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Friday, December 14, 2012

ESPN REPORTER ASKS IF REDSKINS QUARTERBACK IS A ‘CORNBALL BROTHER’ BECAUSE HE HAS A WHITE FIANCEE AND MAY VOTE REPUBLICAN

ESPNNY.com and ClickOnDetroit.com columnist Rob Parker made controversial comments on race and Washington Redskins Quarterback Robert Griffin III during an appearance on ESPN First Take Thursday, culminating with the African-American sports reporter questioning whether the quarterback is a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee and may vote Republican.

Griffin has had a successful rookie season thus far and is attempting to practice and appear on the field this Sunday after leaving his last game against the Baltimore Ravens following a significant knee injury. During a press conference Wednesday, questions for the 22-year-old veered away from his knee to race, where Griffin said he wanted to be defined by his work ethic, character and personality, not the color of his skin.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

And they say we're (white people) racist!?

Anonymous said...

If a white person made those type of comments he would have been fire and in jail by now.

Anonymous said...

will "cornball" now be known as the "c-word"? and will it be added to the long list of things we are no longer allowed to say? oh wait, there's already a c-word that we can't say. damn, soon we won't be able to say ANYTHING!

Anonymous said...

What is a cornball?

Anonymous said...

I'm neutral on the Redskins.

RG III has impressed me with his skills on the field. But he's been even more impressive when I've seen him on camera. He speaks in complete sentences. He is articulate, even when handling questions from idiots with microphones in hand. He stayed out of trouble in college and thus far as a pro. In short, he's a positive role model for a kid, without regard to the kid's skin color.

Never heard of the Parker guy; kindest thing to say is that he's a complete jerk; should be fired. Maybe he can catch on with Olberman since they are both ignorant windbags.