:laughing: sounds hilarious. Now I wanna read this book.

I'm starting to think these people are self cancelling as a marketing strategy tbh

Also I wanna say so far my favorite result of cancel culture is the redskins having to change their name and refusing to come up with a new one so now we have the Washington Football Team :laughing:

America's obsession with having secondary team names is stupid anyway.

I would much rather a name like Washington Football Team over something dumb like the Cleveland Browns.

It's hilarious to me that nobody ever thought to just refer to them as Washington though. I laugh every time a commentator says "the Football Team."

Yeah but that's how american pro sports works... It's not just about the location an the sport it's about the merchandise, mascots etc.

It's all just an outlet for tribalism so ironically enough a name like the seminoles for example is actually pretty apt

Most people don't see it on that deeper level they just see the sport... In which case you have two new York Football teams, two new York basketball teams etc. If you a new yorker what makes you pick one over the other?

I feel like there are a lot of reasons other than one team having a different name that leads to people liking a team.

I agree with the tribalism point but doesn't that essentially just reduce it to "I cheer for team x because my father/mother/friend etc. also does?" At least in most cases I would think so.

Either way I just think the team names are often corny and don't even coincide well with the area they're based in.

They were the Redskins so long that it wasn't weird at all for the announcers to say it. There's been multiple moments throughout last season where announcers mistakenly still referred to them as the Redskins or stuttered and tripped over words in a moment of awkwardness as they tried not to refer to them as the Redskins.

They should make their name the Washington Trail of Tears to piss off literally everyone.

they're often corny which you can them use as ammo to trigger their fans

By making fun of their ****ty name or dumb mascot or gay jerseys

You gotta look on the bright side of things

Asking why name teams is like asking why countries have flags or why knights and families had insignias

It all goes back to the tribalism like I said. It's just an added flair. If you've ever seen a really lit college sports game you know what I'm talking about. All the colors and banners and mascots get people into a sorta mob mentality.

He's being too non-white and non-straight. Satan in music isn't exactly new, and there are far more anti-christian musicians out there. Why don't they go after Varg or someone like that? The man is a murderer who destroyed hundreds of years worth of Christian history.

Lil Nas X has last word as controversy erupts over 'devil-worshipping' video

The song is mediocre but he does seem to have a flair for self-promotion. And I'm loving the fallout...:D

50M views and counting.

Video is dope tbh

The whole Eden/demonic angle really adds to it... Especially considering how homophobic black culture in this country is and how many religious conspiracy theories there are about the illuminati using hollywood and hip hop to push a gay agenda.... This video just completely leans into that. Instead of the approach of "my gay marriage is the same as your straight marriage" it's just an open endorsement of subversion... decadence... hedonism... All of which are intrinsic aspects of the kind of materialistic and status obsessed world view that is so pervasive in hip hop.

Using hip hop to push a gay agenda? I've never heard that one.

Hip hop in my experience contains a lot of homophobia/homophobic slurs. Or at least it used to.

Yeah well the board I used to frequent before MB was more hip hop oriented and there are definitely people who think hollywood is using hip hop to break down the masculinity of the black man... I'm not saying it's right but there is that perception.

Basically hip hop is one of the last bastions of unapologetic masculinity and bravado in modern pop culture.. in an era where said macho posturing is being seen as more and more taboo/problematic

Hip hop was one of the longest standing pillars of this ethos precisely because it wasn't as receptive to white feminists criticizing it for being too misogynist. Said criticisms were perceived as just another white dismissal of a black art form.

But as time goes by and the culture shifts, hip hop and the black community in america have evolving attitudes towards things like lgbt/feminist issues and we're seeing a generally more accepting environment than would've seemed possible 20 years ago.

But there is still the inherent bravado that is implicit in hip hop and cannot be erased because it is intrinsic to the art form. Hence Cardio B comes out with WAP and feminists say ah she's empowering women. She's just using the same frame work males used to talk about hoes but with inverted sexes. The bravado remains in tact. Same with this lil nas x song. There's nothing sappy or apologetic or attempting to pull at your heart strings about it, like that old Macklemore song which was just corny. Lil nas X just leans in on all the decadent and satanic imagery on top of the gay **** and this once again keeps the bravado in tact.

Obliviously, people who are predisposed to conspiracy thinking, religious mindset and conservative mindset are going to recognize this antagonism against their world vote for what it is and as such perceived it as more satanic brainwashing set forth from on high. From whoever it is that looks out that eye at the top of the pyramid.

Ah okay, with the explanation, I understand what you were getting at. With most things, it depends on the perspective of the person listening and their various confirmation biases.

Was it boxden?

:laughing: it's funny you have to resort to toxic masculinity to attack it.

Her response after this was pretty **** and reaching.

Matt Gaetz is being investigated for having sex with/trafficking a 17 year old. And that's a biproduct of a completely different GOP member being investigated for sex trafficking.

Apparently he went on Tucker Carlson and said it was just a blackmail plot and then was like "Hey, Tucker, you were having dinner with me when that person came up and tried to shake me down, you remember right? And Tucker was just like "Yeah I don't know what you're talking about."

Everything Kaitlin Bennett has ever said or done is ****ing idiotic so that's no surprise. Also obligatory reminder of her infamous photo where she pooped herself in the middle of a party

Also I hope Matt Gaetz gets more than cancelled, I hope he ends up in jail. Piece of **** motha****a, man

Richard Dawkins loses ‘humanist of the year’ title over trans comments

Time to cancel Richard Dawkins.

What a Dick.

Clearly trolling for publicity cause nobody cares about his atheism schtick anymore.

He probably has a book coming out soon.

Your post says "cancelled", but the gif says "canceled".

So I am confusion.

Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes

Damn, I knew he was racist deep down. Banning menthol cigs, gtfo Joe.

No it's brilliant. He's taking an L to unite black people and rednecks. Then AOC will swoop in in 2024 and give them all Newports, Kools, and communist healthcare and the Republican Party will be destroyed once and for all.

I thought it was hipsters that smoked American Spirits and yuppies that smoked Nat Shermans?

Yuppies smoke clove cigs. I smoked Newports from 5th grade up until I cancelled that **** in 2014.

*cough*

*wheeze*

you heard it here first... Only women and children should smoke menthols

Even a vape aint as smooth as a Nat Sherman

Not currently... I did when I was in the program... There are cheap brands that only taste decent as menthol

Right now I smoke marlboro blacks... But I vape too cause I'm cutting down on smoking and trying to ease out of it

So you like blacks?

Apparently more than elph does seeing that so far he seems intent on attacking hip hop and menthol cigarettes.... I wonder what the next frontline will be in elphs war on blackness???

"Hey black people, pull your pants up!"

Cringe.