Cam Newton has been known to follow the beat of his own drum, that’s no secret, but he recently posted a photo on IG that MIGHT raise some eyebrows.
“D1FFERENT FATHER,D1FFERENT MOTHER, SAME STRUGG1E WE HUST1E THEM MY BROTHAs” -1OVE
Posted by Cam Newton on Thursday, September 3, 2015
Should the media overreact? Not at all, its just a photo of Cam with assumed friends. This photo will more than likely be stereotyped and Cam will probably hear from the Panthers front office, but I don’t think it should be taken so seriously. We all know Cam is active in the community along with charity; He’s no stranger to hard work so, give him a break. If he in any way felt this photo and the people in it would be damaging to his career/image, I would hope he has the sense to not incriminate himself. Cam should be able to take the photos he wants, but the way society is set up, there are sure to be dialogue on white vs. black. Why? because, America.
Why is race even involved in this photo? Why did this even spark racist conversation under a photo of his friends? This is where we are as a society, everything is race related and how a person is perceived on a person’s own notions. No one should be subjective to this type of ridicule or stereotype over a picture. A regular person, famous or athlete should be free of stereotypes of any kind, but unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. Hopefully the media won’t twist and turn and force an apology from Cam Newton.