Paula Dean Compares Herself To "That Black Football Player"???

Paula Dean is just....

The end of Black History Month is near so what better time for the ignorant and mostly inappropriate Paula Dean to emerge from the candy yam and butter casserole she was hiding in and make a ridiculous statement comparing herself to…wait for it… “that black football player.”

Sigh.

That Black football player she is referring to is NFL prospect Michael Sam, who announced that he was gay. Though Sam is not yet in the NFL he will potentially be drafted. First Lady Michelle Obama, tweeted (signed “mo” so you know it’s real) her support for Sam after he came out during interviews on ESPN and The New York Times.

Paula Dean, who was in trouble for using the “n-word” last year, said:

“I’m fighting to get my name back,” adding, “I feel like ‘embattled’ or ‘disgraced’ will always follow my name. It’s like that black football player who recently came out,” says Deen, referring to NFL prospect Michael Sam. “He said, ‘I just want to be known as a football player. I don’t want to be known as a gay football player.’ I know exactly what he’s saying.”