When Politcal Correctness Goes Wrong, Pt II
When Political Correctness Goes Wrong, Pt II
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Okay it has happened again, Former Dallas Cowboys WR and ESPN NFL Analyst Michael Irvin got off a blast of all blast in regards to racial insensitivity. Apparently Irvin while on the Dan Patrick ESPN radio show, said something to the effect that the season saving sensation Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's great, great, great grandmother may have visited the barns and hooked up with some of the bucks in the quarters...Now if you're Romo, you should be offended because Irvin basically said that the only reason why he [Romo] and other white athletes seem to "get off" is because they got black blood in them....And Irvin is not the only one, I have heard a lot of blacks say that Larry Bird is a brotha, cause there is no way a white boy could light up the scoreboard the way Bird did.
Based on the statement and the article, it did say that Irvin was trying to be funny, but it doesn't make it right. Or in this case, fair. If the comments were made by a white guy, you can be assured that he would be out on his ear.
What did it take for Limbaugh? All he said was that he didn't think McNabb was a good quarterback but the league wants or needs McNabb to succeed because he is black....gone.
Fast forward two years later, a NAACP President in Philly says the same thing and three times as worst.....pass.
This is political correctness going wrong.....well if your the white guy...
Irvin Story: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/16087712.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_football
www.keepingitright.blogspot.com
Okay it has happened again, Former Dallas Cowboys WR and ESPN NFL Analyst Michael Irvin got off a blast of all blast in regards to racial insensitivity. Apparently Irvin while on the Dan Patrick ESPN radio show, said something to the effect that the season saving sensation Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's great, great, great grandmother may have visited the barns and hooked up with some of the bucks in the quarters...Now if you're Romo, you should be offended because Irvin basically said that the only reason why he [Romo] and other white athletes seem to "get off" is because they got black blood in them....And Irvin is not the only one, I have heard a lot of blacks say that Larry Bird is a brotha, cause there is no way a white boy could light up the scoreboard the way Bird did.
Based on the statement and the article, it did say that Irvin was trying to be funny, but it doesn't make it right. Or in this case, fair. If the comments were made by a white guy, you can be assured that he would be out on his ear.
What did it take for Limbaugh? All he said was that he didn't think McNabb was a good quarterback but the league wants or needs McNabb to succeed because he is black....gone.
Fast forward two years later, a NAACP President in Philly says the same thing and three times as worst.....pass.
This is political correctness going wrong.....well if your the white guy...
Irvin Story: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/16087712.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_football
posted by J.C. "Fanz23" Lewis, Jr | 12:01 PM
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