If you are going to own only two suits, make none of them black. Black suits make you look like a waiter and no one goes to enough funerals to make it otherwise worth it. Best to go with navy blue and a dark gray.

Was that a child? I’m not saying mocking an adult is fine, but I can’t tell that’s a child and I paused and analyzed it like Zapruder.

Jesus, can I link to this comment for the next time someone asks what virtue signaling means and why people don’t like it?

Your experience was not universal. I’ve lived all over the country and played a lot of rec sports in different leagues. Some places I heard gay slurs a little, some a lot, some maybe not at all. Overall it is still pretty common and was pervasive as recently as 10 years ago.

And that’s awesome. Good for you for never having been taught the word when you were too young to consider its impact on others.

I used the word interchangeably with ‘fuckhead’ until after high school. Then I realized that wasn’t a word anyone should use. My experience is that there were a ton of people growing up that…

His point is that it was, at one time, fairly commonly used. That is true. His point was not that Deadspin commenter Ka Mai - New and Improved used to say it.

2 points:

Not sure where you were/are playing but it very much is in most of America. I’m also not sure how you can claim it “never has been”. You were playing sports in the 1960's?

I’m with you and in that age range- I recently caught myself saying this exact word under my breath, to myself after doing something dumb. I actually stopped and thought about why the hell that specific word came out. Years of using it as an insult to my peers as an adolescent, was my conclusion. At my junior high…

Yes, everyone in the Deadspin comment section was a saint when they were 14.

It’s wrong yes but it happens and he should work on it to correct it. I will admit it was always a go to insult for men who are now in our 30's-40's etc. But lets not overreact. It’s not like the whole city of Boston Chanting the n word at players and then pretending to be tolerant. It’s why I wanted Ball to go to…

a bunch of aluminum cans stacked into a pyramid (Kelly Olynyk)

Someday we’re going to look back at headlines like “The Lakers get the chance to draft Lavar Ball’s son” and laugh and laugh and laugh.

Hmmm....something tells me Raptors don’t survive a scorched Earth approach.

As a white person raised by white people I can promise you a lot of us treat our own kids like shit too.

I’m sure we’ll hear how sickened the fans are every time Adam comes to the plate or catches a fly ball these next three games.

Year 1: Bad player

What the fuck is wrong with Boston? They used to do this type of shit to PK Subban when he was with Montreal. Hub of the universe my ass

Didn’t look like a push to me, more like a light tap. That seems more like an encouragement then a shove, especially when coming from a coach. Obvious lack of sportsmanship from the girl.

I am not quite sure I know what the fuck is going on here, but we are definitely playing it in my PE class next week