If anyone is still on the fence about watching ESPN, this should help you decide

[Jackofalltrades]

I have to act a certain way to be black? What determines your level of blackness?

I've been waiting for this comment/question.

Wrote wrote the book on how to properly or adequately represent your ethnicity?

[SpeedOFLight]

I just dislike when race becomes a subject when talking about professions. I dislike the whole thing about "acting white or acting black". It's just silly to me.

[Khaki Lackey]

If I said what any of you guys are saying right now I would be perma banned...again.

I'm not sure "perma" means what you think it does.

[Jackofalltrades]

If I said what any of you guys are saying right now I would be perma banned...again.

You're close to getting banned for excessive whining.

[Bwood]

You're close to getting banned for excessive whining.

Says the guy whining in the final warning thread just a couple days ago about getting in trouble for picking on KT lol.

Take a joke, it will do wonders on your heart.

[4Corners]

Stephen A: "I'm uncomfortable with where we just went"

He's uncomfortable because he didn't get to bring it up first.

ESPN is awful and Stephen A is proof of that. Every time I turn on FirstTake, they are discussing race/ethnicity. Why? Because it creates massive ratings.

[Jackofalltrades]

Says the guy whining in the final warning thread just a couple days ago about getting in trouble for picking on KT lol.

Take a joke, it will do wonders on your heart.

I wasn't whining, just pointing out that he isn't held to the same standards as everyone else.

My heart is one of the things that still works just fine.

[PantherBlue]

Stephen A Smith is a pure and simple racist. I've seen him make it a point to trash white players (The Golden Calf of Bristol and others), and defend black players even when they are in the wrong on or off the field, and so on..

Everytime I have ever watched him, it all boils down to his racist attitude, over the game itself.

It is more than being proud of who you are when you make it a point to criticize players, or stick up for players based on their color. Any white journalist that would say the things he says, even once, would be called a racist and fired from ESPN.

He goes far beyond biased journalism... it is pathetic the racist comments that come out of his mouth on a daily basis. Of course, anyone saying a black is racist today is called racist themselves.

Rob was just showing his true colors.. I guess he wasn't able to hide his hate of RBGIII because he wasn't 'black enough'. LOL, unreal how funny that is.. I mean sad that is.

[Jackofalltrades]

Stephen A: "I'm uncomfortable with where we just went"

He's uncomfortable because he didn't get to bring it up first.

ESPN is awful and Stephen A is proof of that. Every time I turn on FirstTake, they are discussing race/ethnicity. Why? Because it creates massive ratings.

This thread is proof of why they do it, it generates a lot of buzz. People won't boycott it because they love this crap AND the other options for sports coverage on TV generally suck.

[4Corners]

Stephen A Smith is one if the few sports reporters who I wish I could superkick.

[4Corners]

Stephen A Smith is a pure and simple racist. I've seen him make it a point to trash white players (The Golden Calf of Bristol and others), and defend black players even when they are in the wrong on or off the field, and so on..

Everytime I have ever watched him, it all boils down to his racist attitude, over the game itself.

It is more than being proud of who you are when you make it a point to criticize players, or stick up for players based on their color. Any white journalist that would say the things he says, even once, would be called a racist and fired from ESPN.

He goes far beyond biased journalism... it is pathetic the racist comments that come out of his mouth on a daily basis. Of course, anyone saying a black is racist today is called racist themselves.

Rob was just showing his true colors.. I guess he wasn't able to hide his hate of RBGIII because he wasn't 'black enough'. LOL, unreal how funny that is.. I mean sad that is.

Like I've said a million times now bro these media guys like Stephen A, Skip Bayless, Prisco, King, Florio are all professional trolls. Like Jedi Trolls. They are trolls on the highest level. They know their audience. As long as people are watching and listening it creates buzz and ratings.

Look at Rush Limbaugh. This guy is a pure genius. I rarely agree with anything he says but he is filthy rich from being a troll. A lot of his ratings come from people who hate him and want to hear what he says next. He also has the balls to say what many of the backwards, zealot conservatives are scared to say.

[Panthers Nation]

Stephen A Smith is a pure and simple racist. I've seen him make it a point to trash white players (The Golden Calf of Bristol and others), and defend black players even when they are in the wrong on or off the field, and so on..

Everytime I have ever watched him, it all boils down to his racist attitude, over the game itself.

It is more than being proud of who you are when you make it a point to criticize players, or stick up for players based on their color. Any white journalist that would say the things he says, even once, would be called a racist and fired from ESPN.

He goes far beyond biased journalism... it is pathetic the racist comments that come out of his mouth on a daily basis. Of course, anyone saying a black is racist today is called racist themselves.

Rob was just showing his true colors.. I guess he wasn't able to hide his hate of RBGIII because he wasn't 'black enough'. LOL, unreal how funny that is.. I mean sad that is.

lol Stephen A Smith is a lot of things but he is not racist,he and Skip Bayless are like brothers.He bashes The Golden Calf of Bristol because The Golden Calf of Bristol actually sucks as a qb.He supports the white athletes he is a big Aaron Rodgers/Eli Manning fan,he said numerous times that he thinks Andrew Luck will be a better qb than RG3,while Skip is a fan of RG3.

Stephen A is a troll and he says stupid things but he is not racist.

[CarolinaCoolin]

lol Stephen A Smith is a lot of things but he is not racist,he and Skip Bayless are like brothers.He bashes The Golden Calf of Bristol because The Golden Calf of Bristol actually sucks as a qb.He supports the white athletes he is a big Aaron Rodgers/Eli Manning fan,he said numerous times that he thinks Andrew Luck will be a better qb than RG3,while Skip is a fan of RG3.

Stephen A is a troll and he says stupid things but he is not racist.

For once you are right.

[Keith Moons Liver]

lol Stephen A Smith is a lot of things but he is not racist,he and Skip Bayless are like brothers.He bashes The Golden Calf of Bristol because The Golden Calf of Bristol actually sucks as a qb.He supports the white athletes he is a big Aaron Rodgers/Eli Manning fan,he said numerous times that he thinks Andrew Luck will be a better qb than RG3,while Skip is a fan of RG3.

Stephen A is a troll and he says stupid things but he is not racist.

He may not be a racist, but he says a lot of racist stuff.