{"id":11118,"date":"2020-07-24T17:46:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T23:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=11118"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:04:44","slug":"wnba-players-slam-owner-kelly-loeffler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wnba-players-slam-owner-kelly-loeffler\/","title":{"rendered":"wnba players slam ridiculous senator kelly loeffler, owner of the atlanta dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the social consciousness that has characterized the summer of 2020 in the united states has <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lead-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">led to<\/a> a confrontation between<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wnba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\"> wnba<\/a><\/strong> players and <strong>kelly loeffler<\/strong>, a u.s. senator from the state of georgia and co-owner of the wnba franchise the <strong>atlanta dream<\/strong> (atlanta is the capital of georgia). in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8499233\/Players-push-Dream-oust-owner-Loeffler.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">an article <\/a>in the <strong>daily mail<\/strong>, <strong>alex raskin<\/strong> reports&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">the <em>republican<\/em> loeffler <em>stirred<\/em> controversy when she appeared on fox news and <em>termed<\/em> black armed protesters in atlanta &#8216;<em>mob rule<\/em>.&#8217; georgia is an <em>open carry<\/em> state, and on her website, loeffler <em>boasted<\/em> about her support for &#8216;legislation to protect the <em>second amendment<\/em> rights of all american citizens during <em>increasingly<\/em> turbulent times.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/republican-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">republican<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the more conservative of the two principal political parties in the u.s. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/president-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">president trump<\/a> is also a republican. <em><strong>stir<\/strong><\/em> means <em>cause<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11148\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"stirring-a-cup-of-tea-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/woman-stirring-sugar-cup-tea-footage-070873721_prevstill.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><u><em>stirring<\/em><\/u><em> a cup of tea (pon<\/em>d5.com)<\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>term<\/em><\/strong> means <em>define<\/em>, <em>describe<\/em>. <strong><em>mob rule<\/em><\/strong> means <em>large, <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/loose-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">loosely<\/a><\/em><em> organized groups have political control through the use of violence and intimidation<\/em>. <strong><em>open carry<\/em><\/strong> means <em>it is legal for anyone (with a license) to openly carry a gun<\/em> in the state of georgia. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/boast-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">boast<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>say with pride\/arrogance<\/em>. the <strong>second amendment of the u.s. constitution<\/strong> protects <em>the right to keep and bear arms<\/em>. <strong><em>increasingly<\/em><\/strong> is the adverb equivalent of<em> increase<\/em>. it means <em>more and more<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cool tesol <\/a>&#x1f3c0; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11146\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Minutemen.png\" alt=\"minuteman-bearing-arms-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>a white guy from the american revolution <\/em><u><em>bearing an arm<\/em><\/u><em> (empire: total war wiki)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in other words, loeffler is supporting a <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/double-standard-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">double standard<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (different rules for different groups): supposedly protecting gun rights for everybody but changing her opinion when black people have the guns. several wnba players tweeted about this hypocrisy. <strong>atlanta dream<\/strong> guard <strong>renee montgomery<\/strong> observed&#8230;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The second amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights. The problem some may be having is who is bearing the arms. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MomentsEqualMomentum?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MomentsEqualMomentum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4jUryvql2l\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/4jUryvql2l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Renee Montgomery (@itsreneem_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsreneem_\/status\/1276621018153586693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 26, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bear-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">bear<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>carry<\/em>. a tweet from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>washington mystics<\/strong><\/span> guard <strong>natasha cloud<\/strong> called for the dream to <em><strong>oust<\/strong><\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-rid-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">get rid of<\/a>) loeffler&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>Get her weak ass out of our league. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wcWqJNIWtK\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wcWqJNIWtK<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/T_Cloud4\/status\/1279523591172886530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ass-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">ass<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is used for emphasis in referring to senator loeffler and her weakness. it&#8217;s a noun. <strong>jay-z<\/strong> uses it similarly in this lyric from his classic rap <strong><em>dead presidents<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4>i&#8217;ll <em>forgive<\/em> your weak <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ass-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">ass<\/a>; <em>hustling<\/em> just <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> u<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/forgive-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">forgive<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>pardon<\/em>. <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/jennifer-lawrence-on-getting-paid-less-for-american-hustle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">hustle<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>finding a way to make money on the streets<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aint-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">ain&#8217;t<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is an informal way to say <em>isn&#8217;t<\/em>. listen for the lyric at 2:30.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JAY-Z - Dead Presidents (Explicit)  (Official Video) HD Remastered.\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HAjQf0zag_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>weak-ass<\/strong><\/em> is also frequently applied as an adjective. <strong>kevin costner<\/strong> used it like this in the baseball movie <em><strong>bull durham<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 100%; border: none; display: block; max-width: 420px; height: 260px;\" src=\"https:\/\/getyarn.io\/yarn-clip\/embed\/1b353fc0-26f7-4e66-bff2-e11277845193?autoplay=false\" seamless=\"\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span> <\/iframe>costner uses <strong><em>meat<\/em><\/strong> to <em>insult the intelligence<\/em> of the pitcher. <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">shit<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is referring to a specific <em>pitch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>loeffler <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fuel-the-fire-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">fuelled the fire<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (made people more angry) by repeating a common white person response to <strong>black lives matter<\/strong> in a letter to wnba commissioner <strong>cathy engelbert<\/strong>. raskin says that &#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4>loeffler warned against allowing players to <em>wear<\/em> <em>warmup<\/em> jerseys reading &#8216;black lives matter&#8217; and &#8216;say her name,&#8217; <em>instead<\/em> calling on the league to <em>mandate<\/em> that an american flag <em>be placed<\/em> on all team <em>apparel<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wear-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">wear<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is the verb to use when talking about the clothes u have on, NOT <em>use<\/em>, <a href=\"\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">even though<\/a> <em>use<\/em> is a more obvious translation for the spanish <em>usar<\/em>. <strong><em>warmups<\/em><\/strong> are <em>what players wear before the games<\/em>. <em>warmup<\/em> can be a noun. it is used here as an adjective (describing the noun jersey). <em><strong>warm up<\/strong><\/em> is the phrasal verb equivalent. <strong>say her name<\/strong> is a social movement that recognizes black women who are killed by the police or anti-african-american violence. <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/instead-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">instead<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is used to <em>offer an alternative<\/em>. <strong><em>mandate<\/em><\/strong> is an<em> order<\/em> or <em>approval<\/em>. <strong><em>apparel<\/em><\/strong> is <em>clothing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11159\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-asset-300x206.png\" alt=\"painting-of-breonna-taylor-#blacklivesmatter-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-asset-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-asset-1024x703.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-asset-768x527.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-asset.png 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>breonna taylor was murdered by police in her apartment in march of this year (aapf.org)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the article explains that&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>the decision to <em>wear<\/em> the BLM <em>warmups<\/em> comes <em>in the wake of<\/em> weeks of protests <em>sparked<\/em> by the death of george floyd, an <em>unarmed<\/em> black man who died under the knee of a white police officer in minneapolis [minnesota, u.s.]<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>in the wake of<\/strong><\/em> means <em>as a result of<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spark-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">spark<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means<em> provoke<\/em>. <strong><em>unarmed<\/em><\/strong> means george floyd <em>didn&#8217;t have a gun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11162\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/90-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"minneapolis-police-officer-with-knee-on-george-floyd's-neck\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/90-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/90-684x1024.jpeg 684w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/90-768x1150.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/90.jpeg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>the murder of george floyd <\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>sparked<\/em><\/span><em> protests around the world. (darnella frazier \/ associated press)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>loeffler offered more white person <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rhetoric-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">rhetoric<\/a>&#8211;that sports are entertainment and athletes should reject any political messages&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">[<em>adhering to<\/em> a] particular political agenda <em>undermines<\/em> the potential of the sport and sends a message of exclusion. the truth is, we need less\u2014not more <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/politicians-politics-political-song-bonzo-goes-bitburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">politics<\/a> in sports. in a time when polarizing politics is <em>as divisive as ever<\/em>, sports has the power to be a unifying antidote. and <em>now more than ever<\/em>, we should be united in our goal to remove politics from sports.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>adhere to<\/em><\/strong> means <em>follow<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/undermine-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">undermine<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means <em>ruin<\/em>. <strong><em>as divisive as ever<\/em><\/strong> uses the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-adjective-as-superlative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">as adjective as structure<\/a><\/strong> with <strong><em>ever<\/em><\/strong> to communicate that divisive politics are <em>at a high point<\/em>. similarly <strong><em>now more than ever<\/em><\/strong> uses a comparative with <em>ever<\/em> to give the idea that now is the most important time&#8211;it is the title of this <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ful-suffix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">hopeful<\/a> <strong>john mellencamp<\/strong> song .<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Mellencamp - Now More Than Ever\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uyGTEXe95ZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the headline of the article summarizes the loeffler&#8217;s opinion like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>US Senator and WNBA team co-owner Kelly Loeffler <em>slams<\/em> the league&#8217;s decision to honor the BLM movement as top players push for her removal<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/slam-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">slam<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means criticize.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11163\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/images.jpeg\" alt=\"kelly-loeffler-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><em>atlanta dream owner kelly loeffler <\/em><u><em>slammed<\/em><\/u><em> the wnba for supporting black lives matter.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>commissioner engelbert wasn&#8217;t convinced by senator loeffler&#8217;s proposal. she released a statement that says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"mol-para-with-font\">we are incredibly <em>proud<\/em> of wnba players who continue to lead with their inspiring voices and effective actions in the league&#8217;s dedicated fight against systemic racism and violence. systemic change can&#8217;t happen <em>overnight<\/em>, but it is our shared responsibility to do everything we can to <em>raise awareness<\/em> and promote the justice we hope to see in society.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/proud-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">proud<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>satisfied<\/em>, <em>happy<\/em>. <strong><em>overnight<\/em><\/strong> in this context means <em>immediately<\/em>, <em>soon<\/em>. <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aware-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">aware<\/a><\/strong><\/em> means <em>conscious<\/em>, <em>people know<\/em>. adding <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ness-suffix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">the suffix -ness<\/a><\/strong> creates the noun equivalent: <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aware-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">awareness<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. it is frequently used with the verb <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/raise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">raise<\/a><\/strong><\/em> to mean <em>increase<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11143\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"natasha-cloud-from-a game-against-the-atlanta-dream-last-season-vocabulario-en-ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3e6de54d-16x9-gettyimages-1151674361-6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><i>natasha cloud is not playing in the wnba&#8217;s reduced 2020 season. she will instead dedicate her time to fighting for social justice and <\/i><u><i>raising social awareness<\/i><\/u><i>. (rich von biberstein\/icon sportswire via getty images)<\/i><\/h5>\n<p>the english practice extra for this post has examples of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>vocabulary analyzed above: <em><strong>wore <\/strong><\/em>(the irregular past tense of <em>wear)<\/em>, and <em>in the wake of<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>vocabulary analyzed in other posts on<strong> richyrocks.com<\/strong>: <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/remind-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">remind<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/encourage-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">encourage<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/slightly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">slightly<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/quote-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">quote<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/compromise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">compromise<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, and <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rescind-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">rescind<\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>new vocabulary: <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/in-the-spotlight-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, herstory, <\/strong><\/em><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/outrage-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">outraged<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>ultimately<\/em><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"english practice extra: wnba players slam senator kelly loeffler, owner of the atlanta dream\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TWsWycGnGBE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>should kelly loeffler sell her share of the atlanta dream and leave the wnba? 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