Name: Charles Barkley calls out Black sports figures, celebrities for anti-Semitism
Brand: forward.com
SKU: forward-com-12
Availability: OnlineOnly

critic

Charles Barkley calls out Black sports figures, celebrities for anti-Semitism

preview

(JTA) — Former NBA star and current analyst Charles Barkley has become the latest sports star to speak out against anti-Semitism among Black celebrities.“Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube,” Barkley said in , where he serves as a studio analyst during pre-game and halftime shows. “Man, what the hell are y’all doing? Y’all want racial equality. We all do. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause. And the only person who called y’all on it was Kareem.”“I don’t understand how you beat hatred with more hatred.”Charles on the recent anti-Semitic comments by athletes &amp; entertainers.— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT)Barkley was referring to retired NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who He went on:We can’t allow Black people to be prejudiced also, especially if we’re asking for white folks to respect us, give us economic opportunity, and things like that.I’m so disappointed in these men but I don’t understand how you beat hatred with more hatred.&nbsp;That stuff should never come up in your vocabulary, and it should never come up in your heart.I don’t understand it. I’m never gonna accept it, and I’m asking you guys, I’m begging you guys, man, you guys are famous, you’ve got a platform. We’ve gotta do better, man. I want allies. I don’t want to alienate anybody and to take shots at the Jewish race, the white race — I just don’t like it ’cause it’s not right.And I had to call them on it ’cause it’s really — it’s really been on my heart.Most of the people Barkley called out have apologized for their comments. NFL star DeSean Jackson attributed to Adolf Hitler and Louis Farrakhan. Former NBA player-turned-podcaster and Black Lives Matter activist Stephen Jackson DeSean Jackson before And actor and television host Cannon offered his “most deepest and sincere apologies” to the Jewish community for &nbsp;the “hurtful and divisive words” he used in an .Rapper Ice Cube, on the other hand, has on anti-Semitic conspiracy theories after tweeted out an anti-Semitic mural last month.The post appeared first on .In-Person and OnlineSep 14, 20224:30 pm ET&nbsp;·&nbsp;Join our insightful and hilarious hosts Ginna Green and Lynn Harris, along with the Forward's archivist Chana Pollack and editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren, for a lively conversation that will take you behind the scenes into the making of the podcast and into the history books.ClosePlease read before republishingWe’re happy to make this story available to republish for free under an as long as you follow which require that you credit the Foward and retain our pixel. See our for more information.To republish, copy the HTML, which includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline, images, and credit to the Foward. Have questions? Please email us atCopy HTMLWe don't support Internet ExplorerPlease use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site.

(JTA) — Former NBA star and current analyst Charles Barkley has become the latest sports star to speak out against anti-Semitism among Black celebrities.“Listen, DeSean Jackson, Stephen Jackson, Nick Cannon, Ice Cube,” Barkley said in , where he serves as a studio analyst during pre-game and halftime shows. “Man, what the hell are y’all doing? Y’all want racial equality. We all do. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause. And the only person who called y’all on it was Kareem.”“I don’t understand how you beat hatred with more hatred.”Charles on the recent anti-Semitic...

public

Since 1897, the Forward has been a leading source of news, opinion and culture through a Jewish lens. Sign up for our newsletter: http://forward.com/newsletters

forward.com

Credible

Speculation

Anecdotal Evidence

Generalization

Stacking the Deck

Appeal to Authority

Straw Man

Slippery Slope

Emotional Appeal

Red Herring

False Dilemma

Illogical

Moral Equivalency

Ad Hominem

Correlation w/o Causation

Semantics

Begging the Question

Faulty Analogy

Non Sequitur

Bandwagon

Dogmatism

Failing Occam's Razor

Biased

Pure Opinion

Hit Piece

Racial Bias

National Bias

Religious Bias

Financial Incentive

Political Agenda

Gender Bias

Misused Image/Video

Study Misinterpreted

Mistake

Misused Term

Science Misrepresented

Factual Error

Satire

Surface Level

Lack of Reliable Sources

Sensational

Not Credible

Investigative

Balanced

Well Sourced

Great Context

sports

entertainment

U.S.

international

business

technology

science

culture

politics

media

health

Charles Barkley calls out Black sports figures, celebrities for anti-Semitism

No article scores yet.

CRITIC REVIEWS

PUBLIC REVIEWS