Ex-Mizzou Player T.J. Moe: Prez Resigning ‘Ridiculous,’ Like Removing Obama Over Shootings
Ex-University of Missouri football player T.J. Moe has been speaking out this week about how “ridiculous” it was for students to push out the president and said that’d be like pushing out President Obama over shootings.
Amid the protests that led university president Tim Wolfe to resign yesterday, Moe tweeted out his thoughts about the matter:
In today's social climate, is there anything worse than being called a racist? Even if the white players wanted to oppose, no way they would
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 9, 2015
And what if some of the black players wanted to oppose? Now you're not "down with the cause". Very little choice for those involved.
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 9, 2015
If I'm a leader in today's climate, I'd be petrified seeing that extreme measures by individuals can get anyone fired, regardless of fault
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 9, 2015
If the football players want to make a real impact on the student body, they'll volunteer to go speak at the diversity classes.
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 9, 2015
Nothing has brought cultures together in America more than football. Need to show society what America can be- how it is in the locker room.
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 9, 2015
A place where everyone is always comfortable and no one is ever offended doesn't exist. It never will. Let's just work to get closer to it.
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 10, 2015
"Silence is violence"- Really? Now we're placing more importance on worthless statements than actions to implement change? That's absurd.
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 10, 2015
Again, it's clear that I'm a racist, sexist, white privileged, ignorant clown for having another opinion on how to handle a situation. #Duh
— T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) November 10, 2015
He said in an interview that the situation is ridiculous, and explained on CNN today that taking the president over a few incidents of racism would be like removing Obama or state leaders from their positions because of shootings.
Moe told Brianna Keilar he didn’t think Wolfe did anything to warrant being fired and said just because he might not have said the words protesters doesn’t want to hear should mean he deserves to go.
He said that right now we’re living in “probably the least racist time in history,” but for big reasons race is still an issue. Moe mentioned that he’s been getting blowback for his tweets from both black and white people.
Watch above, via CNN.
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