J. Cole is calling for his fans to boycott the NFL. Cole wrote a passionate statement regarding the boycott on Twitter.
“God bless every player that finds courage to kneel today,” Cole wrote. “But the real power comes from you deciding to not watch.”
Cole goes on to say Colin Kaepernick is being denied a job in the NFL because he kneeled during the national anthem.
“Same ones who speak out against Trump today, are the same ones that denied a qualified man a job because he took a stand against injustice. How do they make it right? I know there are people smarter than me with better answers. But here’s one. And compensate the man for his losses if they determine he was. Every day they stay quiet on this they’re saying that they condone what’s happening to Kap and the message it sends.”
Cole says the next plan would be to go after the NFL’s sponsors.
Cole’s remarks come after Trump called for his own boycott of the NFL. Trump called for the NFL to fire or suspend players who were “disrespecting our flag and country.”
“if a boycott doesn’t force them to action, don’t even trip. This is where the real flex happens. So, next you turn your attention to these sponsors,” he wrote. “If not, why are you spending all this money with a League that clearly condones that? … ”
God bless every player that finds courage to kneel today. But the real power comes from you deciding to not watch.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
Same ones who speak out against Trump today, are the same ones that denied a qualified man a job because he took a stand against injustice.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
How do they make it right? I know there are people
smarter than me with better answers. But here's one.— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
And compensate the man for his losses if they determine he was.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
Every day they stay quiet on this they're saying that they condone what's happening to Kap and the message it sends.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
if a boycott doesn't force them to action, don't even trip. This is where the real flex happens.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
So, next you turn your attention to these sponsors.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
"If not, why are you spending all this money with a League that clearly condones that? … "
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
Repeat this with another company, and another.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
I respect whatever you decide to do. Watch or don't watch, whatever's in your heart. But I'm not watching til it feel right.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
Some of us got grandparents that walked miles to work instead of riding bus, just to show the bus companies that they won't tolerate racism
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
This may be the biggest opportunity we have ever been presented to come together and show the world and ourselves our true economic power.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
Ima stop it there. Peace and love to all, let's give energy to the solutions not the problem. Even if you don't rock with mine.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017
