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Sep

You Don’t Own Black People

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, Basketball, football, Kaepernick, nba, nfl, police brutality, Political And Funny Tweets, protest, racism, sports, trump, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

Bingo Was a son of a bitch. AirBud was a son of a bitch Beethoven Balto Wishbone, Scooby Doo all sons of bitches. Martellus Bennett is not.
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

I do not have a master and neither does my mother.
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

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I'm ok with being fired for what I believe in.
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

The idea of @realDonaldTrump thinking that suggesting firing me from football, confirms that he thinks that it's all I can do as a Black man
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

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Let's take away the one thing that a black man can do. That'll set em straight. Naw bruh. We diverse. We aren't just field niggas anymore.
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

I'll jump when I want. I'll sit when I want. I'll kneel when I want. I'll clap. Sing. Flip and I'll say what I want. You ain't DeeBo.
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Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) September 23, 2025

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Trying to figure out how #TakeAKnee is un-American but letting people die because of lack of health insurance is patriotic
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Luisa Haynes (@wokeluisa) September 23, 2025

It's telling that resentment towards wealth in sports is always directed at black athletes and not the vastly wealthier franchise owners.
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Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) September 23, 2025

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That's because black athletes are seen as recipients of white benevolence, whereas rich white men by virtue of whiteness deserve their money
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Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) September 23, 2025

The truth is the reverse: it is the athletes' labor that makes the owners rich, not the other way around. Applies to many other things.
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Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) September 23, 2025

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Don't allow racists to reframe #TakeAKnee as being a debate about anthem & flag. It's a protest of police brutality & racism... 🙄
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

...which is why no one has ever been up in arms about folks buying hot dogs & popcorn when anthem is playing...
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

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...b/c the racist backlash against athletes protesting is not about patrotism but about maintaining racial caste...
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

"How dare these black athletes (of course your president uses a different term 😒) think they can get out of line & get uppity like that?"
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

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Racists including Trump will try to frame the issue as "disrespecting the flag" & not police brutality...
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

...when in reality they are offended by the protest of police violence & racism, things Trump has openly advocated.
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Bree Newsome (@BreeNewsome) September 23, 2025

Sep

“U Bum” - That Is All

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

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Tags: Basketball, curry, LeBron, nba, nfl, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, sports, Steph, trump, tweets, White Supremacy

U bum @StephenCurry30 already said he ain't going! So therefore ain't no invite. Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!
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LeBron James (@KingJames) September 23, 2025

Easily the most forceful answer at Warriors Media Day on the White House decision has come from Steph Curry https://t.co/01av461eCZ
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Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) September 22, 2025

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It's really sad man ... our president is a asshole
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Lesean McCoy (@CutonDime25) September 23, 2025

A #POTUS whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can't possibly "Make America Great Again"
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Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) September 23, 2025

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https://t.co/ksQB5yfdT7
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Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) September 23, 2025

He's not declaring war on NFL and NBA. Owners are his donors. He's declaring way against black people with opinions. twitter.com/notpeterwood/s…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 23, 2025

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With everything that's going on in our country, why are YOU focused on who's kneeling and visiting the White House??? #StayInYoLane
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Chris Paul (@CP3) September 23, 2025

And I doubt he's man enough to call any of those players a son of a bitch to their face...
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Chris Paul (@CP3) September 23, 2025

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Man, nobody with any sense or self-respect considers it an honor to be within a 10 mile radius of you. It is known. twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 23, 2025

Perhaps it's not a great honor while your stench is there. twitter.com/realdonaldtrum…
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John Legend (@johnlegend) September 23, 2025

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People Trump has angrily attacked in the last few days: 1. Jemele Hill 2. Colin Kaepernick 3. Steph Curry Notice a trend?
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Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 23, 2025

Meanwhile Kaepernick has transparently donated nearly $1 million & Trump has lied about pretty much every donation he claims to have given.
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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) September 23, 2025

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We have the best NBA player in the world calling 45 a "bum" & one of the best NFL RBs calling him an a-hole. What. A. Time.
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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 23, 2025

Trump used harsher language to describe Kaepernick than he used for the Neo-Nazi who killed Heather Heyer. twitter.com/abbydphillip/s…
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Christiana A Mbakwe (@Christiana1987) September 23, 2025

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Trump is referencing the power of white supremacy. The power of white owners over black players. Of white politician over black population.
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Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 23, 2025

We’re not on the plantation anymore Chump. There will be no “buck breaking” out here. Fingers on the hand form a fist. #TakeAKnee ‘til free.
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jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) September 23, 2025