ESPN's Parker suspended for comments about RGIII

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  • Senser81
    VSN Poster of the Year
    • Feb 2009
    • 12804
    #16
    Originally posted by BigBucs
    Wasnt calling him a nigga (even though he did say it) ...... continue on.
    Makes sense. It would also be acceptable for Bob Costas to call Tony Dungy "Fuckface" on the air, as long as he did it endearingly.

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      • RosettaStoned
        Throbbing Tebowner
        • Oct 2008
        • 9951
        #17
        Originally posted by Senser81
        Irony. I stopped reading at this point of Argath's posting. Maybe his posting made sense, but I'll never know.

        This situation reminds me of ESU starting tailback Ray Griffen II dating a white girl and having his blackness questioned by backup tailback Darnell Jefferson.

        Hmm...Ray Griffen II...Robert Griffin III...COINCIDENCE??????
        So, metaphorically speaking, our physiology basically has the universe mapped out and you're thinking it needs to be taught addition & subtraction.

        -Alan Aragon

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          • Garrett67
            Glory Hole Monitor
            • Feb 2009
            • 4538
            #18
            Originally posted by ThomasTomasz
            Just 30 days? I thought it would have been more for that.

            Its because its a black guy talking about a black guy. If Parker was white, he probably would have been fired.


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              • Sven Draconian
                Not a Scandanavian
                • Feb 2009
                • 1319
                #19
                When Rob Parker was a radio dufus in Detroit he said moronic stuff like this regularly. His schtick wore thin and eventually he and his fellow dufus lost their show. ESPN knew exactly what they were getting when they hired him, and like others have said, are applauding him behind closed doors. He did exactly what ESPN wants, said something extremely controversial without going so far that they have a PR issue on their hands. Everybody is going to talk about what Rob Parker said, that dumbass blah blah blah without screaming about racism and demanding ESPN fire him.

                It's really sad that as sports fans, with all the information we have available to analyze sports, continue to allow ESPN thrive by promoting this non sense. Luckily the sports networks are starting to up the ante with regards to providing real analysis.

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                  • Houston
                    Back home
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 21231
                    #20
                    2 weeks ago Rob Parker said The Packers were the best team in the NFL.

                    Glad to see him go.

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                      • bucky
                        #50? WTF?
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 5408
                        #21
                        Originally posted by Houston
                        2 weeks ago Rob Parker said The Packers were the best team in the NFL.

                        Glad to see him go.
                        Nothing wrong with the above statement as long as he doesn't question McCarthy's Blackness.

                        Seriously, how can anyone be surprised by this. Where can you go for actual, intelligent, sports info.

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                          • BigBucs
                            Unpretentious
                            • May 2009
                            • 12758
                            #22
                            Originally posted by Senser81
                            Makes sense. It would also be acceptable for Bob Costas to call Tony Dungy "Fuckface" on the air, as long as he did it endearingly.
                            U dont get it, its ok.




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