NBA Star Jarrett Allen Excluded from Team Group Chat for Having an Android – Has Discrimination Gone Too Far?
DYOR Dave
Jarrett Allen is no ordinary basketballer. He was a first-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft and after an impressive few years at the Brooklyn Nets, earned himself a tidy contract replacing James Harden Cleveland Cavaliers.
Despite coming to the team with high hopes and a bright future, Allen was brutally and maliciously discriminated against by his own teammates for his use of an Android phone.
As he was initiated into the team group chats, other players began to grow suspicious of his messages, and the coloured bubbles in which they were appearing.
Allen bravely recounted his traumatic experience, saying “I actually had to get an iPhone, I have an Android and an iPhone… the team wouldn’t let me in the group text. They wanted all blue messages.”
With group chats providing a significant foundation for the bonding of teams as well as a safe outlet for all forms of dribble and yarn, the crime of exclusion is arguably the most heinous of all.
As a proud owner of android phones for nearly a decade, this harmful discrimination was all too relatable.
Like myself, I’m sure other android users have faced years of torment for our widgets, green messages, and a swathe of random-sounding brands like Oppo, HTC, Huawei or ZTE.
The meaningless suffering appears to stem from nothing but an unfounded sense of superiority gained by overpaying for a slightly shinier piece of metal that does all of the same things.
Almost 70% of the world’s population owns an android phone, while under 30% have an iPhone, yet those numbers are nearly reversed in Australia with iPhone commanding 57% of the market share, and Android a respectable 40%.
Here at the Hello Sport Podcast, we have a strong ratio of 2-1 Androids for every smartphone, with Eddy the only sheep among the pack, and as the Ps and Ds know all too well, HSP are always at the forefront of the hottest trends.
As there’s not too much else going on in the world right now, and with an election in a few months’ time, I think it’s time to campaign for not only better treatment of Android users nationwide, but a stronger representation of Androids in our most esteemed institutions.
iPhones never
Androids forever
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