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'All my homies hate paintball Nazis': Antisemitism scandal tears through paintball community

JL;DR SUMMARY The paintball community, typically focused on tactical discussions, was recently struck by controversy when world champion Marcello Margott featured a paintball gun with Nazi symbols on social media. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Social MediaJewish Community SupportHate SymbolsNazi SymbolsCultural ResponsePaintballMarcello MargottDan BilzerianNational Paintball League

Places mentioned

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
"Margott, who played for the professional paintball team Edmonton Impact, was kicked off his teams roster."
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
"who plays for the Las Vegas paintball team Protocol."
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
"John Moran, who sells custom paintball jerseys in Birmingham, Alabama, commented on Margotts statement."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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