Like White On Rice...
Have you ever heard that before? Man, he was guarding that guy like white on rice. Well how about this this, I wouldn't see that show, if I was the only black in a GOP convention. I mean both statement are meant to be funny and continue an urban rumor. The one about a black being near or in anything sponsored by the GOP is a Hillary Clinton, "You know what I mean" speeches. All black folk are supposed to get that the equation of Black + GOP/Republicans dont' add up, but Black + DNC/Democrats = 2. It's not "fuzzy math" but the real Al Gore equation of blacks knowing their place. And apparently we need to be reminded of our place at any given time. For instance, right before the Winter Olympics started, HBO's real sports host, Bryant Gumbel reminded us that blacks and the GOP don't go together, can't be together and apparently the message has been received by almost blacks, with exception of a few runaways who choose to, well, think for themselves. Gumbel implied that since the winter games are near, and that the athletes who trained hard to be in the Olympics aren't really athletes, shoot! Gumbel said that they aren't even the worlds greatest, that we should not be happy to watch and even support these individuals, because of the lack of blacks in the games, and oh yeah, to get the point across, he used a Black minus GOP analogy, which came out to be, in his opinion, zero.
So before I discuss Gumbel's statement, I will be fair and post the complete statement:
Bryant Gumbel on the Winter Olympics:
"Finally, tonight, the Winter Games. Count me among those who don’t like them and won’t watch them ... Because they’re so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. Like, try not to be incredulous when someone attempts to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something’s not really a sport if a pseudo-athlete waits in what’s called a kiss-and-cry area, while some panel of subjective judges decides who won ... So if only to hasten the arrival of the day they’re done, when we can move on to March Madness — for God’s sake, let the games begin."
There you have it. Makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention..Bryant Gumbel said the above statement, Bryant "Freakin" Gumbel...The same Bryant Gumbel, whose household looks like a GOP convention. The same Bryant Gumbel who some blacks perceive as being a "house negro" himself. This is the same Gumbel, who on a HBO documentary said he cried when Ali lost to Frazier in the first fight. This man, along with others picked a black fighter, who insulted another black fighter by calling him a "Tom" and "Gorilla." And Gumble cried. And look at the end of the statement, when he mentions March Madness...I almost laughed when I saw that. Hell, despite my eagerness to watch the round robin games this coming March, I try not to laugh when I'm told that these are the best college basketball players, despite the paucity of white players, it makes the final four look like a NBA All Star Game or for that matter a whole NBA season.
Now I can get the supposed humor in the statement, I mean when you have only two percent of blacks, who approves of George W. Bush. What can you say, I mean, try not to laugh this summer when you hear that these olympic athletes are the best in the world, in the 100 m dash, despite the paucity of whites in that event, it makes the event look like the Nation of Islam. Theres no white folk in that group, well probably, the members would have to get a DNA test to trace their real racial make up. But I get the humor in it, I mean despite the paucity of whites in our prison system, it makes the correction centers look like slavery days. I can go and on with these analogies...Gumbel's remarks were irresponsible and unwarranted.
Meanwhile, while not watching the games, props to Shani Davis for winning a gold medal...Memo to Gumbel, Mr. Davis represents that small percentage of blacks in the GOP, who just continues to win.
So before I discuss Gumbel's statement, I will be fair and post the complete statement:
Bryant Gumbel on the Winter Olympics:
"Finally, tonight, the Winter Games. Count me among those who don’t like them and won’t watch them ... Because they’re so trying, maybe over the next three weeks we should all try too. Like, try not to be incredulous when someone attempts to link these games to those of the ancient Greeks who never heard of skating or skiing. So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Try not to point out that something’s not really a sport if a pseudo-athlete waits in what’s called a kiss-and-cry area, while some panel of subjective judges decides who won ... So if only to hasten the arrival of the day they’re done, when we can move on to March Madness — for God’s sake, let the games begin."
There you have it. Makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention. Makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention..Bryant Gumbel said the above statement, Bryant "Freakin" Gumbel...The same Bryant Gumbel, whose household looks like a GOP convention. The same Bryant Gumbel who some blacks perceive as being a "house negro" himself. This is the same Gumbel, who on a HBO documentary said he cried when Ali lost to Frazier in the first fight. This man, along with others picked a black fighter, who insulted another black fighter by calling him a "Tom" and "Gorilla." And Gumble cried. And look at the end of the statement, when he mentions March Madness...I almost laughed when I saw that. Hell, despite my eagerness to watch the round robin games this coming March, I try not to laugh when I'm told that these are the best college basketball players, despite the paucity of white players, it makes the final four look like a NBA All Star Game or for that matter a whole NBA season.
Now I can get the supposed humor in the statement, I mean when you have only two percent of blacks, who approves of George W. Bush. What can you say, I mean, try not to laugh this summer when you hear that these olympic athletes are the best in the world, in the 100 m dash, despite the paucity of whites in that event, it makes the event look like the Nation of Islam. Theres no white folk in that group, well probably, the members would have to get a DNA test to trace their real racial make up. But I get the humor in it, I mean despite the paucity of whites in our prison system, it makes the correction centers look like slavery days. I can go and on with these analogies...Gumbel's remarks were irresponsible and unwarranted.
Meanwhile, while not watching the games, props to Shani Davis for winning a gold medal...Memo to Gumbel, Mr. Davis represents that small percentage of blacks in the GOP, who just continues to win.
posted by J.C. "Fanz23" Lewis, Jr | 2:20 PM
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