Can anyone cite an instant where an announcer or sports jornalist was taken to the carpet for over hyping black athleticism and underrating white athleticism? I have never seen it except occasionally in a broad manner. But never seen an individual picked out of the crowd. This absence might explain why the media continues to act the way they do. They don't fear losing their jobs. My point is I think the **** Vitale's etc. of the world would tone down their act if they were called onto the carpet but as far as I know I cannot thing of one example. I would be surprised if anyone in the group can come up with one.
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Media reprimanded?
- Thread starter sunshine
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I can't recall ever hearing about someone in the
media criticizing a specific person for over-hyping
black players. Rush Limbaugh said that Donovan
McNabb is overrated because he's black, but I don't
think he mentioned any specific person in the media.
Of course, we saw what happened to his short-lived
stint with ESPN after his controversial comments.
Poof! Gone. But the people who would say such
things but don't because of the huge professional
risk that it would entail are probably in the minority.
Most would simply never consider saying anything
because they don't understand what's going on. It
would've been great if Limbaugh had mentioned
particular "talking heads", many of whom would've
been his ESPN colleagues, for the moment anyway.
I don't know what effect, if any, that it would have had
on them, but it would have been amusing to see
them get very indignant and angry about it.
This absence might explain why the media
continues to act the way they do. They don't fear
losing their jobs.
Why would they fear losing their jobs? Unless they
were somehow accused of racism against blacks by
preferring black athletes (perhaps by treating them
as "mandingos", or something far-fetched like that), I
don't see why they would fear being accused of
preferring blacks. The person making the criticism
would have more to fear.
My point is I think the **** Vitale's etc. of the world
would tone down their act if they were called onto the
carpet but as far as I know I cannot thing of one
example.
I'm not sure if they would tone it down. They would
probably self-righteously defend themselves, and
after a couple of weeks go back to normal. Maybe a
few would be more deeply affected by it, and would
stop to consider their own beliefs more deeply. I
wouldn't count on very many doing so.
media criticizing a specific person for over-hyping
black players. Rush Limbaugh said that Donovan
McNabb is overrated because he's black, but I don't
think he mentioned any specific person in the media.
Of course, we saw what happened to his short-lived
stint with ESPN after his controversial comments.
Poof! Gone. But the people who would say such
things but don't because of the huge professional
risk that it would entail are probably in the minority.
Most would simply never consider saying anything
because they don't understand what's going on. It
would've been great if Limbaugh had mentioned
particular "talking heads", many of whom would've
been his ESPN colleagues, for the moment anyway.
I don't know what effect, if any, that it would have had
on them, but it would have been amusing to see
them get very indignant and angry about it.
This absence might explain why the media
continues to act the way they do. They don't fear
losing their jobs.
Why would they fear losing their jobs? Unless they
were somehow accused of racism against blacks by
preferring black athletes (perhaps by treating them
as "mandingos", or something far-fetched like that), I
don't see why they would fear being accused of
preferring blacks. The person making the criticism
would have more to fear.
My point is I think the **** Vitale's etc. of the world
would tone down their act if they were called onto the
carpet but as far as I know I cannot thing of one
example.
I'm not sure if they would tone it down. They would
probably self-righteously defend themselves, and
after a couple of weeks go back to normal. Maybe a
few would be more deeply affected by it, and would
stop to consider their own beliefs more deeply. I
wouldn't count on very many doing so.
right winger
Guru
The first rule of having a media job is that it is impossible to be too effusive in praise of black athletes.
Speaking of which, I was just channel surfing. Hadn't checked in on The Golf Channel for awhile. Here is their schedule for the rest of tonight -- 10:00 (EST) one hour highlight show of Tiger Woods' 2000 British Open victory; 11:00 one hour highlight show of Woods '97 Masters win; midnight one hour highlight show of Woods '99 PGA win; 1:00 half hour show about Tiger Woods impact on golf. Oh well, just another routine day of programming at The Golf Channel.
Speaking of which, I was just channel surfing. Hadn't checked in on The Golf Channel for awhile. Here is their schedule for the rest of tonight -- 10:00 (EST) one hour highlight show of Tiger Woods' 2000 British Open victory; 11:00 one hour highlight show of Woods '97 Masters win; midnight one hour highlight show of Woods '99 PGA win; 1:00 half hour show about Tiger Woods impact on golf. Oh well, just another routine day of programming at The Golf Channel.
right winger
Guru
Same thing tonight on TGC -- three one-hour highlight shows of Tiger winning majors, followed by a show called "Equipping Tiger." Maybe the network should consider renaming itself "The Tiger Network."