(Jewish Group) Nick Cannon Defends Kyrie Irving & Says Nets' To-Do List To Return Is 'Dehumanizing'

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'He's Not Anti-Semitic': Nick Cannon Defends Kyrie Irving & Says Nets' To-Do List To Return Is 'Dehumanizing'

Nick Cannon defended NBA star Kyrie Irving after the point guard was suspended for promoting an anti-Semitic movie and book, RadarOnline.com has learned, stating that Irving is being painted as something he is not.

Cannon spoke with CEO of the Anti-Defamation League Jonathan Greenblatt about the athlete on a new podcast episode, claiming, "I can wholeheartedly say I know Kyrie Irving is not anti-Semitic."

"When given the chance to say are you anti-Semitic or not, he didn't say no I'm not anti-Semitic," Greenblatt fired back, further explaining his stance to Cannon about Irving's social media posts linking to the movie and book.

"The movie is saying white Jews invented the Holocaust and six million Jews didn't get killed. Ok ... I know that isn't right because there is a gigantic historical record. Jewish people know, when you dehumanize us this way, we know what's around the corner," he continued.

Cannon said the same can be said for what is happening to Irving. "So, in that same statement, as those are the tropes that dehumanize Jewish people, the same buck-breaking..." Cannon replied, before Greenblatt asked for clarification on the term.

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Whew! Thank goodness that is settled.

You would have thunk an asshole with his OWN history of anti-Semitic remarks would absolve ANOTHER asshole making anti-Semitic remarks and, in a VERY predictable move, blames the repercussions for anti-Semitism on racism. This is the intellectualization (I am using it VERY loosely here) of anti-Semitism.

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1. Neither of these guys seem to be able to grasp the concept...

of the issue at all. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Ironically, Irving thinks he's the smarted guy in the room.

Cannon would be wise to stay out of it as he's tainting himself.