Newspaper uses Michael Jordan ‘crying face’ as image

NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan before a boxing match in Las Vegas

There’s a point that it becomes readily apparent someone or something crossed the line. It is sometimes a vague line that’s hard to acknowledge. This is not one of those times.

The Michael Jordan “crying face” meme that has acted as a generational force on the Internet has now hit the print. Yes, you read that right.

Old media is combining with new media to form a conspiracy against those of us who simply want to see this drawn-out revelation fade into oblivion.

A Malawi (small country in Africa) newspaper legitimately used the Jordan crying face as a stock image in a recent publication.

The article itself focuses on Jordan’s comments regarding the current state of affairs between American police forces and the citizenry of this nation, primarily the African-American population.

Unless you have been hiding under a rock for some time, you know by now that Jordan has received some steep criticism for donating $1 million each to the Institute for Community-Police Relations and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Jordan’s comments can be found in full here.

One would think that the Malawi-based newspaper could find a better image. Then again, maybe some editor over there decided to use this as an opportunity to troll us all. If so, well played.

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