WHITE PEOPLE NEED TO CHECK WHITE RACISM FIRST BEFORE POLICING BLACK RACISM OK?

Racism is shitty.

Ah, The Root.

It’s okay, folks...

Yes, let’s bring Kaepernick into the fold. While were at the task of employing middling personnel, someone give Jeff Fisher a call.

is one of about 30 black players in the NHL.

I love this for (a) LeBron James.

Horseshit. I never played any contact sport, but have been hit in the head more times than I can count (dumb fights into my early 20's, falling out of bunkbeds, random accidents, being over 6 foot and hitting my head on everything) and can say with certitude that I’ve had AT LEAST 10 concussions in my 39 years. I’ve…

Except that the evidence that smoking was deadly was public knowledge long before 2005. Much more time than “several months.”

This article makes so much sense that I had to check in order to make sure I was still on Deadspin.

I’ll watch, but only if you promise no more shirtless pictures.

Y’know, I have no problem with your first paragraph...

Retain it? So you’re suggesting that he isn’t an obvious commercial success?

So - pointing out that Robert James “Kid Rock” Ritchie was born into a wealthy family in a suburb north of Detroit and that he made his name acting like a stereotype of someone other than what you believe he should act like based upon your apparent extensive knowledge of socio-economic geographical stereotypes...

How you perceive my statement as a defense of celebrity is beyond me.

Kid Rock is a tool. (that has been more successful than you will ever be)

For non-participants in the facepages:

Fuck sakes. It’s a white guy. Who the fuck cares??

I can!

When I lived in DC, I smashed a mirror off of a church van (I believe Ethiopians) while driving a u-haul. At the time, I had no license, insurance or any legal right whatsoever to be driving... but was doing what I felt I had to do given my limited resources. I was panicked, but stopped, apologized profusely, and…