I appreciate when people are being honest.
I rather you tell the truth, than lie and pretend like you are doing something that you aren’t. While it is disappointing to hear this from Laila Ali of all people, she is just saying what a lot of athletes are thinking but are afraid to say.
“Yes, black lives matter. Yes, white lives matter, asian lives matter. All lives matter,” she said. “And that’s kind of what my focus is. But it’s hard because, you know, you’ve got sponsors and you’ve got this and you’ve got that. And you don’t want to step on anybody’s toes. And you’re trying to be politically correct, but at the same time trying to uplift your people.” And then… I’m like, what is posting going to do? What is speaking out going to do?”
Trying to make everyone happy will normally end up making no one happy, but this is the route she chooses to take.