I probably would have used a different word that “Tyranny”, but I get the gist of what he is saying. The reason is because I have said the same thing for years.
In a land of freedom we are held hostage by the tyranny of political correctness
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 30, 2013
Even more so after Jason Collins decided to announce to the world he is gay. I am just speculating, but I believe a good percentage of athletes are saying one thing about the decision, but really thinking some different. The reason at its lowest level has to do with money.
If you say the perceived wrong thing, that doesn’t go along with the mob mentality it can hurt your pockets. More athletes care about their strip club money, than getting in a debate over homosexuality, race, religion and etc, so they just keep quiet. The benefit of taken a strong stance on anything, hasn’t been beneficial for athletes, so I wouldn’t expect that to change now.
Many in the media are hypocrites, they say they want athletes to be open and honest, then destroy them when they just tell people how they are feeling. It is a catch-22, that can only be remedy by keeping their mouths shut. Terrell Owens was the poster child of someone who spoke his mind, but it only had a negative effect on him. About 80% of the things T.O. would say, would be true, but that didn’t matter. I remember once, ESPN ran a headline story because they asked T.O. what he thought about the Bills Quarterbacks, he refused to comment and they said something to the effect, “Trouble Brewing in Buffalo.”.
If Robert Griffin III feels he is living under a tyranny of political correctness, what is he going to do about it? There is nothing worse than complaining about something and then doing the same thing you are complaining about. I want RG3 tells us what he really feels about Rob Parker, Mike Shanahan and others.
Don’t come up to bat, if you aren’t ready to swing. If there is something bothering you, get it off your chest. If someone did you wrong, call them out.
You ever say something & people interpret it a certain way but you didn’t mean it that way but meant it how you said it??? Yea…
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 30, 2013
If we speak..we say it the wrong wayIf we do not speak we are cowards….
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 1, 2013
Obviously, something happened that irked RG3, but you aren’t part of the solution just by tweeting about it. I wish more athletes and people in general could speak freely, without having to worry about the mob mentality attacking them. I also realize that when you are in RG3’s position, there are times when keeping your mouth closed, is the best decision you can make.
Because if it was true Tyranny, you wouldn’t have a choice.