The ESPN king of social injustice is apparently only sensitive to black people and not all minorities. I find it hilarious when the cancel culture turn on one of their own.
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Stephen A Smith having to apologize for his remarks against Asian baseball player Ohtani is the most hilarious thing I have heard today.
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People just need to stop apologizing for ****. Would help fix a lot IMO.
He said ohtani couldn’t be the face of the league because he needs an interpreter or some ****
Didn't he say that a dude who spoke English would be more popular than a dude who needs an interpreter? You know, basic common sense stuff?
And he shouldn’t have to apologize for that if that’s his opinion. Doesn’t make him right or wrong. Just means he had an opinion.
too many people are hypersensitive.
It could have hurt someone’s feelings though
Outrage is the new national pastime, replacing baseball.
And I am outraged!!
And I am outraged!!
Golf analysts have stated the same obvious about the LPGA tour for years, can't be helped if Asians are the best women in the world, and they obviously are, but the Q factor suffers in America and Great Britain, although they are big stars in their home country.
I don't think anyone's outraged so much as they are just sick of his tired, sad act. The fact that he just makes stuff up and reads off of cue cards has been exposed again and again and yet he's still ESPN's highest-paid employee. It's an absolutely pathetic indictment of how sorry the current state of sports commentary is.
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Smith complains about the guy not being able to speak English. Meanwhile, many of ESPN's top analysts can't seem to use proper grammar on a regular basis.
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Claiming racism is all fun and games until you're the one being called the racist.
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I don't like him and I think it was stupid (because he's already the face of the league) but I don't see the racism part of it. Inability to communicate will absolutely hinder his marketability in the US. Just like a US player would have an issue in Japan.
Also I think Stephen A is fairly mild on wokeness as far as ESPN goes. Pretty amazing he had to give such a hat in hand apology when ESPN encouraged far worse from others. They had two or three others Highly paid that they employed for the sole purpose to "discuss" race and "lifestyle".
Also I think Stephen A is fairly mild on wokeness as far as ESPN goes. Pretty amazing he had to give such a hat in hand apology when ESPN encouraged far worse from others. They had two or three others Highly paid that they employed for the sole purpose to "discuss" race and "lifestyle".
ESPN needs bought out by someone that likes sports and the fans who like sports.
I can't stand Stephen A but he has nothing to apologize about here. It's just his opinion.
I don't care to argue over rather his opinion is right or wrong, but opinions can be hurtful. Generally the polite and courteous thing to do is apologize when you needlessly hurt other people. Not that I was hurt, but obviously some were.
An opinion has never bothered me. If I don’t agree, I just dismiss it completely. Seems the healthy thing to do. Doesn’t seem difficult.
I personally do not disagree, unless it's intentionally harmful. Can't really think of any from my own personal experience, but like if someone was sharing nasty opinions about me at work that were not based in reality that hindered my professional advancement or raise. Then I would have a problem with that because it's an intentional act to harm me.
I'm also not a person that has experienced racist jabs in regards to my native tongue since I'm a white American that speaks English, so I don't know how it feels to experience that.
I have heard more than my fair share of linguistic-based racist comments hurled at or about Mexicans in public and from family members. Language is generally deeply entwined with people's culture. So I can imagine the folks that have experienced racism throughout their life would very much dislike hearing a recognizable and well known media personality, especially one that is a minority, saying someone can't be something because of their language.
Yea well someone once told me I had a tiny pecker and could smell my own chin since I’m Jewish so I get it. Set me off bad. And I’m a calm man.
They were right, obviously, but it still was a ****** thing to say. Was just his opinion.
I disagree. Giving in to whiny aholes just makes them bigger whinier aholes. Time to start telling people to screw off.
So basically you're saying if you walked into a wall with a boner you'll break your nose?
At the end of the day, yes it can bother someone to hear those things and make them hyper sensitive to it, but it can also be used to motivate yourself to success and develop a thicker skin. I’ve found that laughing it off and coming back at the white person with another insult or playing along not only lightens the mood, but puts you in the position of an equal with that person. Whining and crying about it automatically puts you in a childlike tattle tale position, mutes the ability to have an honest conversation about stereotypes, and further creates a divide that truly does make you seem like you’re different people fundamentally (which is rarely the case - the majority of people are good people). JMHO of course
But could the people who would have been offended understood Steven A? Wouldn't they have needed an interpreter?
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I feel like my entire childhood was a lie. My parents, my teachers, everyone told me that sticks and stones would break my bone but words could never hurt me. Now I am finding out that apparently that was all one big lie.
He said that as soon as Ohtani hits a home run he is hungry for more
What a horrible thing for a wife to say.
It's only a lie if you're woke and offended by everything.
Good. I'm glad you're learning that everything you heard in your childhood isn't the end-all, be-all of everything.
I was lucky enough to have my eyes opened as to how words can hurt way back in high school, during a trip to Harlan county (specifically Cawood), when the mother of a Black friend got called the N-word over and over simply for being there. She seemed to be oblivious to it while it was going on but we found out the next day that she sobbed on the trip home. To me it was just a dumb insult being thrown around at a high school football game, but to her, it represented a lifetime's worth of experience of being met with hatred and exclusion simply for being a different color.
I was going to say the same thing. This is America, say what you want and then let the two parties duke it out.