ESPN Rob Parker asked if RGIII is a brother, "“He’s not really" - The Orange Mane

bronco militia · 12-13-2012, 12:26 PM

ESPN commentator on RG3: “He’s kind of black, but he’s not really”

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 13, 2012, 3:08 PM EST

Reuters
Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III recently said in a recent interview that he didn’t want to be defined as an African-American quarterback. One ESPN commentator says that raises questions about Griffin.

In fact, ESPN’s Rob Parker said Thursday morning on First Take that as an African-American, he has a lot of questions about Griffin.

“My question is, and it’s just a straight, honest question: Is he a brother, or is he a cornball brother,” Parker said. “He’s not really. He’s black, he does his thing, but he’s not really down with the cause. He’s not one of us. He’s kind of black, but he’s not really like the kind of guy you really want to hang out with.”

Parker said he wants to know more about Griffin’s personal life before he can accept Griffin as authentically black.

“I want to find about him,” Parker said. “I don’t know because I keep hearing these things. We all know he has a white fiancee. Then there was all this talk about he’s a Republican, which there’s no information at all. I’m just trying to dig deeper into why he has an issue. Because we did find out with Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods was like, ‘I’ve got black skin, but don’t call me black.’ So people wondered about Tiger Woods.”

Asked by fellow panelist Skip Bayless about the fact that Griffin braids his hair, Parker said that’s an aspect of Griffin that he approves of.

“That’s different, because, to me, that’s very urban,” Parker said. “Wearing braids is, you’re a brother. You’re a brother if you’ve got braids.”

Another panelist on the show, Stephen A. Smith, said he wasn’t comfortable with how Parker had framed his argument.

“First of all, let me say this: I’m uncomfortable with where we just went,” Smith said when asked to respond to Parker. “RG3, the ethnicity or the color of his fiancee is none of our business, it’s irrelevant, he can live his life in whatever way he chooses. The braids that he has in his hair, that’s his business, that’s his life, he can live his life. I don’t judge someone’s blackness based on those kinds of things. I just don’t do that. I’m not that kind of guy.”

I asked an ESPN spokesman whether the network had any response to Parker’s comments on the air and will post it if ESPN does issue a response. But ESPN obviously thought Parker’s comments were worth repeating: When Best of First Take aired on Thursday afternoon, the show ended with a replay of the discussion about Griffin.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...es-not-really/

Crushaholic · 12-13-2012, 12:29 PM

Rob who? Exactly. I value Stephen A. Smith's opinion, more...

RedskinBronco · 12-13-2012, 12:33 PM

, I just heard this on podcast because I was curious.

First of all, this was comments from RGIII during his presser when he was ASKED questions by a reporter doing a special piece on Martin Luther King, Jr

I love how ESPN continues to play the race card just to bump up the ratings.

If you are really interested in how genuine in his answers RGIII was simply go to redskins.com and listen to the end of his press conference from yesterday, 12/12/2012

btw, seems like Parker is getting destroyed on his twitter. I thought the female host was about to burst out at him like "are you ****ing serious right now, lol"

Br0nc0Buster · 12-13-2012, 12:33 PM

Guess K Fed really is black after all

SoDak Bronco · 12-13-2012, 12:33 PM

Oh geez, what an idiot, fire this freaking moron, if he was white we all know he'd be gone.

Boobs McGee · 12-13-2012, 12:34 PM

Well THAT was an awkward convo. Really? Is he black? Now we're taking about HOW black someone is on National tv? Wonder how white Peyton Manning qualifies as. Ffs this seems pretty ridiculous.

bowtown · 12-13-2012, 12:34 PM

RGIII reminds me of Ed McCaffrey.

Br0nc0Buster · 12-13-2012, 12:35 PM

I actually used to like that show
Then I stopped watching it when every other topic was about Tebow

Looks like I havent missed anything, it is still garbage for ratings

RedskinBronco · 12-13-2012, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowtown

RGIII reminds me of Ed McCaffrey.

hahahaha

pricejj · 12-13-2012, 12:39 PM

Race only matters to racists.

Requiem · 12-13-2012, 12:39 PM

Robert Griffin III. Obviously he has two brothers.

bronco militia · 12-13-2012, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bowtown

RGIII reminds me of Ed McCaffrey.

!

Requiem · 12-13-2012, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pricejj

Race only matters to racists.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ope.

Eldorado · 12-13-2012, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pricejj

Race only matters to racists.

Allllright! We got a front runner for "The Most Ignorant Thing Said On the Mane Today" award! Let's see if someone can give this guy a run for his money!!

Requiem · 12-13-2012, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eldorado

Allllright! We got a front runner for "The Most Ignorant Thing Said On the Mane Today" award! Let's see if someone can give this guy a run for his money!!

RedskinBronco · 12-13-2012, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eldorado

Allllright! We got a front runner for "The Most Ignorant Thing Said On the Mane Today" award! Let's see if someone can give this guy a run for his money!!

I will try and put a quote that makes no sense at all

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!”

- Morgan Freeman

Bigdawg26 · 12-13-2012, 12:51 PM

Is it me or does ESPN first take seem to say things just to get ratings! WTF is a cornball brother? I heard of an uncle tom but not a cornball brother.

ColoradoDarin · 12-13-2012, 12:54 PM

ESPN is what you'd have if bleacherreport was on TV.

bronco militia · 12-13-2012, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedskinBronco

I will try and put a quote that makes no sense at all

How are we going to get rid of racism? Stop talking about it!”

- Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman: Obama not first black Prez!

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012...rther-movement

“They just conveniently forget that Barack had a mama, and she was white - very white, American, Kansas, middle of America. There was no argument about who he is or what he is,” Freeman said, apparently referring to the president’s American status.

“America's first black president hasn't arisen yet,” he continued. “He's not America's first black president — he's America's first mixed-race president

g6matty · 12-13-2012, 01:04 PM

Rg3 a white mantrapped in a black body. The perfect storm if youre going to play qb in the nfl no? Black man athleticism but a white mans brain !

HILife · 12-13-2012, 01:06 PM

WTF Parker. Thanks for buying into the stereotype. Good job setting black people back another 60 years.

Taco John · 12-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Cornball Brother?

Br0nc0Buster · 12-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g6matty

Rg3 a white mantrapped in a black body. The perfect storm if youre going to play qb in the nfl no? Black man athleticism but a white mans brain !

Pricejj, your challenge has been accepted

bronco militia · 12-13-2012, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Br0nc0Buster

Pricejj, your challenge has been accepted

g6matty · 12-13-2012, 01:09 PM

Seriously tho. If he had the mind of a black man he might be the next vick. I dont see griffin hosted and dog fighting rings

12-13-2012, 12:26 PM	#1
bronco militia Ring of Famer THE GREATEST Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: colorado springs, co Posts: 22,591	ESPN Rob Parker asked if RGIII is a brother, "“He’s not really" ESPN commentator on RG3: “He’s kind of black, but he’s not really” Posted by Michael David Smith on December 13, 2012, 3:08 PM EST Reuters Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III recently said in a recent interview that he didn’t want to be defined as an African-American quarterback. One ESPN commentator says that raises questions about Griffin. In fact, ESPN’s Rob Parker said Thursday morning on First Take that as an African-American, he has a lot of questions about Griffin. “My question is, and it’s just a straight, honest question: Is he a brother, or is he a cornball brother,” Parker said. “He’s not really. He’s black, he does his thing, but he’s not really down with the cause. He’s not one of us. He’s kind of black, but he’s not really like the kind of guy you really want to hang out with.” Parker said he wants to know more about Griffin’s personal life before he can accept Griffin as authentically black. “I want to find about him,” Parker said. “I don’t know because I keep hearing these things. We all know he has a white fiancee. Then there was all this talk about he’s a Republican, which there’s no information at all. I’m just trying to dig deeper into why he has an issue. Because we did find out with Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods was like, ‘I’ve got black skin, but don’t call me black.’ So people wondered about Tiger Woods.” Asked by fellow panelist Skip Bayless about the fact that Griffin braids his hair, Parker said that’s an aspect of Griffin that he approves of. “That’s different, because, to me, that’s very urban,” Parker said. “Wearing braids is, you’re a brother. You’re a brother if you’ve got braids.” Another panelist on the show, Stephen A. Smith, said he wasn’t comfortable with how Parker had framed his argument. “First of all, let me say this: I’m uncomfortable with where we just went,” Smith said when asked to respond to Parker. “RG3, the ethnicity or the color of his fiancee is none of our business, it’s irrelevant, he can live his life in whatever way he chooses. The braids that he has in his hair, that’s his business, that’s his life, he can live his life. I don’t judge someone’s blackness based on those kinds of things. I just don’t do that. I’m not that kind of guy.” I asked an ESPN spokesman whether the network had any response to Parker’s comments on the air and will post it if ESPN does issue a response. But ESPN obviously thought Parker’s comments were worth repeating: When Best of First Take aired on Thursday afternoon, the show ended with a replay of the discussion about Griffin. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...es-not-really/

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12-13-2012, 12:29 PM	#2
Crushaholic Armchair Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 22,044	Rob who? Exactly. I value Stephen A. Smith's opinion, more...

12-13-2012, 12:33 PM	#3
RedskinBronco Ring of Famer Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,596	, I just heard this on podcast because I was curious. First of all, this was comments from RGIII during his presser when he was ASKED questions by a reporter doing a special piece on Martin Luther King, Jr I love how ESPN continues to play the race card just to bump up the ratings. If you are really interested in how genuine in his answers RGIII was simply go to redskins.com and listen to the end of his press conference from yesterday, 12/12/2012 btw, seems like Parker is getting destroyed on his twitter. I thought the female host was about to burst out at him like "are you ****ing serious right now, lol"

12-13-2012, 12:33 PM	#4
Br0nc0Buster 2012 AFC West Champs stiff arming through the playoffs Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,434	Guess K Fed really is black after all

12-13-2012, 12:33 PM	#5
SoDak Bronco Lace em' up and lets go!! Von Miller aka QB Killa Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Dakota Posts: 4,133 Adopt-a-Bronco: Robert Ayers	Oh geez, what an idiot, fire this freaking moron, if he was white we all know he'd be gone.

12-13-2012, 12:34 PM	#6
Boobs McGee I promise to stay alive till the day that I die Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glendale Posts: 5,018 Adopt-a-Bronco: CassiusVAAAUGHN	Well THAT was an awkward convo. Really? Is he black? Now we're taking about HOW black someone is on National tv? Wonder how white Peyton Manning qualifies as. Ffs this seems pretty ridiculous.

12-13-2012, 12:34 PM	#7
bowtown Ring of Famer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,277 Adopt-a-Bronco: Aaron Brewer	RGIII reminds me of Ed McCaffrey.

12-13-2012, 12:35 PM	#8
Br0nc0Buster 2012 AFC West Champs stiff arming through the playoffs Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,434	I actually used to like that show Then I stopped watching it when every other topic was about Tebow Looks like I havent missed anything, it is still garbage for ratings

12-13-2012, 12:39 PM	#10
pricejj jungle Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Louisville, CO Posts: 5,189	Race only matters to racists.

12-13-2012, 12:39 PM	#11
Requiem ~~~ ~ ~ ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Division Posts: 19,587 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gilgamesh	Robert Griffin III. Obviously he has two brothers.

12-13-2012, 12:51 PM	#17
Bigdawg26 Ring of Famer New to the Forum Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,477 Adopt-a-Bronco: None	Is it me or does ESPN first take seem to say things just to get ratings! WTF is a cornball brother? I heard of an uncle tom but not a cornball brother.

12-13-2012, 12:54 PM	#18
ColoradoDarin Ring of Famer AFCW Champs! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: St Augustine, FL Posts: 5,525 Adopt-a-Bronco: Knowshon's Shoe	ESPN is what you'd have if bleacherreport was on TV.

12-13-2012, 01:04 PM	#20
g6matty Pro Bowler "i had dreams of confetti..." Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 742	Rg3 a white mantrapped in a black body. The perfect storm if youre going to play qb in the nfl no? Black man athleticism but a white mans brain !

12-13-2012, 01:06 PM	#21
HILife Ring of Famer Mrs. Alicia Hilife Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: DC - NOVA - DMV - VA - Take your pick Posts: 3,434	WTF Parker. Thanks for buying into the stereotype. Good job setting black people back another 60 years.

12-13-2012, 01:06 PM	#22
Taco John 24/7 Broncos In Elway I Trust Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 49,706 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning	Cornball Brother?

12-13-2012, 01:09 PM	#25
g6matty Pro Bowler "i had dreams of confetti..." Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 742	Seriously tho. If he had the mind of a black man he might be the next vick. I dont see griffin hosted and dog fighting rings