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Along with the already worrying coronavirus pandemic, the conversations about the societal issues revolving around the Black Lives Matter movement in America also won't cease to end. Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka was the latest person to go viral for his sentiments and sports agent David Mulugheta responded back for the Hall of Famer's racist comments.
In a recent interview, Ditka told TMZ Sports that he believes there are only two options when it comes to kneeling protests: respect the national anthem or leave the country.
In a Sunday tweet, the Athletes First sports agency president Mulugheta wrote:
“This doesn't surprise me at all. Mike Ditka traded his helmet in for a white hood as soon as he retired from football. Racism hiding behind faux patriotism is still racism.”
“Dikta isn't a racist simply because he believes people should stand for the anthem, it's because of his many racist beliefs,” he explained in a follow-up tweet. “One example, he claims ‘there has been no oppression in the last 100 years.' To be clear, segregation ended less than 55 years ago. So yea he's a racist.”
Despite Mike Ditka's recent statements, it wasn't the first time he opposed the kneeling of players during the national anthem.
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In 2017, Ditka addressed the kneeling protests and said:
“All of a sudden, it's become a big deal now, about oppression. There has been no oppression in the last 100 years that I know of. Now maybe I'm not watching it as carefully as other people.”
“Is that the stage for this? If you want to protest, or whatever you want to protest, you've got a right to do that, but I think you're a professional athlete, you have an obligation to the game. I think you have to respect the game.”
Although he has already apologized for his 2017 comments back then, it seems like nothing has changed at all. Three years later, the same words still came out from the former All-Pro tight end.
Ditka has yet to issue another statement regarding his recent statements.
