'I don't know how many people really look into the mission statement of Black Lives Matter, but I did'
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NEWSJULY 02, 2020
Marcellus Wiley delivers passionate argument against NBA painting 'Black Lives Matter' on courts
'I don't know how many people really look into the mission statement of Black Lives Matter, but I did'
Marcellus Wiley (Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for March of Dimes)
BRECK DUMAS
ESPN
reported this week that the NBA plans to paint "Black Lives Matter" on its courts when the season resumes, in reaction to players' insistence "that the fight for racial equality and social justice be a central part" of the league.
But Fox Sports 1's Marcellus Wiley says that is "not a good idea," and gave an impassioned speech on his show explaining why.
What are the details?
During a discussion on Wiley's "Speak for Yourself," he argued against the NBA's purported plan to paint "Black Lives Matter" on their courts, pointing to the organization's political goals as to his reasoning.
"There's a problem when you start to go down this road of freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and how much social space is allowed for those who don't support in that same space," Wiley argued. "And that's where I wonder where this is going to go in terms of identity politics. We know what identity politics does—it divides, and it polarizes. No matter how you want to look at it, that's just the effect of it no matter how great the intentions are. We all know the road to hell is paved with good intentions."
Wiley read from BLM"s
mission statement, voicing concern over the movement's declaration that they aim to "dismantle the patriarchal practice," and "disrupt the western-described nuclear family structure requirement."
The former NFL player and Ivy Leaguer explained: