Brad Keselowski has never been shy about voicing his opinion on matters related to NASCAR and can often be quite candid. It’s an approach opposite of many drivers, who are leery of saying something that could be construed as offensive to their fans or sponsors.
Brad Keselowski speaks out against vanilla athletes, political correctness
Brad Keselowski lamented on Twitter why athletes can’t be more outspoken and share more of their personality with the public.
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And on occasion Keselowski will step outside the realm of NASCAR and offer an opinion not related to his field of expertise. Early Thursday morning the 2012 Sprint Cup champion took to Twitter to share his thoughts on what happens when he speaks out on subjects other than racing and how many are critical of him doing so.
The first tweet is in reference to comedian Patton Oswalt, who, in a series of tweets earlier this week, mocked political correctness and defended Trevor Noah, the new Daily Show host who had some old controversial tweets discovered.
Sometimes I want to say something really funny on here then I remember it's Twitter/2015 & everyone will be offended. Respect @pattonoswalt
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 Some people didn't get the last tweet. The joke is how you can't joke... So I suck at this. Back to driving.
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 No one wants to hear an athlete tell jokes or see him have an opinion outside of his sport. That in itself is kinda funny...
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 It's like, "you! Drive that car/hit that guy/throw the ball really well. I think your great!" On game/race day.
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 Then on non game days it's- "Don't do something dumb to hurt my fantasy team/be quiet/no opinions outside your sport!"
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 Every athlete/performer makes the sideways dog face over this predicament. So confusing...
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 So many athletes are vanilla because it's easy and it allows you to focus on other aspects of your life. That's a tremendous tragedy...
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 No other event brings people together like sports. It may be the purest & most effective way to unify the human race & Athletes have the mic
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 2, 2015 We are so fortunate as prof. race car drivers, so Whenever I have moments of laziness and decide to be vanilla, the guilt overwhelms me.
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