Nate Gerry Under Fire for Series of Racist Tweets

[time2rock]

Now note these tweets aren't recent, they're from a few years ago.  But still, with the heavy focus on fighting racial injustice these days, this is likely to have serious ramifications.  

https://heavy.com/sports/eagles-nate-gerry-racist-tweets-philly-twitter/

[20dawk4life]

Post the tweets

[20dawk4life]

Also can we cut his bum arse yet? 

[time2rock]

13 minutes ago, 20dawk4life said:

Post the tweets

There are a couple embedded in the story linked in the first post.  

[Cochis_Calhoun]

Yeah it's bad, but it's one of those cases of a gargantuanly dope suburban kid trying to sound like a west coast rap artist despite being whiter than midday in Antartica, rather than Gerry being a raving white supremacist.

 

[nipples]

Apparently this is stuff he said when he was 17. He was a stupid kid, I have a hard time holding it against him right now. That said, I won’t be upset if he is cut. 

[vaff]

8 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Yeah it's bad, but it's one of those cases of a gargantuanly dope suburban kid trying to sound like a west coast rap artist despite being whiter than midday in Antartica, rather than Gerry being a raving white supremacist.

 

Yeah, based on the two tweets I saw, this was nine years ago, and it sounds like he was just trying to be "cool”, not being malicious or trying to offend anybody.

[bdbd20]

5 minutes ago, vaff said:

Yeah, based on the two tweets I saw, this was nine years ago, and it sounds like he was just trying to be "cool”, not being malicious or trying to offend anybody.

I got this same vibe also.

It'll blow over.  His play recognition is obviously more of a concern.

[Sturm]

Lets me honest kid was 17 and looks more like he is just hanging out with his black friends than being racist. We have seen lately what a racist tweet is and this really just a kid being a kid. I even showed my wife (who is mix) and she laughed. Granted she laughs at everything but its just not that racist of a tweet.

 

Granted everyone gets way to sensitive nowadays.

[philafan4o8]

As someone who is black let me comment on this.

Do I want him saying these things? No.

Is it as bad as the riley cooper situation? Not even close.

Should he apologize? Yes.

Should he ever use these words? No

Do I think he is a racist? No, it was likely some stupid Eagles fan with no life going through his timeline to find something they can use against him to get him off the team or benched. 

 

I look at these things on a case by case basis. 

[DeathByEagle]

Didn't care about Djax comments, Don't care about Gerry's comments. Lets play football. 

[Br3]

Whoever looked through 9 years of Nate Gerry tweets is the real offender here

[EagleJoe8]

49 minutes ago, philafan4o8 said:

As someone who is black let me comment on this.

Do I want home saying these things? No.

Is it as bad as the riley cooper situation? Not even close.

Should be apologize? Yes.

Should he ever use these words? No

Do I think he is a racist? No, it was likely some stupid Eagles fan with no life going through his timeline to find something they can use against him to get him off the team or benched. 

 

I look at these things on a case by case basis. 

So you apply common sense and nuance to each situation. 
 

Stop that!

You start flipping out right now!

[EaglesfanfromND]

WTF even bring this kind of crap up? Some people have nothing better to do then look back at a 16 year olds twitter feeds?? Thank god there wasn't twitter or even internet when I was a kid......... hope nobody finds those polaroids haha

[Sturm]

53 minutes ago, philafan4o8 said:

As someone who is black let me comment on this.

Do I want home saying these things? No.

Is it as bad as the riley cooper situation? Not even close.

Should be apologize? Yes.

Should he ever use these words? No

Do I think he is a racist? No, it was likely some stupid Eagles fan with no life going through his timeline to find something they can use against him to get him off the team or benched. 

 

I look at these things on a case by case basis. 

Riley cooper situation was crazy, honestly dude should have been removed quickly from the league. Action was to slow.

[VeeMak]

This was a bit misleading.  Gerry stayed away from hard R and literally came across as a white suburban kid trying to sound like a hard inner city kid.  Nothing racist here...stupid? Yes.  Insensitive? Probably.  But there is nothing that suggests Gerry views one race as inferior/superior to another.  
 

The only "N” word we should associate with Gerry is "never”.  Never should have drafted a slow safety in college to play linebacker in the NFL.

[Mike030270]

Him being a teen and/or trying to be like some rap group isn't an excuse

 

Maybe they'll finally cut him. Though his crap play should have had him gone awhile ago.

[Jenkins27]

1 hour ago, nipples said:

Apparently this is stuff he said when he was 17. He was a stupid kid, I have a hard time holding it against him right now. That said, I won’t be upset if he is cut. 

^^^
They shouldn’t cut him for this. They should cut him for being trash if he continues to play like he does.

[Swoop]

Yeah, I don't think this becomes an issue beyond him apologizing and maybe a gentle slap on the wrist. Just a dumb kid, most likely.

[Alpha_TATEr]

2 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Yeah it's bad, but it's one of those cases of a gargantuanly dope suburban kid trying to sound like a west coast rap artist despite being whiter than midday in Antartica, rather than Gerry being a raving white supremacist.

 

this is where im at on it. but he does suck so i wouldnt mind him being cut. 

[315Eagles]

40 minutes ago, Br3 said:

Whoever looked through 9 years of Nate Gerry tweets is the real offender here

It's probably an Eagles fan that wants him to be cut.  Smart move if you ask me.

[20dawk4life]

1 hour ago, philafan4o8 said:

As someone who is black let me comment on this.

Do I want home saying these things? No.

Is it as bad as the riley cooper situation? Not even close.

Should be apologize? Yes.

Should he ever use these words? No

Do I think he is a racist? No, it was likely some stupid Eagles fan with no life going through his timeline to find something they can use against him to get him off the team or benched. 

 

I look at these things on a case by case basis. 

Pffft. That's too much common sense. You'd never survive in cvon 

[315Eagles]

26 minutes ago, VeeMak said:

This was a bit misleading.  Gerry stayed away from hard R and literally came across as a white suburban kid trying to sound like a hard inner city kid.  Nothing racist here...stupid? Yes.  Insensitive? Probably.  But there is nothing that suggests Gerry views one race as inferior/superior to another.  
 

The only "N” word we should associate with Gerry is "never”.  Never should have drafted a slow safety in college to play linebacker in the NFL.

It was a good thought at least.  Problem is he cant tackle which is something you need to do to play LB.

[manz2821]

Cut him.  Not for the tweets but for his play.  Let this be an excuse to get rid of him

[CaliEagle]

Many kids do dumb things in high school.  If he said it as an adult, I would feel differently.  His poor play is more of an issue right now.