Do you think Kaep’s protest has yielded successful results?
The protest has morphed into a double headed snake.
There is
1. The issue of unarmed Black people getting killed by the state.
2. The issue of a man that protested unarmed lack people getting killed by the state,
being black balled by an entire industry.
I don’t think either one of these issues have been resolved enough to be considered as a success.
You're actually right.
I would never suggest that the issues Kaep was bringing light to are successfully solved. Not at all.
I don't necessarily believe that is what anyone would have to wait for in order to do business with the NFL again.
However, Kaep has become bigger than the NFL in the political sphere. At this point, with the settlement and with his credibility still intact, the NFL lost. Kaep, in a strong sense, was victorious over the "battle" with the NFL.
That was the success I was alluding to. I do believe that there is a chance that Jay, considering his record, could potentially make a beneficial impact w/ his NFL dealings. We have to be realistic about what that benefit could be, though.
Could we see a much more organized and respectful way of business with respect to the livelihood, notoriety and health of black NFL players? Could we see a ramped up initiative by the NFL or a subsidiary that creates dialogue or an area of discussion regarding CTE or social issues, less likely.
That being said, the world doesn't stand still waiting for the impossible to happen. I can't fully get behind abandoning the league's black athletes and leaving them at the mercy of no one with their interests as even an afterthought.
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I don't need or expect, at this point, for Jay-Z to be a martyr or a hero or a leader. I just can only hope that within his on system of decision making, even if profit is the major motive, that he has even a slither of interest in doing something I'd be happy with.
