Useless information much....
And what’s up with all the “likes” too? Y’all need to be checked as well.
MAGA bro NASCAR driver UPDATE: Kyle Larson forgets his mic is hot; drops N-bomb during Twitch race stream, now FIRED
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Useless information much....
And what’s up with all the “likes” too? Y’all need to be checked as well.
How about A.J. bringing up the point I, and probably a lot of other people overlooked, is that no one batted an eye, no one said "yo what the fuck?"...no one seemed to really care.
This company ain't janky though fam
I'm shocked they decided to go this route.
Hmmmm
We should continue keep a close eye on this one
AdventHealth - Wikipedia
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Seven day Adventist too?
Maybe some type of religious thing?
Maybe Larson is the same religion
I don't know but not a good look at all.
It wasn't AdventHealth though, it was some other company who said some shit along the lines of "we understand it was a mistake and we will support him 100%". I'll try to find their name and post it. I actually think Aadventhealth will bail too is they already haven't.
McDonald's and Credit One Bank were the major sponsors to him and his racing team and they are gone.
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The Trump clan will have another job waiting for him.
He'll try to turn this around and blame hip-hop and the media for what happened.
Larson fired for using racial slur in virtual race
After he lost all but one of his sponsors for using a racial slur during a virtual race, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been fired by Chip Ganassi Racing.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chip Ganassi Racing has fired NASCAR driver Kyle Larsonafter he used the N-word during a virtual race, it was announced Tuesday.
Larson was competing in an iRacing event Sunday night when he appeared to lose communication with his spotter on his headset. During a check of his microphone, Larson said, "You can't hear me?" That was followed by the N-word.
"After much consideration, Chip Ganassi Racing has determined that it will end its relationship with driver Kyle Larson," Ganassi said. "As we said before, the comments that Kyle made were both offensive and unacceptable especially given the values of our organization. As we continued to evaluate the situation with all the relevant parties, it became obvious that this was the only appropriate course of action to take."
Larson issued an apology Monday, saying there was "no excuse" for his comment, and he apologized in a video posted on his social media accounts.
"I made a mistake, said the word that should never, ever be said," Larson said. "There is no excuse for that. I wasn't raised that way. It is just an awful thing to say. I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community and especially the African American community.
"I understand the damage is probably unrepairable and I own up to that. But I just want to let you all know how sorry I am and I hope everyone is staying safe during these crazy times."
He was suspended without pay by Ganassi early Monday, then suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. Larson was ordered to complete a sensitivity training.
There were ramifications from Larson's sponsors. McDonald's, Credit One Bank and Fiserv, a financial services technology company that runs the Clover platform that had sponsored Larson, terminated their sponsorship deals, and Chevrolet suspended its personal services relationship with him.
Larson reached out personally to many sponsors and friends to apologize. Brent Powell, president of Plan B Sales and Marketing, was the only sponsor to remain behind Larson. He said the driver called him personally to "express his regret about what transpired. He sounded very somber and was very apologetic."
Without funding on the No. 42 Chevrolet as long as Larson was in the car, the situation became untenable for Ganassi to keep Larson.
Larson, in his seventh full season racing at NASCAR's top Cup level, was in the final year of his contract with Ganassi Racing. He was at the top of the list of a crowded free-agent field when the circuit was suspended four races into the season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
NASCAR quickly pivoted to create an iRacing league of virtual racing that has engaged viewers and set records for esports television viewership. One of the draws of the platform is that drivers can link into one another on a livestream, where they banter, argue, make jokes and discuss the racing. Fans can listen through the gaming app Twitch.
Larson used the slur during the Sunday night race against drivers from various series. The event was not part of NASCAR's official series.
Drivers in the chat immediately reacted to Larson's use of the slur, with one instantly alerting him, "Kyle, you're talking to everyone, bud." Others were in disbelief.
Larson, 27, has six career Cup wins and finished a career-best sixth in the standings last season.
He is half-Japanese -- his grandparents spent time in an internment camp in California during World War II -- and he climbed from short-track racing into NASCAR through its "Drive for Diversity" program. He is the only driver of Japanese descent to win a major NASCAR race.
His famed sprint car career could also be in jeopardy: Kyle Larson Racing fields a Chevrolet in the World of Outlaws Series that is sponsored in part by Lucas Oil, a company that said it was indefinitely ending its partnership with Larson.
In January, Larson finally won the prestigious Chili Bowl after 13 attempts. He was criticized by NASCAR fans after the Chili Bowl win for calling it the biggest of his career -- just weeks before the season-opening Daytona 500, where he is 0-for-7.
Larson later apologized for downplaying the significance of his NASCAR wins. His victories in Cup have come at California; Dover, Delaware; Michigan (three victories); and Richmond, Virginia. He won NASCAR's non-points All-Star race last season.
That has been the general excuse on twitter. "but rappers say it" is old hack at this point. Rappers don't say the hard R version. I don't say either version, and I don't care how other people choose to handle whether they want to say it or not. I do not approve of black people giving passes to white friends, and I do not approve of white people wanting passes. Why do people want to say this word so badly?!?
In three hours he lost his three biggest sponsors.
Power. Control. Maintaining white supremacy.
What a lot of people don't realize is that, at least in racing, the sponsors not only give money to the drivers.....but also to the racing team. To lose MAJOR sponsors like McDonalds and Credit One Bank......not only the driver, but the team as a whole instantly lost millions of dollars.
That's not to say the sponsors won't come back, but they wouldn't come back as long as Kyle Larson was a part of that team. When those two left, I knew it was over for Kyle. THe racing team initially put out that statement announcing that he was indefinitely suspended without pay BEFORE those two major sponsors announced they were leaving. I'm guessing they tried to get them to come back or asking them what it would take....and they held firm that Kyle had to go.
After that, he was fired.....no way around it. No other team will touch him because McDonalds could pull their their sponsorship from the teams that do and they have MAJOR pull. Another possibility is that if another team signs him, it could piss off the sponsors that they already have.....causing them to leave. He's radioactive.
That's not to say the sponsors won't come back, but they wouldn't come back as long as Kyle Larson was a part of that team. When those two left, I knew it was over for Kyle. THe racing team initially put out that statement announcing that he was indefinitely suspended without pay BEFORE those two major sponsors announced they were leaving. I'm guessing they tried to get them to come back or asking them what it would take....and they held firm that Kyle had to go.
After that, he was fired.....no way around it. No other team will touch him because McDonalds could pull their their sponsorship from the teams that do and they have MAJOR pull. Another possibility is that if another team signs him, it could piss off the sponsors that they already have.....causing them to leave. He's radioactive.
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Gwyneth Paltrow needs to be gotten also
^^^^
But in a weird twisted way?
They also want us to "love" them?
And for us to "accept" them?
I just don't get it
Ok @Drayonis . Now hes done. Atleast for now... and thats more than i thought would have happened in 24 hours.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chip Ganassi Racing has fired NASCAR driver Kyle Larsonafter he used the N-word during a virtual race, it was announced Tuesday.Larson fired for using racial slur in virtual race
After he lost all but one of his sponsors for using a racial slur during a virtual race, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been fired by Chip Ganassi Racing.www.espn.com
Larson was competing in an iRacing event Sunday night when he appeared to lose communication with his spotter on his headset. During a check of his microphone, Larson said, "You can't hear me?" That was followed by the N-word.
No one is surprised he said and no one is surprised that the others were shocked because we know cacs say it when they are with each other. The ones that told him weren’t surprised he said it they were thinking like “oh shit he said where other people could hear it”
Great post
But honestly i have no sympathy for the team
Cause their reaction when he said it?
Told me everything i needed to know
They co signed it.
So now...
Ride it out.
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Only real bad thing about this?
Aint a one of those white folks understand why this was really wrong
They are all sitting AROUND pissed as hell at black folk for THEM SAYING N*GG** and US having the NERVE to be offended
Aint a one of those white folks understand why this was really wrong
They are all sitting AROUND pissed as hell at black folk for THEM SAYING N*GG** and US having the NERVE to be offended
Did espn first take or get up cover this?
Yeah THAT'S who it was! Couldn't think of it for anything. I read their statement thinking wtf..... these nobodies really needed him in their minds. Don't know who they are, but fuck 'em
discussing it now.
StfuOk @Drayonis . Now hes done. Atleast for now... and thats more than i thought would have happened in 24 hours.
U was wrong like u was when heist sonned you
I bet he's at home cracking up.
I don’t even want it said in movies
Coon Smith was like black people need to be careful on this. I knew what he was about to say before he said it....It's like clockwork with him.
8 minute mark
Ok @Drayonis . Now hes done. Atleast for now... and thats more than i thought would have happened in 24 hours.
And i get your skepticism. I just know it's going to be hard as fuck to hold onto endorsements when you said that shit. Especially McDonald's who is deep in the black conmunity and the NAACP.
He might come back still...but not no time soon.
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Black folks make mistakes too? Come on Stephen A. Why do white people always get the benefit of the doubt?
When that swimmer Ryan Lotche trashed some gas station in Brazil, it was just a childish mistake, according to the people at the Today show, even though he is 30 years old. Al Roker had to step in and call that foolishness out.
I was just reading something at work about unconscious bias, and how we will excuse things based on how we perceive or want to perceive certain people. No one mistakenly says N*****!! It doesn't happen. You can call your sister your mother's name, you can try to get into a car that looks like yours in the parking lot, you can spill milk...no one has ever accidentally said n***** before. If you say it was a mistake, that means you just got caught going about your normal n***** yelling routine.
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