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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attacked conservatives and anti-woke celebs and demanded that media giants step up censorship because celebrities are tweeting “irrational and harmful opinions to millions.”
“Social media companies have begun slapping warnings on some messages that are false, incite violence or cause harm to society. But this needs to be done with more consistency and vigilance.”
“Many Americans imbue stars with political and social intelligence they just don’t have… It doesn’t help to be surrounded by fawning people whose job it is to agree with everything you say.”
“The irresponsibility of tweeting irrational and harmful opinions to millions, regardless of the damaging consequences to their country or people’s lives, proves that those stars deserve the harsh backlash.”
Abdul-Jabbarfailed to mention left-wing celebrities who tweeted false and defamatory claims.
Rob Reiner has repeatedly tweeted President Donald Trump is a murderer and a white supremacist and that all of his supporters are racists.
Abdul-Jabbar reduced Jon Voight stating that he went “from brilliant Oscar winner to cultural dumpster diver.”
Abdul-Jabbar said James Woods is a “cranky geezer.”
regarding J.K Rowling Abdul-Jabbar said, “Her anti-trans tweets may not only damage the Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises, they could end up tainting her entire literary legacy.”
He said John Cleese is “tone-deaf” and has left many fans “bitterly disappointed, tarnishing his reputation.”
Rowling said that she isn’t prejudiced against transgender individuals.
“I know and love trans people, but erasing the concept of sex removes the ability of many to meaningfully discuss their lives.”
“It isn’t hate to speak the truth.”
Abdul Jabbar said, “I have been writing books and articles about history, culture and politics for 30 years to establish my credibility.”
Social media platforms increased their fact-checking efforts in the weeks leading up to the election. But much of their energy was focused on censoring President Donald Trump by blocking some of his tweets and suppressing damaging stories to Joe Biden, such as the New York Post‘s series of reports on the Biden family scandal.