Colin Kaepernick has compared the NFL to slavery but Boosie is out there doing the work of the masses by rubbishing Colin’s comparison.
Here is what Kap had to say.
In a scene from the miniseries, Kaepernick is dressed in black, with an Afro framing his face. As he condemns the NFL draft, we see a depiction of a slave auction juxtaposed with images of white coaches examining Black bodies.
“What they don’t want you to understand is what’s being established is a power dynamic,” he says. “Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod and examine you. Searching for any defect that might affect your performance. No boundary respected. No dignity left intact.”
In addition to the poking and prodding, the psychological testing and the strength and speed drills, the NFL draft combine is also where Black men have endured humiliation in interviews with team officials. A Miami Dolphins executive once asked star wide receiver Dez Bryant whether his mother was a prostitute.
“I got mad, really mad,” Bryant said later. “But I didn’t show it. I got lots of questions like that.”
And then there’s this question to defensive back Eli Apple: “So, do you like men?”
The NFL draft combine is also where Black men have endured humiliation in interviews with team officials.
Boosie says that since slaves weren’t paid millions of dollars unlike the NFL players who get paid millions, Colin Kaepernick’s comparison is flawed.
Via Vladtv:
In this clip, Boosie shared his thoughts on Colin Kaepernick comparing the NFL to slavery in his new Netflix series “Colin in Black and White.” Boosie stated that he’s not feeling Colin’s comparison, and he added that slaves weren’t given millions like NFL players. Boosie also explained that coaches push players on the field to separate the weak athletes, which you can hear more about above.
I don’t think Kap meant literally, it is more of the concept of slavery, but what do you think?
Flip to the next page to watch Boosie’s interview with Vladtv.
