Dave Portnoy Says He’s ‘Uncancellable’ – But He Couldn’t Be More Wrong
If there's a shred of truth to the claim that he's "uncancellable," it's only because there's just not much left to cancel. | Source: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images/AFP
- Dave Portnoy was seen using the n-word in a video.
- He got “canceled” on Twitter.
- Even though he claims he’s “uncancellable,” he couldn’t be more wrong.
Dave Portnoy is at it again. A super-racist clip of the Barstool Sports founder has surfaced online, and it features the full spectrum of gross behavior.
Racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia, and the n-word are all dropped in the video.
And while Portnoy claims he’s “uncancellable,” he couldn’t be more wrong.
Dave Portnoy Is an Awful Human
In a Twitter thread beginning on June 25th , an account called Resist Programming dropped a series of videos featuring Dave Portnoy.
And, as is par for the course, his awful behavior was on full display.
The n-word is dropped more times than in Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint.” Colin Kaepernick gets compared to Osama Bin Laden. And Portnoy and his Barstool Bros brag about “full blackface.”
What a prize of a man.
But the videos didn’t really get traction until Jemele Hill tweeted them out.
When Portnoy subsequently called out Hill for calling him out, the Barstool Bros got #CancelJemele trending .
Nice.
You Most Certainly Can Be Canceled, Sir
While Dave Portnoy claims he’s “uncancellable,” the truth proves the exact opposite.
His 2017 ESPN show, “Barstool Van Talk,” lasted only one episode . He was canceled after an ESPN anchor called him out for his sexist attacks against her.
And that was long before “cancel culture” was even a thing.
After cancel culture became a thing, Portnoy had it a lot worse. Based on the responses to the videos, Barstool Sports’ day in the sun is over . People don’t find their brand of “Beavis & Butt-Head” style “comedy” funny anymore.
Dave Portnoy isn’t even a majority stakeholder in Barstool Sports anymore. So if there’s a shred of truth to the claim that he’s “uncancellable,” it’s only because there’s just not much left to cancel.
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