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She trotted out Obama to scold black men for not voting for her
Then back to one of his mansions to kill the chef
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Pre social media, Obama could lay down his fake Baptist preacher jive.
In the age of X, the bruthas can see Trump is the OG
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should be restricted to any auto built in the US.
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The NBA has principles and if you have enough money, well they have others.
https://ace.mu.nu/
THE MORNING RANT: After Moving All-Star Game from Charlotte in Solidarity with LGBTQ, NBA Opens 2024 Season in Abu Dhabi, where Homosexuality is a Crime
—Buck Throckmorton
The new NBA season kicked off with an exhibition game last week in the United Arab Emirates.
“Celtics beat the Nuggets 107-103 in the NBA’s preseason opener at Abu Dhabi” [AP – 10/04/2024]
Like many sports leagues, the NBA seeks to increase its revenue by expanding its global following. For the UAE, being awarded the NBA season opener affirms the country’s stature and importance.
Of note, homosexuality is a crime in the United Arab Emirates, with allowable punishment including the death penalty. Transgender cross-dressing is also a crime.
Also of note, the NBA has established the precedent that it either condones or condemns a location’s criminal code regarding sexual behaviors by how the league awards – or revokes - featured exhibition games. By awarding the season-opening exhibition game to Abu Dhabi, the NBA has endorsed the UAE’s brutal criminalization of LGBTQ behavior.
The NBA’s apparent endorsement of criminalizing homosexuality in the Arab world would seem puzzling, because just a few years ago, the NBA revoked the NBA All-Star game from the city of Charlotte after the North Carolina legislature passed legislation banning biological men from entering women’s restrooms and locker rooms.
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