Gladys Knight is performing the national anthem for the Super Bowl

[DJCandle]

them some raw nerves, I see.

wtf that funky bitch do for civil rights?

That's a highly questionable and loaded question.

What exactly have kids sitting in their basement done for police brutality and injustice today?

Gladys comes from an era that had a backbone.

She came from an era where people stood up for more than insta likes and retweets.

She came from era that literally gave today's generation the freedom to act a fool.

It's easy to criticize behind a keyboard but it's tough af to put your livelihood on the line.

Both Kap and Knight, regardless of their disagreements, deserve that respect, instead being called "a funky bitch."

 

[exiledking]

....Alright then; if you say so....

Lol it ain't what I say it's what IS


It is however what I SAID would happen. And it did.

Imagine next year. Kaep won't be playing and NO ONE, Not even the fake revolutionaries will be talking about boycotting. Police brutality will be at the same level it was at in the beginning , because the NFL has ZERO effect on that, and the NFL will still be 70% Black players. Oh, and they will still stand for the national anthem, all except that one guy, and no one will care about that shit. At some point he'll prolly get bored with kneeling as well. Oh and Kaep will be spending that Nike check. Would be hilarious for Nike to run into some PR trouble with their treatment of people in the developing countries they make their shoes, and people look to Kaep go see if he would drop that contract. This already happens but no one cares, including Kaep.

 

[playahaitian]

I still don’t know what a Pip is

isn't it the indention on dominoes?

 

[Mo-Better]

Her stating that she been doing this, fighting for rights, longer than many just exposes how her tactics have not worked!

Get a clue! Kap and so many others are maybe 2 generations her junior and having to take on the burden of a struggle that her generation LOST!

Gladys is well into her 70s, you can't possibly expect her to see things the way younger generations see them. BTW well stated. An yeah she too fought during the Civil Rights Movement.

 

[LordSinister]

What the Pips have to say about this?

 

[RAY V.]

What the Pips have to say about this?

I bet her older brother the late great Bubba Knight rolling over in his grave

 

[ORIGINAL NATION]

She might be in debt and they paid her to say it.

 

[roots69]

Damn, when will kats snap outta this damn illusion?? These sellout entertainers dont have our best interest at heart.. They are loyal to sum other bullshit, but its not to us the copper color people!! Gladys soldout years ago, for the chips and the fame!! Just because someone has the same hue as you, doesnt mean they are on your team!!

 

[Gods_Debris]

That's a highly questionable and loaded question.

What exactly have kids sitting in their basement done for police brutality and injustice today?

Gladys comes from an era that had a backbone.

She came from an era where people stood up for more than insta likes and retweets.

She came from era that literally gave today's generation the freedom to act a fool.

It's easy to criticize behind a keyboard but it's tough af to put your livelihood on the line.

Both Kap and Knight, regardless of their disagreements, deserve that respect, instead being called "a funky bitch."

clarence Thomas cones from that generation too. see what I'm getting at? again I say, what that crusty brawd got to do with what her peers did? give me something substantive or it's a cop out. my people's were in the trenches of the movement not just waxing poetic about what "their generation" accomplished. that's bullshit and yes I've spent my entire life being involved in community activism so you miss me big time on that tip

 

[4 Dimensional]

isn't it the indention on dominoes?

I dunno. Pops said it was a family nickname.

 

[exiledking]

I guess every negro back then was in the streets on some revolutionary shit........or could be just another ‘older’ picking at the bones of the Civil Rights era. Maybe she should replace the Pips with Jim Brown, OJ and George Foreman for shits and giggles.

@exiledking still say this ain’t a money grab?



But it’s a massive platform and she’s playing the long game. That exposure + controversy = $$$$$.

"money grab" is a funny term

If she's gonna perform she's gonna get paid.

But no, this isn't the biggest check she's ever gotten, and she's not strapped for cash.

 

[exiledking]

Damn, when will kats snap outta this damn illusion?? These sellout entertainers dont have our best interest at heart.. They are loyal to sum other bullshit, but its not to us the copper color people!! Gladys soldout years ago, for the chips and the fame!! Just because someone has the same hue as you, doesnt mean they are on your team!!

They're not "sellout" entertainers, they're entertainers. And not singing at the Superbowl has zero to do with "our" interests.

 

[exiledking]

What the Pips have to say about this?

The pips ain't had shit to say in years. She hasn't performed with themaknce the 60s. Why do you give a shit about the pips in 2019 of a sudden? She's paid more of their bills than you ever have

 

[exiledking]

The NFL thread is how many pages now? The hypocrites on here wont boycott shit.

Lol right.

There was NEVER a boycott.


Social media is just a place where people can make appearances.

I told y'all it would be this and I want my credit Lol

 

[Big Tex]

You're beyond a fucking moron.

Gladys "generation" got the civil rights act passed while sacrificing life and limb. You niggas think protest is sitting on your ass Sunday afternoon pretending to not watch football.

Preach.

All this wokeness by posting memes online and not watching something on tv. Not a single law has changed. Not a single police force has changed. Niggas expect the NFL to fight for change in local police while they sit back and watch porn.

 

[durham]

Damn

Well there you have it. I'm still not watching the NFL. Personal choice I guess. Seems that post the 70's, we just enjoy getting fucked up left and right.

Old against young, rich against poor, mixed with Black vs all Black. Social warrior vs fake revolutionary. To shit on Kaep to honor a song about capturing slaves, and a city/state that just allowed a white man to STEAL an election, guess this is just the way it's going to be.

Everyone for themselves. I fuck with Kaep, sorry he lost his career, for people (players and public) that don't seem to even care about themselves.

 

[exiledking]

Preach.

All this wokeness by posting memes online and not watching something on tv. Not a single law has changed. Not a single police force has changed. Niggas expect the NFL to fight for change in local police while they sit back and watch porn.

 

[doggish_098]

Does she have a point?

 

[babydaddy]

Check out @MsGladysKnight’s Tweet:

 

[Helico-pterFunk]

 

[black again]

Damn

Well there you have it. I'm still not watching the NFL. Personal choice I guess. Seems that post the 70's, we just enjoy getting fucked up left and right.

Old against young, rich against poor, mixed with Black vs all Black. Social warrior vs fake revolutionary. To shit on Kaep to honor a song about capturing slaves, and a city/state that just allowed a white man to STEAL an election, guess this is just the way it's going to be.

Everyone for themselves. I fuck with Kaep, sorry he lost his career, for people (players and public) that don't seem to even care about themselves.

My sentiments exactly...

At this point..after not watching NFL for 2 seasons, I had to re-evaluate how pro sports fit into my life. For me, it's a personal choice to not watch, buy an merch, or wear any that promotes that league. And it's not just about Kap..he was just the catalyst. Along the same lines, I don't fuck with the NBA, like I used to do...same story..blackballing players. I admit I haven't done a total boycott, but it's moving in that direction fast.

I treat the NFL like I would anyone or thing that doesn't align with my beliefs..I cut em off...not because of a boycott, but because of my own dignity. The NFL is like a broad who did you wrong, but you take her back cuz the sex was great.

 

[oldirty]

BigBoi from outkast is performing too

 

[LordSinister]

Sing the 3rd verse, then she can say something.

 

[Dr. Truth]

fuck all you niggas who talked shit about getting on her. Exiledcoon especially you , you bitch.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/18/arts/music/gladys-knight-kaepernick-super-bowl.html

 

[Amajorfucup]

There are already two threads on this. Please delete this one.

 

[Dr. Truth]

There are already two threads on this. Please delete this one.

Where?

 

[dasmybikepunk]

She's a full blown idiot, is she a COON? Hell No! She is an uninformed victim of her surroundings and status who like many that we talk about has a voice, literally and metaphorically in regards to making the major news with her opinions.

She has the right, but like so many miss the fact that our rights are a collective and for your reasonable rights to tear down anothers reasonable rights stands to reason why this shit has been going on so long.

She like many others have fallen into the narrative that it's about something that it is not and since the Anthem falls into her wheelhouse of understanding, she defers to that which pays the bills.

Shameful...but far from the real issue!

 

[dasmybikepunk]

She's a full blown idiot, is she a COON? Hell No! She is an uninformed victim of her surroundings and status who like many that we talk about has a voice, literally and metaphorically in regards to making the major news with her opinions.
She has the right, but like so many miss the fact that our rights are a collective and for your reasonable rights to tear down anothers reasonable rights stands to reason why this shit has been going on so long.

She like many others have fallen into the narrative that it's about something that it is not and since the Anthem falls into her wheelhouse of understanding, she defers to that which pays the bills.

Shameful...but far from the real issue!

 

[Hotlantan]

Gladys Knight has been a Mormon for over 20 years and is arguably that church's most prominent activist celebrity not named Osmond. This is the same Mormon church whose written bylaws literally considered Black people SUBHUMAN until their "revelation" in 1978. The same Mormon church whose racist theories that Black skin was a curse or mark of inferiority were not officially contradicted until 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_people_and_Mormonism
http://www.ldsliving.com/How-Gladys-Knight-Became-a-Mormon/s/76709

 

[g0nbad real bad]

CUT THE CHECK NFL!

 

[woodchuck]

There sure are a lot of NFL threads on a board that's supposed to be boycotting the NFL.

 

[respiration]

I'm truly disappointed.

...Yet her comments clearly explain why she accepted this gig.

She is completely misguided on this and doesn't seem aware of how the right wing is gonna now use her as the black poster child for their white nationalism masqueraded as patriotism.

 

[Gods_Debris]

I'm truly disappointed.

...Yet her comments clearly explain why she accepted this gig.

She is completely misguided on this and doesn't seem aware of how the right wing is gonna now use her as the black poster child for their white nationalism masqueraded as patriotism.

fuck her, we can't all get to Calvary. sing her off...

 

[Entrepronegro]

Applauses to Gladys.

 

[AllUniverse17]

Again, i want to know how ya'll find it logical to criticize her for singing the anthem but you dont criticize all the black players cashing an NFL check on the regular.