The playoffs are upon us and there is only one champion that deserves going to the White House after his victory:
And if he is turned away for some unknown reason, Pierre can count on his buddies to threaten a new illegitimate child scandal to let him in:
There are some other teams that are competing for this honor, but none will be able to defeat this terrific trio. But, feel free to talk amongst yourselves as if your teams have a chance.
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And if he is turned away for some unknown reason, Pierre can count on his buddies to threaten a new illegitimate child scandal to let him in:
There are some other teams that are competing for this honor, but none will be able to defeat this terrific trio. But, feel free to talk amongst yourselves as if your teams have a chance.
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Wiz must have known a little while back---the Lawson signing makes more sense now.
I don't blame Jodie--he had a skillset to be a backup SG marksman in this league but was getting derailed by injuries. Unfortunately, he just completely sucked at basketball this year despite actually being healthy for once.
I don't blame Jodie--he had a skillset to be a backup SG marksman in this league but was getting derailed by injuries. Unfortunately, he just completely sucked at basketball this year despite actually being healthy for once.
The New Yorker of all things just did a piece on Raptor fans that is way too on point:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-anxiety-and-fear-of-the-toronto-raptors-fan
Next time I'm holding my own in a troll fest I want you to remember the mountains my people must climb, and how strong my steely will truly is just to be here.
Shut up, Zach. You first.
Zach Lowe, a senior writer at ESPN who has been called America’s best sportswriter, says that the Raptors have the most paranoid fan base in the league. “I don’t even know who would be in competition,” he told me.
Sean Craig, who grew up in Texas but who recently spent several years in Toronto for work, told me that “Raptors fans are, unfortunately, emotionally destructive lunatics who tear themselves into pieces.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-anxiety-and-fear-of-the-toronto-raptors-fan
Next time I'm holding my own in a troll fest I want you to remember the mountains my people must climb, and how strong my steely will truly is just to be here.
Lowe, for his part, believes Raptors fans should alter their collective psyche this time around. “Be confident in your team,” he said. “They’ve been the best team in the East all year. Try that on, see how it feels, workshop it for a day.”
Shut up, Zach. You first.
By Kibner Go To Post
like what the heck. Only 1 game though??
By DY_nasty Go To Postim surprised he even had to apologize lol
same
I'm aware of the sensitivities now, but growing up, I never made any connection between "cotton picking" and anything racial because, as far as I'm aware, I never heard it in any such obvious context. Even now, it seems more to me a substitute for a different expletive/phrase.
That said, yeah, don't use it. For fuck sake, swear.
That said, yeah, don't use it. For fuck sake, swear.
I dunno, any time "cotton-pickin" anything shows up, I just remember learning that as one of the things slaves were forced to do.
By joefu Go To PostI dunno, any time "cotton-pickin" anything shows up, I just remember learning that as one of the things slaves were forced to do.
I guess it's just word order. Picking cotton, obvious. Cotton picking, substitute for profanity.
Again, I'm aware and wouldn't use the phrase now, but I never made any racial connection earlier in life.
yeah that's just a southern expression these days. i wouldnt even bat an eye at it even with the history.
C'mon, guys. If it's a well known no-no to use the phrase in Utah, and I knew this as a pre-teen, than an older adult dude in the media should know better. Really you should just never use a phrase that you don't know where the meaning comes from.
Even in that Desus & Mero clip they can't muster any real enthusiasm for it compared to how they reacted to say the Connor McGregor stuff or any other number of instances. It's not that there's no point to be made, I'm just not sure that it's ever been established before now that it's some unthinkable thing to say.
Utah is ahead of the curve. Aren't Foghorn Leghorn cartoons still shown everywhere?
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostC'mon, guys. If it's a well known no-no to use the phrase in Utah, and I knew this as a pre-teen, than an older adult dude in the media should know better. Really you should just never use a phrase that you don't know where the meaning comes from.
Utah is ahead of the curve. Aren't Foghorn Leghorn cartoons still shown everywhere?
By livefromkyoto Go To PostUtah is ahead of the curve. Aren't Foghorn Leghorn cartoons still shown everywhere?I actually haven't seen him since I was a kid. Pretty sure WB has done a good job of limiting what of his stuff is still officially out there (or at least I haven't seen it).
By Jeff-DSA Go To PostI actually haven't seen him since I was a kid. Pretty sure WB has done a good job of limiting what of his stuff is still officially out there (or at least I haven't seen it).I dunno. I don't watch cartoons so you might be right, but after a quick google search I can't find any mention of controversy (though there is an old banned cartoon, same for Bugs Bunny & others), there's nothing about controversy on Wikipedia, and they've got a Foghorn Leghorn collection on sale on Amazon.
Bustle got a good write up on it back in 2015.
Also not feelin' the title y'all.
The phrase "are you out of your cotton-picking mind?" seems to have a serious racial overtone, particularly against black slaves in the Southern United States, who were the pickers of cotton for much of American history. Cotton-picking is usually used as a stand-in for "damn," to make it more socially acceptable than swearing (ironically enough). If you're not from the South, you may have heard the adjective "cotton-picking" for the first time from a Bugs Bunny cartoon from 1952.Just say damn next time bruh.
Linguist Gary Martin over at The Phrase Finder has found that "cotton-picking" is actually a pretty old term, dating back to the first European cotton plantations in the 1700s, but that it only really showed up as an adjective in the 1940s. And in the examples he found, it referred to Southerners in general, not just blacks. But as a massive debate over the use of the phrase in Canadian parliament in 2011 shows, many still believe that to ask somebody to "wait just a cotton-picking minute" is to make a derogatory link between a slave occupation and a modern expression of frustration. Obviously, it's not difficult to see why.
There's yet another variety on the phrase: To call somebody a "cotton-picker" is undeniably, completely racist.
Also not feelin' the title y'all.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostI dunno. I don't watch cartoons so you might be right, but after a quick google search I can't find any mention of controversy (though there is an old banned cartoon, same for Bugs Bunny & others), there's nothing about controversy on Wikipedia, and they've got a Foghorn Leghorn collection on sale on Amazon.disney and wb both were straight up about "this stuff was a product of the times" like a decade ago
there's all kinds of racist idioms if you care to look
By DY_nasty Go To Postdisney and wb both were straight up about "this stuff was a product of the times" like a decade agoSure. I even saw Song of the South when I was a 4 year old kid in school.
there's all kinds of racist idioms if you care to look
There's casual racism (all sorts of isms if were being honest here) embedded in some of my favorite childhood 90s shows. It's why I groan that some stuff gets remade or is still running. Time to move on. Just accept it was f'ed and do better. But about this thread title... y'all didn't try.
I keep thinking it might be Rockets and Raptors year to get there and one to win out but then my brain reminds me of the playoff performances we get outta Harden, Paul, Lowry and DeRozan.
By DY_nasty Go To Postdisney and wb both were straight up about "this stuff was a product of the times" like a decade agoYeah, at the beginning of all the dvd's and such they put up a disclaimer about all that.
there's all kinds of racist idioms if you care to look
By Random Ass Username Go To PostThere's casual racism (all sorts of isms if were being honest here) embedded in some of my favorite childhood 90s shows. It's why I groan that some stuff gets remade or is still running. Time to move on. Just accept it was f'ed and do better. But about this thread title… y'all didn't try.No one was making a new thread so I made a new one quickly just to have one. PM me a better title, OP, and/or banner and I'll edit the existing one.
This video is either awesome or about to backfire on them in the absolute worst way.
Amazing that Paul Pierce continues to live on as the Raptors' true final boss though.
By Random Ass Username Go To PostBustle got a good write up on it back in 2015.Lmao America, and the fact that some people in this thread are like “so what?”
Just say damn next time bruh.
Also not feelin' the title y'all.
Cotton picking, an obvious reference to slavery, is the substitute for the word damn. Here I was like a dumbass thinking darn was the substitute
Be pretty easy to make a parody vid where the Raptors did shit all every other playoffs but I don't even think folks care enough to do that much.
We the West Coast. We the middle of fucking nowheres. We the Texans. We the Least Coast. We the South. We the Great Lakes, fuck it's cold. Haha you're in Ohio.
By diehard Go To Postwow the Rockets are a -4500 over the Wolves.
Why would you even make that bet?
Those are for people with money money who can bet like 100k easy.
By Smokey Go To PostThose are for people with money money who can bet like 100k easy.Ok but you if you win you're up a whole $2,300 bucks and 1 Harden injury away from blowing 100k.
By diehard Go To PostOk but you if you win you're up a whole $2,300 bucks and 1 Harden injury away from blowing 100k.When you got money you can do dumb shit
Look at Bezos and Amazon Prime shows
By diehard Go To PostOk but you if you win you're up a whole $2,300 bucks and 1 Harden injury away from blowing 100k.
It's same as people who put down like a million on a Mayweather fight. You were pretty much guaranteed to win that bet. It just doesn't make sense to play those types of stacked favorites unless you're playing with a huge amount.
These people wouldn't blink at the amount lost anyway if what you said were to happen.
By Smokey Go To PostThose are for people with money money who can bet like 100k easy.lol they'd find something more worthwhile to bet on.
By Omzz Go To PostI am sure no one expected him to be back at all.
By livefromkyoto Go To Post
Oh good. This whole playoff history thing isn’t already in their heads or anything.
By domino Go To PostIt’s destiny. Congrats Smokey
While I think Gobert is comparable to 2006 Shaq in terms of impact (making the Mitchell-Wade and Jazz-Heat comparison fun), Embiid is wildly better than any teammate LeBron ever had in Cleveland Part 1.
... Saric might be better than any teammate from Cleveland Part 1.
So I don't think Simmons will be leaving Philly unfortunately.
... Saric might be better than any teammate from Cleveland Part 1.
So I don't think Simmons will be leaving Philly unfortunately.