• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Of course not. Do you think all the black men who tried to break the color barrier before Jackie Robinson weren’t brave enough?

    Saying, “this isn’t worth me putting up with” when you have to put up with death threats or rape threats for something like being on a sports team is not cowardice.

    This is like claiming that a black family who moves out of town after a cross is burnt on their lawn are cowards. I sincerely hope you don’t believe that.

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      2 hours ago

      I didn’t make any such claim. You did. Now you’re back peddling, so I guess there wasn’t any point to your previous comment?

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        2 hours ago

        I didn’t say you made that claim. Hence my using the word “like.”

        And how am I backpedaling at all? You asked me if I thought they were cowards and I said no and explained why. That’s literally the opposite of backpedaling.

        Did you just not bother reading anything I wrote before responding?

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          27 minutes ago

          I didn’t ask if you thought they were cowards. I asked if you think the only reason aren’t in major leagues is because they aren’t brave enough. That’s the implication you made by bringing up Jackie Robinson on the context you did and adding that he was exceptionally brave.

          Did you just not bother reading anything I wrote before responding?

          Are you reading what you’re writing? What is the point of anything you’re writing? What message are you trying to convey?

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            25 minutes ago

            No. This is what you said:

            And I explained why I was not saying that, which you have not accepted. But I do notice you’ve decided to whine about something I said hours ago as if it were about you, so I don’t think you’re dealing with a full deck of cards.