{"id":461588,"date":"2021-04-29T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=461588"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:05:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:05:41","slug":"nfl-media-give-player-pass-on-anti-asian-racial-slur-thats-because-of-identity-and-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-media-give-player-pass-on-anti-asian-racial-slur-thats-because-of-identity-and-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL, Media Give Player Pass On Anti-Asian Racial Slur. That\u2019s Because Of Identity And Politics."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fnfl-media-give-player-pass-on-anti-asian-racial-slur-thats-because-of-identity-and-politics%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=461588&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4063.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The NFL and the mainstream media have offered grace and given the benefit of the doubt to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis after he tweeted an anti-Asian slur three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, who is black, tweeted,\u00a0\u201cGotta stop letting g***s in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.0714285714286\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yikes. Carlton Davis had a lot of potential after the slant boy Twitter beef. Then he went and tweeted this shit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtsGgtES7l\">pic.twitter.com\/jtsGgtES7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carlton (@SlopingGiraffe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlopingGiraffe\/status\/1378850495721312257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He has since deleted the post, offered an apology, and said that he thought the term meant \u201clame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI would never offend any group of people,\u201d Davis wrote on Twitter, April 4. \u201cYou reporters can look for another story to blow up. The term was directed towards a producer claiming he \u2018ran Miami.\u2019 With that being said I\u2019ll retire that word from my vocabulary giving the hard times our Asian family are enduring.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used a term that from where I come from has always meant \u2018lame\u2019 but I did not realize it has a much darker, negative connotation,\u201d he added. \u201cI have learned a valuable lesson and want to apologize to anyone that was offended by seeing that word because we need to focus on helping each other during these tough times.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010\" title=\"Red heart\" aria-label=\"Red heart\" readability=\"13.424124513619\">\n<p>Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=gook\">posted<\/a> a screenshot from Urban Dictionary of the fourth definition of the racial slur he used, which was defined as, \u201cAs term [commonly] used in <a class=\"autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=South%20Florida\" data-hasqtip=\"25\">South Florida<\/a> to describe a person who is <a class=\"autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=Lame\" data-hasqtip=\"26\" aria-describedby=\"qtip-26\">Lame<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cSynonym for Lame, <a class=\"autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=wack\" data-hasqtip=\"27\">wack<\/a>, Fool or Stupid.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notably, Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht boasted about Davis\u2019 participation on the league\u2019s left-wing \u201cSocial Justice Player Board\u201d when addressing the tweet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paragraph \" readability=\"18.628865979381\">\n<p>\u201cWe have been in communication with Carlton regarding his social media post from Sunday evening,\u201d\u00a0Licht said. \u201cCarlton has been an active member of our Social Justice Player Board over the past two seasons and has played a key role in our organizational support for finding peaceful and productive ways to bring attention to societal issues that have plagued our country for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords carry weight and it is incumbent upon all of us to have a thorough understanding of the words we choose and the effect they may have on others,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe look forward to working with Carlton to find appropriate ways to learn from this experience and continue our joint efforts to put an end to all forms of social and racial injustices.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1376146788991\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from GM Jason Licht: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pBtEUHOl8t\">pic.twitter.com\/pBtEUHOl8t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Buccaneers\/status\/1379146940441632770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been three weeks since Davis first posted the tweet and the NFL, known for their \u201cwoke\u201d anti-racism initiatives and statements, has not said a word about the matter. The media, always hungry to \u201ccancel,\u201d have entirely backed off the story, too.<\/p>\n<p>Davis was offered grace and the benefit of the doubt over the tweet, as he should have been. But this is, of course, not the case for those with the wrong identity \u2014\u00a0namely the wrong politics and skin color.<\/p>\n<p>Others not protected by their politics and their race, like actress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/heres-what-made-actress-gina-carano-open-her-eyes-to-politics\">Gina Carano<\/a>, Papa John\u2019s founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/papa-john-says-pr-company-planted-racism-allegations-after-6-million-demand\">John Schnatter<\/a>, and canned CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/man-fired-family-doxxed-over-viral-video-of-alleged-homophobia-to-male-in-prom-dress-heres-his-side-of-the-story\">Sam Johnson<\/a>, were never given a chance because of who they are and what views they hold.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL and the mainstream media have offered grace and given the benefit of the doubt to Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis after he tweeted an anti-Asian slur three &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276994,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-4063.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"NFL, Media Give Player Pass On Anti-Asian Racial Slur. 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