Forget N-Word Fiasco, Stephen A Smith Is A Sellout -Whitlock

[nineteeneightysix]

Black people (and I am generalizing), LOVE the N word...

You can't have your cake and eat it to, as long as black people keep using that word, everybody will slowly keep using it...

Why is it that you don't hear anybody on TV "mistakenly" using the words "sp*cs" "Ch*nks" "K*kes" and etc....?

Other ethnicities are serious in their endeavours to make sure that people don't call them by derogatory words, and they don't call each other as such, and thus they get respected...

Blacks on the other hand, are completely confused about whether or no the N word is safe or not...

As long as this indecision continues, the N word will only become more popular and acceptable...

 

[ecnirp1]

one race baiting attention whore calling out another race baiting attention whore..

 

[bewitched]

I like Stephen A. but he needs to distance himself from Skip Bayless. Since the pair teamed up for First Take, his credibility as a sports journalist has tanked and he has to stoop down to cheap theatrical antics to coincide with Skip who's nothing but a shock jock. Skip singlehandely dumbed down sports debating and journalism and he baited Stephen A. to be his Robin in the process. I hope from all of this, this is a wake up call for Stephen A. to re-evaluate the direction his career is going in. Pretty much, he's seen as a joke like Skip, and I hate that he's now associated with Jason Whitlock who's a bad representative of black journalism.

 

[airmax95fan]

I don't know which type of Black people you hang out with, but I rarely hear that word used, even at the barber shop. There are young kids, women, and the elderly at the shop I regularly go to. We keep it live no doubt....but most people are respectful enough not to use that type language. When I do hear that used, it usually used as a disrespect, almost as the same level is the "er" version.

For the record, I don't like Steve A. or Whitlock. But it isn't helpful to Steve A. be dragged down the Skip's gutter level. I wish he wouldn't allow himself to be treated like that, but he is a grown man, he can make his own decisions.

Black people (and I am generalizing), LOVE the N word...

You can't have your cake and eat it to, as long as black people keep using that word, everybody will slowly keep using it...

Why is it that you don't hear anybody on TV "mistakenly" using the words "sp*cs" "Ch*nks" "K*kes" and etc....?

Other ethnicities are serious in their endeavours to make sure that people don't call them by derogatory words, and they don't call each other as such, and thus they get respected...

Blacks on the other hand, are completely confused about whether or no the N word is safe or not...

As long as this indecision continues, the N word will only become more popular and acceptable...

 

[Mic-Nificent]

Whitlock is WAAAAAAAY worse than Stephen A Smith.

My main gripe is Stephen A Smith is that he thinks he's a celebrity in his own right. He stay dropping names of places he's been and people he's hung out with.

Wasn't there even footage of him trying to dap some celebrity only got get looked through like he was invisible.

Dude also has stated he wont publicly say anything bad about people who pay him. I notice that whenever an athlete calls out ESPN for their bullshyt SAS throws the cape on real quick.

 

[Tom Shady]

I don't know which type of Black people you hang out with, but I rarely hear that word used, even at the barber shop. There are young kids, women, and the elderly at the shop I regularly go to. We keep it live no doubt....but most people are respectful enough not to use that type language. When I do hear that used, it usually used as a disrespect, almost as the same level is the "er" version.

For the record, I don't like Steve A. or Whitlock. But it isn't helpful to Steve A. be dragged down the Skip's gutter level. I wish he wouldn't allow himself to be treated like that, but he is a grown man, he can make his own decisions.

 

[nineteeneightysix]

I don't know which type of Black people you hang out with, but I rarely hear that word used, even at the barber shop. There are young kids, women, and the elderly at the shop I regularly go to. We keep it live no doubt....but most people are respectful enough not to use that type language. When I do hear that used, it usually used as a disrespect, almost as the same level is the "er" version.

For the record, I don't like Steve A. or Whitlock. But it isn't helpful to Steve A. be dragged down the Skip's gutter level. I wish he wouldn't allow himself to be treated like that, but he is a grown man, he can make his own decisions.

I will admit this, I dont hear the word used a lot among educated African blacks (the majority of black people I hang out with), and when they use it, it's more of an expression just the Stephen A used it...They are not actually calling themselves that...

But amongst blacks who have been in Canada for generations, and are heavily involved in hip hop, I hear that word ALL THE TIME...

Basically, all the outrage when someone uses the N word is stupid, because black people as a group have clearly shown that the vileness of the word is dictated by the context in which it is used...

And in the context in which Stephen A used it, I don't see the issue...

At this point in the history of black America, The N word is not really a derogatory word, it's word that can be used in many different ways...It's become like a "spice," some like it and others don't, and others like it in moderation, but it's almost at a point where that anybody can pretty much use it freely...

There are black children in South Africa calling themselves "Ni**A," who wouldn't dare call themselves "Kaffirs" (the equivalent of ni**ga in South Africa), and how well the N word, through hip hop, is permeating cultures across the globe...

One more thing, if you are saying black people don't use the word that liberally, then why is the word so rampant on this forum...?

I don't cuss a lot off-line, and if you read my posts, it reflects that fact...I don't see the point of cussing on-line if I seldom do it off-line...Therefore, if black people don't really use the N word off-line, it makes no sense for them to be using the word on this site...I am assuming this forum is majority black...

But I doubt it...

 

[BrohanSolo]

My point is that in all of his years of television — including consistent appearances on political talk shows discussing race — there’s only one place where Smith can’t control his desire to say “n---a, please.”

Why? What’s so special about First Take?

It baits Negroes to act like n---as.

Breh got a point.

 

[Easy-E]

What c00n stuff does he do? I'll wait for any of you lames to answer. Please don't say (he's loud). Please don't

Not my opinion (atleast not 100%)

There's his infamous "black athletes are arrogant, so it's easy for them to commit crimes" rant on ESPN (pre First Take)

He was a Fox News correspondent for a minute (I never watched him on Fox, so, I wouldn't know what he said on there)

Last time he said "nikka" he blamed the black community, but, this time he plain denies it


I abhor the word c00n, uncle tom, nikka (when it's used to put folk down), or any terms we come up with, to put on another down

I just understand people's attitude towards Screamin' A Smith

 

[iamduval]

2 c00ns fighting. Lovely.

 

[Danie84]

Since when is a c00n.

 

[Jesus]

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/e...st-take-102612

Stephen A. Smith and ESPN think we forgot the fool-me idiom. Shame on them.

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The first time was in December during a debate about LeBron James. Smith tweeted a denial. The second time was Thursday, when Smith was discussing Kobe Bryant. Smith, this time, taped a post-show denial.

I’m not going to waste a lot of time breaking down the weakness of Smith’s latest denial. He dropped the N-word. The audio and video speak for themselves. Smith’s laughable denial — saying he's from New York and sometimes speaks too "fastly" — doesn’t even attempt to explain what he said if not “n---a, please.”

Nope. The discussion today should focus on First Take, and why this particular show can’t avoid sprinkling the N-word into its discourse.

Think about it. Across the television landscape, there are hundreds of talk shows. As best I can tell only one show and only one host are struggling to contain their love of the N-word while on national TV. I could be wrong — I don’t watch everything on TV — but is there another TV talk show where a host is annually blurting out the N-word? Are Kornheiser and Wilbon struggling with this? Michael and Kelly? The cast of Around the Horn? Bill O’Reilly? The crew on Morning Joe?

Now, think about this: Stephen A. Smith has been running his mouth on TV for more than a decade. He’s good at it. He’s bright, articulate, passionate and quite informed on the NBA. I’m a Stephen A. Smith fan. I consider Smith a friend. When ESPN gave him his own talk show seven years ago, I thought Smith had a chance to be this generation’s Howard Cosell. When Smith’s show failed, I still believed in his talents. I believed he just needed more seasoning, more knowledge of the sports world beyond the NBA.


My point is that in all of his years of television — including consistent appearances on political talk shows discussing race — there’s only one place where Smith can’t control his desire to say “n---a, please.”

Why? What’s so special about First Take?

It baits Negroes to act like n---as.

That’s the job. For years, ESPN pitted a parade of attention-starved, mostly black stooges against Skip Bayless to legitimize and sanitize Skip’s over-the-top attacks on Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, LeBron James and all the other low-hanging black fruit Skip could reach from his debate chair. The parade of stooges failed to properly protect Bayless. You could still see he was an insecure, disingenuous version of Glenn Beck.

Enter Stephen A. Smith, desperate to re-emerge as a high-six-figures TV celebrity, desperate for his next hit from the TV crack pipe. Smith campaigned for the role of Skip’s beard.

Recognizing that its black viewers couldn’t resist Skip’s bait, ESPN doubled down, making Smith an equal partner in the show and re-imagining First Take as the black barbershop of sports talk. The rap-music bumpers, the black, eye-candy female host, the guest appearances by rappers and Smith are all an attempt to make Skip’s negro-baiting palatable, marketable and justifiable.

The show has been dumbed down and ghetto-ized. An environment has been created that entices Smith and others to bojangle and stoop to Bayless’ level of discourse. Terrell Suggs was celebrated for coming on the show and calling Bayless a “douchebag.”


Do not misconstrue my main point. In my opinion, Skip Bayless is not the bad guy. He is what he is. He’s never hid it. He will unfairly climb the back of any athlete — regardless of color — to compensate for his personal demons and insecurities. Bayless exposed himself decades ago when he groundlessly suggested a white, high-profile NFL quarterback was gay.

No. Stephen A. Smith is the villain in this scenario. Smith has enormous broadcasting talent. Dancing for Bayless is beneath Smith. He also has the intellect to see how ESPN and Bayless are using him. Smith could be the Adam Schefter/Chris Mortensen of the NBA, a high-paid, invaluable information-and-insight guru. But taking on Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski is hard work. Dancing for Bayless is easy. Being half of ESPN’s hip hop, N-word-dropping sports show makes you more popular with celebrities. It’s fun.

Smith has fallen for the okeydoke.

You don’t have to. You were fooled the first time. And maybe you were fooled when ESPN took no action against Mike Greenberg when he said Martin Luther c00n on Martin Luther King’s national holiday.

I’m not calling for Smith to be fired. He doesn’t deserve that. But don’t bring me this Mickey Mouse $h*# that he didn’t say it. Don’t do it when you unfairly suspended Max Bretos for a month for uttering a cliche about a flaw in Jeremy Lin’s armor.

"We asked Stephen A. what he said when the confusion arose over his remarks on First Take,” an ESPN executive told Dan Patrick’s radio show Friday morning. “He vehemently denied using any inappropriate language. We removed that part from the First Take re-air to avoid creating additional confusion if people misunderstood him . . . We believe him and no further action will occur."

Well, that settles it. I vehemently deny ever overeating! I’m a Midwesterner, and I chew my food really fast, so it occasionally appears I’m overeating.

I’m no fool. This is a horrendous look for black journalists. Where are the standards? How will we have any credibility the next time a white broadcaster says anything remotely racist if we sit quiet while Smith gets away with this?

Smith owes us an apology and a few days off work to think about how to properly and respectfully use the immense broadcasting talents he’s been blessed wit

 

[gho3st]

Whitlock is WAAAAAAAY worse than Stephen A Smith.

My main gripe is Stephen A Smith is that he thinks he's a celebrity in his own right. He stay dropping names of places he's been and people he's hung out with.

Wasn't there even footage of him trying to dap some celebrity only got get looked through like he was invisible.

Dude also has stated he wont publicly say anything bad about people who pay him. I notice that whenever an athlete calls out ESPN for their bullshyt SAS throws the cape on real quick.

SAS : "I've known * for many years"

SAS : "me and * go way back"

SAS: "* is my boy but"

*: insert athlete or coach name here.


Stephen A Smith did hoodwinked Skip bayless into getting him a spot on First Take though. Dude used to be guest on first take(every Wed. i think) and dude used to bash Lebron James on a regular. Once he got the job at First Take permanently, he went back into arguing in favor of Lebron James.

 

[#1 pick]

As much as I hate Whitlock's style, he's dead on with these two koons.

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

"You can disregard that sell-out shyt that Jason Whitlock writing." - Killer Mike

But he does make some solid points here, though.

what song was this?

I don't know which type of Black people you hang out with, but I rarely hear that word used, even at the barber shop. There are young kids, women, and the elderly at the shop I regularly go to. We keep it live no doubt....but most people are respectful enough not to use that type language. When I do hear that used, it usually used as a disrespect, almost as the same level is the "er" version.

For the record, I don't like Steve A. or Whitlock. But it isn't helpful to Steve A. be dragged down the Skip's gutter level. I wish he wouldn't allow himself to be treated like that, but he is a grown man, he can make his own decisions.

you went too far with the bolded.

but yea, in places such as barbershops and other places of business which welcome social gatherings, you rarely hear any type of foul language period. not even in record stores.