Rob Parker comments on ESPN First Take - Questioning RGIII"s "blackness"

• thePITman

  

  I don't know how he doesn't get fired.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/video-espn-rob-parker-says-ridiculous-things-rg3-195448822--nfl.html
  
  [video=youtube_share;O2G5GwnQMmE][/video]
• Midstate01

  

  thePITman;1342151 wrote:I don't know how he doesn't get fired.
  
  http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/video-espn-rob-parker-says-ridiculous-things-rg3-195448822--nfl.html
  
  [video=youtube_share;O2G5GwnQMmE][/video]

  
  Him and whatever that black girls name is ALWAYS being race into anything. But him basically saying he doesn't act black is ridiculous!!!
• Laley23

  

  WTF?
• xKoToVxSyNdRoMe

  

  Really stupid comments. Not sure what would possess someone to go on national television and say something like that.
  
  Also Stephen A gets a lot of hate, but one thing I like about him is he doesn't unnecessarily play the race card and is much more level headed about these kinds of things than others seem to be. Anyone catch his whole take?
• Enforcer

  

  I would liked to of heard what Stephen A was going to say on the subject
• Classyposter58

  

  Haha his hair is braided! What a n*****! Seriously race doesn't matter anymore
• Pick6

  

  what a dip shit
• gport_tennis

  It was nice to hear Smith basically say everything parker said was out of line and basically saying he should be embarrassed.
  
  I love the show, its entertaining. The last few times parker has been on the show have been embarrassing and I really don't want to see him on first take anymore.
• gut

  You're damn right Stephen A wasn't comfortable with where that was going. He probably heard the robot from Lost in Space yelling "warning warning warning" that whole time.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  These kind of comments legit offend me.
• gut

  Classyposter58;1342181 wrote:Haha his hair is braided!

  Which gave him pause, because that's not something an Uncle Tom would do. But white fiancee and registered Repub = check.
• Pick6

  

  Commander of Awesome;1342203 wrote:These kind of comments legit offend me.

  He's not one of "us"..I can only imagine if some white dude said that.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Pick6;1342207 wrote:He's not one of "us"..I can only imagine if some white dude said that.

  Speak for yourself
• gut

  Pick6;1342207 wrote:He's not one of "us"..I can only imagine if some white dude said that.

  I'm a white dude...sounds like he IS one of "us". I didn't continue listening - is RGIII really black or does he just have a killer tan?
• jordo212000

  

  Is this show live?
• Pick6

  

  Commander of Awesome;1342212 wrote:Speak for yourself

  gut;1342218 wrote:I'm a white dude...sounds like he IS one of "us". I didn't continue listening - is RGIII really black or does he just have a killer tan?

  I guess I should use proper grammar.
  
  I was paraphrasing what Parker said..."He's not one of us". Imagine the outrage if a white guy said RG3 isnt one of "us"
• sleeper

  

  Exhibit A.
• killer_ewok

  

  Did ESPN put Rob Parker up to that??? It's so ridiculous that I'm having trouble believing that someone actually feels that way. Wow.
• robj55

  

  When all else fails, turn to the race thing.
• WebFire

  Classyposter58;1342181 wrote:Seriously race doesn't matter anymore

  Obviously it does.
• ThePatriot

  Rob Parker continues to make race the main issues. He's one of the worst that the media has to offer. And in regard to Stephen A., he gets a bad rap because he's loud and opinionated, but I listen to him a lot via his radio show and I saw his clip from this segment and I will say Stephen A. is pretty level headed and I'm generally a fan of his.
  
  Rob Parker brings everything back to race. Everytime I see or hear him he brings up race. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he is a closet racist. Not surprised at all.
  
  
  On a side not the girl from First Take is fine, fine, fine!!! Mmmm.
• IggyPride00

  

  I don't know why ESPN continues to let him on air.
  
  He has had a bunch of these dust ups, and it is not like he is compelling TV to warrant the continued 2nd chances he has gotten.
  
  Just get him out of there already.
• tk421

  

  and people wonder why the AA community has so many issues, anytime some black person is successful, be it playing football or getting an eduction or what have you, they aren't "black" enough. What a wonderful idea to send to the inner city youth in this country.
• friendfromlowry

  Laley23;1342161 wrote:WTF?

  
  
  
  
  
  

  jordo212000;1342224 wrote:Is this show live?

  
  
  
  

  killer_ewok;1342324 wrote:Did ESPN put Rob Parker up to that??? It's so ridiculous that I'm having trouble believing that someone actually feels that way. Wow.

  
  
  All very good questions.
• rmolin73

  

  tk421;1342517 wrote:and people wonder why the AA community has so many issues, anytime some black person is successful, be it playing football or getting an eduction or what have you, they aren't "black" enough. What a wonderful idea to send to the inner city youth in this country.

  +1