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Shut Up & Dribble
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LeBron James has come under fire like never before after wading into the NBA’s China controversy. On Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers star finally broke his silence on the tweet heard around the world: Daryl Morey’s message of support for the Hong Kong protestors that’s threatened to upset the multibillion-dollar relationship between the NBA and the Chinese market it has spent three decades cultivating.
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This is propaganda because
The tag line is racist propaganda.
relatively new brand slogan is, "Believe in something". This piece of propaganda shows a close up black and white picture of James, with the infamous quote. Underneath the quote says, "Unless you are criticizing China" At the bottom of the picture is the Chinese Flag that says, "Just Shut Up and Dribble", which replaces the Nike Swoosh and the brands other slogan, "Just do it"
This propaganda is in response to James comments made about Houston Rockets GM, Daryl Morey, tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters. To paraphrase, James thought Morey was misinformed about the situation and should of waited for a better time to tweet. Also, he wanted to cancel conferences, so players would not be asked about their thoughts on this situation. People are speculating that his comments were in response to him losing business deals within China over these comments. It shows that he cares more about the money than basic human rights.
This propaganda insinuates that James only wants people to believe in something, when it is not interfering with his business deals with China
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