African American
Related: About this forumEmmitt Smith wonders why we expect so much from athletes like Cam Newton but not President Trump
In an interview with SI Now Live, Smith called the attacks overkill and believes that athletes are held to a higher standard than Pres. Donald Trump.
Its amazing we expect so much from our athletes but dont expect the same from our president and chief, Smith said. These are mistakes, these are things that he may have thought was funny and someone took offense to it. Sensitivity levels are so high, for what reasons I dont know.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/
DK504
(3,847 posts)the younger. They had it worse than today.
Snackshack
(2,541 posts)I have heard people make the comment. I want POTUS to be the kind of guy I can sit down and have a beer with. Never heard a fan say that about a baller.
50 Shades Of Blue
(10,901 posts)Tanuki
(15,378 posts)rogue emissary
(3,216 posts)Not only that but men that state that opinion will suffer no ill consequences for expressing them.
rock
(13,218 posts)Politician's are strictly measured by subjective means, judgement calls. Trump is at 32% approval.
JustAnotherGen
(33,739 posts)Some of those guys are thugs and they can get away with anything.
Trump is going to be a whipping boy for black America for generations to come. He's our whipping boy.
JI7
(90,768 posts)minority community throw the support that a MAJORITY of white people gave to trump in their faces.
JI7
(90,768 posts)Bigoted white male.
JonLP24
(29,354 posts)It always baffled me that athletes are held to higher standards to not only the President but the general public.