the bossman
Superstar
bruh, only reason he used 'cornball' is because he knows he can't get away with saying 'uncle tom' or 'c00n' on national TV
So ESPN has suspended the cornball brotha
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bruh, only reason he used 'cornball' is because he knows he can't get away with saying 'uncle tom' or 'c00n' on national TV
Field Marshall Bradley
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I'm sure this is what was discussed in the pre production meeting and Rob was told to take it there. Rob knew it wasn't PC but since he was given the green light, fukk it...
ESPN got a strong backlash which also means that the ratings spiked which equals mission accomplished....
I am certain that either Rob was bought out of his contract or he will be back next year
ESPN got a strong backlash which also means that the ratings spiked which equals mission accomplished....
I am certain that either Rob was bought out of his contract or he will be back next year
Long Live The Kane
Tyrant Titan
Don't have a problem with what Parker said...I do have a problem with him saying it on air...that's some shyt you discuss in informal casual discussions...barbershop fodder if you will...not everything is fit for public discourse..that nikka knew better, got way too comfortable...i kinda agree the producers of the show had to have him gassed
Remy LeBreh
Linconia
Basically, once he started talking about brehs with white fiances/spouses I knew it was over. Its on thing to talk about that with your boys, but on a nationally televised SPORTS show
? He did it to himself.
Born2BKing
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Rob Parker said the truth. Black folks love how he balls but don't act like we don't think he might be a Tom type nikka.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
Exactly....That's why I did not want this clown fired or suspended unless the white producers and management who set him up was held accountable too. He was too dumb to see this was a set up from the jump.
The white producers didn't tell that nikka to say what he did.... the instant that nikka said that shyt, everyone was
and wanted no parts of that shyt.Rob Parker is a prime example of a lot of what's wrong with black america...backwards ass dude who thinks that if you don't fit into an exact box of what "blackness" is to him....you're not really black.
nobody forced him to say that shyt... he put his own dumb ass out there, and was
til he realized that he fukked up...then tried to go hard on twitter like it meant something.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
considering his upbringing... if he was to act like Stak, you'd call him phony.
a fake ass nikka who was born in a good home with both parents,has a plain ass white girlfriend,was class president, then went to Baylor.
not all black folks are nikkas, why do you want all black athletes to be nikkas so bad?
Born2BKing
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I don't call Cam Newton a nikka and he came from a great household. RG3 seems like a Hermain Cain type nikka so please stop acting like those dudes don't exist. Every person with dark skin doesn't represent the majority of black people.
the bossman
Superstar
It may not have been some script he flowed from word-for-word but they told him to try to create a little controversy. It's obvious just based on how they quoted RG3's comments from a recent interview and edited it completely out of context. I'm sure the conversation went something like:
The white producers didn't tell that nikka to say what he did.... the instant that nikka said that shyt, everyone was
Rob Parker is a prime example of a lot of what's wrong with black america...backwards ass dude who thinks that if you don't fit into an exact box of what "blackness" is to him....you're not really black.
nobody forced him to say that shyt... he put his own dumb ass out there, and was
'Rob we need you to go into how RG3 identifies with the black community today. Maybe question some of his recent comments a little bit. Give the people something to think about'
ok you got it
Piff Perkins
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First off does anyone have Stephen A's full response? Every video I see cuts off right when he's about to speak
Second off, blaming talking points is ridiculous. ESPN talking points are similar to those at other media stations: they focus on narratives and phrases. Rob Parker may have gone in to say something controversial but he was not told to question RB3's blackness on such stereotypical, racist grounds; he used a lot of words but mainly it boiled down to him saying RG3 acts white. You can tell by the panel's reaction that they weren't expecting him to go there, and even when it's time for Stephen A to talk you can tell Parker knows he's about to get his ass chewed out.
Study this guy's career. He has ALWAYS been guilty of saying stupid shyt. That's why he got fired in Detroit. He called Hank Aaron, a civil rights pioneer, a "coward" for not attending that cheating ass Barry Bond's home run ceremony.
Second off, blaming talking points is ridiculous. ESPN talking points are similar to those at other media stations: they focus on narratives and phrases. Rob Parker may have gone in to say something controversial but he was not told to question RB3's blackness on such stereotypical, racist grounds; he used a lot of words but mainly it boiled down to him saying RG3 acts white. You can tell by the panel's reaction that they weren't expecting him to go there, and even when it's time for Stephen A to talk you can tell Parker knows he's about to get his ass chewed out.
Study this guy's career. He has ALWAYS been guilty of saying stupid shyt. That's why he got fired in Detroit. He called Hank Aaron, a civil rights pioneer, a "coward" for not attending that cheating ass Barry Bond's home run ceremony.
download the pod cast
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
There is no December 13th podcast
damn, did not know that.
Piff Perkins
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Another thing we're forgetting: ESPN's ratings have actually increased over the last few years as more black people have started watching. First Take is not just the most popular show on ESPN, it's the most popular podcast in this country - largely thanks to very good ratings among black people.
So while I'm sure ESPN wanted to foster a discussion about the fabled Black Athlete and what it means today, they sure as hell didn't want Parker to insult their bread and butter. If Skip had said this a lot of people would be calling for him to be fired, and I think ESPN would have pulled the trigger. Instead Skip gave Parker a gun ("what you think about them braids huh") and let him shoot himself with it lmao.
So while I'm sure ESPN wanted to foster a discussion about the fabled Black Athlete and what it means today, they sure as hell didn't want Parker to insult their bread and butter. If Skip had said this a lot of people would be calling for him to be fired, and I think ESPN would have pulled the trigger. Instead Skip gave Parker a gun ("what you think about them braids huh") and let him shoot himself with it lmao.
MegaTronBomb!
Power is in my hair nikka
Let's act like Cams daddy didn't try to shop him for 6 figures.
.. or that Cam didn't get kicked out of Florida.Think about this,why does him not acting ******ish upset you so much?
The majority of black people aren't nikkas...stay out of jail, and are productive citizens.
he aint black enough for you, cause he doesn't sound like a nikka, has a white girlfriend...and isn't from the hood.
you sound like them Fab 5 nikkas talking bout Grant Hill, and atleast they realize how stupid they were years later.