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In this morning’s airing of ESPN’s First Take, Rob Parker asked the question about Robert Griffin III (RGIII), “Is he a brother, or is he a cornball brother?” Parker’s remarks stirred a huge uproar among viewers of the show.
Parker, who is an African-American, continued by saying, “He’s not real. Okay, he’s black, he kind of does the thing, but he’s not really down with the cause. He’s not one of us. He’s kind of black but he’s not really, like, the guy you want to hang out with because he’s off to something else.”
He added, “We all know he has a white fiancee. There was all this talk about how he’s a Republican, which, I don’t really care, there’s no information at all. I’m just trying to dig deeper into why he has an issue. Because we did find out with Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods was like, I’ve got black skin but don’t call me black.”
How does Rob Parker still have a job?
Let's face it, if a white guy said that, they would be fired without a doubt.
RG3 is Not black enough?
Why?? White fiancee?
I am sure a lot of black professional athletes have white girlfriends.
Republican?
I am sure that didn't help
What do you want him to do?
Have a child in every city?
Have an illegal gun?
Get involved in dog fighting?
Would that be black enough?
Yes...... I would have ben fired for the child, gun, and dog fighting reference. Why won't they fire Rob Parker?
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Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker have a job with ESPN?
Yeah, this was being discussed in the Patriots forum today. Bigoted attitudes are common with Parker. He has a reputation for it....and not only that, he a Patriots hater.
Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker have a job with ESPN?
Heard that while in my car a little while ago on WEEI. So Holley and ordway are discussing it ... Holley is livid but contained. Then an older black man calls in and says it reminded him of a Black Panther meeting from 30 years ago - that really put it in perspective ... some people (Parker) can't let the past go and it's sad, vulgar, objectionable, distasteful and a lot more adjectives. While we all have a right to our opinions the man is also an employee and he should be canned IMO.
If being a cornball is being engaged to someone you love, not speaking like [rapper] Trinidad James, not getting in trouble and playing the QB position at a very high level, I wish more NFL players would be cornballs.
Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker have a job with ESPN?
Did he use words like "we" or "chicago"? If not, then he's clearly not racist.
There's definately a difference with a white person using certain terms, in certain context's, versus someone of color doing so, or vice versa. However, the key being the context. Whether that's a double standard or not, the bottom line is, it's reality. What this guy says kinda deserves discussion simply because of what it says. This guy really isn't alone in his thinking. That's what's truly messed up.
BTW, I love RGIII. How can you not? The kid is a winner, has a great attitude, and is exciting to watch. When the Redskins made the trade for the #2 pick, I thought they overpaid. I liked RGIII, but thought the price paid to move up was too much. So far I've been proven wrong.
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Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker have a job with ESPN?
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Did he use words like "we" or "chicago"? If not, then he's clearly not racist.
There's definately a difference with a white person using certain terms, in certain context's, versus someone of color doing so, or vice versa. However, the key being the context. Whether that's a double standard or not, the bottom line is, it's reality. What this guy says kinda deserves discussion simply because of what it says. This guy really isn't alone in his thinking. That's what's truly messed up.
BTW, I love RGIII. How can you not? The kid is a winner, has a great attitude, and is exciting to watch. When the Redskins made the trade for the #2 pick, I thought they overpaid. I liked RGIII, but thought the price paid to move up was too much. So far I've been proven wrong.
You like a black quarterback? What kind of a cornball white guy are you?
Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker still have a job with ESPN?
He's paid to be incendiary.
Look at the rest of the cast:
Skip Bayless - Contrarian
Stephen A Smith - The 'inconvenient' truth
They all play a role to incite one portion of the audience. It's masterfully crafted and very deliberate. In every show, you basically have one of the three say something outrageous and the others attack him.
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The Patriots have been overachievers the past two years. It doesn't have the talent to compensate for injuries, and it wins so much because it puts in 99% effort in the regular season and plays with terrific schemes to mask its deficiencies.
But in the playoffs a good team at 99% will not beat emotional, talented teams that play at 100%. It's what happened against the Giants in 2011 and the Ravens in 2012.
Re: How does "racist" Rob Parker still have a job with ESPN?
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He's paid to be incendiary.
Look at the rest of the cast:
Skip Bayless - Contrarian
Stephen A Smith - The 'inconvenient' truth
They all play a role to incite one portion of the audience. It's masterfully crafted and very deliberate. In every show, you basically have one of the three say something outrageous and the others attack him.
It's largely orchestrated for sure but Parker's bigotry surfaces from time to time. In this case he said what he meant and he meant what he said. I'm not giving him an actor's license for this one. I guarantee you he will dig in.
Several hours after an ESPN commentator questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is authentically black, ESPN said those comments were out of line.
In a statement released by an ESPN spokesman, the network said, “The comments were inappropriate and we are evaluating our next steps.”
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However, ESPN also has to shoulder plenty of the blame for Parker’s comments: The show Parker was appearing on, ESPN First Take, is specifically designed to provoke, and the comments from the show’s panelists, when they don’t flagrantly cross the line, frequently tiptoe right up next to the line.
It’s also telling that ESPN later aired Parker’s comments on its Best of First Take afternoon show, suggesting that those are exactly the kinds of provocative comments that ESPN wants on First Take.
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