Charles Barkley rants about Russell Wilson being called ‘not black enough’

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

16. You're from Maryland, right? I used to teach college at Maryland, and let me tell you...

The kids these days--ALL OF THEM--get grief (particularly the males) for getting good grades. It's no longer cool to be too much of a nerd. It ain't cool to be smart like it was when I was a kid.

And this phenomenon that white people think is prevalent in the black community? That is a fairly recent thing--maybe started out in the late 80s, through the 90s but has leveled off pretty much and is not that big of a problem. Well, is not any bigger of a problem than it is for the larger society. As I said before, there has been a systematic dumbing down of the entire society, so much so that to be smart is not cool--and that's typically among ALL races. Most schools do not teach critical thinking skills; most do not teach "life skills" anymore. A lot of these kids, when they get to college, can't read well and are horrible writers, but can take a damn test. They can't think their way out of paper bag, though.

One of the reasons why I gave up teaching is because I lost passion for it because the students lacked the love of learning. And the culture of learning has become all about teaching to a test. Who wants to do that.

So, while Sir Charles is half right, making it about race makes him an idiot. And Charles is not the most articulate guy I've ever heard, either, so he needs to take a seat.

Oh, but white people will love and applaud him because he's yet another highly accomplished black person who excuses racism and claims that it's blacks who are contributing to their own demise.

It's bullshit. Pure bullshit.