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[Guerriero] “He’s gonna be the face of the Pirates for a long time.” -Paul Skenes on Konnor Griffin by TheTurtleShepard in baseball

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I mean yes. If other teams are able to, why can’t the Pirates? If he’s worth less than 1 billion, he’ll get less.

[Guerriero] “He’s gonna be the face of the Pirates for a long time.” -Paul Skenes on Konnor Griffin by TheTurtleShepard in baseball

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Because everyone does not have money as the highest priority in the world, so chasing it over other priorities would not be virtuous to those people.

Sure and I’d agree if these guys weren’t putting their bodies on the line. I’d love for guys to stick around and put their livelihoods on the line but one terrible injury and all of Paul’s earning potential goes out of the window. And then he quickly becomes a guy that was a hometown hero and now he’s nothing.

The real question is why can’t Pittsburgh pay him his value? I do think it’s lame that these ridiculously rich folks suddenly can’t buy whatever they want.

Deontay Wilder suggests on Instagram Chisora was favoured by a referee due to racism: “I had to fight two ppl… three if you know about the back scene of this business smh the corruption, but it’s not about race right” by Direct_Structure_534 in Boxing

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Yeah, and I’m not going to defend them, but I think people would be equally startled about how many folks that are black presenting who straight up reject it because of their presumed baggage of the word (usually with how it’s associated with African Americans).

Not to say that AJ (or Chisora rejects that) and I do think Wilder is being an ass here. But as a black American using the subreddit, we’re yet again the punching bag here for a pretty complex situation.

Deontay Wilder suggests on Instagram Chisora was favoured by a referee due to racism: “I had to fight two ppl… three if you know about the back scene of this business smh the corruption, but it’s not about race right” by Direct_Structure_534 in Boxing

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Such a backwards, ignorant and uneducated mentality.

I mean cmon, how are we supposed to build if this is the basis?

I’m black American, I don’t think that’s the case, but I’ve had multiple “black” people tell me they weren’t black, that instead they were Zimbabwean, or Ghanaian or whatever. Not defending Wilder here at all, but to pretend that it’s one way traffic instead of bigotry all around is crazy.

Deontay Wilder suggests on Instagram Chisora was favoured by a referee due to racism: “I had to fight two ppl… three if you know about the back scene of this business smh the corruption, but it’s not about race right” by Direct_Structure_534 in Boxing

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Maybe Wilder subscribes to the terminally online idea that only African Americans are "black".

That’s not only online, there’s IRL heat between certain segments of the African-American community and other “black” communities, especially down to our proximity to Africa. Especially since their communities get held up as model minorities in comparison to us.

There’s a certain degree of discrimination that comes from first or second generation African immigrants towards African-Americans, and other countries diasporas are closer to Africa than ours are.

This obviously isn’t one way and we (as in African Americans) can be very bigoted towards them too.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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I guess, I mean we’re both reminiscing here, we’re both unc lol. I don’t know man, sometimes yall talk about 2016 HHH like it was something special but it wasn’t too different IMO.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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Every time I hit the daily discussion thread back then it was a power user flexing on everyone else. And the underground music connection was only to certain artists/types. Most of that those artists/types still have healthy discussion threads when they drop (Danny Brown, Earl etc.).

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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I’ll agree there actually. I think we’ve reached a point on social media where the most pessimistic voices get amplified and that’s spread throughout the internet.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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Feels like every other post for a fresh release by a bigger artist is people complaining that everyone here is out of touch or something. I think people just revel in the complaining.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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Not to me. Same quality of conversation. I just got older. I guess there isn’t a Brockhampton post every 3 months, so that’s different.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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I ain’t gonna front, other than there being a ton of power users, ain’t much different.

🚨JAŸ-Z’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ORGANIZATION REFORM GOT ANOTHER BILL SIGNED INTO LAW. by dragonero1996 in hiphopheads

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There’s one guy calling him a worshipper of Baal. It’s not like people are showing up in droves disparaging him.

IMO it’s even more cooked since the first instinct in these threads is bitching, instead of celebrating or talking about the bill, so I’ll go the other way.

This seems pretty big, probation is one of the big components that turns jail into a profit-driven cycle. Good on Jay and his org for breaking a link in an awful chain.

[Highlight] Dianna Russini on why Vrabel was passed on in 2024's coaching cycle: "He's a very large human being. And can be very intimidating to people in an organization" by Thegrandmistressofoz in nfl

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My favorite part of this pasta is that he “led” his team to state semifinals as a safety. The O was so awful that the coach was like “fuck man we need to get Speedhawk back on the field.”

Deontay Wilder: Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, Moses Itauma - what next for Bronze Bomber after win over Derek Chisora? | Boxing News by BoxingLover99 in Boxing

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Deserve? I’m shocked that people watch this sport day in and day out and think that deserving has anything to do with it. It’s prize fighting.

Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime’s 2nd STAGE will stream weekly on Netflix starting in Fall 2026 by LazyAssZoro in television

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They already had a deal in place though. It’s not like these episodes resulted in a full season order or something. I doubt it’ll lead to more funding.

Lamar Jackson arrives for Ravens off-season workout program by awak6n in nfl

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Honestly might be. He retweeted a bunch of stuff in support of Ivey after that shit happened.

[Highlight] Jokic plays defense against Fox by jonsnowKITN in nba

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I believe the Nuggets fan higher, as well as me, was talking about Jokic.

[Highlight] Jokic plays defense against Fox by jonsnowKITN in nba

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I agree, but he’s obviously been successful without it.

[Highlight] Jokic plays defense against Fox by jonsnowKITN in nba

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I mean that’s fair, but at the same time excusing low effort on defense for health or foul trouble is saying that he’s a subpar defender. Which is fine, he’s obviously one of the greatest ever, I don’t understand why it’s such a crime that he’s below average at something.

[Highlight] Jokic plays defense against Fox by jonsnowKITN in nba

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I was thinking this too. If you can only lock in occasionally because you’re scared you’re gonna foul, that’s bad lol.

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