{"id":3643,"date":"2020-06-07T19:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/drew-brees-wife-brittany-issues-apology-we-are-the-problem\/"},"modified":"2020-06-07T19:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:40:00","slug":"drew-brees-wife-brittany-issues-apology-we-are-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/drew-brees-wife-brittany-issues-apology-we-are-the-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Brees\u2019 wife Brittany issues apology: \u2018We are the problem\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Drew Brees\u2019 wife Brittany issues apology: \u2018We are the problem\u2019<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Drew Brees\u2019 wife Brittany penned an emotional message Friday on Instagram, stating \u201cWE ARE THE PROBLEM,\u201d a day after the Saints quarterback offered a second apology over his national anthem remarks in the wake of George Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cWE ARE THE PROBLEM,\u201d Brittany began. \u201cI\u00a0write this with tears in my eyes and I hope you all hear our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sharing two quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. \u2014 \u201cIn the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends,\u201d and, \u201cNot only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the app<\/a>alling silence of good people\u201d \u2014 Brittany said that while she has read these statements a thousand times, she digested the whole meaning in recent days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have read these quotes and scripture 1000 times and every time I read it and the words sink into my heart,\u201d Brittany said, also referencing the passage: \u201cThe Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brittany said, \u201cI think yes this is what it\u2019s all about\u2026Only until the last few days ,until we experienced the death threats we experienced the hate\u2026 Did I realize that these words were speaking directly to us.. how could anyone who knows us or has had interactions with us think that Drew or I have a racist bone in our body? But that\u2019s the whole point.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomehow we as white America, we can feel good about not being racist, feel good about loving one an another as God loves us. We can feel good about educating our children about the horrors of slavery and history. We can read books to our children about Martin Luther King, Malcolm X., Hank Aaron, Barack Obama, Rosa parks, Harriet Tubman.. and feel like we are doing our part to raise our children to love , be unbiased and with no prejudice. To teach them about all of the African Americans that have fought for and risked their lives against racial injustice,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSomehow as white Americans we feel like that checks the box of doing the right thing. Not until this week did Drew and I realize THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. To say \u2018I don\u2019t agree with disrespecting the flag \u2018.. I now understand was also saying I don\u2019t understand what the problem really is, I don\u2019t understand what you\u2019re fighting for, and I\u2019m not willing to hear you because of our preconceived notion\u2018s of what that flag means to us,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Brees, 41, came under fire earlier this week after an interview with Yahoo Finance, saying he \u201cwill never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.\u201d He apologized Wednesday following a wave of criticism from LeBron James and members of the NFL community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused. In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country,\u201d Brees said.<\/p>\n

He spoke again Thursday in a video message posted to Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know there\u2019s not much that I could say that would make things any better right now,\u201d Brees\u00a0said in the video. \u201cBut I just want you to see in my eyes how sorry I am for the comments that I made yesterday. I know they hurt many people, especially friends, teammates, former teammates, loved ones, people that I care and respect deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Brittany and Drew Brees<\/span>Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Brittany added in her remarks, \u201cThat\u2019s the problem we are not listening, white America is not hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not actively LOOKING for racial prejudice,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe have heard stories from men and women we have known and loved for years about the racism that occurred in their lives .. stories that were never shared or talked about because somehow they were considered normal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brittany then vowed, \u201cTo all of our friends and anyone we hurt \u2026we will do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to do better , we want to HEAR you, and we will fight for you because thinking we are not part of the problem\u2026is checking the box it means we are are not doing enough. It\u2019s our job to educate ourselves. We are sorry ??,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n

Brittany\u2019s message follows nationwide protests taking place in response to Floyd\u2019s death. He died in Minneapolis last month after former cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd\u2019s neck for more than eight minutes. He has since been charged with murder and manslaughter.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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