Sammy Sosa Doesn’t Give A CRAP That You Don’t Like His New Face
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June 28, 2018To say Sammy Sosa was kind of a big deal is a MAJOR understatement.
I mean…
To get Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa on the same cover, SI needed a private plane, a journey around the Dominican Republic and … togas. This is how the notorious Greek God cover came together: https://t.co/buy24NOQD1 pic.twitter.com/qL6LCZbUGl
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) June 27, 2018
So it’s no surprise that people were SHOCKED when this interview of Sammy Sosa came out:
Uhhh… what in hot bleach’s name is GOING ON here?!
Again… Sammy Sosa USED to look like this:
New face, who dis?
The backlash has been immediate, and BRUTAL:
I got a dark skinned friend, looks like Sammy Sosa, I got light skinned friend looks like Sammy Sosa…
— andril (@andril) June 27, 2018
Aye folk! Sammy Sosa is white now cuh?
— Black Tony (@ATLBlack_Tony) June 28, 2018
Sammy Sosa Finally Speaks on Why He Lightens His Skin to Be a Real Life Teddy Perkins (Photos) https://t.co/F3ZOxmtKYa pic.twitter.com/BWQ4FqMyH7
— Robert Littal (@BSO) June 28, 2018
I’M SAMMY SOSA! BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING NON WHITE IN A RACIST SOCIETY, I BLEACHED MY SKIN TO APPEAR ACCEPTABLE TO AMERIKKKA! HOPE YOU APPROVE! pic.twitter.com/DJWRuqPUUe
— Ron Joseph (@questar1959_ron) June 13, 2018
Oh dear LORD.
Aaaanyway. Sammy just recently spoke out about it.
Long story short: HE DOESN’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK. CRAWL OUT.
Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa has been out of the league for over a decade and yet he continues to make headlines – not for his achievements on the field, but for the drastic changes to his appearance.
Photos of Sosa appearing with a much lighter complexion first surfaced at a 2009 musical awards show. He later told Univision he used a “bleaching cream” that “whitens” his skin.
It’s…. very effective. It also worries me that he puts that crap all over his ears and eyelids and stuff. There’s no way that’s safe.
On Wednesday, the former major leaguer addressed the controversy yet again.
“Look at what I am today,” Sosa told Sports Illustrated. “This is my life, and I don’t take garbage from nobody. I do whatever I want.”
Honestly… good for you, Sammy.
Obviously, I’m not a huge fan of what he’s done to himself… but I AM a fan of his attitude. Do what you want. Ignore the trolls. What’s the point of listening to them? You will NEVER make them happy.
(Now, I wish he would have come to this attitude WITHOUT bleaching his skin… but again. He can do whatever he wants. It’s his face.)
Sosa, who is now a resident of United Arab Emirates, told the magazine he dabbles in the oil industry, as well as real estate and hospitality, while distancing himself from the city where it all began – he hasn’t been back to Chicago in 11 years.
And it doesn’t look like he’ll return any time soon.
The Cubs banished the former outfielder over his alleged use of steroids, but would reportedly welcome “Slammin’ Sammy” back to the clubhouse with a simple apology.
“It’s never been our position that we want Sammy to wear a hair shirt and sit in front of Wrigley and be punished for weeks on end,” a team source told the magazine. “This is simply, ‘I messed up, and there’s something to learn from it, and I’d love to get back in the fold.’ It would take one sentence.”
But that doesn’t seem likely.
“I never failed a drug test,” Sosa said during the interview. “So why are you asking me about that, when they don’t have nothing on Sosa?”
To be fair, as Sports Illustrated pointed out, several former big leaguers have yet to apologize for their alleged use of steroids, but are still beloved by their teams.
Barry Bonds will have his jersey retired by the San Francisco Giants, Roger Clemens works within the Houston Astros organization as a special assistant to the general manager and Alex Rodriguez is back with the New York Yankees as an adviser.
Why y’all gotta hate on Sammy, hmm?
