TBayXXXVII

You know what's funny, the vast majority of Ohioans would absolutely support this bill. If it were put up for the public to vote on it, I'd go out on a limb and say 80% of the votes would be a "YES"... 19% would say "NO - penalty isn't harsh enough", and 1% would say no... those would be the Michigan fans/transplants.

Will Smith

I think you should absolutely try it. Let's see how that works for you.

Still trying... real hard too. I'm merely making a suggestion.

NAILED IT!

LOL, you try so hard to get gotchyas out of an "L", don't you. I never said I considered it racist. I accepted a premise that black people do. I do think black people should laugh it off if they have someone call them that and not let it bother them. If that happened, then there'd be a lot less people saying it. Organically, it wouldn't have the sting they believe it has. I don't say it because I know you libtards (yeah, I know you are), and black people are about the word, and I don't need the headache.

That's who @Hardcore troubadour is talking about. I understood your post, and I believe he is as well, to be saying that the higher ups are the ones who want black people to say the N-word. That's who he's saying are Jews. I said liberals. What we're pointing out is that those people who you are blaming, are on the same side of the aisle that you are. The reason for that is because the people on your side of the aisle promote the ideology of exploiting black people. I'm sure that if you look critically, you'll find that the people you align yourself politically with, are the same people that are telling you that Republican's are the bag guy... but everything you actually see... is the opposite. This topic right that we're talking about, as you see it, is evidence of it.

I wasn't deflecting crap, I was stating a premise. The premise being, black people say it's racist. So if that's the premise, then the use of the N-word is racist and NO ONE should say it. Now, if they want it to be apart of culture in the sense of it being in music and comedy, then EVERYONE should say it and stop complaining about it being racist. Personally, this is actually how I think we should go moving forward. Let's take the sting out of the word. Laugh it off. Stop allowing it to be an issue. If there's someone who is racist and wants to call black person the N-word, let him. When the black person looks at him and laughs and says "that's right b!tch", it stops being a trigger word.

That's fine, it's the music industry pushing it. Then it's up to black people to stop it from happening and allowing the industry (which is dominated by liberals by the way), from exploiting them. Essentially, the black people are being bought. Now, I will agree to your second point to an extent. Growing up, I did hear black people say... but it was very few and far between. It wasn't until rap became popular where it blew up. The thing is, today, it's everywhere. Liberals and black folks LOVE to cancel things from the past, well, show us you're all not full of crap. Cancel, ban, and demonetize everything from the 80s, 90's so on, in the rap industry that used the N-word.

Well, I'm glad you're slinking away from your false equivalency. At least you have some common sense. Clearly not a lot though. By writing it out "9 times" (I didn't count, I'm assuming you did), he's using that to make the point that black people say it all the time.... and he's right about that. That's why it isn't racist. A bizarro would indeed, where there are people in the world who can't see that.

Well I'll tell you what... now that I know this, I won't vote for him any more. My mind is made up on that.

What goal posts? Dude, you are so lost and deep in a hole to prove something isn't there. You're the one making a false equivalency as justification. Guido, greasy, daego, whatever... none of those offend me. If they did, I certainly wouldn't broadcast it all over place or put it in a song. I don't know about Jews. What words/phrases are they offended by, then give me examples of Jews using it in everyday life, put them out there in society, or even make songs with those words or phrases in them. Asians, yeah, apparently "Oriental" is an issue. So is gook or slant eye, and other words like that. Give me ONE Asian who uses those words as a staple in their culture in this country like black people use the N-word. Where have you seen people running around using those words to offend Asians? I never hear anyone use them. My guess is because that since they don't like it and don't use it themselves, it basically fades out. Weird how that would happen. GFOH with your goal posts comment. Pointing out that black people use the N-word everyday and ever making money on it's use, isn't racist.

Exactly.

Yes if someone doesn't agree with their policies, then by all means, they should be voting for who they believe does. I just want to stop hearing the b.s. line of "I'd vote Republican if they could come up with a good choice", when they really mean, "I'd vote for a Republican if he were a Democrat".

Nope. I guess I need some non-Italian to tell me that I need to be offended by it.

Help me out, I'm Italian. What words am I supposed to be offended or degraded by, that are used in everyday society, in music, and pop culture?

I don't care if anyone says it, it doesn't bother me. It apparently bothers black people. So, like I said in my prior post, if black people don't want it said, then NO ONE should say it. If they're ok with saying it to each other, but no one else, than that doesn't fly with me. It's either open to everyone or no one. I'm fine with letting black people decide.

I didn't dodge it, I literally answered it. LOL

I think that if they don't want it said, then no, they shouldn't say it. Common sense says that what is in pop culture WILL BE used by everyone. If that word is in their music, white people WILL say it. If they use it in their every day conversations, white people WILL use it. Simply, imagine being in a friend group where there's 3 black people and 3 white people where the black friends drop the N word all the time and then you say it the same manner they do, and they treat you differently after that... or chastise you for it?

They'll continue the same thing they've done, they'll just make sure to include anyone who's aligned with him (politically primarily), so that they can continue the trend with the person next in line. A phrase I've read on this board, and even heard on YouTube from Democrats is that, "I'd vote Republican if they could come up with a good choice". The thing is, they're either lying or just stupid. They're lying because they basically mean, "I'll vote for a Republican if he promotes Democrat policies" or they're just stupid because they don't realize that every Republican candidate will be treated with disdain from the national media, and they'll believe it every time. As proof, Vance has come across as a very likeable straight shooting guy. He's constantly calling out bs from the media and they change course when he does. The ONLY reasons to not like him (from a Democrat point of view), are because you don't agree with his platform (so you won't vote for him even though he's a good choice, because he's not a Democrat), or you believe the MSM bull crap that has or will be, flung in his direction (meaning you're too stupid to realize the media is lying to you).

How was that a racist post? He's right. Black people complain about the use of the N-word, but they're constantly using it in their music and every day life. CDub's point is that they're telling everyone not to use it, but they use it on a daily basis. Either everyone says it or no one says it. You can't have it both ways.

The fans are the ones that get the shaft the most, even in those cities. Philly, LA, both NY teams, and others, spend out the azz. Yeah, there's more money coming into the cities via luxury boxes, advertisement, and alike, but ticket prices are still going to go up like crazy. These teams are going to end up pricing out the average fan from the ballpark. It's going to make it harder to get younger fans. This has been happening league-wide, but they seem to try gimmicks to get people interested, instead of fixing the obvious problem.

I don't disagree, but if they cut him, then his only pay will be while rostered and his playing time would be limited. Again though, it would be contingent on who the Ravens sign as well. If Baltimore only loses Johnson and no other impact players, but bring in more contract money than what Johnson got, then they get nothing. Simply, I think the odds of them getting anything more than a 7th round comp pick is slim... almost infinitesimal for more than a 6th.

MLB needs a salary cap.

Bet this is going over well amongst the Democrat party. Fetterman thinks that because the Hunter Biden case was a political one and Joe pardoned him, Joe should pardon Donald Trump because that was political as well.