NBA Star Kyrie Irving Calls Bigoted Reasoning Behind Racism The “Dumbest Sh*t” He’s Ever Heard

NBA star Kyrie Irving has never shied away from addressing social issues, he shared his thoughts on race relations within society, both past and present, delivering a passionate rebuke of racial injustice and the historical oppression of Black people. Growing up in this society, just because you have this different skin tone, you have different rules to abide by — or you can’t be proud of your history because of skin tone, because people really got killed because of [it],” Irving stated. “Do you realize how stupid that is? You know how ignorant you’ve gotta be to put somebody in a tree and hang them because they’re black? That’s probably the dumbest sh*t I’ve ever heard to be honest with you.” He emphasized that, despite being a public figure and a professional athlete, he has been subjected to harsh judgment and derogatory comments simply because of his identity. “You can judge me when I’m on a basketball court and say nasty things,” Irving continued. People have always said nasty things to me before. You don’t even fucking know who I am. I stand up for humanity for being a coexisting community where race, culture, class, and religion are not always at the forefront of everything we do.

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