“Angry” is one way to put it …
Shaun King is pissed. And we mean pissed. Just about as pissed as it gets. Why? Because sports writer Jason Whitlock not only shamed the spectacle of #BlackLivesMatter, but because he singled out King as a particularly pernicious force for discord:
Here's what the fuss is all about. Read this and you'll understand why Shaun King is mad https://t.co/qdmIHwZ7Cj
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 17, 2016
Whitlock writes:
It’s not a coincidence that Shaun King got his start at Black Lives Matter. I’ve never been comfortable with BLM. Its intent, in my mind, has never been about promoting racial equality or fairness. Its intent is racial division and distraction.
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Guess who is running for mayor in Baltimore? Deray Mckesson. Guess who has a race-baiting column in the New York Daily News? Shaun King.
Look at all the chaos left in their wake. Their immature race-bait game has infected the sports world, which has long been America’s racial leader. Black athletes traditionally took bold, strategic stances on serious issues. Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, John Carlos and Tommie Smith were not afraid of being divisive. But they weren’t childish or rebellious for the sake of rebellion and Twitter followers.
That’s gonna leave a mark, right? You bet your boots:
Disappointed in how @WhitlockJason engaged in a character assassination of @ShaunKing & his lackluster racial analysis claiming race baiting
— Dominique DuBois Gilliard (@DDGilliard) February 17, 2016
Really? This is lackluster? https://t.co/qdmIHwZ7Cj https://t.co/cQXzMLq0Hj
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 17, 2016
Whitlock quickly found out what happens when you suggest that King’s motives are anything but pure:
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700001957197570048
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700002381010989058
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700003342047703040
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700004673454022657
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700006799156584448
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700007429212401664
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700010554711212032
Got that?
You're white. Don't claim it. I'm black. Love it. Who's the sellout? https://t.co/rWALecQZXq
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 17, 2016
Spoiler alert: King didn’t like that.
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700016267214856192
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700017907506552832
Here's why Shaun King is angry https://t.co/qdmIHwZ7Cj Throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the one hits barks loudest https://t.co/sNMqSkbc7p
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/ShaunKing/status/700022733976006656
Welp.
https://twitter.com/joetothemo/status/700023073068593152
It's not pretty. Comes off like a guy with a fake image and is now showing true colors. #Manning2 https://t.co/w8kzt0U7Gb
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 17, 2016
Something tells us this fight isn’t over yet.
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