Attention NFL - Do NOT Listen to the Good Ole "Rev"

When the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson give their two cents to an issue, my first instinct is to join the opposition.  Rush Limbaugh is making a bid to become a minority owner in my hometown team, the St. Louis Rams.  Click here for the story.

Jackson said in a telephone interview that Limbaugh had made his wealth "appealing to the fears of whites" with an unending line of insults against blacks and other minorities.  "The National Football League has set high standards for racial justice and inclusion," Jackson said. "He should not have the privilege of owning an NFL franchise -- and it is a privilege."



He's right.  It's a major privilege to own (or become a part-owner of) a sports franchise.  But I want you to understand the hypocrisy of people like Al and Jesse from my point of view.  In the NBA, another predominately black league, Jay-Z, and Nelly are both co-owners of NBA franchises.  We're talking about: Jay-Z, the man who calls himself "Hova" (as in "Jehovah" according to some), who has made a living on raps glorifying the dope/pimp games, and speaks to God and the devil in his song, "Lucifer".  We're talking about Nelly, a product of my hometown, whose songs are notorious for degrading women in the black community (You must be 18 to view that because it's so trifling).

Where was the outcry and disbelief when they wanted to own NBA teams, Al?  Why didn't you stick up for the welfare of the league then, Jesse?  WHERE ARE THE TWO OF YOU WHEN IT MATTERS MOST???  Like it or not, folks, Jay-Z and Nelly have a FAR greater hand in the destruction of our communities than do Rush Limbaugh.  Yeah, he has the 'golden microphone' and voices his opinions to which SOME blacks disagree.  But he doesn't call us "niggas."  He doesn't teach our little ones that murdering another black male is okay if he disrespects you.  He doesn't label our future mothers as "b****es*" and encourage them to work the poles because that's where they'll make the best "paper."

Just do us all a favor.  Stop crying "wolf" so much.  That way, when we really need your platform, we won't tune you out.

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