If you way so. Big men are trained to box out on shots. I don’t see that being bad except for the result. Arguing malicious intent on that closeout is probably a stretch, it’s the least egregious of any of these.

I don’t know that we can speculate on that, it just seems like he came from poverty in a community where literacy wasn’t a valued skill, and happened into some physical traits that made his intellect superfluous. Rural Kiwis don’t tend to value the same things the sports media do...

Oh, for sure, I’m just saying he’s a liar who acts things up for sympathy on the court. Why are we all suddenly taking his side?

I’m not saying it’s ideal, I’m just saying dude is paid to do a job. He keeps getting hired because there’s a role for his style of play. If he’s on YOUR team, it’s “physical play” and “Veteran toughness.” It is what it is, this is how non-athletic big dudes have made a living for decades. Suddenly this dude is the…

14 year career and you found 8 dirty plays. Lets for sure get dude banned for life. Nice job Deadspin, keep up the good work.

I think we all know the level for appropriate public shaming is 16 blown tires. Fewer than that and nobody’s getting outraged. It’s science.

This is good.

Fair enough, but I do hope you look at why you need to undermine what they’re saying by accusing them of faking offense. I think, if anything, they’re downplaying the effects so as to not make a big deal. No one is ever going to be fired for simply saying “no can do,” nor should they be, and I think if you look…

I assure you people who are the targets of racism can, and do, put up with it on a regular basis. This article is offering a way to respect those people by not adding unnecessary insult to the ongoing injury. Do you honestly think people losing jobs for being casually racist is a bigger problem than people whose…

I don’t believe it’s arbitrary to point out historical racist significance. If these words originated as racist insults, why do you want to still use them? I totally understand that you don’t feel the pain they cause, it would be absurd to expect you to understand that, but it sounds as though you think they should…

So as an advocate of open dialog and ball-breaking, couldn’t you just take what they’re requesting in a similar vein and just accept that sometimes you have to put up with stuff you don’t like, the same way you demand of people when you’re the one breaking the balls? Why is their request to push your comfort boundary…

“there is no truth outside of your own intuitions”

Even if they’re “silly” why not stop using the term if it hurts them? What’s the drawback to being overly respectful?

So you’ll acknowledge that words can be hurtful, given your respect for the two you cite. If people are asking you not to use these other words, telling you they’re hurtful, why not respect that as well?

Also the seamless transition back into the BS interview answer. Robot reactivated

Why does that feel satisfying? Setting aside the group you argue are pretending, and focusing on the genuine hurt people experience from racism, what feels good to you about causing that pain?

“You’re welcome to wallow in your self-hating white masochism”

Nobody is limiting anybody’s free speech, just reminding you that a lot of people are going to be offended by it, and for historically significant reasons. This is a nudge to those who’d like not to offend haphazardly.

I don’t think that’s how “meaning” works. Just because the people using it are unawares doesn’t mean the people listening aren’t hip. That’s a pretty classic excuse white people have used for a lot of our shitty behavior; ignorance doesn’t erase the effects, and it tends to be pretty convenient, self-serving…

Nah, Skyrim was dope. Sorry you didn’t like it.