Stephen Jackson is not here for people telling him how to react to jokes about George Floyd.
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The former NBA player responded after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe caught backlash for a controversial George Floyd joke during Netflix’s The Roast of Kevin Hart. During the live roast, Hinchcliffe told Kevin Hart, “The Black community is so proud of you… right now George Floyd is looking up at us all laughing so hard he can’t breathe.” The joke immediately sparked criticism online and reportedly upset Floyd’s family and supporters.
Now Jackson, who publicly referred to Floyd as his “twin” after Floyd’s 2020 murder and became one of the loudest voices demanding justice, is speaking out directly.
In an Instagram video, Jackson made it clear he is tired of people minimizing why the joke hit a nerve.
“One thing about it, you can’t tell people what to be offended by and what not to be offended by,” Jackson said. “Everybody laughing until it’s their family member that get murdered. Then it ain’t funny.”
He continued, “See, I rode for my brother. Didn’t take a dime from nobody. Risked everything I had going on in real time.”
Jackson also reflected on traveling across the country after Floyd’s death, saying, “29 different states marching for my brother, didn’t take a dime from nobody. Every dime they tried to pay me, QB and Q gave back to the community.”
Then he turned his attention toward social media critics encouraging people to “crash out” online for entertainment.
“Y’all be embarrassing yourself just be a fan,” Jackson said. “You want to tell somebody what else to do, but you can’t even help your mama bring the groceries in the house or buy her a new house. Y’all clowns.”
