While appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Chicago rapper Common offered his two cents on this week’s presidential debate, Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem, and more.
In regards to Kaepernick’s protest, Common applauded the athlete for his courage, and even compared the 49ers quarterback to the late Muhammad Ali.
“I truly relate to what Colin Kaepernick is doing,” Common said. “He’s standing up for justice. He sees things going wrong in our country. I think we all see it. For people to ignore it is like we’re not doing our duty as Americans, as children of God. I think the courage that Colin Kaepernick is showing is phenomenal…I haven’t seen an athlete take that type of stand since Muhammad Ali.”
Given that Common, who recently dropped his “Black America Again” record, skipped out on watching the Democratic and Republican debates, Monday (September 26) night’s meeting between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was his first time hearing Trump debate issues facing the U.S.
His thoughts on the real-estate-tycoon-turned-politician’s performance?
“Donald Trump is just not prepared to be a president,” the rapper said. “He’s not that type of person that should be a president…I really got to see why Hillary Clinton is a better candidate. I mean, I obviously knew that. But to hear him just say phrases like ‘law and order,’ ‘make America great again.’ And not have any ideas about policies. And never said anything concrete. Where me, as someone just coming in for the first time, could really try and see what his perspective is, it just revealed everything. And it made me sad about America. That we do have people that really believe in what he’s saying.”
Watch the video of Common speaking on the presidential debate and Colin Kaepernick’s protest below.
Soft and scared cats will cringe to this real shit
is it possible for black people to protest without completely insulting the country and what it stands for? if you’re protesting the entire god damn country then go to mexico or some shit.
Why mexico??
Black males are not treated fairly in this country and are executed by police officers who are white Caucasian for no other reason that they are black males and not viewed as human. The criminal justice system is used to execute black men every day and kill their futures. Black males are dealt with more hardly than white males who committed same infractions I saw this when I was in the Navy
While that is definitely true, it is definitely not because whites view us as less human. It’s simply the stereotypes about our culture and how people think 16-30 year old black males act. As a black man, there are some statistics pointing to certain areas of blacks acting extremely violently so I can see why in SOME cases cops are quick to shoot but in other cases, it is simply murder.
You kidding me? Smmfh. Common lost his damn mind comparing him the the INCOMPARABLE Ali. It’s not the protest, it’s the spectacle that’s hilarious. He grows an afro for these shenanigans as if he became a Black Panther overnight? You really grew an afro for this nonsense?! LMFAO! Guy was adopted by two rich white people. His bio mother is white. Silver spoon a$$ boy. Why wasn’t he protesting the past couple of years when this sh*t began? That’s because he had a starting position and had the limelight. Now that he doesn’t, he finds another way. He can kneel all that he wants on the bench behind the starters.
He probably wouldn’t of even made the team if he didn’t protest. You can’t cut a player whose protesting for a racist topic cause then you just look racist but the dude is TERRIBLE.
My farther fought in Vietnam and hear the Viet Cong and NVA say black man go home this is not your war. Why you fight for a country that hates you and oppresses you. I’m a black male vet also and still treated like dirt by racist whites. Most white males don’t see black people as human particularly black males who they physically fear
“Most white males don’t see black people as human”………….what? Talk about a load of shit. Its a minority of whites who are racist. Foh with that bullshit. Im black btw and cringed reading the end of that comment.
Common is seriously reaching with that compaisson.