NBA legend Charles Barkley is tired of blacks blaming whites for their own problems.

“As I tell my white friends, we as black people, we’re never going to be successful, not because of you white people, but because of other black people,” Barkley told radio host Anthony Garano on Philadelphia’s WIP.

“One of the reasons we’re never going to be successful as a whole, because of other black people. And for some reason we are brainwashed to think, if you’re not a thug or an idiot, you’re not black enough,” Barkley said. “If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don’t break the law, you’re not a good black person. And it’s a dirty, dark secret.”

Barkley was defending Seattle Seahawks Russel Wilson, who is black, from teammates who’ve been quoted in the media — anonymously, of course — that Wilson is somehow “not black enough.”

To Barkley, that’s just so much BS.

“There are a lot of black people who are unintelligent, who don’t have success,” he continued. “It’s best to knock a successful black person down because they’re intelligent, they speak well, they do well in school, and they’re successful …

“The thing that’s hap—we’re the only race that tell people if you don’t have street cred, with like, that means you been arrested,” he continued. “Like, like that’s a compliment. We’re the only ethnic group who say, ‘Hey, if you go to jail, it gives you street cred.’ It’s just typical BS that goes on when you’re black, man. But don’t waste a lot of time on it please.”

This is not the first time Barkley has angered parts of the black community. In 2013, he publicly said he agreed with the jury that acquitted Florida resident George Zimmerman of murder in the Trayvon Martin shooting — a stance that drew vitriol on social media.

Twitter went wild over these recent comments as well.

Yes, #CharlesBarkley makes sense–that is, when he’s not stupidly proclaiming “republicans lost their minds.” http://t.co/HlYMJOHWmc #tcot

— Larry Elder (@larryelder) October 26, 2014

Charles Barkley has some great comments about Blacks who attack other Blacks for “not being Black enough” http://t.co/jiEWs9Kg55 #tcot #dk

— AACONS (@AACONS) October 25, 2014

I see they going at Charles Barkley… He said EXACTLY the same thing @stephenasmith said a few days ago on his radio show. All true too.

— ǝɯɐu ʎɯ sı ǝɯɐu ʎɯ (@Quefused) October 26, 2014

There was the occasional anti-Barkley tweet.

Charles Barkley can be entertaining & funny at times. But at his core he’s an ignorant ass tool.

— C dot Wodie (@SeeWodie) October 26, 2014

charles barkley speaking that same old “lets not blame white supremacy” bs that every other rich black person spouts

— Katrah-Quey (@kqBEATS) October 26, 2014

However, most comments supported Barkley.

#SirBarkley ain’t wrong. http://t.co/VxTyrwE3ap I’ve been hearing variations of how #notblackenough I am my whole life.

— BelleBurr (@BelleBurr) October 26, 2014

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