Gary Sheffield, Jr
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The New York Jets released a statement this afternoon, announcing that they have donated approximately $1 million to various social justice organizations. Most NBA, MLB, NHL, and NCAA teams have committed to gestures and hashtags but have taken no action to further these causes. The Jets are different. If sports franchises or celebrities want to prove they care about our underserved communities, then they need to do what the Jets are doing here.
Jets announced a $1,000,000 donation to four partner organizations as part of the team’s social justice, inclusion and diversity efforts.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 22, 2020
These organizations share the goal of reducing barriers and creating opportunities for individuals in need. pic.twitter.com/7miyeWqdKA
Put your money where your mouth is
Arguments can be made that there are better ways to improve life for minorities in this country. Some will say that financial investments will do little. What’s non-negotiable is that donating your own money where you see fit is how social justice should be pursued. Instead of slapping stickers on the back of a helmets and stitching patches that makes the hearts of white liberals throb, maybe athletes should instead invest their time and energy to the causes these symbols support. That’s what the New York Jets have decided to do and it should, in theory, encourage others to invest resources where they personally see fit.
The press release also claims that players are expected to get involved.
“New York Jets players and staff will have the opportunity to volunteer their time and expertise on various upcoming projects with each organization.”
The team should insist that their players donate at least some time, if not their money, to the organization of their choosing. Athletes have boasted for years that they are “More Than An Athlete,” but if that’s the legacy they want, then they we should make them earn it.
Regardless, they deserve credit
Props to the Jets organization for making a real effort to fight for what they believe in. They may not have chosen organizations we agree with, but it’s not our money.
Instead of slapping stickers on the back of a helmets and stitching patches that makes the hearts of white liberals throb, maybe we should instead invest our time and energy to the causes these symbols support.
No black person would say something like this. Patches and stickers have nothing to do with the movement on a whole. (step outside of Outkick Circle, read the Grio or like sources please) The movement will have its own path with or without white liberals or Alt Right white conservatives. It isn’t about you with all due respect. Minorities don’t need to wait on anyone. They don’t need permission from white people to take a stand for justice. We are all Americans, non more than anyone else. Those days are gone. We know the truth now.
God, you’re a retard.
Thank you ….Its just an opinion. No harm no foul….. God Bless…lol…..But thanks Sports Karen and Ken
He’s misinformed.
“No black person would say this.”
Disagree. I did and will continue to. Thanks for reading.
The funny part is where he says he doesn’t need permission from white people to express his opinions, while demanding you fall in line with his beliefs because of your skin color.
Wonder if Mason knows the definition of irony?
Mason is white, so the irony is doubled.
I guess Eminem II didn’t realize you are black Gary. Talk about misinformed.
Is there a list of which organizations they donated to
Provided in their press release. To check it out for yourself, I would go to their Twitter page.
Gary – thanks for another great article offering your authentic perspective. As another racial minority, I wholeheartedly agree with Gary’s assessment – I am sick of bumper stickers, hashtags, moral gesturing, etc. from my white colleagues at the workplaces and from multi-billion dollars that I work for and work with every day–they frankly mean very little to me. Even the money they donated at times seem like a drop in the bucket. But at least money donated speaks louder than empty words, which is something Mason Mauler just doesn’t get and is clearly misinformed.
He doesn’t want to get it. More interested in being upset and divisive than he is with understanding unique perspective. Thanks for reading.
Hey Mason, are you implying that Gary didn’t vote for Joe Biden? Just looking for clarification
Gary, I have no idea what organizations the Jets are donating to, but you’re right, they are at least making an effort and “putting their money where there mouth is” as opposed to just slapping stickers on helmets and sucking up to white liberals……Also, what the Jets are doing is far and away better than what the NBA does with all their race-bating. I”ll never forget Popovich flat out lying about the Michael Brown story. Popovich helped propagate the hands up don’t shoot lie that led to even more violence after George Floyd.But does the NBA care about stirring violence? they don’t care of course because they are too busy selling us out to China
I just went back and checked the Jets webpage. On the surface it looks like the Jets are donating to organizations whose heart is in the right place. I didn’t see any BLM or any shady looking organizations. The “cops and kids” program they are helping sounds good. So much better than the NBA, which promotes defunding the police. I also liked the “innocence project”. ….but Gary, forgive me if I sounded skeptical about who the Jets might be funding. After the pathetic antics of multi millionaire do-nothing white liberals like Popovich, Kerr, and Van Gundy, who’ve lied about police shootings and referred to riots as “mostly peaceful”, the phrase “pro sports organizations who care” has almost become synonymous with “lying Motherfu#$%*s”
Mason must be using another Groupon for 7 days of free VIP access
“social justice” is just a synonym for Marxism. The Jets should absolutely NOT be applauded for this grotesque act. This money will go to continuing to further the divide between Americans, destruction of our moral base, and furthering of blacks from their traditional Christian values and beliefs. Fuck social justice. Fuck Marxism. Fuck the Jets.
“Social justice” is a fancy way to say “revenge”. There is no other meaning than simply revenge.
No where did I say they spent their money the right way. It’s their money. If you don’t like how they spent their money, then spend your own where you see fit.
But you said they should be applauded. Does that not imply that you think they did spend their money the right way? Or are you simply stating that they ‘spent money’ which is more than other teams have done? And, does that alone make it applaud worthy?
If you want to make change in anything it takes sweat equity. Monetary contributions are better than hashtags and silly virtue posturing, but working at it is more effective than money.
You are truly a fucking idiot. You get paid to write this bullshit? What organizations got the money and what did they do with it? I guess you don`t bother to read Whitlocks articles.
I don’t care if they donated to Chick-Fil-A. It’s their money. If you care where they donated their money, then donate your own money where you see fit.
But, you DO care. You wrote an article about them funding SJ causes, no?