LA.