Kyrie Upset Schroder Called Him The N-Word

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Wait ... Schroder's black. Are blacks no longer allowed to say the N word to other blacks?

I can't keep up with all of this race-related stuff.

[jambr380]

I'd like to add that Schroedder (spl?) being German, I wonder if that affects how Irving sees it. Also, in general, somebody from another country might view the word differently. Not sure if that would contribute or minimize the impact of the word.

I had the same thought. I honestly don't know how the word works outside of the states. I mean, I can't imagine it has a positive connotation, but perhaps Kyrie sees it as an American Black thing, and not for people from other parts of the world to use.

[moiso]

Irving didn't post anything about a player using that word until he needed an excuse for an ejection.  There were plenty of other times for him to post something about that word, but he wants it to benefit him.

[liam]

Irving didn't post anything about a player using that word until he needed an excuse for an ejection.  There were plenty of other times for him to post something about that word, but he wants it to benefit him.

Now Kyrie was sitting out tonight's game but now it's postponed....

[gouki88]

He’s never had any problem with it until now. He was just mad Schroder was getting buckets on him and letting him know. Trying to come up with some progressive justification for it is pathetic.

[Ogaju]

Wait ... Schroder's black. Are blacks no longer allowed to say the N word to other blacks?

I can't keep up with all of this race-related stuff.

Schroeder is German ....may make a difference.

[liam]

He’s never had any problem with it until now. He was just mad Schroder was getting buckets on him and letting him know. Trying to come up with some progressive justification for it is pathetic.

Kyrie is a baby.

[SHAQATTACK]

Wait ... Schroder's black. Are blacks no longer allowed to say the N word to other blacks?

I can't keep up with all of this race-related stuff.

Only on Thursdays ! 

[gouki88]

Wait ... Schroder's black. Are blacks no longer allowed to say the N word to other blacks?

I can't keep up with all of this race-related stuff.

Schroeder is German ....may make a difference.

Schroder is half Gambian and half German but born in Germany, Kyrie is half Sioux and half African-American but born in Australia. I feel like if either of them can say it then both of them can, as there is never any apparent issue with black Africans using the word. Kyrie is just looking for a reason to be offended (shock)

[Ogaju]

Wait ... Schroder's black. Are blacks no longer allowed to say the N word to other blacks?

I can't keep up with all of this race-related stuff.

Schroeder is German ....may make a difference.

Schroder is half Gambian and half German but born in Germany, Kyrie is half Sioux and half African-American but born in Australia. I feel like if either of them can say it then both of them can, as there is never any apparent issue with black Africans using the word. Kyrie is just looking for a reason to be offended (shock)

Kyrie was born in Australia? That makes sense.

[kraidstar]

Dunno if what Schroeder said is right or wrong.

What I do know is that Kyrie is pathetic for throwing him under the bus like this.

[tenn_smoothie]

The N-word is a derogatory racial slur!
It will never be...
-a term of endearment
-reclaimed
-flipped
 NEVER FORGET ITS FOUL AND TRUE HISTORY!
Throw that N-word out the window, right alongside all of those other racist words used to describe my people.

We are not slaves or N’s

Does he have a point?

Irving lost his credibility a long time ago.

Guarantee he uses this word when talking to his black buddies all day long.

[Kiorrik]

It's human nature to assign your own meaning to things. In communication, that causes a lot of issues; because the sender has a different meaning for something than the receiver.

It's one of the basic flaws in human communication.

Won't ever go away. Best we can do is acknowledge it when it happens and try to adapt our sending/receiving.

Unfortunately though, we tend to err on the side of the receiver, and thus blame the sender.

Regardless of intent.

The fun part comes in when intent IS malicious, and the receiver still chooses to interpret it as non-malicious. Even while they know the actual intent.

Fun, because at that point, it will fail at said malicious intent. Water off a duck's back.

Back to the issue at hand; it is what it is, just stop using that word already.

And if you do choose to use it; know that you run the risk of being (seen as) a bad person.

.ps: this stuff fascinates me to no end.

[tarheelsxxiii]

This country has become completely obsessed with race.  What a complete waste of time and resources.   

Disagreement is as American as apple pie.  Lots of people, including me, think that there remains a great deal of fundamental inequity in our country based upon skin color.  If you thought this way you probably wouldn't see it as a waste of time to address.

I agree that we can improve equality (rather than equity) in the US, but our politicians have no desire to achieve a more balanced society; race has been used historically to create division, and Kyrie has only added to the problem -- there's a lot of money to be made there, as the co-founder of BLM just demonstrated.   

[MattyIce]

This country has become completely obsessed with race.  What a complete waste of time and resources.   

Disagreement is as American as apple pie.  Lots of people, including me, think that there remains a great deal of fundamental inequity in our country based upon skin color.  If you thought this way you probably wouldn't see it as a waste of time to address.

I agree that we can improve equality (rather than equity) in the US, but our politicians have no desire to achieve a more balanced society; race has been used historically to create division, and Kyrie has only added to the problem -- there's a lot of money to be made there, as the co-founder of BLM just demonstrated.

I'm sorry I missed this, what happened?