GawdMelo Urges Athletes To Fight For Political Causes

[Easy-E]

The narrative matters, and yes we need people with the farthest reaching voices to speak out.

"Speaking out" is an overused pandering tactic.

I judge it case by case.

For example; I don't want to see a billionaire "speaking out" about world hunger when they got enough bread to feed a small city for a year straight.

There's been just as many people "speaking out" when we lost Tray, Mike, Mr. Garner, Tamir, etc. and nothing's change

These rich/powerful need to do more than that

 

[Mr. Jack Napier]

Worldwide? Probably not

In the u.s in the black community?

He has just as much

I'm quite sure that is what Herring meant. It was in no way to slight Melo.

 

[Alfred0Santana]

Real shyt.

I really hope Lebron is planning something like this behind the scenes right now. Lebron has the reach to get athletes from all sports. If they ready to speak out is another question though.

 

[Youngdev]

That's why he my favorite player... Deeper that basketball.

Melo been on this

 

[Playa With Tha Passport]

I'm quite sure that is what Herring meant. It was in no way to slight Melo.

Yea but at the moment in this type of situation

all the focus is on the black community specifically in the inner cities

 

[NYC Rebel]

playing for and winning accolades for a country that doesnt care about you kind of defeats the purpose and makes the words hollow, wouldnt you say

everybody wants to be ali but nobody wants to be ali. our generation keeps taking L after L when compared to our ancestors

fukk all that. Observe what he's doing now instead of adding all of these additional qualifiers

 

[Box Cutta]

"Speaking out" is an overused pandering tactic.

I judge it case by case.

For example; I don't want to see a billionaire "speaking out" about world hunger when they got enough bread to feed a small city for a year straight.

There's been just as many people "speaking out" when we lost Tray, Mike, Mr. Garner, Tamir, etc. and nothing's change

These rich/powerful need to do more than that

I agree, I don't believe that just using your voice is enough.

But it's not either/or. People can do both at the same time.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Melo has always been a cool person, idk why people turn their basketball hatred into personal hatred.

 

[wire28]

fukk all that. Observe what he's doing now instead of adding all of these additional qualifiers

He's doing what everyone has been doing since trayvon. When he puts down the basketball he'll see more change than from an Instagram post with a couple thousand likes.

 

[NYC Rebel]

He's doing what everyone has been doing since trayvon. When he puts down the basketball he'll see more change than from an Instagram post with a couple thousand likes.

Nope. Everyone haven't been doing what he's doing. Everyone is asking everyone else to stop worrying about endorsements.

No....don't wash this away as commonplace because you "just don't feel like."

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

He's doing what everyone has been doing since trayvon. When he puts down the basketball he'll see more change than from an Instagram post with a couple thousand likes.

What are you doing for the community breh?