On Sunday, Sean “Diddy” Combs announced he planned to buy the Carolina Panthers and released a video claiming he would “immediately address the ‘Colin Kaepernick’ situation” by putting him in the game. Diddy further said on Twitter:

To emphasize the seriousness of his claim, Diddy has teamed up with Kap himself and scheduled a meeting with investors to come up with an offer. It seems that Diddy will soon be the new owner of the Carolina Panthers.

Reactions were different everywhere; Black Twitter cheered in amazement, encouraging Diddy along in this journey. It seemed like a win for black entrepreneurship everywhere.

Others were not so encouraging.

On the morning news for the Bay Area’s Kron 4 News, reporters dissected the video and exclaimed: “how can we take Diddy seriously?” They diminished the hip-hop mogul worth 820 million dollars to a hood rat figure that “smoked blunts” and “drank a 40.” It was a laughing matter to them to consider this global celebrity’s serious offer.

This is what the world thinks of black entrepreneurs. Black business motives are a joke to many, and seeking to eliminate disparities in various markets is an even bigger joke to many. These reporters didn’t take Diddy seriously because they are used to a traditional white mogul who dominates the business they are in and makes power moves like this at all times. They are used to various industries painted completely white with little recognition for those of color who try to break in. They are used to labeling hip-hop artists and powerful black people in general as a “joke” or simply “entertainment.”

Of course, swinging to the opposite of this, the world accepts Donald Trump. They accept a disgusting, shady, unsuccessful celebrity for the esteemed position of the president of the United States. It’s not a joke to them, even though every single thing he does is a calculated decision to shock the world and undo everything done before. It’s not a joke to them that he diminishes the worth of everyone around him that does not blend into his fondness of “white, upper-class, men.”

It is apparent how America treats black entrepreneurs because they laugh at a serious offer from a highly successful black businessman yet accept without protest the countless idiotic decisions an unsuccessful white businessman continues to throw at us in a position of utmost power.

Black entrepreneurs deserve to be given more than a chance. They deserve to be given the respect they have earned with their countless successes and they deserve to be more than the image of “hood rat” all people seem to display on black people. They deserve to experience the praise and encouragement that sleazy, human garbage like Trump get at all times.

They deserve to be recognized as valid and successful just like everyone else.