For centuries black people have been told to make it in this world we have to make white people comfortable. We have to talk, dress and act a certain way to achieve any type of success.
White people on the other hand can really do whatever they want and it rarely has any affect on their upward mobility.
The fact Johnny Manziel is still getting calls from teams should tell you that.
It is sad we as black people still have to deal with what I call the perfection double standard, it is so disheartening to see Michael Vick of all people essentially say that for Colin Kaepernick to play in the NFL he needs to shuck and jive for NFL owners.
Even after all the good work he has done, there are white people out there who hate Michael Vick’s guts, who will forever protest and call him all type of vile names.
They will root for an alleged serial rapist in Ben Roethlisberger before they would root for Michael Vick.
To hear Vick say that Kaepernick needs to cut his hair, go “clean-cut” and be presentable makes me sick to my stomach.
Excuse my language by WTF does that mean?
How is Kaepernick not presentable because he has an afro? Considered how he was stereotyped over his entire career I was shocked to hear these words come out of Michael Vick’s mouth.
I am dumbfounded he would say such of thing.
We aren’t supposed to be judged by the color of our skin or our haircuts, we are supposed to be judged by our actions.
So, if you have a fade and wear a suit, that makes you a better person?
Very sad and disheartening comments from Vick and maybe the saddest thing is the racists, prejudice and ignorant people of the world are going to latch on to them and use them as a talking point about how black people have to act.
Just very disgusting comments from Vick, he honestly should be ashamed of himself. It isn’t our job as black people to make white people comfortable, all we want is equality and that shouldn’t require a special haircut.
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