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this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; Originally Posted by TheOak Know what.. I am a cracker... and I am Ok with it. Too many people on this planet with thin skin. The whole PC line of crap is breeding people who need pharmaceuticals and professional therapy ...
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Re: Rob Parker out at ESPN for Robert Griffin III comments
Originally Posted by TheOak
Dude, I agree that people are too sensitive, and I am an outspoken hater of political correctness, but this was far more than politically incorrect. Rob Parker was clearly insinuating that "RG3" isn't a "real" black man because he doesn't follow all the stereotypes. As if one needs to follow a stereotype to be considered a real ANYTHING, regardless of color. That's what made his comment stupid, and if you didn't have the common sense to catch that, then you, my friend, are delusional.
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Re: Rob Parker out at ESPN for Robert Griffin III comments
Originally Posted by burningmetal
If "stupid" comments got people fired we wouldn't be dealing with Goodell. This had nothing to do with stupidity, and had everything to do with political correctness. I seriously doubt Robert Griffin III was offended, he probably laughed it off as Parker just being an ignorant arse. Griffin is smart enough to not be offended. So.... If the bearer of the stupidity is not offended then the only reason Parker was fired was to be PC.![]()
Should I be offended that you called me dude? Urban Dictionary: dude Dude - A word that americans use to address each other. Particularly stoners, surfers and skaters. Now if you were banned for a week it would not be because you said anything offensive but because someone thought it PC. |
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Re: Rob Parker out at ESPN for Robert Griffin III comments
Originally Posted by TheOak
Goodell isn't in a position to be fired. He's doing what the owners evidently want. Rob Parker made a total fool of himself by questioning someone's "realness" based upon nothing substantive. He rambled on and on. You know what gets people fired? Being incredibly unprofessional. That's what happened. But you seem to be missing my point. I'm not even explaining why I think he got fired, I'm simply stating the obvious. Rob Parker is an idiot, and he proved that point with these comments.![]()
Update- (since you edited during my reply) Your analogy to the word "dude" was just ridiculous. You have got to be kidding me, Oak. What the hell kind of comparison is "dude" to "Robert ain't one of us, cause he talk like a white man", or whatever his exact words were? If someone got offended by the word dude, then that would be pathetic, now wouldn't it? But I'm not talking about a word. I'm talking about a 5 minute rant about how Robert isn't black enough. That is just stupid. Excuse me, but I frankly don't give a rats a** if you think that wasn't a justifiable reason for being fired. It doesn't make him any less of a fool. I don't remember anyone saying anything like he did, and NOT get fired. |
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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Re: Rob Parker out at ESPN for Robert Griffin III comments
Originally Posted by burningmetal
Rob Parker was incredibly unprofessional and an idiot before December 13th 2012. It didnt get him fired then and it wasnt the reason he was fired.![]()
"On December 21, 2008, at a press conference following the Lions' 42–7 loss to the New Orleans Saints, during the Detroit Lions historic 0-16 season, Rob Parker caused controversy when he addressed a question at Lions head coach Rod Marinelli about Lions defensive coordinator Joe Barry, Marinelli's son-in-law, inquiring whether Marinelli wished that his daughter had "married a better defensive coordinator."[8] The question was criticized as unprofessional and inappropriate. The next day, Parker wrote that the comment was "an attempt at humor" and not a malicious attack.[9] Parker wrote no further columns forThe Detroit News, nor did he attend any press conferences, following the incident. On January 6, 2009, The Detroit News announced that Parker had resigned from the newspaper the previous week.[10]" Rob Parker (sports journalist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia He was fired to be PC, not out of his ignorance, stupidity, or unprofessionalism. The fact that ESPN hired him was incredibly stupid and unprofessional. |
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Re: Rob Parker out at ESPN for Robert Griffin III comments
Originally Posted by TheOak
How is it that you believe he wasn't fired from his previous job for what you just quoted? He says those things, then never writes for them again, and eventually resigns. Sounds like he was asked to resign, and I can't imagine it was for any other reason. So you're not making any sense there.![]()
As for ESPN hiring him, I said earlier in this thread that they were stupid for hiring him. Of course they were stupid. Apparently they didn't think he would say something so moronic again. But he did, and now he got canned. End of story. |
If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.
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