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THEE OFFICIAL 2019-2020 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD: VICTORY LAP
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Oh brother. We've seen him as the 1 seed in the East before and got bounced. Make the Finals in the West and then he'll shut some ppl up. He must forget what franchise he's playing for.
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I see he hit that barbershop up lol
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The trick to dealing with Rafael is to call his wife ugly and his father a murderer. Then he'll kiss your ***.
When I used to teach, I was first a tutor for underprivileged kids exclusively, and then taught programming in a public hs as an extracurricular. When I say it's some depressing **** I mean it. You only have them for a little while and you're trying but you're fighting against friends, family, their whole environment. I had kids who had no faith in themselves because no one had any faith in them. They'd been failed their entire life. Their entire situation was just sad and they had potential but so much was preventing them from turning that potential into something solid.This was his timeline last night
I'll never forget after I left, I ran into an old programming student of mine randomly just out getting lunch one day. I asked him what he was up to and he told me he was currently in college. I was so happy but then I asked him what he was studying and he went "Computer science of course!". Brehs I almost cried tears of joy when I was done talking to him. Just knowing that I helped change at least one person's life made it all worth it because I had no faith myself at the end. A childhood friend became a teacher for a public school in dyckman and that **** broke her, she had to quit. My best friend is still a teacher and he's so tired.
- Mar 24, 2001
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Is he taking a hit?
- Jul 13, 2005
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I dont think we'll ever know if/when it happens. Whether its companies he has current ownership in or future business dealings. Billionaire lifestyle is usually not out in the public until years down the line.
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He's not
. Would hurt his pockets more if he said all lives matter. It's primarily a business move.There have been statements of support and pledges of donations to the Black Lives Matter movement and civil rights groups from a wide range of industries, from finance and food to fashion and entertainment.
But some of the famous brands are being accused of hypocrisy: are they genuinely involved in the anti-racism cause, or are they just trying to raise their profiles?
Be aware of 'brand activism'
Black Lives Matter: Do companies really support the cause?
Big brands have spoken out in support of black communities following George Floyd's killing. How as a consumer do you know which companies genuinely support the cause?
www.bbc.com
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Based Jesus
Good for you man. Teachers try to connect to dozens of students, but seeing a positive change in one is sometimes all you need. My sisters public high school offers electives/workshops such as resume building, savings courses, etc but she says very few kids sign up. Should definitely be a mandatory class for atleast a month or two imo.
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This is a whole topic. There's corporate value in wokeness too. You're not going out on the limb in 2020 to say the surface level "I'm with ya'll" speech or "**** donald trump" for the 100th time. It's easy to get people to react strongly to symbolic gestures. A person can show who they are through a pattern of behavior...make a tweet when it's cool to make tweets...and I'm supposed to pat them on the back for it?
Miss me with the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" argument too.
As for the idea that the Dallas Mavericks could LOSE money over Mark Cuban kneeling for the anthem? I'll believe it when I see it.
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This I completely agree with for a lot of companies. In reality what else can you do even if you're really down for the cause outside a business perspective? You got a **** ton of money so you donate to organizations you believe in that can actually maybe move the needle. A very few have a real passion for it or the actual leadership to cause real change.
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Where was this energy back when it wasn't popular to do so? Say around 2016 after Kap did it or any other time basically before the last few months? What is he really risking now when the tides and majority attitudes have shifted given all what's going on in society right now?
It's profitable right now to be social justice aware. That's why so many companies who have had many problematic practices within their organizations have all of a sudden put out statements, slogans, etc. Where are your actions to back up said claims?
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Put minorities in your board room
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No idea. A lot of white people are definitely only protesting for the gram or because its the cool thing to do. As far as Mark Cuban, idk where his energy was when Kap did it. Pull up his tweets.
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I feel you on this. For 5 years I worked with kids in a long term lock up facility. It's a battle trying to get through to kids who've been neglected by essentially everyone around them since birth and have no trust. But when you see one one glimmer of progress it's a great feeling. Unfortunately most kids slip through the cracks after being discharged, but there are success stories that make it worth it.
It offends me how underpaid teachers, social workers, and counselors are given the importance of the work done and the toll it takes. Would be cool if society put more stock in humans.
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And he’s been consistent on this particular issue since Trump first completely politicized what was going on in NFL with the anthem a few years ago, so I’ll give him credit for that.
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Dwight Howard, again not wearing a mask in Orlando bubble, said he doesn’t believe in vaccinations
During an Instagram Live on Sunday afternoon, Lakers center Dwight Howard again made controversial comments inside the NBA’s bubble in Florida.
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Man’s doesnt belive in Vaccinations and Condoms
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Not talking about Mark Cuban but does anyone believe people can change their ideas on social injustices and what would it take for you to believe them, bringing it back to Cuban?
- Jan 30, 2007
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That would be the most Dwight Howard thing ever if his stupidity spreads the Rona to the Lake Show
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Actions always speak louder than words.
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Dwight Howard, again not wearing a mask in Orlando bubble, said he doesn’t believe in vaccinations
During an Instagram Live on Sunday afternoon, Lakers center Dwight Howard again made controversial comments inside the NBA’s bubble in Florida.
Man’s doesnt belive in Vaccinations and Condoms
Or working on his FTs or post game
F Dwight
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Mark Cuban was cool with trump. Once he ran for office and started getting bad publicity, he denounced him and acted like trump changed. Strictly business.
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Even when you finally get them in a class the parents sometimes are such a problem. I had a kid who was GOOD. A real talent for coding. But his mother didn't give a ****. He missed so many classes because of her. She held him back from learning a valuable skill that could've changed the arc of their family from one of generational poverty to at least middle class.
Good for you man. Teachers try to connect to dozens of students, but seeing a positive change in one is sometimes all you need. My sisters public high school offers electives/workshops such as resume building, savings courses, etc but she says very few kids sign up. Should definitely be a mandatory class for atleast a month or two imo.
It's just you get out and you want to give back to the community, but you kinda forget how much the community struggles to help itself until you're back in the same environment. But it's not their fault, it's the fault of governmental policies that purposefully create these ghettoes to trap us in. Poverty is a state of being that is actively fostered in communities of color to make sure there's always a supply of desperate low-income workers and prison labor. We do what we can on the micro-level to inspire change but any true solution must come at the macro.
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A lot of these billionaires are cool with one another . I dont really think much of it.
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yeah I don’t buy what Cuban is saying and I’m not posting to defend him. Just curious to what the thread thinks he would or anyone would have to do to change the opinion on a former clown
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