Current Events > Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Where is the outrage over anti-Semitism in sports?

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https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kareem-abdul-jabbar-is-outrage-anti-semitism-sports-hollywood-1303210

Interesting read.

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I mean the Desean Jackson bit was pretty un-reacted to, but jackson is clearly owning up to it and doing things like meeting with groups, a holocaust survivor, and is even going to auschwitz

But the lack of outrage over it from the NFL and generally overall was pretty pitiful.

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KAJ is a top dude

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I was wondering where the Kareem quotes were going to come in and then I realized he was the one who wrote the article. I feel dumb.

Anyways, he's not really wrong.

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PatrickMahomes posted...

I mean the Desean Jackson bit was pretty un-reacted to, but jackson is clearly owning up to it and doing things like meeting with groups, a holocaust survivor, and is even going to auschwitz

But the lack of outrage over it from the NFL and generally overall was pretty pitiful.

i think its just a number thing, tbh. if the NFL was majority Jewish athletes and not Black athletes there would be more outcry.

i dont think its silent approval of anti semitism either; thats pretty extreme.

There should be, but the zeitgeist can only be mad about so many things at once. Hopefully it'll segue into this from the racism.

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Poop2 posted...

i think its just a number thing, tbh. if the NFL was majority Jewish athletes and not Black athletes there would be more outcry.

i dont think its silent approval of anti semitism. thats pretty extreme.

when it's athletes that were saying "silence is violence" in regards to BLM that are now silent on this it certainly doesn't look great

ASithLord7 posted...

KAJ is a top dude

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Not really related to the topic but Kareem was also a writer for the new season of Veronica Mars IIRC, he's a really cool guy

Didn't know that about Strange Fruit. Good article and he's spot on.
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DarthAragorn posted...

when it's athletes that were saying "silence is violence" in regards to BLM that are now silent on this it certainly doesn't look great

agreed.

Guide posted...

the zeitgeist can only be mad about so many things at once.

i think this is also a good point. the focus, culturally, is on Black issues and I dont think we really can handle 2 major issues at once. and i'm sure some will think if you do focus on other issues it detracts from the core issue they want to focus upon.

Anti-Semitism in Hollywood? Isn't the complaint usually that people think Jews control Hollywood? Sports would be more accurate since there aren't very many Jewish athletes. I just wonder how long it will be until people give Kareem the same shit they gave Terry Crews though.

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The Jewish people can never seem to catch a break for long.

That's not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, that's Roger Murdock; an airline pilot.

Admittedly I will say, as a Jewish person myself (which I make constant jokes about, I don't practice, etc. so it's really not that important to me), I'm not bothered by the lack of "outrage" from other nfl players. I recognize the atmosphere of BLM right now and the police brutality attention.

I don't necessarily agree with people not giving D-Jax more shit, but I'm just saying it really doesn't surprise or bother me personally.

Plus, CTE.

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specialkid8 posted...

That's not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, that's Roger Murdock; an airline pilot.

My dad says he doesn't even try until the playoffs.

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NES4EVER posted...

My dad says he doesn't even try until the playoffs.

He's been hearing that crap ever sincehe was at UCLA. He's out there busting his buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

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ASithLord7 posted...

KAJ is a top dude

NoMeLx22x posted...

, he's not really wrong.

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Kareem has been a smart thoughtful guy for a long time. Props to him.