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Floyd Mayweather has once again gotten into the
bad books of T.I and this time, the rapper is not
letting him off easily.
A few days ago, Mayweather stirred an outrage
among Black people on social media after a video
of him supporting and promoting #AllLivesMatter
was shared online. In the video, the 39-year-old
boxer stated that he believes a lot of people are just
generally followers of anything. “ A lot of times, we
get stuck, and we are followers,” he said. “When
you hear one person say, ‘black lives matter,’ or
‘blue lives matter’- all lives matter.”
Well, Floyd’s statement ruffled a few feathers
including those of rapper T.I, who is a vocal
supporter of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.
The father of six took to his Instagram page
yesterday to heavily slam the boxing champ for
his misguided takes on the movement and boy!
was it epic.
T.I started off by calling his Floyd’s remarks
“socially irresponsible, inconsiderate, and
insensitive” before asking him to acknowledge his
role as a leader and take responsibility.
“ Don’t get so lost in personal possession or
individual achievement that you lose sight of the
things that are larger than all of us,” he wrote.
“ Freedom, equality, justice, human rights,qualities
of life that have been withheld (or given out
sparingly) from our people for generations (400 yrs
approximately).”
Read him below.
Yo, @floydmayweather all our past personal
differences & opinions of each other aside….
This is socially irresponsible,inconsiderate,&
insensitive. It mirrors delusional oblivion in a
way only brainwashing tactics can achieve.
This completely undermines & discredits the
movements that fight for the plights of our
people. You're a leader whether you know it or
not. Don't get so lost in personal possession
or individual achievement that you lose sight of
the things that are larger than all of us.
Freedom, equality, justice, human
rights,qualities of life that have been withheld
(or given out sparingly) from our people for
generations (400 yrs approximately). A true
champion is a man of the people. A true
champion makes sacrifices for the people &
takes a stand against injustices for those who
may not be strong enough or able to do so. A
true champion is great inside as well as out.
There's a difference in "Greatness" & being
"Great" at something. "Greatness" isn't a
measure of your abilities & accomplishments,
"Greatness" is a measure of your
morals,integrity & principles throughout life.
Oppression knows no neutral ground. Either
you're the oppressed,or you're the oppressor.
What side would you like to believe you're on?
While some will try to make this more critical
than I hope for it to seem…it must be said. The
world is watching. I have an obligation to
myself & those who follow me to address this.
Just know I ain't looking to clown you,I'm just
trying to enlighten you,hoping that with better
insight you can use your powers for good.
Respectfully…-King #USorELSE
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T.I and Mayweather have not been on the
friendliest terms since their nasty brawl in 2014
over a photo of T.I’s wife that was shared on
Instagram.
Black Lives Matter was created in 2013 to protest
police killings of black people and broader issues of
racial profiling after the acquittal of George
Zimmerman in the shooting to death of 17-year-old
Trayvon Martin.
Floyd is yet to respond to T.I’s comment.