Stephen A. Smith Tells Black Students Racism Is Over
Sellout? Stephen A. Smith Tells Black Students ‘Racism Doesn’t Exist For You’ And Everyone Wants Him Gone
Stephen A. Smith Tells Black Students ‘Racism Doesn’t Exist’
Stephen A. Smith has been walking that fine line between absurdity and Uncle Tom-levels for a while now and it’s quite possible he just crossed that line. Here’s what he told a group of Black students in Alabama:
“Racism doesn’t exist. Obviously, I’m lying. Of course it exists, but not for you. See, you don’t have to go to the back of the bus. You’re not denied the opportunity to eat at restaurants, or to enter night clubs, or to patronize businesses. You have the right to vote. You’re not being lynched. You’re not being hung,” Smith said, according to USA’s student newspaper, The Vanguard which recorded the speech.
He went on to acknowledge that older black students do suffer from racism.
“You’re older, you know I’m not talking about you. But youngsters, you need to understand that white folks got problems, too. Some of them can’t pay their bills. Some of them are struggling. Some of them are being denied opportunities. And you need to understand that, because when people are going through their own problems, they are not going to lament what your trials and tribulations are.”
Um…what? He followed all of this up with this tweet:
My MESSAGE to the youngsters: You don't get to use racism as an excuse why you can't succeed.
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) March 3, 2016
Sir. If you don’t getcho…you know what? Never mind. We’ll just let the tweets do the dragging.
Stephen A Smith is sack of cheap hair stupid. Just…let that one go.
— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) March 3, 2016
y'all gotta realize Stephen A. Smith's target audience is white males age 15-55.
that's who he speaks to.
that's who he speaks for.— everything i'm not (@No_Cut_Card) March 3, 2016
We're being systematically killed, neglected, and exploited
Stephen A Smith : OH KAY BUT R U BEING LYNCHED?? EXACTLY— DarkSkintDostoyevsky (@daniecal) March 3, 2016
We've known for a second now that Stephen A. Smith is of the Ben Carson/Herman Cain ilk. https://t.co/vT3pmnwK1i
— X (@XLNB) March 3, 2016
Stephen A. Smith's hairline looks like Jim Crow himself lined him up pic.twitter.com/UV7wwiOnLW
— keef van horn (@Flames_Baldwin) March 3, 2016
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Stephen A. Smith said racism doesn't exist for younger blacks in today's society. That is violently and aggressively untruthful
— SJ (@SedricWytch) March 3, 2016
next time stephen a is in a press box he should look around… and then decide if he doesnt think racism exists still
— Boogie Bousins (@bansky) March 3, 2016
"Well I made it and look at me now"
If I can make it here, anyone can. Don't use the racism card.
Receipts please.. Stephen A Smith
— Vic Van Lier (@TerrellChuggs) March 3, 2016
Let Stephen A. tell it, all we do is blame racism for the challenges we face and none of the accusations have merit.
— Author Writeis (@PercivalPenman) March 3, 2016
Stephen A. Smith uses his large platform to embarrass the hell out of black people. Racism doesn't exist? Okay.
— Shanique ✨ (@coolnxque) March 3, 2016
Stephen A. Smith is a conservative who embraces Sean Hannity. Of course he'd say racism isn't an impediment to success.
— Xavier (@Rev_Xavier) March 3, 2016
Stephen A. Smith acting like the lack of diversity in new sports media is not because of institutional racism. Say less, fam.
— RetcHy Ci (@CiaraXCiara) March 3, 2016
Stephen A Smith was saying that Chip Kelly was being racist towards young black players. Now he's saying that racism doesn't exist.
— José (@JoseDG8) March 3, 2016
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