Thread by @michaelharriot

Here’s the thing about what @DezBryant said. It’s not just that Des Bryant is wrong, it’s clear that he’s saying something that white people told him to say.

A thread.

https://twitter.com/SportsNow_DA/status/1442527655308500993

Even the term “bring awareness” proves Dez doesn’t know what he’s talking about
because the narrative surrounding Kaepernick has been so twisted by media outlets that MOST people truly believe Kaepernick wanted to bring social Justice & politics to the biggest platform in sports

That’s not actually what happened.

On August 14, 2016, Kaepernick didn’t stand for the national anthem. It was a personal choice. He didn’t issue a statement or talk about it, for a very good reason:

No one noticed.

August 20, 2016, he did the same thing.

No one noticed.

On August 26, he did it again and a reporter noticed. When he asked Kaepernick about it, he said this:

More importantly, he did this KNOWING that his career could be taken away. So why didn’t he explain himself publicly?

Well, you’ve probably never heard of this crazy idea, but there are people who actually want to know what the hell they’re talking about before they say stuff.

But remember, he wasn’t kneeling during the anthem, he was sitting.

So when did he start disrespecting the flag and the troops by kneeling?

Oh wait….

As you can see, the first part of what Dez said was BS. But again, a lot of people just say shit without knowing what they’re talking about.

But what about Dez’s remark about Kaepernick providing jobs and helping the people who he is “bringing awareness” to?

Remember Kaepernick started kneeling in Sept. 2016

In Oct 2016, he donated $25K to fund a program for 35 kids, including a van, computers & entrepreneur training

The same month, he gave $25k to Mothers against Police Brutality to actually fund investigations & change policy

The next month he gave $50,000 to Justice League NYC and Communities for Police Reform. Both were advocating for reforms like the Right to Know Act, which would stop police from conducting illegal searches without people’s consent.

I know this sounds like pie-in-the-sky radical reforms but it takes money to change policy. You need lawyers to write it up, people to lobby legislators, etc.

Well, guess what happened?

But what about jobs and housing?
And “the people he was talking about?” And the troops?

Wait… In Jan. 2017 this happened, I wonder why Dez didn’t mention it. It took me 20 seconds to Google it.

And he’s still quietly finding groups across the country like Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle in Baltimore who NO ONE can say isnt doing great work or @Home2HeartOrg in Atlanta, who provides homes for single mothers.

It is important to note that Dez could have just said nothing

So why would he say the OPPOSITE of something that is true?

Because he wants back in the NFL, he’ll say what white nationalists tell him to say to make Colin Kaepernick look bad.

Plus everyone knows that Dez Bryant doesn’t give to Black charities.

How do I know this?

Actually, I just made that shit up. I didn’t check to see if he has a foundation or what he does with his money.

But,as Dez Bryant has shown us, apparently facts don’t matter. We can just say dumb shit, now and it becomes true.