re: Michael Divinity tells Eric Reid how it is

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Are you really saying “frick him” to a former lsu player who hasnt committed a felony?

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ive proofread his post. seems pretty obvious. I second his "frick him"

Eric knows a lot about oppression considering he grew up in a wealthy neighborhood. His brother doesn’t seem to act this way.

His bold move was to go after Emily Dixon. Guy is a bitch.

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Eric knows a lot about oppression considering he grew up in a wealthy neighborhood. His brother doesn’t seem to act this way.

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you're linking an entirely different perspective. on top of that, you make a very general statement about Eric Reid, and I'll assume that you're also linking his involvement with Kapernick.

Wealthy, educated blacks know more about the said oppression of their ancestors and feel the need to express their disapproval for what has happened.

Forgive and forget doesn't work here like it doesn't work with Hitler and Nazi Germany.

For me, personally, I simply look at how long it took slavery and everything linked to it (Jim Crow) to truly die. Here's something to think about: there are still families in poverty in places like Yazoo City, MS with direct links as far back as slavery (that's if you can link blood lines, which we already know you can't). In other words, descendants from slaves ~150 years ago have been and are still in poverty. My point is to say that you know NOTHING about what it means to be oppressed. Remove it from your mouth.

Anger for Eric Reid is misguided.

We should be angry at our founders for utilizing slavery as a resource.

Yeah, our Christian Nation at its very roots enslaved humans and did it for many years.

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Yeah, our Christian Nation at its very roots enslaved humans and did it for many years.

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Yeah, no shite. So did all of Arabia, Asia, American Indians, Mongols, Turks, Persians, Norsemen, AND sub-Saharin Africans. Slavery was the way of the world until the industrial revolution made it unnecessary. It was the way of the world until the BRITISH sent forth their navy, at great expense, motivated by their Christian values, and blockaded the West African coast. It was the way of the world until the United States spent amazing quantities of blood and treasure - mostly white blood and white treasure - to end it.

Slavery continued as the way of the rest of the world long after the West took the very radical stance that it was wrong. The Japanese took Chinese and Korean slaves in the 1930’s. The Arabs were still taking slaves during that period.

We are all descended from slaves and from slave holders. Our American ancestors should have ended slavery sooner, but to say they should never have taken slaves is naive.

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Doesn't Reid come from a military family??

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No, his Dad works for the LSU AD. Both parents are former track athletes at LSU.

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I find it very classy seeing all these Tiger fans say, "frick him," when they were cheering their asses off for him just 7 seasons ago.

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I'm not sure why this confuses you. A lot of people here would still be cheering him on if he hadn't become a POS.

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for you lame asses on here getting behind Divinity, I can almost guarantee you that he could care less that you back what he has said

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huh? I personally don't need him to care at all about my opinion. But, in his one sentence he 100% nailed the issue. That makes me like and respect him a ton.

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In other words, descendants from slaves ~150 years ago have been and are still in poverty. My point is to say that you know NOTHING about what it means to be oppressed.

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So, they've had ~150 years for their families to pull themselves out of it. How much time do they need to quit using slavery as an excuse?