NBA's Barkley: 'Brainwashed' Blacks, Not Whites, Are Keeping Blacks Down
In light of 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernickâs outrageous accusation that the United States is a country that oppresses people of color, it's worth noting that NBA legend Charles Barkley gave an interview recently to a local Philadelphia radio station in which he stated that âunintelligent,â âbrainwashedâ African-Americans, not whites or cops, are the ones keeping successful blacks down.
As Blue Lives Matter reports, Barkley was posed a question on the radio show Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis about a rumor that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was being accused by his teammates of not being âblack enough.â Barkley responded this way:
âUnfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, weâre never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people. When youâre black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. Itâs a dirty, dark secret; Iâm glad itâs coming out.â
âOne of the reasons weâre never going to be successful as a whole, because of other black people. And for some reason we are brainwashed to think, if youâre not a thug or an idiot, youâre not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and donât break the law, youâre not a good black person. And itâs a dirty, dark secret.â
Barkley concluded the interview by stating,
âThere are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who donât have success, Itâs best to knock a successful black person down because theyâre intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and theyâre successfulâŚWeâre the only ethnic group who say, âHey, if you go to jail, it gives you street cred.â Itâs just typical BS that goes on when youâre black, man.â
NBA's Barkley: 'Brainwashed' Blacks, Not Whites, Are Keeping Blacks Down
There is truth to his comments. Not all African Americans are brainwashed or mentally challenged, but are often used to pump up liberal policies believing promises of getting more from the gov't from their leaders. Remember when the black lady was interviewed for Obama's first run at the presidency? She said "Obama is gonna pay my mortgage!!!" Did she even know what a mortgage was? It certainly sounded good.
How many times have we heard "Uncle Tom" in relation to black success? Isn't that a cop out for accepting the status quo and not challenging yourself to become something better?
African American success begins at home where consequences are suffered for poor grades, improper behavior and higher expectations from parents are the norm.
Kaepernick should know where his resolve to be a success began. With his parents. They most likely said "You are not going to act the fool and blow your chances of being great!" He could have gone down the path of being as thug, but his parents are there to keep him focused. If he hadn't have the talent, his parents probably would have set a course for his success.
But Kaepernick is blaming others for the failure of anyone to meet higher expectations. Black Lives don't matter any more than Asian, Mexicans or whites. Stop with the excuses and make something of yourself! Cops don't usually put people in dangerous situations. It's the behavior of people that do. No more excuses.
It's up to all of us, all races, that we take the opportunities and work diligently to bring the success we want. We live in one of the greatest countries where the citizen makes it happen.
In light of 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernickâs outrageous accusation that the United States is a country that oppresses people of color, it's worth noting that NBA legend Charles Barkley gave an interview recently to a local Philadelphia radio station in which he stated that âunintelligent,â âbrainwashedâ African-Americans, not whites or cops, are the ones keeping successful blacks down.
As Blue Lives Matter reports, Barkley was posed a question on the radio show Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis about a rumor that Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was being accused by his teammates of not being âblack enough.â Barkley responded this way:
âUnfortunately, as I tell my white friends, we as black people, weâre never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people. When youâre black, you have to deal with so much crap in your life from other black people. Itâs a dirty, dark secret; Iâm glad itâs coming out.â
âOne of the reasons weâre never going to be successful as a whole, because of other black people. And for some reason we are brainwashed to think, if youâre not a thug or an idiot, youâre not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and donât break the law, youâre not a good black person. And itâs a dirty, dark secret.â
Barkley concluded the interview by stating,
âThere are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who donât have success, Itâs best to knock a successful black person down because theyâre intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and theyâre successfulâŚWeâre the only ethnic group who say, âHey, if you go to jail, it gives you street cred.â Itâs just typical BS that goes on when youâre black, man.â
NBA's Barkley: 'Brainwashed' Blacks, Not Whites, Are Keeping Blacks Down
There is truth to his comments. Not all African Americans are brainwashed or mentally challenged, but are often used to pump up liberal policies believing promises of getting more from the gov't from their leaders. Remember when the black lady was interviewed for Obama's first run at the presidency? She said "Obama is gonna pay my mortgage!!!" Did she even know what a mortgage was? It certainly sounded good.
How many times have we heard "Uncle Tom" in relation to black success? Isn't that a cop out for accepting the status quo and not challenging yourself to become something better?
African American success begins at home where consequences are suffered for poor grades, improper behavior and higher expectations from parents are the norm.
Kaepernick should know where his resolve to be a success began. With his parents. They most likely said "You are not going to act the fool and blow your chances of being great!" He could have gone down the path of being as thug, but his parents are there to keep him focused. If he hadn't have the talent, his parents probably would have set a course for his success.
But Kaepernick is blaming others for the failure of anyone to meet higher expectations. Black Lives don't matter any more than Asian, Mexicans or whites. Stop with the excuses and make something of yourself! Cops don't usually put people in dangerous situations. It's the behavior of people that do. No more excuses.
It's up to all of us, all races, that we take the opportunities and work diligently to bring the success we want. We live in one of the greatest countries where the citizen makes it happen.