Al Sharpton is one of the most controversial figures in America, and many have accused him of “race baiting” and only focusing on stories that push his own agenda. Earlier this week, he compared being black to being an abused partner, inventing the phrase, “battered race syndrome.” Advertisement He said, “Some of us have battered race syndrome. We’ve developed, so many of us, a loser’s complex. It’s almost like the battered syndrome when people battered by their mate, they just automatically get ready for being battered, never occurring to them that they are full human beings and shouldn’t be submitting and subjecting themselves to that.” Sharpton went on to say, “But once you create the mentality that you supposed to tolerate a whipping, a beating, abuse, that you don’t even complain about it or report it ’cause you think you deserve it. Well, some of us have battered race syndrome. We can’t win, ain’t gonna win, that ain’t gonna work, nothing’s gonna work, duh duh duh, because we have battered race syndrome.” Do you think Al Sharpton’s comments are insensitive to people who are in abusive relationships? Leave a comment below!
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:00:43 +0000
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