Posted on 08/16/2018 10:15:46 AM PDT by Impala64ssa
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar likened the national anthem to songs that were sung by slaves while they were forced to do manual labor. Abdul-Jabbar, 71, in a Tuesday column for The Hollywood Reporter, recanted what Frederick Douglass said in “My Bondage and My Freedom.” “Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.” Abdul-Jabbar wrote, adding slaves had to sing their “oppressor’s feel-good songs” as well. He wrote that the “Star-Spangled Banner” is the song that President Trump – the oppressor – is demanding to be sung. “Currently, the song being demanded is the national anthem during football games. But during a warm-up game on Aug. 10, despite President Trump's previous condemnation, several Eagles players kneeled during the anthem or raised their fists — their way of singing their own song,” he wrote. “For them, lyrics like ‘land of the free’ don't accurately represent the daily reality for people of color. They love their country but want that country to recognize the suffering that occurs when it isn't living up to its constitutional promises.” The NBA’s all-time leading scorer reacted to Trump saying NFL players wanted to show their outrage at something they’re “unable to define.” “Who would know better how to define their outrage: the privileged darling of white supremacists, the 94 percent-white team owners, the 75 percent-white head coaches or the 70 percent-black players who actually take the field each week?” Abdul-Jabbar asked. The Basketball Hall of Famer has been critical of Trump’s stance about players kneeling during the national anthem. In a piece for The Hollywood Reporter in September 2017, he praised NFL players for deciding to take a stand against Trump’s remarks.
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Lloyd Bernard Free to World B. Free
LMAO.
Does Kareem know that the black African slaves that weren’t shipped to America, but went to Arabia were totally emasculated?
The muslims preferred their kafir slaves that way, even though there was a considerable premium charged to balance the 1/3 who didn’t survive the hacking off of their meat and two veg.
As a result, the arab countries, the #1 slavers of all time, don’t have a race problem today...
Lew is a moron. He should know that Trump wouldn’t demand stupid black players to sing the national anthem. They are not smart enough to memorize even the 1st 5 words of the national anthem. Just stand and respect the flag. Is that hard to understand?
Jabbar, a great athlete but just another dumb, racist Black.
Thanks Impala64ssa.
Ditto!
Yes. Worked them to the bone and paid them millions plus endorsements.
Why did Lew “recant”?? Or did F Douglas recant?...recite??
I am confused from the git-go.
I want his millions of dollars as reparations to me and my people.
No body knows the trouble I’ve seen
Nobody knows but Ka reem.
In his mind EVERYTHING is related to slavery, racism or non-stop pity parties.
His comments are an eternal yawn - and totally predictable.
And doesn’t Abdul in Arabic translate to “slave”?
Well it “started” with B. hussein’s Hypothetical son getting killed...
I like Lloyd Free to “World B. Free”.
I really don’t give a damn what he has to say.
“Kareem Abdul-Jabbar compares national anthem to songs of slavery”
Hey Alcindor, how much money did you make playing a game?
Kareem, do us all a favor and stfu, kkthx?!
Yes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChYeb8ACjqw It’s eerie how much this has in common with the Star Spangeled Banner/s
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