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It must actually be really satisfying to go through life with that little self-awareness.
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Mel Mudkiper posted:It must actually be really satisfying to go through life with that little self-awareness. I don't think it is quote:On the way to becoming the most powerful black sportswriter in America, he became the most hated. And now at the summit, he hides himself in a world of his own devising. He glares into shadows, lashes out at his contemporaries, and susses out imagined schemes against him. (He is so paranoid that, according to a source close to him, after the publication of my critical story last year, Whitlock was shaken enough that he took to binge-watching 9/11 conspiracy videos. “Truther poo poo on Netflix,” was how the source characterized it. “That’s what your first article did to him.”) All the while, he gives no sign of understanding the obvious.
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Apr 28, 2015 01:43
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All I know about Greg Howard are his Whitlock hit pieces and I swear the dude has pictures of Jason around his house, Ray Finkle style. The man thinks his last article made Jason Whitlock start watching Loose Change on repeat. That is ridiculous. note: I like Whitlock because his twitter feed and podcasts on Fox Sports were both loving awesome. ESPN Whitlock is not nearly as awesome. All you gotta know is while at Fox Sports he had his barber on to clown on Tim Tebow for an hour and it was the podcast of the year imo. ESPN would never let him do that. The other great thing about him at Fox Sports was tearing apart weak articles and horseshit "journalists". He was on the Charles Robinson's Miami story is bullshit from day one (literally, the first day it came out) while the rest of the media was shining up a Pulitzer for the dude. He goes to ESPN and like 3 weeks later almost gets suspended for saying Thayer Evans can't spell cat. Fuckin' ESPN. His articles are by far the worst thing he produces, although I have never really seen him on TV.
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Apr 28, 2015 02:01
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I'm probably the closest thing here to a Whitlock supporter other than you and I believe most of that article. The weirdest thing about this is Whitlock has never seen a bridge he wasn't completely willing to burn down. And it's absolutely no secret that's the case and ESPN knows it first hand. Why in the world did they think he was a good choice to head something this ambitious?
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Grittybeard posted:I'm probably the closest thing here to a Whitlock supporter other than you and I believe most of that article. White neocons are intentionally setting up Black Americans to fail. 
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Apr 28, 2015 02:11
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The article is probably mostly true, although the 9/11 claim is ridiculous. However, Greg Howard still seems flat out obsessed with him. You don't write 10,000 word articles about someone without at least a tiny bit of obsession. Whitlock should just be a funny dude who clowns on everyone, says some stuff that makes you roll your eyes and say "Thats Jace for ya" but you love the man because he makes you laugh all the time.....basically Charles Barkley light. When ESPN called him about "Black Grantland" someone needed to tell his rear end to stay his lane. He is in over his head. I wish he just stayed at Fox Sports recording more Real Talk episodes.
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Apr 28, 2015 02:12
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To hear Greg tell it, he turned down Whitlock for a spot on the website a while back and Whitlock was chasing him pretty hard and didn't react well to it.
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Chichevache posted:I don't think it is YESSS THIS WAS THE BEST PART. Holy gently caress. Imagine shattering someone so much they just starting watching "Loose Change" on repeat. The "Vince Young" effect.
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DJExile posted:To hear Greg tell it, he turned down Whitlock for a spot on the website a while back and Whitlock was chasing him pretty hard and didn't react well to it. Apparently the break came after that point. Howard wrote an article attempting to record every black NFL quarterback and Whitlock came up regarding RG3. quote:But during RGIII's rookie campaign, two particular journalists—Rob Parker and Jason Whitlock—were vocal in denouncing the rookie, and in doing so, linked their careers to his, and to the way racial discourse plays out in today's sports media. This apparently prompted an hour-long phone call demanding an apology while Howard was in the Hospital.
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Apr 28, 2015 14:26
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Greg Howard should apologize to the world for the sentence about Chris Rock, which I hope is the dumbest thing I read all day
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football fuckerman posted:Greg Howard should apologize to the world for the sentence about Chris Rock, which I hope is the dumbest thing I read all day I must be missing something because I don't see anything particularly super dumb there.
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Apr 28, 2015 14:41
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Well its obtuse and unnecessary and relies on the reader having knowledge of a like decade old Chris Rock routine. It's bad but not worst thing I'll read all day bad.
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Spoeank posted:Well its obtuse and unnecessary and relies on the reader having knowledge of a like decade old Chris Rock routine. It's bad but not worst thing I'll read all day bad. Its arguably Chris Rock's most famous routine and has been a major element of discussions of black perception since it came out though.
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Spoeank posted:Well its obtuse and unnecessary and relies on the reader having knowledge of a like decade old Chris Rock routine. It's bad but not worst thing I'll read all day bad. Two decades. I know, I've been struggling with general dating like that, too, and basically refer to everything in the past as if it's still 2005. Still though, I don't think it's that obtuse of a reference -- like Mel said, it's a pretty big cultural touchstone.
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All of a sudden referencing a Chris Rock stand-up puts you on the "Dennis Miller-esque" level.
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That Chris rock bit is used a lot by racists for justifying their use of the n word. It was funny as a joke but not as a life philosophy.
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GNU Order posted:That Chris rock bit is used a lot by racists for justifying their use of the n word. It was funny as a joke but not as a life philosophy. Yeah it perfectly shows the point he was trying to make. I mean its jjust a comedy routine if you want to get all stuck up about it, but whatever.
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Apr 28, 2015 16:26
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I'm pretty sure that RGIII was specifically referred to as an "Uncle Tom" at some point, which is some hateful poo poo.
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Apr 28, 2015 16:37
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A cornball one at that.
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Apr 28, 2015 16:38
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GNU Order posted:That Chris rock bit is used a lot by racists for justifying their use of the n word. It was funny as a joke but not as a life philosophy. It was intended that way until millions of ignorant peckerwoods justified their racism as "hating niggers, not the good ones". I'm with Mel, the reference is well known enough and a big enough deal, especially in discussions of race, that it was a decent fit for the article. Notice that everyone in this thread immediately knew what Howard was referring to.
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Apr 28, 2015 18:45
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This bears crossposting http://deadspin.com/haughty-dipshit-gregg-easterbrook-gone-from-espn-1701211035
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The only reason I knew TMQ was still around was because of Deadspin. Boy did that column become dated in a hurry when Grantland took off.
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Page 2 as a whole should've probably been put down once Grantland launched. I can't remember the last time I clicked into there.
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Yesterday: @OmarKelly: Mike Wallace > Kenny Stills. But Greg Jennings is better/more accomplished than Brian Hartline (63 TDs), & DeVante Parker > Rishard Matthews Today: @KSTiLLS: Bleacher report > Omar Kelly I like this Kenny Stills guy
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Hahaha That reminds me of when Omar talked poo poo about the linebacker opposite karlos dansby and during a press conference and the guy replied to his question with "sorry I was too busy wondering why you ain't suited up to play" Omar basically called the LB soft. Amy Pole Her fucked around with this message at 18:49 on May 1, 2015 |
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May 1, 2015 18:47
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Kenny Stills: My new 2nd favorite Dolphin
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Anyone who poo poo talks Omar Kelly is a good person.
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Players who use twitter to talk poo poo are the best.
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korrandark posted:Anyone who poo poo talks Omar Kelly is a good person. I loving DARE Omar to rage out and boot Kenny Stills from his twitter.
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He always cowers down until they retire. Channing crowder destroys Omar kelly on a regular basis on his radio show. Omar can't call out a guy whose not only more intelligent but more athletic and well connected in football so he just kinda takes it
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@OmarKelly: It's funny how we view "boxers." But I don't care who you are. At 5-foot-5, 146 pounds you ain't about to whip me. Hell nah!
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Ehud posted:@OmarKelly: It's funny how we view "boxers." But I don't care who you are. At 5-foot-5, 146 pounds you ain't about to whip me. Hell nah! 
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Ehud posted:@OmarKelly: It's funny how we view "boxers." But I don't care who you are. At 5-foot-5, 146 pounds you ain't about to whip me. Hell nah! umm Big Show is 7 feet tall and Mayweather took him out.
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Nice to see that you guys got that Omar parody account up
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Ribsauce posted:umm Big Show is 7 feet tall and Mayweather took him out. That's impossible, nobody can lift the Big Show
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May 3, 2015 17:35
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This is where we are as a people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMl_LMlbQsA
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Kalli posted:This is where we are as a people. Jesus H Christ...
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Kalli posted:This is where we are as a people. The most disturbing event of the offseason by far, in my opinion.
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You can hear Schefter checking his tone when he talks about why Collins was falling in the draft.
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