Media personality Roland Martin had his a** handed to him on social media after taking a cheap shot at Sha’Carri Richardson after she came in place at the Prefontaine Classic this past weekend in Oregon.
On August 21, Martin took to Twitter to sound off about Richardson’s loss.
“Damn. @itskerrii Sha’Carri Richardson got smoked at the Prefontaine @nikepreclassic like a big Jamaican blunt! That was BRUTAL. If ya ass gonna write checks, they can’t bounce! She finishes NINTH. She got HUMBLED real fast by the world’s top sprinters,” he wrote.
Damn. @itskerrii Sha’Carri Richardson got smoked at the Prefontaine @nikepreclassic like a big Jamaican blunt! That was BRUTAL. If ya ass gonna write checks, they can’t bounce! She finishes NINTH. She got HUMBLED real fast by the world’s top sprinters.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) August 21, 2021
Twitter users were quick to check the misogynistic anchor.
Don’t do that Brother! Why does it have to be she was humbled? Why NOT she just didn’t win?!? You win some and you lose some in sports and let’s speak LIFE not talk sh*t about the young lady that’s been preforming on a National if not world stage these past few months! ?
— Juani,LMSW (@theposhjuan) August 21, 2021
You’re an absolute clown Roland and I mean that with all the disrespect and disgust! You should be way above this low-level ass tweet, yet here you are mocking this young lady and at 50+ you should have way more other shit going on in your life. pic.twitter.com/3ygSqd1z0e
— Imani Bashir (@SheIsImaniB) August 21, 2021
Tough black man here celebrating the failure of a black woman who’s already achieved more than he has. ?
— Lenz Dalusma? (@RhymeAndShine) August 21, 2021
Sha’Carri became famous in 10.86 seconds. She is trying to navigate her own shortcomings publicly while trying to remain confident & brave. Humility is part of growth; something you learned when CNN suspended you for homophobic tweets. Pull her up, don’t put her down.
— Wakanda Fool RU (@MangoMommy) August 22, 2021
bro just stick to shucking and jiving for a job
— TheFM4 (@frankie_mccaa) August 21, 2021
Some of you Black Men need to seek therapy about why you think Black Women need to be humbled. If we don’t celebrate ourselves who does? NOT YOU! You’ve revealed the type of man you are Roland.
— Here ForTheComments1 (@forthecomments1) August 22, 2021
So much to unpack here. Here’s a couple…
1) a brother attempting to humiliate a young sister is a systemic problem culturally
2) a much brother who is more than half that sista’s age is downright disturbing and shows just how little you think of yourselfDo better Roland.
— Mr. Tiffany (@TiffanyKWynn) August 21, 2021
Roland’s idea of “humbling” Richardson is steeped in white supremacy. The 52-year-old man, seemingly, thinks that Richardson has to ask for permission to be great.
As America’s fastest woman, she has accomplished more than any of us will in this lifetime. And a 2014 article on humility suggested minorities, women and people with less education are more likely to be humble because of the obstacles they face.
Richardson didn’t belittle anyone else– she made it clear that she is a force to be reckoned with. And those are facts. The Louisiana State University student was raised by her grandmother and aunt after being abandoned by her mother. She worked her way up through the track and field ranks without having a trust fund, struggled with mental health issues and even attempted suicide in high school. She deserves to be praised and celebrated– even if it’s a one-person party.
And what exactly has Roland Martin done other than file for bankruptcy after his appendix burst and get suspended from CNN for being a homophobe?
A middle-aged man in an ascot has nothing better to do than talk mess about a 21-year-old track champion?
This isn’t the pinnacle of Richardson’s young life. She has many years left in her to accomplish whatever she desires.
Martin, on the other hand, is on borrowed time.
