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Staff Writer (combat) @espn | Co-host @CornerPodcast_ | @siriusxm ’s Fight Nation | Co-creator of @OurHeroesRock 's NAACP Image Award nominated film "Bridges"

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Andreas Hale
4 months
When I was laid off in January, I had no idea what was next for me. There was an overwhelming amount of support that I didn’t anticipate from people I knew and those I weren’t aware knew of me. You all said I’d land on my feet. I did at @espn Thank you.
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6 years
Listen to this crowd during the BTS performance.
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2 years
With Drake and Beyoncé incorporating house into their music, it’s time to revisit this classic In Living Color sketch.
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4 years
I am Bill Burr.
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6 years
This is what’s going on during the commercial break. This is for BTS. Wow #BBMAs
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6 years
BTS won the social media award at the #BBMAs and this is what it sounded like inside the arena....
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6 years
Dude, I can’t hear myself think in here. The crowd is chanting BTS during the break. My goodness. There might be a riot when they perform.
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3 months
The reversed audio at the beginning of “Euphoria” is from The Wiz when Richard Pryor gets exposed as a fraud.
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@dissectpodcast Full clip for context
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3 years
Dustin Poirier: "Karma’s not a bitch, she’s a mirror.” That’s a cold ass line.
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5 years
“I told Brandi one time that I don’t see color and she said ‘well, then you don’t see my experience,’” - @CodyRhodes on how being in an interracial marriage has helped with diversity in @AEWrestling and why diversity will be a way of life and not a publicity stunt.
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3 months
This is becoming obtuse. Drake isn’t being dissed for being mixed. That is NOT what’s happening. He’s being questioned about how he’s wearing different elements of Blackness (accents included) as a costume for acceptance. How did we get to this weird colorism dialog?
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The Art Of Dialogue
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Cam'ron calls out Kendrick Lamar for attacking Drake for being mixed race in the diss song "Euphoria," despite Kendrick Lamar's own wife being half white. Also, Mase accuses Cam'ron of trying to give Drake ammo. (🎥It is What It is/YouTube)
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“If he wasn’t dissin then we wouldn’t be discussing him” - 7 Minute Drill (4/5/24) “Is it K Dot? Is it Aubrey or me? We the Big 3 like we started a league.” - First Person Shooter (10/6/23)
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4 years
It always feel like white America celebrates MLK Day with some arbitrary quote and then ignore the fact that he was assassinated for speaking out on the very things they condemn Kaepernick, LeBron, Abrams, Ta-Nehisi, Jemele Hill, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida and others for today.
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4 years
YBN Cordae almost forgot where he was at.
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4 years
Good, f*ck all 57 of them. At least I know which side they are on. Replace them with 57 officers who won't support police brutality and shoving old people.
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According to multiple reports, all 57 members of the Buffalo Police Department's Emergency Response Team have resigned from the team as a show of support for the two officers who were suspended last night.
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5 years
Wow, Nipsey's brother telling that story about Nip building a computer piece by piece as a 12-year-old. That's Hussle.
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8 years
We march, y'all mad. We sit down, y'all mad. We speak up, y'all mad. We die, y'all silent.
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5 years
Me scrolling by all these black folks in media trashing Colin Kaepernick.
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@AndreasHale
Andreas Hale
3 years
You’re still our champion @WWEBigE
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3 years
None. There’s nothing to celebrate when you’re down 100-0 and finally get a layup.
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6 years
Omg. The f*cking roof is about to come off the building for this BTS performance. #BBMAs
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Andreas Hale
2 years
This is the Dana White video in question for those who missed it. Pick an athlete, owner or coach in ANY other sport that could be caught on video slapping their wife and it just kinda goes away.
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Andreas Hale
5 years
Myself and the @sportingnews team put a lot of work into turning this around. Thank you to everyone who shared their reaction videos with us. This is special so please share WWE fans react to @TrueKofi becoming the first African-born @WWE champion in the history of the company.
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Kendrick Lamar had the Pop Out concert on Juneteenth where they danced on his grave. He drops the “Not Like Us” video on Independence Day. Drake will never know freedom.
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Andreas Hale
2 years
Guys, Eddie Kingston walked into Los Angeles with a Yankees shirt and was cheered. That man can do no wrong.
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Andreas Hale
1 year
@stoolpresidente What we not gonna do is call a Black woman who isn’t of legal drinking age a “classless piece of shit” for some routine trash talk. Not today. Not never.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Aye man, CM Punk really came back. We all knew it and it still felt incredibly epic. When done right, pro wrestling is absolutely beautiful and an emotional escape. This was one of those moments. @AEW hit all the notes did it right.
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Andreas Hale
4 years
Jay Electronica dropped his debut album at the age of 43 so you can't tell me that there's an expiration date on dopeness.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
DaBaby gave us DaBullshit with DaApology because he fumbled DaBag for embracing DaBigot and now he’s gonna act like he’s DaPressed. DaFuckOuttaHere.
@ComplexMusic
Complex Music
3 years
DaBaby releases a second apology to the LGBTQ+ community over his homophobic remarks:
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Andreas Hale
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I find it hilarious that the same people that said Kendrick Lamar didn’t have any hits are now complaining that his biggest song is inescapable and becoming played out. You know, like a hit song usually is.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
The TOTAL combined payout for every fighter #UFC270 was $1.8 million. Fury made $30 million in his third fight against Wilder. Wilder made $20 million. Fury and Wilder made 25x more than all the UFC 270 fighters COMBINED. Tell me that UFC fighter pay isn’t an issue.
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3 years
Think about this: The three biggest draws in the UFC (Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal) are a combined 0-6 in their last six fights.
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3 years
Meanwhile, Velveteen Dream still has a job.
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Andreas Hale
10 years
Hip Hop is "black" when crime happens. When it wins an award it's everyone's culture.
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4 years
Y’all... It’s Clayton Bigsby IRL (And he can see)
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3 years
Going through my phone and found this video I took of Taylor Swift at the Grammys in 2016 just having a good time during the commercial break.
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Andreas Hale
4 years
Oblivious white privilege exists everywhere...especially in pro wrestling. In this video you’ll find the following: - The invisible package of advantages - Victim blaming - The “I went through it too” and “just work hard” arguments - Ignoring hurdles
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Andreas Hale
4 years
This man is not mentally fit to be running for president. You want to help Kanye, don't vote for him or support his campaign events. Advocate for him to get help. He needs help. Not the spotlight. Help.
@Phil_Lewis_
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Oh my God, what is happening
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4 years
I told y’all I wouldn’t stay silent on Colby Covington’s dangerous game of promoting outright racism and xenophobia in MMA, the UFC’s complicity and the media’s silence. It’s not okay even if you think it’s an act (it’s not). My column:
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2 years
Why am I not in Dallas for #WrestleMania ? Because on 3/30/22 at 3:07am our team expanded. See y’all in a few.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Ben Askren made $500k tonight for 119 seconds of work. He made $830,500 in three UFC fights.
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2 years
I want Khamzat Chimaev vs. Colby Covington. I'm 90% sure that Covington wants nothing to do with Chimaev.
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Andreas Hale
6 years
The crowd in here at the #BBMAs went absolutely apeshit for these BTS kids. Absolutely deafening in here. I caught them briefly on the red carpet.
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4 years
Gervonta Davis hit Leo Santa Cruz with the Chappelle special. #DavisSantaCruz
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Andreas Hale
1 year
Aljamain Sterling did EVERYTHING the UFC asked him to do. Quick turnaround, fight in hostile territory, routinely be treated as the b-side and still accepted defeat with humility. It's impressive and should be appreciated by the promotion (and I hope they compensate him for it).
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1 year
Wait for it. #GCW
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Andreas Hale
6 years
Here’s what Khabib had to say about the incident. Kept it short and sweet, said Putin congratulated him, posed with the title and left.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Kinda gross seeing some of y’all defend the UFC. The UFC and Crypto just entered a deal for $175 million. UFC PPVs just increased in price again. And you’re gonna say it’s okay that Moreno and Figueiredo made $350k combined for a championship fight? C’mon…
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Andreas Hale
6 years
I’ve been to a lot of award shows and I have never, ever, ever dealt with anything like the hysteria for BTS. This is insane. #BBMAs
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Andreas Hale
3 years
You know what I find interesting? CM Punk and Bryan Danielson changed the perception of what a successful WWE Superstar looked like. As soon as both were gone, Vince went back to his old vision. Don't believe me? Check the dates and how they coincide.
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3 years
Gonna tell my kids this is how the Civil War ended.
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3 years
This #Verzuz is spectacular for two reasons: - They’ve got enough ammo to go for 4+ hours without a miss - They started on time
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Andreas Hale
2 years
Whenever it happens, the night Eddie Kingston wins the AEW Championship, the roof is going to blow off that joint.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Sasha-Bianca was everything that Ronda-Becky-Charlotte was supposed to be. Don't @ me.
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Andreas Hale
1 year
Yo @theblogera podcast reminded me of a LOT of things from my past when I was at HipHopDX and BET. But here's a fun story about @NICKIMINAJ and BET... 🧵
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Andreas Hale
6 years
The Golden State Warriors just acquired all of the infinity stones and are about to make the NBA disappear next season.
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3 years
There was a time where a majority of the locker room was overly protective about their spot on the roster. Sasha Banks is 0-6 at WrestleMania. And she could care less because she's enjoying someone else's success. That's a beautiful thing.
@ScottyStyles33
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3 years
Sasha Banks smiles as Bianca Belair celebrates her win in the main event of night 1. #WrestleMania
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1 year
Nicki blew up, I left BET shortly after and that was that. Well, I found the video I uploaded. Might as well share it now. *Fin*
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6 years
Drake found a rival that wasn't about to lay down. After all these subliminal, wigs are getting snatched. Pusha just pushed Drake into a corner.
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6 years
The face of terrorism lacks the melanin conservatives desire.
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4 years
“Read the Room” is the slogan for 2020
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Dude, just book Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko 3 and quit playing. #UFC266
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Andreas Hale
3 years
I repeat and don’t care if y’all mad about it. Proud of my brother.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
You’re still our champion @WWEBigE
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4 years
WE have been shot for much, much, much less. WE have protested over the murder of our brothers and sisters by those sworn to protect us. THIS? THIS isn't protesting. THIS is sour grapes over losing an election. THIS is white privilege. THIS is motherfucking terrorism.
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3 years
We’re here now. (Art by @TheRealDavenpoe )
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4 years
I want to see something: Black people, when was the exact moment you realized that your skin color was the reason you were treated different and your innocence was ripped away? How confused and hurt were you?
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Found myself in a Walmart and they are absolutely capitalizing on the crate challenge with this at the front of the store. This is ridiculous.
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2 years
It sucks that it’s come to this. My brother deserves to be valued. He’s gone above and beyond with his reign in the spotlight. Period. Still MY (and many others) champion @WWEBigE Fix it @WWE
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Andreas Hale
4 years
I don't want the Kanye West story to end in a tragedy but we're trending in the wrong direction. You keep feeding the monster and the monster never realizes what made him a monster in the first place.
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5 years
Sorry, my blackness comes before everything so excuse me while I post this picture that encapsulates my joy. This one is titled "Death To MAGA (One Black Power Fist At A Time)" by @USMAN84kg #UFC245
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Andreas Hale
3 years
This referee should be indicted on charges of being an accessory to attempted murder.
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Andreas Hale
2 years
Just out of curiosity, who was disappointed or let down by Sasha and Naomi? Not I.
@WWE
WWE
2 years
Sasha Banks and Naomi have been suspended indefinitely. There will be a future tournament to crown the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Brock squashed Kofi Becky squashed Bianca
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Andreas Hale
5 years
Unprotected chair shots in 2019? Yikes.
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6 years
Bruh, these Kanye bars are all types of cringe. And he swore these rhymes were that business. If you flew to Wyoming for 7 tracks of mediocrity...oof.
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1 year
Guns are the problem. Not abortion. Not drag shows. Not same sex marriages. Not teaching "critical race theory." Motherfucking guns.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
My brutha @WWEBigE makes history once again as the first African American to have the WWE championship in the barber chair while getting faded up. Legend.
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1 year
For those who don't want to click the link in my previous thread, this is the video blog I spoke of that @NICKIMINAJ edited herself for me when I worked at BET. For the full story full of shenanigans and how this all happened, go to my thread.
@ONIKALIVE
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. @NICKIMINAJ Bet Vlog 2009 ( Full Video)
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3 years
I’m glad @felderpaul just called the fan an idiot for chanting “U.S.A.” when Belal Muhammad is from Chicago. Thank you! #UFCVegas45
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Andreas Hale
6 years
As much of that fire is meant for Pusha T, you had better believe that he's been waiting to unleash this fury at Kanye. There's a lot of "y'all" throughout the Duppy Freestyle.
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2 years
Name a truly underrated @Nas song. I’ll start: “2nd Childhood”
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2 years
Where’s @kimwayans at so we can give her all the overdue flowers?
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2 years
The Dark Side of the Ring episode of the AEW All Out press conference is going to be FANTASTIC.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Imagine being a domestic abuser and then getting knocked out by a chubby guy who walked out to the Spice Girls “Wannabe.” That’s Greg Hardy. lulz
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Andreas Hale
1 year
This is what I’d like to call “hoe shit” from Sean Strickland. But, there’s a whole ass MMA community that will applaud his behavior. Something has to change.
@fightlounge_
Fight Lounge
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Keith Lee responds to Sean Strickland after Sean calls Keith Lee racist.
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Andreas Hale
4 years
No matter how this turns out, I'm going to be disappointed in how many people in this country cast their ballot for incompetence, greed and hate. #Election2020
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Andreas Hale
5 years
You could see Kamaru Usman clench his jaw before firing that right hand that downed MAGA Covington and I could hear our ancestors shouting "There it is!!!!!!!"
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Andreas Hale
3 years
I don’t want to say that this is the moment that Caleb bent the knee but it was when he realized he was wrong when he said Canelo’s opponents have a losing mentality before the fight starts. Nah, they try to win. They just can’t.
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Andreas Hale
3 years
Could left that last sentence in your head. Wholly unnecessary and will cause the initial point to be overlooked.
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Tony Khan
3 years
The top 2 @AEW execs are brown (me & Megha)!! Jade, Bowens, Caster, Dante, Nyla, Isiah & Marq Quen all won on tv this month. The TBS Title Tournament has been very diverse. I let Swole’s contract expire as I felt her wrestling wasn’t good enough. #AEWRampage Street Fight TONIGHT!
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2 years
So, is this “unprofessional” and will be called out as such on television? Word to @NaomiWWE and @SashaBanksWWE
@bryanalvarez
Bryan Alvarez
2 years
From several sources, Brock Lesnar has left Smackdown.
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Andreas Hale
7 years
This is by the same woman who wrote "Jay Z Is A Poor Excuse For A Husband" because of Beyonce's "sexualized" 2014 Grammy performance.
@nypost
New York Post
7 years
Op-ed: Having a baby isn't a miracle and doesn't make you a goddess
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5 years
Y’all gonna be mad when Kanye’s Jesus is King album sounds like this or nah?
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Andreas Hale
5 years
Guys, do you understand what just happened??? A Mexican has NEVER been a heavyweight champion. Ruiz was ridiculed all week for his body type and just went out there and shocked the gotdamn world.
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4 years
Dana White posted a video patting himself on the back for running UFC events during a pandemic and criticized journalists who were rightfully skeptical of risking fighters lives with a virus that was unpredictable.
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That is all.
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Andreas Hale
7 years
Conor McGregor rolls up in a gotdamn Versace robe.
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Andreas Hale
4 years
This is where the gimmick becomes extremely dangerous. Covington calls Black people “lifelong criminals.” Keep living the gimmick and the gimmick is going to get you f*cked up outside the Octagon. Fighting for equal rights and social justice isn’t a game.
@MMAFighting
MMA Fighting
4 years
"Black Lives Matter is a complete sham. It's a joke. They're taking people that are complete terrorists. These are bad people… [Tyron Woodley] is a communist. He's a Marxist. He hates America." - @ColbyCovMMA Watch full video:
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3 years
I’ve got a question for y’all: What is diversity in pro wrestling? Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen people crush both AEW and WWE for their treatment of minorities and then pick sides on who is doing diversity better. Detractors on both sides are missing the mark.
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