Trail Blazers broadcaster nonsense shows were still living in a Woke 1 hell

Woke 1 was not only crazy, it’s still in the room with us.This week, we’ve seen some bad bouts of woke reflux emerge and remind us just how absurd and pernicious it was.On Thursday, the Portland Trail Blazers hired and then quickly fired 29-year-old broadcaster Braiden Bell after they were alerted to a few inappropriate tweets he sent when he was around 15.Yes, he was 15.And a day earlier, it was reported that a white woman recently hired to be Baltimore Rock Opera Society’s executive director was sacked after she wore cornrows to Burning Man.

Kelly Carnes said the hairdo was meant to protect from the desert elements, but the organization had another verdict: cultural appropriation.That’s not to mention the BBC article from last week that linked bare nails to white supremacy beauty standards.(It was removed this week after a backlash).Bell’s tale is particularly troubling considering its implications for society.

If you misbehaved or made a misstep during adolescence, you are condenmed to a lifetime of purgatory.You are unworthy, irredeemable and unemployable.The Trail Blazers announced Bell’s hiring at noon and hours later, he was out on his behind, thanks to Devon Haskins, an intrepid local reporter.The immaculately pure Haskins combed through Bell’s digital footprint until he found damning evidence from 2012 and 2013 — a time when social media etiquette and behavior were still relatively amorphous and undefined.And when I say damning, he tweeted something about “sluts” and “whores” and foolishly said that Asian people “piss me off.” I don’t know Bell, but I know and have known 15-year-old boys.

They love to push boundaries and be edgy.The NBA team released a statement apologizing to Blazers fans for hiring Bell, whom they had previously described as a “rising talent.”“We believe strongly that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values....