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Cubs Apologize After Playing ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ for Accused Domestic Abuser
New York Magazine ^
| August 15, 2016
| Gabriella Paiella
Posted on 08/15/2016 3:08:14 PM PDT by Enchante
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A more important question is why such rap garbage is considered acceptable in any society at all?
Still, it is remarkable that a Cubs employee chose to play this song for their own controversial pitcher. A little protest movement within the Cubs organization???
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:08:14 PM PDT
by
Enchante
To: All
The Cubs are more concerned with the “insensitivity” of the song played in this situation than with the domestic abuser who is on their pitching staff.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:09:33 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Enchante
How about all the #1 hip hop songs with n*gger in it?
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:10:39 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: Enchante
"Smack my Bitch up' Lyrics? Who knew?
I really do live in a bubble.
ML/NJ
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:11:59 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: Enchante
Wait. It’s a rap song, right? Are the Cubs not being sensitive to their unique and incredibly rich culture? The Dept of Just Us needs to take a look at these racists at Cubs HQ!
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:13:26 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
To: Enchante
It’s not rap. Prodigy is a British electronica/techno band. Weird music, but not rap.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:14:11 PM PDT
by
Rastus
(#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
To: Enchante
"The selection of this track showed a lack of judgment and sensitivity to an important issue. We have terminated our relationship with the employee responsible for making the selection and will be implementing stronger controls to review and approve music before public broadcast during our games." The spokesman went on to say "The player in question also showed a lack of judgement and sensitivity but hey, we haven't won a world series in, like, ever, so sometimes you have to look the other way."
To: 2banana
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:15:16 PM PDT
by
proust
(Trump / Pence 2016!)
To: ml/nj
Not acceptable for your own team... what if the abuser played for the opposing team?
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:15:27 PM PDT
by
D Rider
(HB)
To: 2banana
How about all the #1 hip hop songs with n*gger in it? Yep, funny how nobody seems to want to mention that.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:16:30 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: D Rider
Not acceptable for your own team... what if the abuser played for the opposing team? Huh?
ML/NJ
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:17:24 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: Enchante
Watch the video for Prodigy’s Breathe. Jared Leto totally ripped that guy off for “his” Joker. Interesting song.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:17:48 PM PDT
by
Rastus
(#NeverHillary #AlwaysTrump)
To: Rastus
ok thanks.
well for whatever kind of song it is, I think the now-terminated employee did a good job calling attention to the issue of domestic abuse!
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:18:38 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: ml/nj
The Cubs fired the employee for playing the song about their own (Cubs) player. Would they have reacted as strongly had the song been played for a “visiting” team player guilty of the same offense?
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:20:13 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
To: Enchante
smack my bitch upI'm not familiar with this particular composition, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that it's not a ballad.
To: Enchante
The Cubs are more concerned with the insensitivity of the song played in this situation than with the domestic abuser who is on their pitching staff.I can't believe the Cubs put this player on their roster.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:24:00 PM PDT
by
sockhead
To: ml/nj
Would it be acceptable to ridicule an abuser if they were on an opposing team.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:24:14 PM PDT
by
D Rider
(HB)
To: 2banana
I don’t go to many ballgames anymore. And one reason is the constant din of hard rock music played at a loud volume.
What’s with this walk up music in baseball?
And what’s with playing hard rock or rap? Whatever happened to the stadium organist playing organ music between innings??
To: Enchante
Ain’t nobody got no sense of humor? I laughed when I read the headline.
To: Enchante
I take it no one cared that some attendees, especially those who brought children, don’t appreciate hearing obscenities/profanities and violence against women in lyrics during a ball game.
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posted on
08/15/2016 3:29:44 PM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
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