ESPN commentator (I will never refer to him as an analyst), Skip Bayless, was at it again on Monday - meaning, he was making yet another outrageous comment that even made deaf, blind mimes say, "What the hell?"
Bayless, the same guy who bashes LeBron James more than Snoop Dogg smokes grass and praises Tim Tebow more than Tebow praises Jesus, made the following comment with regard to Washington Redskins' rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III, on Monday's First Take:
"I'm going to throw it out there. You also have the black-white dynamic and the majority of Redskins fans are white. And it's just human nature, if you're white to root for the white guy. It just happens in sports. Just like the black community will root for the black quarterback. I'm for the black guy. I'm just saying, I don't like the dynamic for RG3. It could stunt his growth in the NFL."
First off, Skip's following claim I find to be rather humorous on a certain level: "White fans of the Redskins don't want a black quarterback."
Now, if only we could somehow integrate Snooki and her orange skin into the equation...
In all seriousness, though - Skip Bayless is once again off the mark and his statement is borderline racist. If Bayless was being honest on how he determines who to root for - their skin color - he must have been quite perplexed during the Olympics.
When the U.S. Men's basketball team played Lithuania, I'm sure Bayless went back and forth on which way to lean:
"Go U.S.A! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Wait, that was a nice shot by the white guys! Nice going! They're white just like me! Go team, go! Wait - that's not the U.S.! Crap! Go both teams! Woo-hoo!"
Douchebag I mean, Skip - what fans care about most is winning. It doesn't matter if their team is being led by someone who is black, white or in between, so long as they're leading their team to victories. I'm an Atlanta Braves fan. Do I really care who hits the game-winning home run for them? No, of course not. Will I be more ecstatic if Brian McCann (who may be pastier than myself) gets the game-winning hit than Jason Heyward (who is slightly darker than myself)? No, of course not. I can guarantee that if Griffin III provides excitement for the Washington franchise with his play and leads the team to steady improvement in terms of offensive production and victories, the fans will embrace him. With regard to Bayless, I can guarantee that a majority of people, regardless of race, when asked what word first comes to mind when they hear the name Skip Bayless, will respond with one of three answers - Tool, douchebag or who?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/skip-bayless-kirk-cousins-rg3-white-redskins-fans_n_1813047.html
Bayless, the same guy who bashes LeBron James more than Snoop Dogg smokes grass and praises Tim Tebow more than Tebow praises Jesus, made the following comment with regard to Washington Redskins' rookie quarterback, Robert Griffin III, on Monday's First Take:
"I'm going to throw it out there. You also have the black-white dynamic and the majority of Redskins fans are white. And it's just human nature, if you're white to root for the white guy. It just happens in sports. Just like the black community will root for the black quarterback. I'm for the black guy. I'm just saying, I don't like the dynamic for RG3. It could stunt his growth in the NFL."
First off, Skip's following claim I find to be rather humorous on a certain level: "White fans of the Redskins don't want a black quarterback."
Now, if only we could somehow integrate Snooki and her orange skin into the equation...
In all seriousness, though - Skip Bayless is once again off the mark and his statement is borderline racist. If Bayless was being honest on how he determines who to root for - their skin color - he must have been quite perplexed during the Olympics.
When the U.S. Men's basketball team played Lithuania, I'm sure Bayless went back and forth on which way to lean:
"Go U.S.A! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! Wait, that was a nice shot by the white guys! Nice going! They're white just like me! Go team, go! Wait - that's not the U.S.! Crap! Go both teams! Woo-hoo!"
Douchebag I mean, Skip - what fans care about most is winning. It doesn't matter if their team is being led by someone who is black, white or in between, so long as they're leading their team to victories. I'm an Atlanta Braves fan. Do I really care who hits the game-winning home run for them? No, of course not. Will I be more ecstatic if Brian McCann (who may be pastier than myself) gets the game-winning hit than Jason Heyward (who is slightly darker than myself)? No, of course not. I can guarantee that if Griffin III provides excitement for the Washington franchise with his play and leads the team to steady improvement in terms of offensive production and victories, the fans will embrace him. With regard to Bayless, I can guarantee that a majority of people, regardless of race, when asked what word first comes to mind when they hear the name Skip Bayless, will respond with one of three answers - Tool, douchebag or who?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/20/skip-bayless-kirk-cousins-rg3-white-redskins-fans_n_1813047.html
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