ESPN commentator on RGIII: "He’s kind of black, but he’s not really"

"Is he a brotha or is he a cornball brotha?" Wtf? He is an ignorant fool.

 

LOL, us real negros can't be pronouncing our E's and R's, ya heard.

Must be well versed in the Ebonics laced linguistic tongue.

Gots to keep it real ignant to maintain my true blackness.

Can't be sounding all white and shit, like one of them uppity negros with edumacation.

Once you cross that line you ain't black, you ain't keepin it real, you ain't representin.

 

I'm happy this guy got suspended indefinately. But seriously... Rob Parker, did a black woman put you up to this? smh

 

he is a real douche bag

 

There's nothing more 'down for the cause' than an educated BM making millions, having a loving fiancee by his side, loving his God and family and excelling at what he does.

There's nothing less down 'for the cause' than another BM attempting to publicly reject, humiliate and chastise him for it.

RG3 is what every man should want to be.

 

I herd ya my nig!! I feel ya.. I Caint be sounding all white and shit,I was brought up in the ghetto and i gotta act like it....I'm real fool.. you feel me. you feel me

He is what i call a intelligent dumbass,for something sooo stupid to come out his mouth...Paniro said it best "crab in the bucket motherfucker"

 

I just don't know what to say about this. Robert Griffin III, keep doing what you're doing!

 

I'm with you:smt023 because whatever he is doing he's doing it right and it seem to be working very well for him($cha ching$)

 

Rep added.:smt023

Robert Griffin III is achieving the American dream right now because of the hard work and sacrifices of his parents who instilled the level of discipline and maturity in him that we all see before our eyes.

I wonder if that two-bit hack of a reporter from ESPN would’ve made these comments if RG3 wasn’t having that great of a year?

 

bingo. awesome posts.

Stephen A. Smith was so embarrased by what Parker said that he was just........speechless.

 

I have a huge poster of RG on my son's wall over his bed. Next to me (his dad) I want him to idolize this man and be like him someday. Our son's need decent men to look up to in this age of mediocre heros.

 

Yep, and now we got one, and this "Rob Parker" guy wanna' criticize.

"Crabs in a basket"

 

I have to spread some reps around before I give it to you again.

If I could get every black male out there growing up to emulate RGIII, the community would be on point.

Even if we put the football aside this is a brotha that has been taking care of his business scholastically with his girl by his side for a hot minute now at Baylor.

We are talking about an intelligent, successful, professional young man that is handling his business. It is a wonderful sight to see.

 

Rob Parker on RG3 comments: “I blew it and I’m sincerely sorry”

“I blew it and I’m sincerely sorry,” Parker wrote. “I completely understand how the issue of race in sports is a sensitive one and needs to be handled with great care. This past Thursday I failed to do that. I believe the intended topic is a worthy one. Robert’s thoughts about being an African-American quarterback and the impact of his phenomenal success have been discussed in other media outlets, as well as among sports fans, particularly those in the African-American community. The failure was in how I chose to discuss it on First Take, and in doing so, turned a productive conversation into a negative one. I regrettably introduced some points that I never should have and I completely understand the strong response to them, including ESPN’s reaction. Perhaps most importantly, the attention my words have brought to one of the best and brightest stars in all of sports is an unintended and troubling result. Robert Griffin III is a talented athlete who not only can do great things on the field, but off the field handles himself in a way we are all taught – with dignity, respect and pride. I’ve contacted his agent with hopes of apologizing to Robert directly. As I reflect on this and move forward, I will take the time to consider how I can continue to tackle difficult, important topics in a much more thoughtful manner.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...g3-comments-i-blew-it-and-im-sincerely-sorry/

Even though the heat was on his ass, im glad he issued an apology. But I still think he shouldn't have said it in the first place.

 

All the shit he talked on twitter right after the incident lets you know exactly how he really feels. Hes a crab in a barrel brotha trying to hold onto his career.

 

This is the key aspect for me, he stepped way out of pocket when he began questioning dude's blackness and bringing his white girlfriend into it.

From all I gather RGIII has always said he want's to be known as the best QB ever and not just a black QB, rightfully so. Its why you play the games, to be the best.

Here you have a dude putting together an excellent rookie season, could lead the Redskins to the playoffs and this nonsense comes up. SMH

 

What bothers me is that Parker IMO just brought up race out the clear blue when there was no issue about it. Why even pose the question is RGIII 'Black enough"??
Where's the argument or evidence that Griffin has issues with his race??
There was no controversy and dude just started making up shit.

 

Exactly, dude is looking for something that just wasn't warranted.

Welcomed to see he had the remaining decency to issue an apology, even if it is simply to try and save his skin as a talking head at ESPN.

 

Rob Parker will return to ESPN after 30-day ban for RG3 remarks

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...urn-to-espn-after-30-day-ban-for-rg3-remarks/


Forget a little suspension, I'd have fired his sorry ass.

 

ESPN fires Rob Parker
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 8, 2013, 2:57 PM EST

Rob Parker, the commentator who created controversy when he questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee, has been fired by ESPN.

“Rob Parker’s contract expired at year end. Evaluating our needs and his work, including his recent RGIII comments, we decided not to renew,” an ESPN spokesman said in a written statement.

ESPN can spin this as simply a decision not to renew his contract, rather than a firing, but the reality is that ESPN specifically stated on December 20 that Parker had been suspended for 30 days, and as of December 20, ESPN was expecting Parker back at the end of his 30-day suspension. (He made the comments on December 13, so a 30-day suspension from that date would have ended on January 12.)

So why did Parker’s discipline change from a 30-day suspension to termination? ESPN isn’t saying, but it may be that the network was unhappy with a recent interview Parker gave in which he said that ESPN knew what he was going to say on the air before he said it. In that interview, Parker also seemed to backtrack on his previous apology, complaining that people took his “cornball brother” statement out of context.

Parker has long been known for drawing attention to himself by stirring up controversy, and it’s unsurprising that he eventually took it too far and got himself fired. But ESPN is hardly blameless in all this: Parker made his comments on ESPN First Take, a show that celebrates provocation, and at first ESPN’s producers were so pleased with Parker’s comments about Griffin that the network re-aired the comments on Best of First Take. It was only later, after ESPN was criticized for airing the comments, that the network apologized.

And now, much later, ESPN has finally done what many viewers said it should have done from the beginning, and fired Parker.