Back in March 2018 on Twitter, Myles Garrett laid out his stance on people using the n-word, saying he’s tired of hearing the N-word or being referred to as one, but he’s also tired of people being offended by it “when used by another ethnicity.” It was revealed today that Myles Garrett claimed in his appeal before the NFL that Mason Rudolph used a racial slur that sent him into a rage that led to the helmet smash incident.
“If you were at a concert and an artist is on stage and the N-word is used in the bridge and there’s another ethnicity is next to you, should that person refuse to use that word in fear of the backlash caused by him singing a song. I believe that’s nonsense,” Garrett tweeted during the same conversation about the use of the word.
He added, “I’m not okay with anyone calling me the N-word. If it used as an insult in one sense why can I turn around and use it as a term of endearment in the same breath with someone else? That’s hypocritical to me.”
The NFL says they’ve looked into Garrett’s claims and can’t find evidence of Rudolph using a slur. Does that mean they analyzed audio? It’s the NFL, so it probably means they just took Rudolph’s word. Whatever the case, Garrett’s old tweets are an interesting look into his stance on the subject.
How about we stop using words such as the N-word as “veils” between our races to divide us from one another. Enjoy our culture and studying it but somethings especially things that have and had negative connotations should stay in the past, in my opinion.
— Myles Garrett ⚡️ (@MylesLGarrett) March 30, 2018
I’m not okay with anyone calling me the N-word. If it used as an insult in one sense why can I turn around and use it as a term of endearment in the same breath with someone else? That’s hypocritical to me
— Myles Garrett ⚡️ (@MylesLGarrett) March 30, 2018
There are multiple people in the music industry who are of different races who use the N-word. Do blacks still listen to their music? Yes, because it’s not used maliciously. Yet, if brought up in everyday conversation by another race it becomes a problem.
— Myles Garrett ⚡️ (@MylesLGarrett) March 30, 2018
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league looked into Myles Garrett’s allegations that Mason Rudolph used a racial slur last Thursday night before the brawl “and found no such evidence.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 21, 2019
