D.B. of the Week - Stephen A. Smith of ESPN
One of the reasons I am not enamored with rap music is the usual tone of voice that they're singing in. It sounds like they're yelling at me. There's so much rage and anger. When it comes to that music, I actually like the funny songs, where the tone isn't quite so bitter.
This week's D.B. of the Week - Stephen A. Smith - always has the mad tone going on. I swear he could recite the ABC's and have the audience worked up with rage by the time he hit 'M'.
He's always mad.
Well, a story broke this week about Stephen A. being a little agitated with Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly. Smith certainly seemed to imply that Kelly was being racist with who he keeps or doesn't keep on his team.
Smith railed against Kelly saying that McCoy was gone, this guy was gone, and that guy was gone, while the Eagles kept Riley Cooper, a guy who was in trouble for yelling the N-word.
What the hell is he talking about?
Does he think that the Eagles are gonna' be the only team without a black player?
Is he implying that Kelly is a blatant racist who only wants to be surrounded by white players?
So, what's the big deal, you ask?
Well, as the story broke I tweeted the following line:
I have one rule of television: I see Stephen A. Smith...I turn the television off.
Others certainly agreed with me.
Now I know that Smith's job is to rile up folks, but one of the things about screaming racism at every turn is that the protests, when real racism is happening, lose the required steam.
Chip Kelly wasn't being racist.
Of course, Smith went on his radio show...which must be a real joy to listen to...and lectured his audience saying that there were others whispering about Kelly's move and that he wasn't implying racism...he was pointing out that Kelly wanted to surround himself with a certain kind of player.
Huh?
Then why bring up Riley Cooper, and mention that every player run out of town was black?
Sounded like false racism to me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...he's just another sportscaster, no big deal, right?
Well, unless you haven't noticed, there's a true racial divide running through some areas of society. Check the comment section on any of the powerful black protests...there are anti-Al Sharpton and anti-Jesse Jackson rants on there. Both of those men are accused of riling up race hate for their own personal gain.
White folks really hate those two gents...and so do a lot of black folks.
People can see right through fake rage.
We don't need to drum up garbage that simply isn't true.
So, Stephen A. Smith wins the award.
By the way, I heard the Eagles signed Murray from the Cowboys to replace McCoy...
...must not have been any of Kelly's "type" available because Murray is a black man.
This week's D.B. of the Week - Stephen A. Smith - always has the mad tone going on. I swear he could recite the ABC's and have the audience worked up with rage by the time he hit 'M'.
He's always mad.
Well, a story broke this week about Stephen A. being a little agitated with Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly. Smith certainly seemed to imply that Kelly was being racist with who he keeps or doesn't keep on his team.
Smith railed against Kelly saying that McCoy was gone, this guy was gone, and that guy was gone, while the Eagles kept Riley Cooper, a guy who was in trouble for yelling the N-word.
What the hell is he talking about?
Does he think that the Eagles are gonna' be the only team without a black player?
Is he implying that Kelly is a blatant racist who only wants to be surrounded by white players?
So, what's the big deal, you ask?
Well, as the story broke I tweeted the following line:
I have one rule of television: I see Stephen A. Smith...I turn the television off.
Others certainly agreed with me.
Now I know that Smith's job is to rile up folks, but one of the things about screaming racism at every turn is that the protests, when real racism is happening, lose the required steam.
Chip Kelly wasn't being racist.
Of course, Smith went on his radio show...which must be a real joy to listen to...and lectured his audience saying that there were others whispering about Kelly's move and that he wasn't implying racism...he was pointing out that Kelly wanted to surround himself with a certain kind of player.
Huh?
Then why bring up Riley Cooper, and mention that every player run out of town was black?
Sounded like false racism to me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah...he's just another sportscaster, no big deal, right?
Well, unless you haven't noticed, there's a true racial divide running through some areas of society. Check the comment section on any of the powerful black protests...there are anti-Al Sharpton and anti-Jesse Jackson rants on there. Both of those men are accused of riling up race hate for their own personal gain.
White folks really hate those two gents...and so do a lot of black folks.
People can see right through fake rage.
We don't need to drum up garbage that simply isn't true.
So, Stephen A. Smith wins the award.
By the way, I heard the Eagles signed Murray from the Cowboys to replace McCoy...
...must not have been any of Kelly's "type" available because Murray is a black man.
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