So says Charles Barkley. Say what you will about him, the former college and NBA basketball star never shies away from saying what’s on his mind.
Is he right? It’s for you to decide. In this case, Barkley called it a “dirty, dark secret.”
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When going through a list of Barkley quotes, start with the 50 listed here.
He was on a Philadelphia radio station recently when asked about criticism of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. The gist of the rant: Wilson isn’t black enough.
Said Sir Charles:
If nothing else, Barkley’s comments are interesting and worth discussion.
“There are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who don’t have success. It’s best to knock a successful black person down because they’re intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and they’re successful. It’s just typical BS that goes on when you’re black, man.”
There’s plenty of it on social media. Check out these Facebook posts. There are more on Twitter.
Antother comment about Wilson, this from Seattle Times columnist Jerry Brewer:
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We don’t have a special handshake, or communicate in slang or synchronize our pimp walk. Those are just a few of the tame, lame stereotypes of African-American behavior, perpetuated sadly by our own race almost as much as non-blacks.
