Sportswriter Jason Whitlock says NBA star LeBron Jamesā outspoken activism has his Twitter feed reading like a transcript from a KKK rally.
The longtime television personality told readers at OutKick this week that itās time for Black professional athletes to exit āNikeās China-approved, LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick-constructed social justice bubbleā and use prudence when commenting on police shootings.
āThe NBA Bubble is toxic,ā Mr. Whitlock wrote Thursday of the Milwaukee Bucks refusal to take the court this week before a playoff game. āIt was bound to burst, bound to foment racial animus. The Bubble is a museum dedicated to defining America as inherently racist and demonizing anyone who questions the sanity of analyzing a nation through the lens of police engagement with resisting suspects.ā
James unleashed a torrent of criticism this week for cops in response to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
āIf youāre sitting here and telling me that there was no way to [subdue] that gentleman or detain him or just before firing guns, then youāre sitting here lying to not only me, but youāre lying to every African American, every Black person in the community,ā the Los Angeles Laker said during a press conference. ā[Maybe the cop] just left the house saying that, āToday is going to be the end for one of these Black people.ā Thatās what it feels like. Thatās what it feels like. It just hurts. It hurts.ā
Mr. Whitlock countered that James employs dishonest rhetoric to influence others through fear and ignorance.
āIām Black. Iām not scared. Iām not terrified. Neither is LeBron James. Heās lying,ā the writer replied Tuesday. āHe and the political activists controlling him want Black people to immerse themselves in fear. Fear is a tool used to control people. If you comply with police instructions, there is virtually no chance of an American citizen being harmed by police.ā
Mr. Whitlock added that Jamesā āsweeping negative generalizations about white police officersā make him an ideological peer of the racists he claims to reject.
āLeBron James foolishly thinks heās overseeing the police,ā Mr. Whitlock wrote. āHeās overseeing the Black KKK. Heās promoting racism. Heās demonizing a group of white people based on the behavior of a few. As a Black man, that sort of racist tactic should be terrifying. That racist tactic was used to deny us freedom in this country. No one who professes to care about the welfare of Black people would adopt the tactics of white bigots.ā
Link: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/jason-whitlock-lebron-james-overseeing-the-black-k/
He started a charter school for inner city youth, some of its graduates have gone to Ivy League schools.
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Not looking to him for measured advice or grounded opinions.
fast food place or supermarket. Someone would never just give a HS student that is being oppressed a vehicle like that.
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I'm sure there are others, but few as high profile as him who have done a better job.
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them otherwise, per King James.