“How can she feel like America has her back?” James said.
He dribbled that back on Twitter saying, “my comments (weren’t) knocking our beautiful country. I was simply saying how she’s probably feeling emotionally … #BringHerHome.”
But we all need to realize we’re culpable in this.
Brittney Griner earns about $230,000 a year playing for the Phoenix Mercury, where she’s one of the league’s biggest and most recognizable stars. James earns more than double that (about $520,000) per game – not to mention all of his endorsements and entrepreneurial moves that prompted Forbes to rank him as the first active NBA player to become a billionaire.
So at what point is Brittney Griner responsible for Brittney Griner’s actions?
So how much does Brittney Griner make playing in Russia? Reportedly about $1 million. So there’s the answer for anyone wondering why was Brittney Griner in Russia in the first place?
The argument will be, of course, that the NBA generates more revenue than the WNBA.
But that’s the result of American sexism, and if the NBA is looking to offset the inequality between men and women by helping to subsidize the WNBA, then it needs to invest more. The current pay gaps are unconscionable.
American sexism is the reason no one cares about inferior athletes playing a sport? Tell me is American ageism the reason we don’t broadcast peewee football nationwide?
“If it was LeBron, he’d be home, right?” she said. “It’s a statement about the value of women. It’s a statement about the value of a Black person. It’s a statement about the value of a gay person. All of those things. We know it, and so that’s what hurts a little more.”
I'll put it plainly. Given how U.S. media has prioritized white damsels in distress, could you imagine how Griner’s case would play if she were a waifish Hollywood blonde, stolen from her spouse on minor charges by a nasty and opportunistic European regime?
Ah so America is racist, just not racist enough to force Lebron to seek athletic contracts overseas, but racist.
This person is clearly mentally deranged. Thousands of white people have been falsely accused of crimes in black and brown countries with our state department doing nothing and the media not even paying attention. They live in such a bubble that her knowingly committing a crime in a country she was seeking employment is her being a victim because she could make more money in Russia.
Notice how the writer only mentions “vapes” but never mentions that the vapes contained Marijuana.
I’ve always been of the opinion that guests of countries should follow those countries laws even if you disagree with them. She shouldn’t have taken Marijuana to Russia or otherwise she just shouldn’t have gone to Russia. I guess that she had to learn the hard way that not all countries kiss the asses of black athletes.
It’s because of her identity. They’re now arguing we have to pay wnba players the same because it’s sexist to allow other countries to pay more for inferior performance. Remember when China held the college basketball players under suspicion of theft and trump got them out? Not a fucking peep from the media. Why? They were black, but it would make trump look good.
True. And the equal pay argument shows a lack of understanding of basic economics. Or the male players can show how woke they are and give a portion of their salaries to women.
Sports will always be a bastion for sex realism. No amount of semantic manipulation can obscure the reality of a man jumping over a woman to windmill dunk a basketball.
I’m surprised we still have sports honestly, I can’t think of any job more pathetic and miserable than the modern male athlete. I can’t imagine people of the character of an athlete like Joe Louis or Gordie Howe reading this and going, man I’m glad my job title is equal to this things.
The only reason the WNBA exists at all is because the NBA subsidizes it. The WNBA has never made any money, it hardly gets any viewership. Both the Oprah channel and Oxygen, the women's channel, got out of their WNBA broadcasting contract as soon as they could. The only reason you can watch a WNBA game broadcast is because when you buy the rights to cover the NBA you get the WNBA thrown in for free.
The WNBA finals is regularly beat out by the Little League World Series, which in my opinion is far more interesting.
Also, apparently WNBA isn't even in the spell check dictionary for Firefox/Pale Moon. Hilarious for such a woke company like Mozilla.
Though it's undeserved, I think it would be a pretty good troll if Trump gets back in and he makes the call on day one and he and Putin agree to release the player.
People can still be arrested and jailed in America for carrying cannabis across state lines for trafficking. Why would anyone be dumb enough to think differently in a foreign country with strict drug laws.
Putin, the Russian dictator, could be willing to hand over Griner for Viktor Bout, a convicted weapons trafficker known as “the Merchant of Death.”
I think she can spend 10 years in jail for a crime she did commit so the merchant of death can remain in jail. If he is released, I am sure Putin will use his skills and he will be free.
So at what point is Brittney Griner responsible for Brittney Griner’s actions?
American sexism is the reason no one cares about inferior athletes playing a sport? Tell me is American ageism the reason we don’t broadcast peewee football nationwide?
Ah so America is racist, just not racist enough to force Lebron to seek athletic contracts overseas, but racist.
This person is clearly mentally deranged. Thousands of white people have been falsely accused of crimes in black and brown countries with our state department doing nothing and the media not even paying attention. They live in such a bubble that her knowingly committing a crime in a country she was seeking employment is her being a victim because she could make more money in Russia.
Yeah, I actually don't really care about the self-inflicted problems of people that make that kind of money.
Notice how the writer only mentions “vapes” but never mentions that the vapes contained Marijuana.
I’ve always been of the opinion that guests of countries should follow those countries laws even if you disagree with them. She shouldn’t have taken Marijuana to Russia or otherwise she just shouldn’t have gone to Russia. I guess that she had to learn the hard way that not all countries kiss the asses of black athletes.
Stop noticing things, you racist.
Only vaping of tobacco/nicotine is being made illegal.
That article is oozing bias and journo bullshit.
I am happy to take responsibility for his continued imprisonment for a crime he committed. Where do we sign the petition?
For real. My question is how do we get more shitlibs locked up?
i actually don't care. don't break the law in countries known for being hardasses about the law.
This the guy that plays in the wnba?
Why people are so up in arms over this is beyond me. I think arresting ppl for marijuana is stupid but it’s the law.
It’s because of her identity. They’re now arguing we have to pay wnba players the same because it’s sexist to allow other countries to pay more for inferior performance. Remember when China held the college basketball players under suspicion of theft and trump got them out? Not a fucking peep from the media. Why? They were black, but it would make trump look good.
True. And the equal pay argument shows a lack of understanding of basic economics. Or the male players can show how woke they are and give a portion of their salaries to women.
Sports will always be a bastion for sex realism. No amount of semantic manipulation can obscure the reality of a man jumping over a woman to windmill dunk a basketball.
Also of meritocracy but for some reason that isn’t emphasized
I’m surprised we still have sports honestly, I can’t think of any job more pathetic and miserable than the modern male athlete. I can’t imagine people of the character of an athlete like Joe Louis or Gordie Howe reading this and going, man I’m glad my job title is equal to this things.
Ha! Good point.
The only reason the WNBA exists at all is because the NBA subsidizes it. The WNBA has never made any money, it hardly gets any viewership. Both the Oprah channel and Oxygen, the women's channel, got out of their WNBA broadcasting contract as soon as they could. The only reason you can watch a WNBA game broadcast is because when you buy the rights to cover the NBA you get the WNBA thrown in for free.
The WNBA finals is regularly beat out by the Little League World Series, which in my opinion is far more interesting.
Also, apparently WNBA isn't even in the spell check dictionary for Firefox/Pale Moon. Hilarious for such a woke company like Mozilla.
Though it's undeserved, I think it would be a pretty good troll if Trump gets back in and he makes the call on day one and he and Putin agree to release the player.
People can still be arrested and jailed in America for carrying cannabis across state lines for trafficking. Why would anyone be dumb enough to think differently in a foreign country with strict drug laws.
Are we sure this isn't an elaborate troll?
Edit: whoops, posted this reply in the wrong post :D
I think she can spend 10 years in jail for a crime she did commit so the merchant of death can remain in jail. If he is released, I am sure Putin will use his skills and he will be free.
Ok. How do we make her prison sentence longer
If keeping Britney Griner out of Russia means I have to watch the WNBA, well, Putin can have all of 'em