Dez Bryant Says Black People Are The Reason They Are Unsuccessful,Not White People...
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http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/04/10/dez-bryant-says-black-people-are-the-reason-they-are-unsuccessful-not-white-people/
With the ongoing saga of former San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick still being job-less due to his National Anthem protest while lesser QB’s continue to be signed, everyone is coming out of the woodwork to give an opinion on it or an opinion on a topic that closely relates to it.
On Sunday, Dallas Cowboys WR Dez Bryant took to Instagram to give his opinions on why he thinks black people in America can’t be successful and it has nothing to do with white people.
He went to talk about the times he was racially profiled, catching up with an old friend who chose the wrong path in life, and why other black people look down upon the ones who want to be sophisticated and black.
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So white supremacy and oppressive tatical measures are alternative facts or nah.
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Here we go
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Uh ohhhh
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Yall still want athletes to speak up or naw?
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Smh I hate when athletes try to act enlightened and tell ppl how to make it. Nothing about your comeup is relatable to the avg person. He's not a ? to me for what he said, but he's really tone deaf.
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Smh at an athlete comparing his success to a regular person.
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Idgaf about what an athlete says. Mfs can take Colin's shine all they want. He shook those shackles and now he's "paying the consequences" but something tells me he sleeps better than the mfs that have shunned him.
There's a moral code that comes along with being a man. Bryant took the Bill Cosby route. Soon as you turn on your own kind you become open for all attacks. Homie better check himself. Just because he "made it out" doesn't give him any right to condescend to others that haven't.
I'm not gonna say he's a ? . His message is just full of error. -
I don't disagree with what he said.
Also, that excerpt has that ? life story sounding like a Donald Goines novel. He got every excuse in the book to have a ruined life, but he turned out alright.
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ghostdog56 wrote: »Smh at an athlete comparing his success to a regular person.
Imagine if that inarticulate ? had to use his mind instead of athleticism to make a living, he'd change his tune -
What his wife look like?
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This is part of the reason I don't understand why people take what many of these athletes and entertainers seriously. They live in a different world than the average black people, so they are just out of touch. Their life experiences have led them to believe that working hard alone can make anyone successful. They don't really see the other side.
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How come nobody talks about the systemic racism that got black people to this point? Tell these crackers to give us reparations and then in 100 years if we still in the same position then we can put more of the blame on black people
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The Lonious Monk wrote: »This is part of the reason I don't understand why people take what many of these athletes and entertainers seriously. They live in a different world than the average black people, so they are just out of touch. Their life experiences have led them to believe that working hard alone can make anyone successful. They don't really see the other side.
Many don't but a few do.
I used to live next door to an NFL player. I won't name drop but he's a cool dude who comes from a big ass family. Regular down to earth guy who wasn't even flashy considering the money he gets. When other players came through they used to mob out to different cities and throw around footballs with kids at the parks in the hood and make a point to get black kids involved. This dude ain't no ? .
Can't always judge a book by its cover. They do live in a bubble though once the season starts it's a 24/7 lifestyle. I can see how some get out of touch if they don't have regular ppl around them to keep them grounded.
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Somebody should ask him why there's 100% white owners in a league 70% black?
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I see whats hes trying to say, dont really agree, but he can have his opinion, but ? callin erbody a ? that they dont agree wit ? is corny, ive always thought that, and like somebody else said tone deaf is the better word
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While it definitely has elements of truth... When ? say ? like this they always come off as if they are mouth pieces for white supremacy.. Your message should be for those that could gain fro it not for.. The outsiders.. Personal responsibility and accountability is paramount. He could have made a great point by not even mentioning white people just say something to the affect.. That people who make bad choices are destined to have bad results.. and tha wouldnt have put all black people in the same basket.
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But you some of you overlooked how he said his homeboy wanted to do better for himself. Does Dez sound like he out of touch? Yes he does. But we can't get mad when someone else try or our own define our blackness because we don't have or show a particular stereotype to fit there narrative.
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maybe you ? should here it from a non athlete...
what he is saying is true..
blacks hold other blacks back.
yea yea yea...white people, racism, slavery....all had a part. not disputing that.
but thats obvious and takes the heat off of black people that don't really want to go above an beyond. there are very few that understand this topic and where he's coming from.
I am one of them.
i had more black people try to tear me down than white people...? still kinda has me heated.
but I still try to reach back. an more times than not, I'm told I'm not street enough or whatever dumb ? .
hell even on this site...there is evidence of it.
i have always said...a successful American black man is usually a very unique, lonely and most challenged individual on this planet. anbthat goes double if you not into clubbin and fukkery. -
imma come back in this thread cuz y'all don't know what the hell y'all talking about
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welp
i know what they'll be talking about on first take for 40 minutes today -
Rozetta5tone wrote: »Idgaf about what an athlete says. Mfs can take Colin's shine all they want. He shook those shackles and now he's "paying the consequences" but something tells me he sleeps better than the mfs that have shunned him.
There's a moral code that comes along with being a man. Bryant took the Bill Cosby route. Soon as you turn on your own kind you become open for all attacks. Homie better check himself. Just because he "made it out" doesn't give him any right to condescend to others that haven't.
I'm not gonna say he's a ? . His message is just full of error.
maybe I missed something but what did he say that was condescending?
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I don't disagree with what he said.
Also, that excerpt has that ? life story sounding like a Donald Goines novel. He got every excuse in the book to have a ruined life, but he turned out alright.
Can't be mad.
these ? don't get it.
like you said, he had every reason....but he used his gift to make something of himself. no he's not the average person as far as physical attributes, but take that away...then he wouldn't be playing ball.
now only if the people coming down on him can harness that same energy into there gift...then maybe they will see why he says this.
I'm ready to fight
