r/sportsgossips • u/AffectionateTank0718 • 19d ago
Video Enes Kanter showed off his T-Shirt while being escorted out of the arena. “WOMAN: adult human female”
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u/Sarranti 19d ago
This guy is working hard on getting a show on Fox News
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u/thewartornhippy 19d ago
He is also very pro-Israel. No doubt he will be on primetime Fox in the near future.
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u/JonZ82 19d ago
So he is just a gullible idiot
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u/fisconsocmod 18d ago
He’s not gullible. He just doesn’t want to have to get a real job.
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u/bradsboots 19d ago edited 19d ago
His religion is alleged to be a cult and a terrorist group by the Turkish government. No matter what you think of that group it’s clear he’s a very religious person that knows what he’s doing and believes in his group. Still gullible, but worse than an idiot.
Edit: I don’t know enough about his religion and its history in Turkey to make any judgements.
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u/BiggieBigs34 18d ago edited 18d ago
Oh no, hold on, the Turkish terrorist designation was a scapegoat for Erdogan to politically purge his enemies after the 2016 coup attempt.
As for if it’s a cult, ehhh maybe it is, maybe it isn’t depending on your definition of cult. Im doing research on it and the reliance on the teachings of one individual does ring alarm bells to me.
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u/desertjoe1987 19d ago
Yeah, because the Turks are a very reasonable and fair government with no history to make you think otherwise, he said sarcastically.
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u/PatReady 19d ago
Turkey made his family disown him or be killed. This whole story just gets wilder.
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u/SueForPeas 19d ago
Turks said the same about Armenians. It’s bullshit. Most countries don’t agree the Gulen movement is terrorism. You’re the gullible one to take them at face value.
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u/NebulaChance2746 18d ago
If his religion is alleged to be a cult then every organized religion is a cult. Which it is
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u/Fanboydestroyer 19d ago
Imagine if all this energy was turned towards domestic abusers, child abusers or violent criminals... Maybe next life....
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u/Mother-Platypus6958 18d ago
Well, the other astoundingly forgettable ex-NBA guy doing this stupid WNBA stunt has a 50 year restraining order against him keeping him away from his ex-wife and child, if that tells you anything about the priorities of these people.
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u/508G37 19d ago
Everyone in that party is guilty of at least one, if not all of the above.
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u/the_midnight_society 18d ago
Everything you just listed is ridiculously common among NFL and NBA players but I never see any outrage when they get a slap on the wrist from the league. Lol.
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u/WhereverIMayFoam 19d ago
If only he had put this level of effort in getting rebounds in the NBA.
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u/hikensurf 18d ago
Fuck him, but he has the Blazers franchise record for rebounds in a game. This is a bad take.
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u/Iwabuti 19d ago
Oh look there's a camera. Let me stop and start performance argue
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u/TastySaturday 19d ago
He went straight from taunting fans and encouraging them to yell at him, then stops to argue that he’s somehow the victim here, then goes back to taunting the fans.
Yep he’s a republican.
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u/Great-Gas-6631 19d ago
Imagine being this desperate for attention.
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u/reverepewter 19d ago
I think he’s being paid. It all feels like a skit
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u/Maximum_Turn_2623 19d ago
He’s said something about running for the Senate. Failed political campaigns can be very lucrative for the candidate with the right donors.
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u/PeaTasty9184 19d ago
That was the other guy. Royce White. He lost the Republican primary.
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u/LehFluffy 19d ago
Its not. He made a scene to get kicked out. Thats why the clip starts with him being escorted and they dont show before. Its rage bait. He made a scene to get kicked out but now he gets to be the victim and post "they kicked me out simply for wearing this shirt"
Its propaganda, plain and simple. And the dumbest mf'rs you know arw eating this up right now
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u/reverepewter 19d ago
Oh, I don’t think it’s an entertainment skit. I think he’s a paid political actor and terrible at his job
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u/HEFTYFee70 19d ago
In all honesty the best move is to embrace this guy as trans. Literally do NOT call him male pronouns. Call him sis. Demand he uses the women’s restroom.
Imagine 18 months from now when he’s over this stunt and still getting called ma’am?
He’s going to post online and be flooded with “You go SIS!” “Yaaas queeen!” “Women supporting women.”
He hasn’t thought this through…
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u/DoctorWest5829 19d ago
Both the funniest and worst game of chicken ever. Neither side wants this to go all the way, so to speak.
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u/Logicalora 19d ago
well he can change his gender again back to male in few months, right? transitions are not forever. elliot page can go back, and we (you) would have to call him "her" if he goes back to being Ellen, right? if not - you are not an ally. so, no, you couldn't trap this guy in calling him ma'am forever, bc you would be just as bad as people calliing Elliot ma'am. right? 🤷♂️
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u/Independent-Big1966 19d ago
He has stated he wants to run for congress in 2028. He's also pro Israel. Not to mention the culture war is ramping up towards the autumn voting in America
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u/schladopian_fir 19d ago
I'm convinced he's doing this at the behest of someone else, for the election time stuff you mentioned. Dude is probably getting a solid payday for this stunt.
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u/Individual-Drawer-79 19d ago
Total clown, we should be talking about CCs 37/10 double double but this idiot wanted all the attention instead
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u/BowlingforBrains 19d ago
And that right there is EXACTLY why the over-the-top “I’m defending women” dudes like Kanter don’t actually give a shit about women - or they do but are too stupid to understand the impact of what they’re doing. They’re distracting from accomplishments that the actual women they claim to defend are accomplishing while this circus is going on
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u/Mottled_inexpectata 19d ago
A man who cares so much about protecting women's basketball from men he interrupted a game to yell at women basketballers.
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u/PotentialPete 19d ago
I have no idea who he is, thankfully. All I know is he acted like the biggest unhinged douche I've seen in a while. I hope he gets help and I hope I never hear about him again.
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u/FunBrians 19d ago
But did you notice the lady that dropped her cell phone from the second floor? The guy tries to toss it back up to her and she misses and it hits the ground again! She caught it on the second toss up.
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u/IThinkURAwesome 19d ago
I didn't notice that until you said it why didn't he just walk it up the stairs instead of throwing it hahahah
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u/BlackHoleSurf 19d ago
Geeeezus. Dude you’re a millionaire. Go skydive onto a surfboard and ride the wave to the bungalow that has a seafood buffet lined up.
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u/Prudent_Rice7840 19d ago
His recent behavior might be sign that is not true.
He's playing Culture War profiteer now.
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u/FineAndDandadan 19d ago
It's an election year, and this is top-tier red meat to get voters to look away from how fucking terrible this administration is. Definitely a worthy use of time for millionaires. Some voters will look at all the horrible shit the Trump admin has done and is doing (not really; most will just know a handful of highlights), look at Republicans targeting trans folks, and say "Worth it."
The weakening of America's hard power... the devastation of our soft power... pushing our allies away while cozying up to enemies... ballooning debt... blatant corruption on an unprecedented scale... repeated, fully-intentional Constitutional violations... all the outbreaks including diseases that were mostly dealt with... self-inflicted inflation... the covering up of the Epstein files at every fucking turn... None of that fucking matters to some people as long as they get what really matters.
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u/washblvd 19d ago
Every even numbered year is an election year. I don't disagree that the administration is uniquely terrible, but correlation isn't causation. The origin of this topic's run through the media is pretty clear...a reporter asked a question, and some people didn't want that to be the end of it.
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u/Gold-Bench-9219 19d ago
It's a complete indictment of the American public that they collectively seem to care far less about all those significant, empire-collapsing issues than who gets to use a bathroom or play sports.
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u/the_dude_that_faps 18d ago
billionaires convinced millionaires that the only way to keep their millions is to grift for culture wars. Culture wars means no tax code reform because peasants are too busy fighting between them to organize against the billionaire class. What millionaires don't get is that a tax reform would barely affect them.
They want to be bezos so hard that they're willing to humiliate themselves like this.
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u/UnkindRavenz 19d ago
Hes a former journeyman nba played, bro is probably skint by now, even wnba wages would keep the fcc off his back
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u/MrGoodKatt72 19d ago
He played on a max contract at one point. He earned over $100 million in his time in the NBA. I seriously doubt he’s broke.
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u/Deus-Ex-Toro 19d ago
probably took home like 40 million after taxes and agent fees, if he's stupid and a big spender he could go through that easy.
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u/M1sfit_Jammer 19d ago
You would be surprised how fast a fool and their money can be separated
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u/youngliam 19d ago
True but he's a 10+ year veteran so he can collect a nice pension. At age 45 if he cashes it in early, it's still about 80-90 grand yearly.
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u/M0ebius_1 19d ago
I really wonder if he really can't get a job playing basketball in Israel or at least.
Is he just fucking lazy?
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u/TheRealAttalos 19d ago
He has an international arrest warrant out and had his passport revoked because of his criticism of Turkey's president. He became a US citizen to be able to get away from that country but unfortunately his family has become the target of the Turkish government now that they can't get to him since he stays in the US.
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u/n00b_racer 19d ago
He made 106 mill in his career he probably has another 5-10 years before desperation
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u/NoTax4982 19d ago
He can do this precisely because he’s a millionaire. You would see way more people acting out on their convictions if they had money to fall back on.
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u/Own_Oil_7719 19d ago
Troll, and I would say the same if he had the opposite opinion. He came there for publicity not for the game.
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u/mynutsaremusical 18d ago
dude seems like those losers who shove cameras in peoples face then claim victim when they get pushed back. wear a shirt and sit courtside specifically to antagonise a player for... existing apparently, and then is like "oh wow, that was so unprovoked, what the heck!?!"
Straight up loser.
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u/BestBettor 19d ago
He’s running for republican office, so he’s trying to court the vote of the intolerants and trolls
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u/Hot-Spray-2774 19d ago
If he really wants to seal the deal, he had better become a sexual predator.
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u/baldm0mma 19d ago
Who?
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u/ArcticBeavers 18d ago edited 18d ago
Basketball player who is very politically outspoken. He has commented on the Uyghur genocide, he is strongly anti-Xinping, anti-Erdogan, and is a vegetarian. H e is pro-Israel and anti-trans in sports.
He plans on running for congress in 2028
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u/ThunderRoad_44 19d ago
At least he didn’t throw a dildo on the court…
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u/NippleNugget 19d ago
Yeah, but the Venn diagram of people who think throwing a dildo on the court is funny and people who think Enes is cooking is a perfect, singular circle.
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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 19d ago
I think there are a lot more people inside the circle than outside. Dildos are funny.
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u/Rare_Reflection_4312 19d ago
Doesn’t seem like this particular dildo made it on to the court
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u/Madhc 19d ago
The man has been allergic to dignity for a decade or so at this point.
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u/kingofwale 19d ago
Man. This woman just wasted a perfectly good 34 dollars court side seat…
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u/a_secret_me 18d ago
That's not what got him thrown out. He got thrown out when he stood up and walked onto the court to confront a player who gave him the finger.
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u/ogzz 18d ago
Do they play basketball at any stage or, is it all drama for views?
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u/raisedeyebrow4891 19d ago
lol if they didn’t walk him about he wouldn’t get the publicity. They gave him exactly what he wanted.
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u/Big-District-6013 18d ago
So the dumbass bigot got treated like a dumbass bigot, and that somehow is a win?
Damn, conservative brainrot is something to behold.
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u/No-Illustrator4964 19d ago edited 18d ago
He supports women so much that he showed up to their game to tout an issue that isn't occuring in the league and to make himself, a man, the center of attention!
He must really love and care for women!
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u/Northbayhappy 19d ago
Hey Enes,
Which one is it really :
- You’re trying desperately to get back your fame and attention.
Or - You’re full of hate & anger and your still a school yard bully,
Or - You’re a massively insecure misogynistic narcissist.
It’s all about You Enes
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u/Similar_Command7256 19d ago
What better way to support women’s sports than making it about yourself
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u/oneStoneKiller 19d ago
Clinging to the hope that he can find any semblance of relevancy. For a tall guy he sure is a sad little man.
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u/SpicyChanged 19d ago
Image being a former pro NBA player and this is what you are remembered for.
What a Loser
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u/tykempster 19d ago
Pretending biology doesn’t exist is what perpetuates outrage over basic phrases on shirts.
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u/CaterpillarLiving342 18d ago
Kanter latched himself onto the “aggrieved conservative victim” train so he can earn a contract from Fox News or Newsmax to entertain Americans with a 6th-grade reading level. He will eventually bottom out like Rudy Guliani.
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u/Enough_Wallaby7064 19d ago
Imagine getting kicked out because a player started yelling at you
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u/afjessup 18d ago
He stepped past the photographers and walked towards the court. Every single fan would be kicked out if they did this, he’s not special.
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u/Sufficient-Term-7147 18d ago
Getting thrown out of an WNBA game for standing up for women. Go figure.
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u/cregnice 19d ago
I think you mean *her t-shirt. How dare you misgender her like that.
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u/boi1da1296 19d ago
He’s a grown man that interrupted a WNBA game and openly antagonized the women playing. If you “care” about protecting women’s sports, why are you okay with this behavior?
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u/ProfWestgrave 19d ago
Quit giving this grifter screen time, he should be treated like he’s invisible everywhere he goes
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u/FewConversation3949 18d ago
Just to point out, he was sitting in the stands, bothering no one, supporting players on the Indiana Fever side when a player from the other team (Cloud) came over and started accosting him during a time-out. He exaggerated the shirt message on the way out. BTW, the shirt's message is scientifically correct. "WOMAN. noun. adult human female". I might have thrown "biological" in there as well. 😄 Agree or disagree, but he has a First Amendment right just like everyone else does.
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u/bluehorsehead 18d ago
Idk why trans people are upset about this... He said he identifies as a woman I thought we were supposed to respect that?
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u/rmczpp 18d ago edited 18d ago
There are a lot of interesting questions I would like an answer to but asking them just gets you into trouble on most subs or has people claiming you are not arguing in good faith. But I will ask one here.
He said he identifies as a woman I thought we were supposed to respect that?
If someone tells you they are trans should you just accept it at face value? If so, what do people do in this current situation?
Edit: added context
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u/Remote_Swim_8485 18d ago
Yeah, like why can’t people got over that lol??People get so triggered but the fact remains. i am pretty liberal in my views, but not being able to handle this shirt is just idiotic.
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u/pixeltweaker 19d ago
Why was he thrown out? Surely it wasn’t just because of the shirt.
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u/PhraseSeveral5935 19d ago
He was riling up a player on the court. That's why he was thrown out.
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u/DResq 19d ago
Isn't that allowed? Spike Lee does it.
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u/FounderingFox 19d ago
Players in every league get hecklers thrown out all the time.
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u/SmolderingCactus 19d ago
No. Fans get thrown out a lot for being too disruptive. There is a line
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u/bandoft 19d ago
I’m genuinely confused on this one. I know that he’s isn’t actually trans he’s just playing the bit but should trans women be allowed to play in the wnba?
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u/Master-of-Virtue 18d ago
Let her play. I’m sick of this bigotry, she doesn’t need gender affirming surgery or treatment. Gender is only a construct anyways.
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u/poostew 18d ago
Why isn't she allowed to play? She's following the rules written by the league. The player who was upset she was there is on record saying she would welcome a trans player on her team. Yet, she attacks a trans-athlete for attending the game. Are only certain people allowed to be trans? Enes could very well be trans and how would it be different than anyone else who came out as trans?
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u/viceman999 18d ago
I don't understand, isn't that what a woman is???
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u/etch69 17d ago
This is Reddit and unfortunately you are in the minority when it comes to understanding the definition of “woman”
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u/SlightBasket9675 19d ago edited 19d ago
He ain't wrong. The overwhelming majority of English speakers regard the word woman as such. It's only a small but very vocal group of zealous gender ideologues who regard being a woman as some purported claim to identity.
The majority of the public also support his position of sex based segregation in appreciation of the reality of the sexual dimorphic nature of our species in sports.
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u/Papi_Petty 19d ago
my thing is…i thought the whole thing was about “protecting women”. yet it’s forming into him antagonizing women? he’s moving away from the plot.
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u/jimmy26345 18d ago
Guess no one is going to say he’s right. He’s exposing the ridiculousness of the issue ……
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u/Theartistcu 19d ago
He’s a ‘pick me’ attention seeking idiot. He can’t get enough attention so he had to show up and disrespect fellow athletes in hopes a group of maggots will now lift his popularity. It’s a gamble that will pay off in the short gain, but kill any chance of any good endorsement or brand deals.
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u/Usually_Sunny 19d ago
I guess his trolling didn't go quite as planned. He should try it somewhere else other than an arena full of fans.
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u/FxckBinary 19d ago
It's weird that it's always the athletes with brain damage that seems to have these views.
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u/Kitchen_Confidence78 19d ago
People are paying attention to the WNBA now. That’s a good PR team for ya. “Controversy” gets eyes in an otherwise slow sports month.
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u/RJ_MacreadysBeard 19d ago
I don’t get the problem. I mean the t-shirt isn’t wrong is it? It’s not like it said: Woman:
Female Adult Tadpole, that would have been incorrect, afaik.
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u/estaples722 19d ago
Wow, this comment section is the most hypocritical thing I have ever seen
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u/Middle_Objective_325 19d ago
I would cancel my season tickets. Imagine being triggered by the truth
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u/MoneyMikeBabayyy 18d ago
Idk who this guy is, but it's crazy that people feel the need to point out the obvious these days.
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u/Prestigious_Region87 18d ago
I’m confused. How is this shirt offensive? It’s just a statement of facts?
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u/DioSantana11 18d ago
What is a woman? If you can’t answer that or believe a dingdong can be attached to your crotch then you’re a durptard
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u/Difficult-Prompt1327 18d ago
What does being pro woman have to do with being pro Israel?
I’m not pro Israel but I am pro women.
I agree with Freedom.
Men are men.
Women are women.
If not. Then let him play.
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u/Sarah69hotwife 18d ago
I love wanna be cops trying to be tough, Kanter would have squashed that hobbit
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u/BaseOk2076 18d ago
That has been the definition of WOMAN for the longest time. It was only recently that there was a concerted wordsmithing effort to change that definition
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u/Bluewaterman1 18d ago
Don’t know much about him, but he was sitting there watching the game. There was a lady sitting next to him that said he didn’t do anything except sit there and watch the game. One of the female players is who instigated a row with him. And they kicked him out.
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