05-30-2020, 12:43 AM
(05-30-2020, 12:37 AM)jason Wrote: I'm not sure I've really addressed the main topic of the op. This is who Joe Burrow is. He's spoken up about the poverty in his neck of the woods (he didn't grow up that way either), he's taken sides on issues that shouldn't really be politicized, and he's fairly articulate. This won't be the last time we hear him pipe up about something... He's also not alone at the moment. Carson Wentz, Tom Brady, JJ Watt, and other white athletes have spoken out on this.
On that, I can't help but notice the difference in reactions:
Joe speaks out about the poverty problems in SE rural Ohio --- praised by almost everyone for stepping up.
Joe speaks out about helping the black community --- a whole lot of people telling him to shut the hell up.
