(ThyBlackMan.com) So what’s up folks, it’s SuperBowl Sunday and my family is well and I’m in good spirit so it’s time to break out the tablet and speak on some issues that I see that bothers me. Today’s topic ,Our Brother, Marshawn Lynch.
2 weeks before last years Superbowl I predicted that Seattle would win in a blowout 49-20 for those of you know me well check my facebook. I predicted that Peyton Manning and the overhype gang would be overwhelmed by the overlooked brothers they call “The Legion Of Boom”.
Being a Black History buff and from Washington, D.C. it was easy to root for a team with a Black Quarter Back and a brash group of brothers labeled as “thugs” just because of their play on the field. As a black man I can always relate to that. But under the current of last year’s hoopla about Richard Sherman’s “outburst”, was the media’s obsession with Marshawn Lynch not doing interviews. I never understood why it was such a big deal that they interview him. When he was in Buffalo racking up yards and they were losing no one ever wanted to talk to him, he was doing the same thing in 
Seattle and now he was expected to perform for the cameras because they were winning?! He was doing his job, he was done ,it was time to go home to the people that matter. Also I wondered why it was so key they interview Him, when so many other players were willing to talk. But after the hoopla and all the fines Denver was destroyed like I predicted but the Marshawn Lynch drama also raged on and now it was costing money. And not only was it costing money, he was taking a repeated shots from the media.
I find ironic that someone like Michael Wilbon would be speaking down on an athlete for not talking when he has repeatedly said, with his friend tony kornheiser, certain athletes should “shut up”. Pardon the Interruption but you cannot have it both ways. If you on one hand condemn an athlete for speaking,you very well can not condemning an athlete for not speaking which could further open himself to ridicule, scrutiny , endangering his earning potential, future career ,and possibly well being and life if he is a Black Man.
Also the argument that the press makes an athlete is utterly ridiculous we are fans of athletes because of the feats they perform on the respective field in which they compete. Athletes are often overhyped and over pushed by media companies and endorsements many times these are flops (See Reebok Dan & Dave or Sports Illustrated Robo QB Todd Marinovich). Also you will find due to certain endorsement deals sometimes the best players are not normally the mosthyped ( Stephen Curry & Klay Thompson) but we as true fans respect what they do and gravitate towards them regardless of what the media thinks (Ron Artest).
We also recognize that guys like Greg Anthony, recently fired for trying to get 1 of those backpage prostitutes here in D.C., who may have been good in college and mediocre in the pros only has his job speaking now because he was a young Republican in college and is still a conservative (so it’s safe to say she was white). So any chance of Marshawn Lynch born in Oakland, California, home of the Black Panthers, Bobby hemmitt, even if you’re in the street life where brothers go hella dumb and I ain’t scared of no cops and Too $hort.
The chances of corporate America putting him on television to ever speak is slim and none,you notice you don’t see Gary Payton that much anymore. Even KKKaty Perry’s dusty ass had something to say mocking our brother saying “I’m only here so I don’t get fined” ….. No Cracker your just there Cruz you’re white…. And you don’t have breast like Janet, a Butt like Nikki or Talent like M.I.A. But you are a culture vulture like Madonna so using black athletes for quick notoriety should be no big deal. The only reason I’m calling out that devil is because she was married to John Mayer the man who said his penis is racist against black vaginas. When that was said Katie was quiet as a church mouse I suggest that b**** be quiet again. Shouts out to Chief Keef.
Despite all of the reasons why brother Marshawn Lynch should remain silent and let his playing on the field do the talking ,which is what people always say they wish athletes would do you have people in our community who Coon and call him ignorant, stupid, and wish that he goes broke because he refuses to talk to the media that called him and his teammates “thugs” last year. Then they say Roger Goodell said …….Stop!!!!! Roger Goodell has no moral footing how can the man when people wanted answers in the Ray Rice incident and he remained silent, lied, and threw Ray Rice under the bus say who should be fined for saying or not saying anything. Also if you would watch the NFL TV interview of Marshawn Lynch with ex teamate Michael Robinson, you would see he’s a very insightful thoughtful community oriented black man.
And unlike most athletes who do charitable deeds and seek attention Marshawn does community and charity work in his old community with no fanfare or recognition other than the people whose lives he’s touched like a real man. After watching the interview I was thoroughly impressed with Marshawn Lynch in the way he carried himself and the fact that he was old school football, I never saw a lot of interviews of Jim Brown until after he was retired. And when he started talking WE loved what he had to say and that same media that said he wouldn’t talk wished he would shut up.
So family I hope you enjoy your Superbowl sunday and even though the team you cheer for may not be participating if you are Black And Proud Like Me …..You are rooting for the Seahawks in a rout…. The Legion and The Beast ……Vanquish Amerikkkas Team and 20 years later Marshawn Lynch helps a group of young black man from Oakland out of white supremacy and sets an example of Black Empowerment…. Uncompromising…. Silent…. Strong….Revolutionary…..
GO SEAHAWKS!!!!!
Staff Writer; LeVar Smith
