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Russell Simmons didn’t appreciate certain NFL players’ type of boycott in response to Donald Trump’s offensive tirade against players who chose to kneel during the National Anthem, calling them “sons of bitches.”
Many NFL players reacted by kneeling during the anthem, and sports figures called Trump out, after he went on to bash NBA player Steph Curry, saying he’s uninvited to the White House after Curry expressed hesitancy at going. At any rate, instead of kneeling, some players chose to lock arms and the Pittsburgh Steelers stayed in the locker room while the anthem was played, which didn’t sit well with Simmons at all.
Locking arms and staying in the locker room hiding is for bitches. I’m sorry I’m so upset WTF. So we not sure if black lives matter.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) September 24, 2017
A little while later, Simmons returned to Twitter with an apology for his language, but the sentiment seemed it was the same
I regret my choice of words, but a coach coming out and saying we don’t wanna be politicized is not supporting your brother or BLM.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) September 24, 2017
Simmons isn’t the first person in the hip-hop community to speak passionately about the NFL controversy. North Carolina emcee, J. Cole made a rare appearance on Twitter and advised fans to boycott the League and suggested an investigation be conducted into why Colin Kaepernick hasn’t been signed.
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Russell Simmons Loses Cool about NFL Players’ Boycott in the Locker Room: ‘Hiding Is for B****es’ was originally published on boomindy.com
