Exactly. His natural talent afforded him the privilege to play professional sports. He used that celebrity to make himself an icon standing up for a righteous cause. Now he is cashing in on that icon status. He’s never suffered through what most Americans have. Having a a rich and famous celebrity telling us he was…

The Root let me out.  

Motherfucker has $20 million+ in the bank from tossing a football around. He’s a household name. And he thinks he’s a slave for actively choosing to do this?

Yes. The job I was paid millions of dollars to do (poorly I might add) is EXACTLY like slavery.

He should try getting a real job.

Someone should make a version of Things Fall Apart for English speaking audiences. It’s such a famous book, I’m surprised it hasn’t already been done.

I mean you make absolutely fair points right up until you say, “We could be having conversations about history, diversity, income inequality, economics and inclusion.”

Black Panther is the most overrated movie in recent memory.  Outside it’s questionable “significance” it’s mediocre at best.

Example #682938 of The Root readership condoning racial violence.

It looks like a 20 year old game?  Seriously?  I mean, I get it.  New World is indeed a shitshow but let’s not just level accusations that are patently false because you have a hate boner, ok?

Black man runs for office as a Republican.

@Rainey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_up_the_score

We get it.  You’re racist.

So I got pulled over last week for expired tabs. Yes. My bad. However, when I tried to show the officer my proof of insurance on my phone he pulled his gun on me and told me never ever point a cell phone at an officer or I’m liable to get shot. Apparently cell phones now house .22 caliber guns?

Both teams are predominately Black and I’m fairly certain the parents were probably the ones making the biggest stink so I’m not sure why you are so dead set on making this a race issue? It’s bad sportsmanship plain and simple. Excluding players on the winning team in this situation is a dick move.

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#whataboutism 101

Halloween has it’s roots in Celtic harvest festivals.  Should that past be ignored because of your need to make everything about you?

The jokes write themselves.