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So it appears that the NASCAR noose story that had a lot of people really upset might have been a misunderstanding. Either way, NASCAR and its teams and drivers didn't hesitate to stick up for Bubba when they thought he'd been targeted for a racist attack.
I'm really happy to learn that it was probably just a mix-up about a door pull, and I'm even happier to see how NASCAR showed solidarity.
(NASCAR's still boring compared to short track racing, though.)
TrueNorthernLights
They are going to continue investigating as to why he is the only one with a pull cord shaped like a noose. Good on em.
EfficientLeather1
FAKE NOOSE!
Hibs06
Agree on all fronts. Love short track racing too!
Ghostwish
If someone had walked up and told me I'd be rooting for NASCAR today, even 4 or 10 years ago, I'dve probably decked them.
Welltron3030
Do you think racists will stop watching NASCAR, Like they claimed to stop watchng football, after Kaepernicks whole kneely dealy?
SlushMagic
I always found this kind if behvavior to be tricky and complicated, but I'm glad it was a positive chabge in this case.
meteorcow
It's great news that it wasn't a hate crime, and it's also great news that NASCAR was ready to kick people to the curb.
STDChampion
or you're hunting ghosts and not everything is as racist as leftist want you to believe. it's all about 2020, and power folks
glaug
Most things aren't. When the black driver's team moves into a new bay and finds a door pull tied in a noose, it's cause for concern.
misterturkle
Another juicy smallyay incident...?
glaug
No.
kluang
Dammit. Another Juicy Smooley
glaug
Wow, you're a lying sack of shit.
Lamplord
Not at all. *He* didnt place it there.
ort84
Please this was a PR stunt. How can no one have known it was a normal garage door pull rope.
ImtheGuyWhoGotShotInTheDickByRobocop
Cuz it was fashioned into a noose?
BQZip
Except Bubba called out all skeptics as racists
glaug
No, he criticized conspiracy theorists pushing their hoax narrative with no evidence except "everybody knows blacks lie"
SlothOfDanger
The evidence was "Why? How? Let's see a picture, some sort of evidence for A HATE CRIME except literally, he said he said"
warmNchewey
Ya...like...like what if we accidentally make the United States Great Again...that would be terrible.
buckyZ
That would never work as it wasn’t great in the first place. But you’re all (mostly) learning.
StewedTomaters
Yeah, show me where in US history "make America great again" applies to black NASCAR drivers, or black people in general.
StewedTomaters
Again? For whom?
ThailandExpress
Yeah, no big deal it’s not like FBI arrested a white nascar mechanic b/c he fit description of a racist & then killed him for “resisting”
glaug
if there were two white nascar mechanics on the moon and one killed the other with a rock would that be fucked up or what
TheVenerableJudgeTaintyMcPoo
Wait what now
glaug
a rat done bit my sister nell, with white nascar mechanics on the moon
TheVenerableJudgeTaintyMcPoo
So wait what happened now?
glaug
Black NASCAR driver's team moved into a new garage bay, and when they moved in the rope on the door was tied in a noose. They reported »
glaug
» this as a potential attempt at racial intimidation, and NASCAR took it very seriously, and other drivers and teams expressed solidarity. »
glaug
» On further investigation, it appears it had already been tied like that before Wallace's team got there, and it was a misunderstanding.
chiefs813
And now Bubba Wallace is doubling down, he believes it was still in fact a noose and a hate crime against him.
glaug
'kay
ChrisGibbons
No, if it turned out to be a hoax, relations would be more stressed then ever. All that good will would snap back an create new rascists.
ChrisGibbons
Worse it forces good people who value honesty and fairness to side with the assholes.
glaug
If they actually valued honesty and fairness, they wouldn't feel "forced" to side with racists. You're full of shit.
ChrisGibbons
Honest people don't side with people who fake hate crimes. You don't know what honesty is.
glaug
Why are you so disappointed about how this turned out?
IHateCakeDays
So we should join side of racist happily, not as forced, when they are on honest side of story. Normal people are forced ti side with truth
glaug
What?
Unsympathetic
No noose. I'd love to know the mental gymnastics it took to mistake something for a noose. Or maybe this is juicy smoliet all over again.
Covidnineteen
It was a noose, it was hanging up for a year. It wasn't intended to be a threat to him specifically. It's probably a shenanigans from a
Covidnineteen
Crew back in October
bacci14
When you're a racist hammer, everything looks like a noose
SlothOfDanger
Lol, I love your comment
FishstickPizza
It was literally tied in a noose. And per NASCAR's preliminary investigation, it was the only garage with such a thing.
RandywithanI
NASCAR is still boring compared to F1. Also, F1, as far as I know never had to outlaw confederate flags.
Triadhaze
F1 isnt as aggressive. Theres no bumping, no drafting, barely any overtakes in a race. I enjoy F1, but it's much more tame.
IHateCakeDays
You are just trying to start a race war.
glaug
DownUnderAussie
Ahhhh no. I’m not a fan of nascar - but f1 is the worst ‘motorsport’ on the planet. Boring af and shit to work for. I marshalled a race...!
jonestown
https://imgur.com/fa24m3e
Weregerbil2
Wait, was that the noose in question? That couldn't fit over a gopher, let alone a human head.
Caffynated
It's not even a noose. It's a basic loop knot that doesn't slide to tighten.
glaug
When nooses are hung as a threat, it's not about the size—it's about the symbolism.
CC2332
It's not a noose! it's a rope to pull the door shut
glaug
Neat
bacci14
When you're a racist hammer, everything looks like a noose
brassmule
That photo is from 2017. All the doors at that garage are tied that way, to make it easier to pull the cord which allows the door to shut.
brassmule
I worked at a delivery shop where our doors were electric, but the backups that latched at the top were all tied like this.
brassmule
And it's not a noose. A noose tightens on itself. These are loops that DON'T tighten. You need a good handhold to yank the latch open.
brassmule
Reacting like this to any rope with a loop in it a noose does a grave disservice to those who were murdered by *actual* nooses.
Entartika
Many stories on racism usually are.. like Covington kid, Smollett, Erica Thomas, etc. ppl react on emotion and then the facts come out.
minkfarm
That's what the alt-left lives of
chiefs813
Not alt-left. Ctrl-left, because they want to control you.
FishstickPizza
They react on emotion because there are far far many more stories of racism that are true, and they are sorta sick of it.
VresiBerba
I suspect though, that had the facts been known about this, what the "noose" really was, there wouldn't be nearly as strong reactions.
FishstickPizza
Which is why there was an investigation. To find out why the one black driver was the only garage with a noose in it. They found out. 1/
FishstickPizza
In the meantime, we had drivers and fans proudly proclaiming their racism by getting pissed off about the confed flag. So it was an 2/
FishstickPizza
understandable emotional response, as it was plausible. But now people are wanting to attack BW over this, once again highlighting 3/
minkfarm
A typical race war bait
DVSBSTrD
Lol, even racists don't show up, they lose.
Lemuffinmannn
9 racists downvoted you
glaug
Or quit, or get fired for having a heated gamer moment
GinjerbreadMan
Gamer moment?
glaug
https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/29029403/nascar-driver-kyle-larson-uses-racial-slur-virtual-race
GinjerbreadMan
Oh yikes! Thanks for the info :)
atomiccheesegod
I’m not made at NASCAR, I’m mad at the mainstream media who ran this as a non stop story when there were some serious red flags from day 1
Covidnineteen
Where are you made?
brassmule
Wallace himself called people who questioned the story "simple minded." Lots of evidence it was not valid from pictures that were years old
glaug
Well, remember that their reason for existing is to sell ads to make money for shareholders. They found an angle that got eyeballs on »
glaug
» commercials. One of the biggest breakthroughs in my life was when I learned to be skeptical of things I wanted to believe.
fishiefiasco
I dont know why this is downvoted at all. The media doesnt give 2 poos about anything but revenue, its a business
glaug
But, but, don't you understand that the investors and shareholders of CNN want to do liberal fascist communist anarcho-totalitarianism?!?!
speakertoidiot
I’m trying to see how spreading hate and calling people racists and white supremacists when they aren’t is a win for anybody.
MyDogAttacksTrees
Exactly wtf is this
glaug
Neither Bubba nor NASCAR did that, so shoo with your manufactured victimhood
VresiBerba
Well, someone in the paddock called it a "noose". Really? That's a noose?
bacci14
When you're a racist hammer, everything looks like a noose
caustickiwii
Remind me, who exactly did they call a racist? Cause it sure sounds a lot like you're just uncomfortable with denouncing racism.
CharlieWhiskey3
Do you watch television news?
caustickiwii
Like, gimme a name?
thatsmyfetish69
Aww. You really want more racism don’t you
AlwaysUpvoteBeerCigarsWhisky
If no one did it, who exactly was called a racist then?
minkfarm
Race bait
Billyjimjoejohngerryjosephgeorgejames
You see we have actual white supremacists marching around. Have you not heard of the alt right? Richard Spencer?
goblinofstoichiometry
Just look at half the country. They are all closet racist pushing for a white ethnostate.
glaug
Nah, I wouldn't go that far. Aware, intentional white nationalism is more common than I like, but it's hardly half the country.
Oteneo
the alt right and antifa are both boogeymen. neither one of those groups is capable of overthrowing a barbershop, let alone our govt.
antistatusquo
BLM is evil and racist.
CoarseAndSalty
Source?
Billyjimjoejohngerryjosephgeorgejames
Furiou5
How did it have to get as far as the FBI to figure out it wasnt really a noose? Did it look so much like a noose that everyone who looked(1)
Furiou5
at it before then thought it was a noose too; I don't get where the disconnect came from...(2)
glaug
Yes, the title is a bit inaccurate. The knot *was* a noose, but it sounds like it was miscommunication with the previous team in that bay.
georgejimmydoodle
Yeah. Bubba was new in that bay, the noose had been up for weeks previously before he had been assigned to it.
Furiou5
Ok that makes a ton more sense.
AlexanderGibson
I think it was a false flag operations orchestrated by big advertising to get logos of racers on tv /s
DevilsAdvocater
Honestly, I wouldnt be surprised...
Ilikerandomgifs
rollsteelertide
Hmmm I like it. I think I’ll dive right in and accept it as gospel.
Raandy
I saw hundreds of comments about how racist NASCAR was throughout this whole false ordeal.
LikeTotallyNotTheNSA
NASCAR isn't racist but the fan base...
gamblingpoet
I mean judging by the comments on Twitter and how some people felt when they banned the Confederate flag, there was strong evidence.
Trelkeen
It's almost like the vast majority of the US are good non racist people and media portrays a false image via sensationalism.
glaug
What false image?
Trelkeen
That the US is inherently racist with a population who is widely racist which is false on both accounts. The vast majority are good people.
glaug
What the hell news were you watching?
Trelkeen
Any main network for the last 4 weeks
glaug
Oh, so you're just a race-baiting liar. I see.
damogen
No one thought that was the case until you elected Trump
gamblingpoet
(Not my photo/words). I mean, if I walked into a garage and saw that rope, I'd think it was a noose.
qoniror
Not the main point of your comment I know but it’s not enough to be non racist you need to be anti racist
dunewolf
Can I be anti stupid? and hope that people make the connection that we are all humans on this planet, instead of "different races"
dunewolf
Might be different shades, ages, sexes and what not but all still Humans - anything else is just pointless labeling and stupid to focus on.
dunewolf
Its disgusting how if your in the marginal groups, poor/ person of color / disabled - etc yeh get shoved aside by others..
sophware
1/ The work of Juneteenth is far from done. Let's not start jerking each other off just yet. Why are so many Black and Brown people in jail?
rhc54
Because they commit more crimes
MrHaveANiceDay
Why do they commit more crimes?
sophware
2/2 Why are so many from that subset of us dying so disproportionately from COVID-19? Why are other health outcomes so imbalanced?
rhc54
Because they have more underlying medical conditions.
sophware
And, like the question posed by MrHaveANiceDay, why does this group of us have more underlying medical conditions?
dingofdong
Because society is unbalanced, and they are systematically deprived of the same healthcare access that white people get, by both overt +
rhc54
dingofdong
+ racism and by the fallout from decades and centuries of racist housing policies, social engineering, Jim Crow, etc.
Pheehelm
Well, you know what they say: no noose is good noose.
JimMelon
impaulsible
Get out
Giantmutantcrab
That is a damn good pun.
MaterNyx
And we've reached a point in time where this somehow actually is true.
D1RTYPENGU1N
Dad joke of the year candidate right here
malbec
AngryViking32
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/97ac66c9-beb5-4489-b116-02120a8be4e6
glaug
YouSoldMyDeadBirdToABlindKid
Are you about a 16? 16 and a half?
PearjuiceATX
Would you like a blindfold? How about half of one?
myproudburner
HaniiPuppy
This entire strange sequence of events was building up to this pun.
EfficientLeather1
Another case of the “crooked media” and its fake noose
TheEvenPrez
TCGView
ElephantsFootOfDirtyLaundry
And may I add I'm glad it wasn't a racist race-ist.
Nelmathel
https://youtu.be/VJe6LLoGgR8
chaft
I was also going to mention this lol
Marsupialmessiah
Mo#######r have an uovote
YoureABlizzardMary
MudbuttBrooks
iMirrelephant
Fake noose
micmic00
pfffft
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BethWifeEver
Dad?
explainer
Well nobody's gonna top that
jumpingigawatts
HEY, ABBOTTTT!
gundam02
I *hate* that guy...
ComcastLover
EEYYYY! OOOHHHH! What's wrong with reading the noose, ey?!
jbhenninger
"Welcome to Hanging House! Not to worry, everyone is equal in my eye."
ImtheGuyWhoGotShotInTheDickByRobocop
Fuck you +1
AllTheBestNamesWereTaken
Agreed....
Yourmomthinksitsfunny
Thank you.
ozzycats
So what was the actual story?
uptownmayor7
He made it up like the actor from empire
Pipeliner5641
No, he didn't. He was not the one to find it, and never claimed to be!
CurlySpire
THERE it is.
FilthyRapscallions
With Gary Gnoose.
kjb72
Yessssssss
thisiscatman
I am so glad someone else had that experience in life.
babycucumber
GrundyScrubber
MaadMaanMaatt
PurpleSkullGaming
batmobile2
Glad he was supported. Also shows why it is important to get all the facts
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KinetoPlay
There's a difference between rejecting someone and ignoring them and taking them seriously and thoroughly investigating. "Believe women" 1/2
KinetoPlay
Doesn't mean you should take their word as facts. It means you should take them seriously and treat them with respect. 2/2
boshbashbish
Oh! remember all the people that got called racist and downvoted the other day when they said they wanted to wait for more info?
gewalt
alternative: if you are going to jump to conclusions, make sure it's the conclusion that makes you look good.
Santorrr
Or a conclusion that benefits all even in a worst case scenario
Yourmomshouz
Glad this was fake news
RoundThreeFIGHT
I got so much hate for saying that I hoped it didn't turn out like the jussie smollett thing, that I would wait for more info before outrage
boshbashbish
Yep, so many screeching lefties came out and started pointing the finger at people who wanted to wait for more info, calling them racists.
glaug
That's similar to how I took it. "Wow, that sucks. Hope they get to the bottom of it."
ThatDirtyOldMan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwnNrr9RO2Y so much truth here.
glaug
People are on edge, so the response is understandable. All the same, I hope the FBI's conclusion is accurate, though it is pretty weird. »
WarBearGrrrrrrr
No matter what the conclusion was someone would be angry, hopefully anyone planning on acting like an ass at least knows NASCAR’s response
thindrumdotcom
Why did this get so downvoted I don’t understand
SlothOfDanger
Maybe because "Though it was weird"
glaug
A bunch of people want to push the "black hoax" narrative, and I'm not letting them. They're throwing a tantrum by downvoting everything.
glaug
» Seems unlikely that it would only be noticed now, but a mundane and innocent explanation would be believable.
SlothOfDanger
Exactly, which is why when people pointed that out and were called, "black hoaxers" or whatever are upset now.
wellwhattime
Ppl like to play victims and everything is a nail when you're a hammer. Ppl simply get off on this sort of stuff. It was noticed.
slintbob
They showed videos from races last year and the rope was tied the same way in the exact same spot.
glaug
Good! That definitely suggests a misunderstanding rather than malice, so that's great to hear.
batmobile2
People on edge can cause a dangerous response .
glaug
When you see NASCAR showing solidarity with a black driver when it believed he had been targeted for racist intimidation, what is it »
glaug
» about this scene that makes you think "danger?"
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Local DJ said it best “Some people will say NASCAR overreacted. If the worst thing that happens from an overreaction is people come together
idontknowhowthissiteworks
wise words in this particular circumstance, but overreaction has been a down fall in other cases. Just throwing that out there.
humptysorthopedic
Twitter people came together to shame, dox, death threat that bike guy who stole woman's BLM flyers. It was wrong guy. Few RTs of correction
Bropez
Real shitty especially when the actual guy got caught, how hard is it for these people to just tweet a quick sorry to the dude they doxed?
dschuma
And your comment has 2% of the upvotes of the one you're responding to. The world is embracing mob mentality. It's scary
jarcat
I’m more scared of how common broad extrapolation of causation from anecdotal evidence has become.
AdamOnTheImgur
Your doing exactly that because it’s always been this way lol. Only your exposure to it has increased.
jarcat
My doing?
fishiefiasco
Wasn't that a coordinated effort by a bunch of dicks ? Iirc someone was like "lets pick a local name and pretend its that guy"
SuperSaiyanYamcha
against racism and rally around someone and say ‘this is not okay’ then we should overreact a lot more often.”
Lrgp39
Exactly, yesterdays prerace was the proudest I’ve ever been in my 15 years around this sport.
lordbunbun
Jussie Smollett
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Lucy Lawless
SuperSaiyanYamcha
Are we not going to go back and forth listing celebrities that have nothing to do with this? My bad.
mymidlifecrisiswasat23
Thanks for posting!
RoseTheSpecialEdTeacher
RoseTheSpecialEdTeacher
I want to know who the racist shitholes who downvote these comments are.
glaug
That's great!
polarbearbaby
Shit yah!
JustARandomStrangerOnTheInternet
Obviously I missed something. How can something that is not a noose be mistaken for a noose. A noose is a pretty specific thing.
bacci14
Dumbasses, dumbasses everywhere. If you're a racist hammer, then everything looks like a noose
RatKingCerf
It was actually a noose but was there since october. Not a targeted attack but a genuine misunderstanding given current circumstances
Delathi
A noose has got a LOT of symbolism, but sometimes it's also just a useful knot.
Kitterbean
Rusty Cage even has a song about how useful the hangman's knot is. :)