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Home Front: Culture Wars
San Antonio Spurs coach Popovich doubles down on 'white privilege'
2017-09-27
[Breitbart} San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had plenty to say in response to President Donald Trump denouncing national anthem protests while speaking Monday at his team’s media day.

Popovich called the United States of America "an embarrassment" and followed that up by saying white people "especially" need to be made "uncomfortable" for any change to be made.

"There has to be an uncomfortable element in the discourse for anything to change," Popovich explained. "Whether it’s the LGBT movement, women’s suffrage, race, it doesn’t matter. People have to be made to feel uncomfortable, and especially white people because we’re comfortable. We still have no clue of what being born white means."

"If you read some of the recent literature, you’ll realize there really is no such thing as whiteness, but we kind of made that up. That’s not my original thought, but it’s true," he continued.
Posted by:Besoeker

#15  Well, magpie, they sure got their butts kicked Sunday.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-09-27 17:24  

#14  Abu Uluque #9: ...Raiders but they made me so uncomfortable last Sunday evening...
Watching the Raiders players uniformed thugs slouching on the benches awoke a visceral anger. I wished for all of their adversaries to give them the full Conan treatment for enemies.
Posted by: magpie   2017-09-27 15:55  

#13  "white privilege" is original sin for the marxist religion.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-09-27 15:44  

#12  That preaching apple hasn't fallen far from the tree. Pity for him preaching is death for entertainment (and as stated above not his f***ing job!).
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-09-27 15:43  

#11  I'm still waiting for someone to tell me what "white privilege" is so that I can sit back and enjoy it.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-09-27 13:47  

#10  Last Sunday morning the minister at our church talked about forgiveness. I guess I can forgive these people if they'd just get back to playing basketball or football instead of calling me a racist and disrespecting my country.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-09-27 12:07  

#9  I tend to avoid things that make me uncomfortable so I guess I'll be avoiding San Antonio Spurs basketball games. That doesn't hurt nearly as much as missing the Raiders but they made me so uncomfortable last Sunday evening that I'll be avoiding them too.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-09-27 12:05  

#8  Pop trying to get in good with the Hollywood trash?
Posted by: AlanC   2017-09-27 11:41  

#7  Well, I'm "uncomfortable," but not in the way Mr. Popovich intends.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2017-09-27 09:29  

#6  Memo to Popovich: your job is to win basketball games, not lecture to Americans about race. Shut the fuck up and get back to work.
Posted by: Dave D.   2017-09-27 08:54  

#5  A Polack who dropped outta college,
Prefering kielbasa to knowledge:
"Piss off! Do I trigger?
This ignorant Danziger
Can't tell Shinola from "polish"!
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2017-09-27 06:16  

#4  Besoeker "vich" is Russian, "ski" Polish. Popovich means "vicar's son".
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-09-27 05:34  

#3  We still have no clue of what being born white means."

15 IQ points above "African Americans", 5 IQ points below "Asian Americans"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-09-27 05:27  

#2  If you read some of the recent literature, you’ll realize there really is no such thing as whiteness, but we kind of made that up

We can call it Western Civilization if it makes you feel any better.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-09-27 05:22  

#1  Popovich called the United States of America "an embarrassment"

'Popovich'.... sounds Polish. I wonder how the Poles feel about such a comment.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-09-27 03:43  

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