How many films are there where the disabled person decides to live? How many films address the context (political, social, economic) of why someone might choose to die? Context matters here.

Do you suffer from a physical disability or chronic disabling illness? If not, you might just consider not telling people who do to “chill”.

it’s basically “they were so good we didnt even CARE that they were black!!” its so awful

Whenever a black person or black people come into a predominantly white sport and do better than everyone the answer is usually to marginalize them as much as possible in their everyday life and as their employer. Whether it’s “Well, you can play football, but never quarterback - you’re not smart enough for that”…

I’m thinking that may have a lot to do with how people who were not “his own” treated him.

black people preferring the company of other black people is not racist.

the amount of people ive seen calling him cassius clay is staggering and so fucked up

Thank you for this article every single time a black legend has died this year I hear that transcended race statement and it makes me angry because you didn’t hear anybody say that about Bowie so why is constantly being said about Prince or Ali? Its an insult to a black person to hear that their hero transcended race…

Really great article, Kara. I get what they’re trying to say but to me when someone writes or says “transcended race” it just feels like they’re saying “we really liked them even though they were black” or “good thing they escaped that whole being black thing otherwise we wouldn’t have paid them any attention at all.”

It was honestly amazing to read. They spoke about the girls in their school as if they were objects; walking vaginas who refused to open for “nice guys” like them.

Any sportscaster who thinks people didn’t see color when they saw Ali should find another line of work. There’s a fucking reason why Jerry Quarry was called ‘The Great White Hope’ when he went up against Ali. Because whenever a black man became a boxing champ, white America lost their shit.

Fuck this little punk. Fuck this little punk’s family. 25 years is nothing compared to what you did to that girl’s family and her friends.

That’s exactly why Rick Moranis got out of films and TV.

I was thinking that too.

Her desire to both work and parent the way she sees fit is what we’re all striving for.

Elizabeth got out while the getting was good. Sometimes you need to let the sequel to the sequel go.

Some folks who are no longer in their 20s still need this reminder.

“and that he will “never be his happy go lucky self [sic]” again.”

What’s really telling is not only how big the NFL is but how small time the UFC still is in the eye of the sports fan. Dana White probably believes he has a vice grip on the sport when in reality nobody gives enough of a fuck about his sport to swiftly knock him off his pedestal.

Every time I see stories like this I figure Goodell is steaming “why can’t I get away with shit like this...”