Ever heard of Jason Whitlock? He is a sports reporter for The Kansas City Star. I know of him - but I ignored him most of the time. Not because of what he says or what he has said or what he looks like. Its because my only exposure to him was as a panelist on ESPN's "The Sport's Reporters" - in my mind, the single worst show on television. I can't bear to look at or listen to that old, fat ugly white man, whatever his name is (and I dont think he is on the show anymore, just for that reason - he has a face that even radio can't love) and Mike Lupica, the quintessential dork. Man, I got picked on in school, but if I had the chance, I would have beat the shit out of Mike Lupica every fucking day on the playground. And don't get me started on Mitch Albom.
I think the whole group is "holier than though" and it makes me want to vomit. But, I digress.
Jason Whitlock used to be on the show, until he had some sort of falling out. A piece he recently wrote about the Don Imus firings has circulated recently and I just think it is out of this world. It is articulate, well thought out and obviously heartfelt. You can check it out here.
http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html
Assuming you clicked on the link and read the article (which, if you havent, stop here and go back you ass) you got that Jason is black, right? A black man that is criticizing his own race and, possibly, culture. Its just as juicy as it gets - for white people I mean. Most white people love this kind of shit, because most white people are bigots (I'm white, by the way - lilly white) and its like - SEE, WE ARE RIGHT, EVEN YOUR OWN PEOPLE are starting to realize just how fucked up you people are.
I think that its sad that such a well written article is used in such a fashion. I mean, Jason is almost begging black leaders to do something about the downward spiral that black culture is on (as he sees it). He cares - and he's willing to say so.
Well, an equally well written piece was done today by Todd Boyd, a relative newcomer to ESPN. He is also black and he gives a different perspective on the Don Imus firings. You can read it here (read it, godamnit!) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=boyd/070416&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1. You are not going to see this one being flown on the mast of the giant white "we were right" ship. But it is equally compelling. Because he treats Don Imus the way he should be treated - like the nobody he is. Don Imus is a bigot and he is an asshole. There are tons of them in the world - black and white.
But taken together, these articles demonstrate one thing. Imus was not fired because of the perceived "outrage" by his behavior. Very few people, other than Al Sharpton, were outraged by Don Imus because they know who he is - just another asshole. And they expect him to act like an asshole every opportunity he gets. That is why people USED to listen to him.
I think the whole group is "holier than though" and it makes me want to vomit. But, I digress.
Jason Whitlock used to be on the show, until he had some sort of falling out. A piece he recently wrote about the Don Imus firings has circulated recently and I just think it is out of this world. It is articulate, well thought out and obviously heartfelt. You can check it out here.
http://www.kansascity.com/182/story/66339.html
Assuming you clicked on the link and read the article (which, if you havent, stop here and go back you ass) you got that Jason is black, right? A black man that is criticizing his own race and, possibly, culture. Its just as juicy as it gets - for white people I mean. Most white people love this kind of shit, because most white people are bigots (I'm white, by the way - lilly white) and its like - SEE, WE ARE RIGHT, EVEN YOUR OWN PEOPLE are starting to realize just how fucked up you people are.
I think that its sad that such a well written article is used in such a fashion. I mean, Jason is almost begging black leaders to do something about the downward spiral that black culture is on (as he sees it). He cares - and he's willing to say so.
Well, an equally well written piece was done today by Todd Boyd, a relative newcomer to ESPN. He is also black and he gives a different perspective on the Don Imus firings. You can read it here (read it, godamnit!) http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=boyd/070416&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1. You are not going to see this one being flown on the mast of the giant white "we were right" ship. But it is equally compelling. Because he treats Don Imus the way he should be treated - like the nobody he is. Don Imus is a bigot and he is an asshole. There are tons of them in the world - black and white.
But taken together, these articles demonstrate one thing. Imus was not fired because of the perceived "outrage" by his behavior. Very few people, other than Al Sharpton, were outraged by Don Imus because they know who he is - just another asshole. And they expect him to act like an asshole every opportunity he gets. That is why people USED to listen to him.
But, I think many are now reevaluating that because, like you and me, they have enough assholes in their life to contend with.
No, Imus got fired because his sponsors pulled out. Plain and simple. It was not morale punishment. The money dried up. Just like everything else - its all about the benjamins.
-Id
No, Imus got fired because his sponsors pulled out. Plain and simple. It was not morale punishment. The money dried up. Just like everything else - its all about the benjamins.
-Id
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