Cam Newton: "It's Not Racism, We're Beyond That. As A Nation."

[MR.CJ]

The same dude that said

I'm an African American QB that may scare a lot of people

 

[D0wn]

The same dude that said

I'm an African American QB that may scare a lot of people

U forgot? he also plays for a man, that won't let him grow his own hair,

 

[MR.CJ]

The same dude that said

I'm an African American QB that may scare a lot of people

U forgot? he also plays for a man, that won't let him grow his own hair,

And get tattoos

 

[R.D.]

Coon Newton

 

[twizza 77]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

 

[D0wn]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

Yea.....im sure all the blk players on his team agrees with his latest stance.

You sound stupid.If Cam didn't want a distraction, he'd say no comment....

 

[a.mann]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

Safe to say he failed in that objective

 

[twizza 77]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

Yea.....im sure all the blk players on his team agrees with his latest stance.

You sound stupid.If Cam didn't want a distraction, he'd say no comment....

He probably doesn't feel like having to keep explaining himself, if he decided to talk about racism. He'll keep giving cop out answers when asked about racism.

I don't like how he gives bullshit answers about racism, but I can see why he won't go in on racist fans and reporters.

 

[matches malone]

celebrities always make fuckin idiots of themselves in GQ interviews.

CLint Eastwood

Cam Newton

That Duck Dynasty guy

Gary Oldman

Their journalists are either incredibly good to make their subjects confess so much shit, or so damn annoying that they just say anything to be over.

 

[twizza 77]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

Safe to say he failed in that objective

We're talking about a majority of sports reporters that are white, they are going let this get swept under rug once the season starts.

 

[blackrain]

Read the entire interview not the snippets.

I think what he's trying to say is he doesn't want his career to be centralised around that and only be known as "the black guy". He acknowledges racism and is saying there's bigger issues within the league than need to be addressed but is leaving it to you to figure out and come to your own conclusions (I guess calling attention to something without directly saying it or in other words playing it safe ?). He's an athlete and saying while he retains his black pride and is for his people, he's not trying to use the race card for certain situations or be the spokesperson for racism in the NFL and wants to be appreciated beyond that.

That's what I got from the interview. I think the person who made this article (not the GQ one) is misinterpreting what is being said in the GQ article on purpose, to get under the readers skins and start the conversation that Cam is a "sellout" and "coon". End goal to get the link circulated and hopefully a response from Cam or GQ. Classic dirty divisive journalism.

Kinda ironic reading that and then seeing this.

You know damn well 95% of people won't read the full article just the headline

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

I blame twitter, fb, ig, and other social sites.

Athletes so scared of getting negative comments on their sites for speaking up against racial injustice, they rather go the diplomatic route, or turn their heads a day act like it doesn't exist. Smh

 

[ineedpussy]

damn. i hate it had to be him. money is a hell of a drug

 

[D0wn]

Cam is smarter than this, he doesn't want to say anything that will cause distractions going into the season.

I hope that's his rationale.

Yea.....im sure all the blk players on his team agrees with his latest stance.

You sound stupid.If Cam didn't want a distraction, he'd say no comment....

He probably doesn't feel like having to keep explaining himself, if he decided to talk about racism. He'll keep giving cop out answers when asked about racism.

I don't like how he gives bullshit answers about racism, but I can see why he won't go in on racist fans and reporters.

What point of "no comment" don't u understand?

 

[D0wn]

Read the entire interview not the snippets.

I think what he's trying to say is he doesn't want his career to be centralised around that and only be known as "the black guy". He acknowledges racism and is saying there's bigger issues within the league than need to be addressed but is leaving it to you to figure out and come to your own conclusions (I guess calling attention to something without directly saying it or in other words playing it safe ?). He's an athlete and saying while he retains his black pride and is for his people, he's not trying to use the race card for certain situations or be the spokesperson for racism in the NFL and wants to be appreciated beyond that.

That's what I got from the interview. I think the person who made this article (not the GQ one) is misinterpreting what is being said in the GQ article on purpose, to get under the readers skins and start the conversation that Cam is a "sellout" and "coon". End goal to get the link circulated and hopefully a response from Cam or GQ. Classic dirty divisive journalism.

Kinda ironic reading that and then seeing this.

Dude stop it, with your interpretation. Miss me with the "heres what I think he said" stuff...

We going with what exactly was said.

 

[ThaNubianGod]

People reading way too much into a throw away comment. Sounded like he was referring to opposing fanbases that hate on him, and saying that aspect isn't based on race. Let the man breath.

 

[D0wn]

People reading way too much into a throw away comment. Sounded like he was referring to opposing fanbases that hate on him, and saying that aspect isn't based on race. Let the man breath.

"It's Not Racism, We're Beyond That. As A Nation."

....

Man niggas are inherently stupid...

 

[_God_]

I blame twitter, fb, ig, and other social sites.

Athletes so scared of getting negative comments on their sites for speaking up against racial injustice, they rather go the diplomatic route, or turn their heads a day act like it doesn't exist. Smh

That's not just it, they the richest black men I. America who work for some of the richest white men in America who are derivitives of slave owners, so they need to not make massa that upset or u see stuff like when Lebron left Cleveland

 

[desertrain10]

On being under more scrutiny and criticism because he's a black quarterback:

"It's not racism," Newton told GQ. "Everybody's entitled to their own opinion."

"I don't want this to be about race, because it's not. It's not," Newton said. "Like, we're beyond that. As a nation."

On hot button issues such as Trump, McRory, HB2, etc.:

"I love people too much to care about those type of things."

"I'll let you be the judge. I don't look at it like that," he told GQ. "I look at it like some people have certain beliefs, and I have my own belief, and we can agree to disagree on certain things. But this is what makes sports so amazing, that we can start a discussion around a table, in the newspaper, in the magazines, that will get people's attention. And that's what sports does."

His only direct remark about race was in relation to his football critics.

As far as hot button issues, he said he lets people form their own opinions about what's going on.

So what's the problem? Y'all got to stop expecting these black athletes and entertainers to be activists. Nobody expects Brady, Manning, Rodgers, etc. to speak on any serious issue, which is exactly Cam's point. He wants to be a great quarterback, not just a black quarterback. The only reason he's asked these questions is because he's black, which I don't think is fair.

He does say though that he has his own beliefs and opinions, so it's not like he's oblivious to what's going on.

It's just kind of jarring and somewhat disappointing because Cam hasn't really shied away from talking about race in the past

Before the Super Bowl last yr he suggested his race scares somes ppl, fans leading to what I believe where some constructive discussions of race in sports

But now, according to him, race doesn't play a factor when people critique him. We're beyond that. Opinions change, but that's a big turn around. He just comes off as naive at best, disingenuous at worst

I can understand him not wanting to use his race as a crutch, but he could have easily had said "for some critics and fans the way I play the game bothers them in great part because of the color my skin unfortunately"

More than likely he is trying not to rock the boat and appease everyone, specially the majority of white fans and reporters

 

[jetlifebih]

but in this case...what he says doesn't even make fucking sense...if you're gonna be a coon be a smart coon.

"we're beyond racism"?????

tell that to the homie that got hung...tell that to the African Americans being threatened by a KKK that feels they can come back and experience success (they won't...they'll get their ass whooped)...tell that to the innocent people getting shot by police because "they look dangerous, he was black and was wearing a hoodie...I was scared"...tell that to all the wrongly imprisoned men...just now getting out of jail because they were accused of something they didn't do...and convicted without proper evidence...

racism still exists...at the very least Cam could have chosen a smarter "politically correct statement"

Did you read it? He said when it comes to football, we're beyond racism. There's racist football fans of course, but to say everybody that criticizes Cam is doing it because he's black isn't true. Do black criticizers of Brady do it because he's white?

You can't believe that with all chances Sam Bradford has been given...that nigga fuckin sucks and stil gets chances to be a starting qb