Please keep the conversation civil and help us moderate comments by reporting abuse. Published June 20th "While Clark acknowledges that America has made progress in terms of battling racial inequality, he also says that incidents like this show that we still have a long way to go in the battle against racism. The latest story comes from Arizona State CB Jordan Clark, son of former NFL player Ryan Clark, who tells a story about his latest encounter with racism at Whataburger and how a woman called him the n-word and the manager not really caring about it. ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, a former NFL safety, spoke honestly and emotionally about his son and Arizona State teammates being called the N-word at a Whataburger restaurant earlier this week. ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, a former NFL safety, spoke honestly and emotionally about his son and Arizona State teammates being called the N-word at a Whataburger restaurant earlier this week.
When the elder Clark was dating a lighter-skinned woman, he was jumped by a group of white men.“(My father) said, ‘I never thought that this many years later, my grandson would be experiencing the same racism that I did,” Ryan Clark said.As a father, Clark felt guilt that, as a pro athlete who gave his son privilege as he grew up, he didn’t prepare Jordan for the reality of racism still existing as it does.
I believe that if that woman pulls a gun at those young men and that woman pulls the trigger, I believe that she’s never punished.”Ryan Clark said the story is all too similar to one his father told him.It also happened at a fast food restaurant. Even though I knew the moment was over, I was still in that moment as his dad … I’m playing out other scenarios in my mind (of the woman feeling threatened and turning violent). “As a black man, you can’t walk up to cars.
That's one of the truest statements on racism there has ever been. Ryan Clark should not have to feel guilt for what happened to Jordan at the Whataburger, nor should his young son have to fear for his life because he wants to buy himself a meal. Filled with emotions, ESPN analyst and former NFL defensive back Ryan Clark spoke Friday about the story of his son, Arizona State cornerback Jordan Clark, facing racism while attempting to get food Wednesday at a Tempe Whataburger.After she declined, a man agreed to order for them.As they waited, the woman they initially approached used a racial slur multiple times and complained to the restaurant’s manager, who comped her meal despite hearing her say the slurs, according to the players.After reading the players’ accounts and speaking with his son, Ryan Clark spoke on ESPN’s Get Up about the emotions that ran through him.“As a black man and a father of a black young man, I’m happy he’s alive, period,” Clark said. "If something would have happened to him, it would have broke me," Clark says.
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