Amy Schumer Pulls Out of Super Bowl Ads in Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick. Rihanna Also Took A Stand

 

Amy Schumer is turning down appearing in any 2019 Super Bowl ads in solidarity with the movement for black lives and Colin Kaepernick, I was admittedly suspicious.

Because, in an era where white women are calling the cops on black children and barring entry to their black neighbors, Schumer’s stance is something of an anomaly. Why would she, ensconced in her privilege, support something that really doesn’t directly affect her at all—not only not getting her bag, but reportedly calling on other entertainers like Maroon 5 to step away as well? At this point, I’m so jaded that the obvious answer is hard to take at face value: that it’s the right thing to do; that perhaps she’s learned how to be an effective ally; and that she really isn’t down with the fucksh*t of this administration and its rich cronies and racist acolytes.

But while her fellow white women can sometimes be insufferable, we must give credit where it’s due, and in a Friday Instagram post where Schumer is photographed leaning on a giant glass of wine, I was sincerely liking what I was reading.

“I know it must sound like a privilege ass sacrifice but it’s all i got. Hitting the nfl with the advertisers is the only way to really hurt them. I know opposing the nfl is like opposing the nra,” Schumer wrote, in part. “Very tough, but don’t you want to be proud of how you’re living? Stand up for your brothers and sisters of color. And the hottest thing a guy can do is get down on one knee.”

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I agree with Amy Schumer to the fullest. I also think more Black players shouldn't be afraid to kneel as well.  When all of this first started I noticed alot of Black players were kneeling, but clearly many decided to change their minds for whatever reason. 

If you haven't heard, Rihanna recently declined to perform at the Superbowl, and all I can say is good for her. 

IN SHORT:

Rihanna recently became the latest African-American artist to reject one of the world’s biggest stages, according to US Weekly. An insider on RiRi’s team said the nine-time Grammy winner and Fenty Beauty cosmetics founder declined the NFL’s offer earlier this year because she “supports Colin Kaepernick.”

“The NFL and CBS really wanted Rihanna to be next year’s performer in Atlanta,” the insider told US Weekly. “They offered it to her, but she said no because of the kneeling controversy. She doesn’t agree with the NFL’s stance.”

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