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12-15-2012, 01:20 PM | #122 |
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RGIII has done nothing but good and he still has haters. Just the way the world works.
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12-15-2012, 02:47 PM | #123 |
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Essentially, Rob Parker said if you were a "real black person" and "down with the cause," you would not marry a white woman or vote Republican.
I am glad to see ESPN is dealing with serious backlash against Parker, who accused Robert Griffin III of being a "cornball brother" who is not black enough. I do not know who looks worse: ESPN or Rob Parker. ESPN’s 'First Take' producers approved Parker's comments before the show. Parker was just too dumb to know when he crossed over the line. Nevertheless, ESPN’s 'First Take' producers are responsible for replaying Parker's comments throughout the day. It’s a very condescending, reductive line ESPN chooses to walk. Although, par for the course for an episode of 'First Take.' I am surprised a show known to 'Embrace Debate' would ignore the controversy on Friday.
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12-15-2012, 03:03 PM | #124 |
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He said some odd things, but I think I get why he was trying to say. I think it's just something that bothers him when he perceives another minority to be assimilating to dominant culture. Nothing wrong with that, but he shouldn't have brought it up because he doesn't know RGIII. That's what made it inappropriate.
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12-15-2012, 03:20 PM | #126 |
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Matt Cassel isn't white enough!
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12-15-2012, 03:24 PM | #127 |
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I'm pretty sure it makes a difference to a lot of black people. Since when did we stop getting into a celebrity's personal life?
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12-15-2012, 03:34 PM | #129 |
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It can be perceived that way. Apparently Rob Parker thinks so. I don't think the issue is necessarily any one of those things, but its the fact that he apparently lacks oppositional traits--besides the braids, I guess.
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12-15-2012, 03:37 PM | #130 |
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Sigh. The Mayans were right. The world is going to end in six days.
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12-15-2012, 03:37 PM | #131 |
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Well, I guess I'm in the minority when I say I don't give a shit what an entertainer does in his or her own private life. So I would tell those who do to mind their own ****ing beeswax
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Unless Mr. Parker has showered with Mr. Griffin, I don't think he's qualified to say whether or not Mr. Griffin is "black enough."
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