Tiki Barber Feels Twitter’s Wrath After Voicing Opinion On Colin Kaepernick
Several people have been weighing in on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest regarding standing during the National Anthem at football games, and now, former NFL star Tiki Barber is voicing his opinion.
The former running back, who hosts his own CBS Sports radio show Tiki and Tierney with Brandon Tierney,checked into CBS This Morning on Monday (Aug. 29), to discuss the controversy surrounding Kaepernick. According to Barber, Kaepernick has the right idea when it comes to “continuing the narrative” about the unjust history of blacks in America, however, he believes he should still be standing for the anthem.
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“I agree with his desire to continue the narrative,” he said. “There are issues in this country. That, you have to commend him for. But I don’t commend him for sitting and not honoring this country and our flag.”
After a tweet from the television program crediting Barber for his quote was sent out, Twitter jumped on Barber and roasted him to high hell.
“I don’t commend him for sitting and not honoring this country and our flag.” — @TikiBarber on @Kaepernick7pic.twitter.com/8JeU9WKQZf
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 29, 2016
Many of those who came at Barber criticized his personal life and decisions, claiming that due to his choices, he has no right to speak about what another man chooses to do with his life.
Barber wrote a few tweets of his own after a back and forth war of words ignited between him and ESPN analyst Damien Woody, including his thoughts on why Kaepernick should stand.
“Trying to fight emotion with intellectualism is a fool’s errand Calm down, get educated & educate #anysubject,” he wrote today (Aug. 30).
Agreed…you don’t have to agree with his gesture to champion his cause! https://t.co/lcIDuC7Vos
— Tiki Barber (@TikiBarber) August 30, 2016
Agreed but I have a problem w/ ppl trying to tell Kaep how to protest https://t.co/y4DLiUgoOx
— Damien Woody (@damienwoody) August 30, 2016
Trying to fight emotion with intellectualism is a fool’s errand
Calm down, get educated & educate #anysubject— Tiki Barber (@TikiBarber) August 30, 2016
Check out some of the tweets against Tiki’s comments below.
So Tiki Barber has something to say about Colin Kapernick. The same man who left his pregnant wife for his 23 yr. old side piece. Okay.
— Enid Miller (@enidmillermade) August 30, 2016
Seriously, if you’re gonna ask Tiki Barber about black ppl, you might as well be asking white ppl about their love for Lawry’s. No relation.
— Hollywood (@ScottHuego) August 30, 2016
Now Tiki Barber is figuratively fumbling the ball instead of literally.
— Brandon (@JealousCloud) August 30, 2016
We the Black delegation :
have released Jerry Rice & Tiki Barber to racial free agency amongst a few other to be disclosed at a later date— 3 Mart3z (@Handsom3andsom3) August 30, 2016