Why is Michael Jordan seen as a c00n?

[DLaren]

He's the first and only former player to become majority owner of a team and is still the only black majority owner in sports -- we should be celebrating his business accomplishments even more than we celebrate what he did on the court...

...but because he never wore a "I Can't Breathe" t-shirt or marched around in a circle with a 'Black Lives Matter' sign we act like he's abandoned our community.

He's been quietly acquiring assets and employing black folks with said assets for decades.

 

[mr x]

The coli loves running gags

 

[///Vega+++]

black cat

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

When you consider just how famous MJ is across the globe, we don't really KNOW how he feels about socio-political issues. He's never come out and gone full Sheriff Clarke, but hasn't really done the Ali/Jim Brown thing either.

When you hit that level of fame and stardom, you have a set of personal beliefs but it's probably impossible to relate to anyone 100%. He can't relate to the typical white billionaire because they could never fly to the rim like he could. He can't relate to most other black athletes because MJ is probably one of the few that could easily get into the country club without saying a word.

That's the secret to why he'll always be considered #1. Unlike Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron and others, MJ has never really taken hard-line stances on anything. The brehs can't knock him because we saw how great of a ballplayer he was and he's never really rejected black folks. OTOH, racists can use him as an example of how black athletes should be precisely because he doesn't say much. They figure that if the great MJ stays quiet, LBJ should be quiet.

 

[saturn7]

a special about MJ's teammate Craig Hodges who was an activist.

 

[KamikazePilot]

The Charmillionaire situation

When black kids were killing each other for his shoes he refused to speak up

He wasn't Vocal on black issues

He divorced his black wife for a white one

"Republicans buy shoes too"

Also this smiley

I don't really think Jordans a sambo he's just passive on black issues and more about his money which isn't bad he never actively said some to try to derail black movements

 

[WaveCapsByOscorp™]

Son #1 looking goofy as fukk

 

[The Fade]

I can respect him doing shyt on the low if he actually is doing it

In fact we all should stop telegraphing so much and be on the low

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

IN :noshoobies:

 

[banner34]

Because people were listening to fake news that he owns prison when he don’t

 

[Neuromancer]

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

Ok, so? Whatever they was dancing to then was also toxic. But we not talking about or living back then, are we now nikka?

so you agree with the popular white supremacists theory that regardless of the genre, black people can't help but create toxic music, because we're morally deficient. Bet

@BmoreGorilla this ain't another one, but look how deep that white supremacist indoctrination has effected one of our brehs

 

[Black Barbie]

Stop it, don't be misleading nikkas. There's nothing "afro" about his current wife. She's a spicy cac to the tee.

And the twins they just had will most definitely be on that No Nikkas tip. They're billionaire babies

That YouTuber he posted is Dominican, not Cuban.