Michael Vick appeared on “Speak for Yourself,” hosted by Jason Whitlock. He sat on a panel with Whitlock and other former NFL players. When the topic came up about Colin Kaepernick’s inability to land another NFL QB job, Mike had a very polarizing perspective.
Apparently, Mike feels that Colin needs to clean up his physical image, including cutting his hair. This is what Mike did after he was tied to a major dog fighting ring a decade go, which landed him in federal prison for a year.
When asked about what Colin should do to return to the NFL, Vick replied:
The first thing we got to get Colin to do is cut his hair. I’m not up here to try to be politically correct, even if he puts cornrows in it, I don’t think he should represent himself in that way, in terms of the hair style, just go clean cut.
You’re already dealing with a lot, a lot of controversy around him, surrounding this issue. The most important thing he needs to do is to try to be presentable.
Well, Colin recently got word of Mike’s comments and responded via his Instagram account. Apparently Colin feels Mike Vick and other blacks who feel he should “clean up” his appearance are experiencing a mentality called Stockholm Syndrome. He posted the definition of this condition moments ago on his Instagram page.
Check out Michael Vick’s full comments on this subject below.
“First thing we got to get Colin to do is cut his hair.” — @MikeVick advises Kaepernick on rebuilding his image pic.twitter.com/YENvUPOIgP
— Speak For Yourself (@SFY) July 17, 2017
After receiving much backlash for these statements made on this show, Mike Vick is backtracking a bit. He recently posted this response to his twitter account, praising Colin.
— Mike Vick (@MikeVick) July 18, 2017
There will always be black people who crave white acceptance and are too fearful to impact any real change.
I wish these c–ns would stop trying to speak for the rest of us. Colin knows what he has to do to get back on a team but he doesn’t want to do that sh-t and I don’t blame him. Not everyone’s soul can be bought.
Vick must have forgotten about how he was locked up for dog fighting. He sounds like a fool.
It just goes to show you some of us will never get it. And that’s why we can’t progress as a race. We have way too many sellouts to make progress as a collective.
Sigh…So disappointed in Vick.
He sounds so stupid he should be the last person speaking out against Kap because the majority of white people to this day still hate Vick’s guts. Even after he paid his debt to society changed his image got a hair cut clean cut they still hate him so conforming isn’t going to make white people see you any different so where has white acceptance really got him? No matter if Kap wore suits cut his hair everything that makes white people comfortable they would still hate him because he standing up for injustices for black people and we all know how majority of white people feel about that.
Can’t stand c–ns.
Mike is a certified fool.
When a biracial man has more black pride than a black man…
Vick sounds like an idiot. I can’t believe I used to like him.
Colin has really exposed all the sellouts in the NFL. I appreciate it.
There are plenty of other athletes who have long hair in the league. Why doesn’t Vick think they need to cut their hair?
we love you vick! #757