"buffoonery by blacks whitening NFL" article by Jason Whitlock

[WayAbvPar]

Wake me up when Whitlock writes anything remotely interesting that doesn't bring up race in the first 2 paragraphs. He is a myopic hack.

[prohornblower]

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"Whitlock is clearly racist.... wait, what's that you're saying? He's black? Well [censored]..."

-NAACP, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson

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Awesome. I agree.

[MacGuyV]

Isn't Whitlock a notorious "race card" guy? I've never thought of him as pandering to white America. He once accused Jack Del Rio of keeping Girrard around as the backup for the sole purpose of taking pressure off of Leftwich in a white city.

Sometimes it does make me think when somebody brings up: "white guy gets a free pass for these antics but black guy doesn't". But yah, everyone loves Ocho Cinco for some reason, which I think shoots those theories down to an extent. I guess that's a good thing in a way.

[MCS]

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Isn't Whitlock a notorious "race card" guy?

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He talks about race a lot. I hate the phrase "race card," but yes, he gets accused of this.


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I've never thought of him as pandering to white America.

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He usually doesn't, and as you point out, it's often sort of the opposite. But he doesn't pull a lot of punches and a lot of people loved his stuff post-Imus ("Imus isn't the Real Bad Guy") and his NBA All-Star column within which he discussed the "black KKK."

This struck me as a really forced piece where he just decided to blast hip-hop with no real substance.

[kidcolin]

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Isn't Whitlock a notorious "race card" guy? I've never thought of him as pandering to white America. He once accused Jack Del Rio of keeping Girrard around as the backup for the sole purpose of taking pressure off of Leftwich in a white city.

Sometimes it does make me think when somebody brings up: "white guy gets a free pass for these antics but black guy doesn't". But yah, everyone loves Ocho Cinco for some reason, which I think shoots those theories down to an extent. I guess that's a good thing in a way.

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He writes about race constantly. He's not so much of a sports columnist as he is a culture commentator and sports is his chosen avenue to explore that. He's said as much.

He is not a big "race card" guy though. He's extremely critical of black america. He's knocked Scoop Jackson (which is like slow pitch softball), criticized blacks' response to the Jena 6 stuff going on, etc etc.

[youtalkfunny]

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Let's be clear, he's not saying race causes the attitude problem, but culture does.

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I've stopped trying to make that distinction, because I get called "racist" every time I try. I'm accused of only liking the black people who "act white".

(Hell, Bill Cosby tried making the same point a few years back, and he got blistered for it.)

The topic is too explosive, so I just keep my mouth shut. Of course, if I was trying to sell newspapers, I'd have a reason to jump back into the fray.

[UATrewqaz]

"hip-hop culture" hurts everyone who practices it in all areas of life, be it sports or anything else.

by "hip-hop culture" I mean - guns, violence, drugs, and pointless displays of wealth are cool! Education and being respectful to others is selling out!

Not a recipe for a happy or productive life for anyone.

[Jack Bando]

Isn't hip-hop records mostly bought by whites? (I remember reading that somewhere)

I think it's more just where people grow up and who they're with. "Hmm, all my friends have guns and I get payed millions to play a game. I think I'll take them to a strip club and start trouble."

[Franchise 60]

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Isn't hip-hop records mostly bought by whites? (I remember reading that somewhere)


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Since when do people buy music?

[hoyasnaxa]

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Isn't hip-hop records mostly bought by whites? (I remember reading that somewhere)


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Since when do people buy music?

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You can buy music?!?!