{"id":1760425,"date":"2022-12-03T06:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T11:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760425"},"modified":"2022-12-03T06:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T11:35:40","slug":"amazon-ceo-confirms-company-will-continue-to-sell-hebrews-to-negroes-doc-that-got-nets-star-kyrie-irving-suspended-says-the-purpose-of-the-content-is-not-hate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-ceo-confirms-company-will-continue-to-sell-hebrews-to-negroes-doc-that-got-nets-star-kyrie-irving-suspended-says-the-purpose-of-the-content-is-not-hate\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon CEO Confirms Company Will Continue to Sell \u201cHebrews to Negroes\u201d Doc That Got Nets Star Kyrie Irving Suspended, Says \u201cThe Purpose of the Content Is Not Hate&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">56<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famazon-ceo-confirms-company-will-continue-to-sell-hebrews-to-negroes-doc-that-got-nets-star-kyrie-irving-suspended-says-the-purpose-of-the-content-is-not-hate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Last month, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was the center of a sports media firestorm after he posted the link to an Amazon Documentary entitled <em>Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6869\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6869\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-3-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyrie Irving via Brooklyn Nets YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/charles-barkley-insinuates-that-kyrie-irving-and-kanye-west-are-racists-calls-for-kyrie-irving-to-return-to-the-court-and-claims-free-speech-has-consequences\/\">Charles Barkley Insinuates That Kyrie Irving And Kanye West Are Racists, Calls For Kyrie Irving To Return To The Court, And Claims Free Speech Has Consequences<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The film supported narratives created by Black Hebrew Israelites who believe they are the real descendants of the ancient Israelites. The film, which is available to be viewed on Amazon claims to reveal the true identity of the Children of Israel by exposing what Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have covered up for centuries.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of his post, Irving was suspended on Nov. 3 according to the Brooklyn Nets for refusing to say he stands against anti-Semitism categorically. As Irving faced suspension for linking his followers to the documentary, some questioned why Amazon allowed the documentary on their platform for purchase.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6701\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irving.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"708\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Irving.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Irving-300x153.jpg 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyrie Irving Postgame Via YES Network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirmed on Wednesday that despite calls for <em>Hebrew to Negroes\u2019<\/em> removal, the film will remain on sale on Amazon saying that removing any works whose primary purpose is not to espouse hate is a \u201cvery slippery slope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance at the <em>New York Times<\/em> Deal Book conference, Jassy said, \u201cTrying to decide which content contains hate content to an extent enough that we don\u2019t provide access to customers is one of the trickiest issues that we deal with at the company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some cases it\u2019s more straightforward when you have content that actively incites, or promotes violence, or teaches people how to do things like pedophilia, those are easy,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe don\u2019t allow those. And those are straightforward decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jassy further asserted, \u201cWhen you have content whose primary purpose is not to espouse hate or ascribe negative characteristics to people, that is much trickier and a very slippery slope if we take a lot of those out of the store.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/jaylen-brown-calls-out-brooklyn-nets-owner-joe-tsais-as-he-continues-to-unjustly-persecute-kyrie-irving\/\">Jaylen Brown Calls Out Brooklyn Nets Owner Joe Tsai As He Continues To Unjustly Persecute Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that Amazon has \u201chundreds of millions of customers with lots of different viewpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then noted, \u201cInside the company we won\u2019t tolerate hate, or discrimination, or harassment, but we also recognize as a retailer of content to hundreds of millions of customers with lots of different viewpoints that we have to be willing to allow access to those viewpoints even if they are objectionable and even if they differ from our personal viewpoints if you\u2019re going to serve that number of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7359\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-01_212507978.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-01_212507978.png 700w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-01_212507978-300x168.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon.com President and CEO Andy Jassy via ReCode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the New York Times\u2019 moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin indicated he was distressed by the book and film\u2019s availability on Amazon because he is Jewish and that it could lead to anti-Semitism and violence sometime down the road, the Amazon CEO said he is Jewish as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I\u2019m Jewish too, and I am worried about anti-Semitism and I find several parts of that content very objectionable, but I think that you have to have principles if you\u2019re going to manage something as large as we do with hundreds of millions of customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, to me, you have to be willing to allow viewpoints that are different from your own if the primary purpose of the content is not hate,\u201d Jassy added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5235\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5235\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kyrie-Irving-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Kyrie-Irving-1-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyrie Irving via CLNS Media YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The official description on Amazon for the film states, \u201cThe Movie <em>Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America<\/em> uncovers the true identity of the Children of Israel by proving the true ethnicity of Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Sons of Ham, Shem &#038; Japheth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFind out what Islam, Judaism, and Christianity have covered up for centuries in regards to the true biblical identity of the so-called \u2018Negro\u2019 in this movie packed with tons of research,\u201d it concludes.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the nature of the Black Hebrew Israelites movement, the media accused Kyrie Irving of being anti-Semitic and supporting the hatred of Jewish people.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-2-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyrie Irving, Nets @ Cavs, 17 January 2022 Photo Credit: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/stephen-a-smith-reverses-course-on-kyrie-irving-now-claims-hes-got-a-metaphorical-knee-on-his-neck-after-previously-claiming-he-deserved-indefinite-suspension\/\">Stephen A. Smith Reverses Course On Kyrie Irving, Now Claims He\u2019s Got A Metaphorical Knee On His Neck After Previously Claiming He Deserved Indefinite Suspension<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nets gave Irving six conditions to be reinstated on the team according to The Athletic\u2019s Shams Charania which included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apologize and condemn the film he promoted<\/li>\n<li>Make a $500,000 donation to anti-hate causes<\/li>\n<li>Complete sensitivity training<\/li>\n<li>Complete antisemitism training<\/li>\n<li>Meet with the ADL and Jewish leaders<\/li>\n<li>Meet with team owner Joe Tsai to demonstrate an understanding of the situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6860\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6860\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shams-Charania.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shams-Charania.png 688w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Shams-Charania-300x210-1.png 300w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6860\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shams Charania Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Irving sat out for a total of 8 games effectively missing the entire month of November due to the Twitter controversy. Irving has apologized for promoting the movie after being suspended by the Nets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t stand for anything close to hate speech or antisemitism or anything that is going against the human race,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sny.tv\/articles\/kyrie-irving-nets-ian-begley-exclusive-interview-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irving said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like we all should have an opportunity to speak for ourselves when things are assumed about us and I feel it was necessary for me to stand in this place and take accountability for my actions because there was a way I should have handled all this and as I look back and reflect when I had the opportunity to offer my deep regrets to anyone that felt threatened or felt hurt by what I posted, that wasn\u2019t my intent at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6780\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kyrie-Irving-1-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kyrie Irving via Brooklyn Nets YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What are your thoughts on Amazon continuing to profit on \u201cHebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/2022\/11\/howard-stern-attacks-kyrie-irving-calls-him-a-fing-moron-and-douchebag-implies-hes-a-true-believing-nazi\/\">Howard Stern Attacks Kyrie Irving Calls Him A \u201cF***ing Moron\u201d And \u201cDouchebag,\u201d Implies He\u2019s A True-Believing Nazi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was the center of a sports media firestorm after he posted the link to an Amazon Documentary entitled Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1733286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1760425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1760425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1733286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1760425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1760425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1760425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}