IFWT_Geraldo Rivera LeBron James

SMH here goes another media member casting a dark shadow on the NBA players who chose to wear the “I Can’t Breathe” shirts in support of Eric Garner.  Doug Gottlieb and John Middlekauf recently attacked Kobe Bryant saying he wasn’t hood or poor enough to feel empathy or support Garner.  Now Geraldo Rivera rips LeBron James for wearing the shirt, saying there’s another issue he should have addressed.

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Geraldo Rivera says Lebron James should have worn a “‘Be A Better Father’” shirt, or “‘Raise Your Children” on Fox News’ Hannity.

“I wonder to myself, what if LeBron James had instead worn a shirt that read, ‘Be a better father to your dad,’ I mean ‘Be a better father to your son.’” Rivera asks, before offering up another alternative shirt reading: “‘Raise your children.’”

According to Rivera, those issues aren’t being addressed by the black community because they are so “complex” and “deep rooted”.  He also went on to say that it’s a victimization mentality and they can only motivate when they are the victim.

My thing is, whether or not that is an issue, it is not THE issue we’re discussing at the moment.  STOP deflecting.  Police are killing unarmed black men and that is what they are lobbying to change.

h/t Dime Mag