Here is an excerpt from a story published by NBC Sports:



Officially, Parker's contract with ESPN expired, and the network decided not to give Parker a new contract. Still, Parker no longer has a job at ESPN.

Parker may have sealed his fate with ESPN when he gave an interview in which he continued promoting his version of racism. During the interview, Parker claimed that Robert Griffin III was pushing away from "his people".

In short, Parker judges people by their outward "racial" characteristics. He keeps promoting the false idea that people are family if they have the same outward features.

Show me a man who says that certain women are his sisters because they have the same outward features that he has, and I will show you a man who is a racist.

Show me a woman who says that certain men are her brothers because they have the same outward features that she has, and I will show you a woman who is a racist.

Rob Parker may be gone from ESPN, but I doubt that he has learned anything from his mistake. To the best of my knowledge, Parker remains one of the several racists in the USA who believe that their form of racism should be accepted because they are not "white" on the outside.

best for the network and him,, obviously there was incompatible values there,,,

I was dating a black girl when I was 24 and her parents took one look at me when they met me the first time and of all people her own grandmother said, BIG DRUM ROLL, this is so fucqued up... "There ain't no way I am going to see you having a white baby. NO WAY ! NO SIR!" Her parents gave me the total cold shoulder. That relationship ended badly and not becasue of the girl I was dating. Her family had money and they, "sent her off to school."

So can someone tell me why I am a racist exactly? But how long did ESPN tolerate this man's conduct? All too often we reward people who victimize others becasue they in turn perceived some social victimization upon themselves. Parker is a chumpsicle of the fifth level of chump! It takes more to be a chumpsicle of the 8th order. It don't get no chumpier than that!

In answer to your article, newsflash: birds of a feather flock together. Don't so gosh darned shucks OMG be so shocked over racism. It's perfectly natural. The ideal that we all get along is unnatural. It's a sweet concept but reality is a different world. Even animals are naturally suspicious of anything that is unfamiliar or dissimilar. It's a survival instinct to stay with whatever is familiar and to be suspicious of differences.

I dont know if or why you are a racist Andy. Elder blacks went through alot of bs in this country which made many of them very untrusting and hateful. Much like a rape victim doesnt want to have the rapists baby. Many who were victimized in past times see that 'victimizer' in the skin tone of anyone resembling them and cant 'see' themself having or needing to share their love with such a person.

I dont agree with it, although I understand it. I likewise had a serious fear and contempt for white males after my rape. It took alot of UNLEARNING And logic to overcome those base reactions to my experience.

networks tolerate whatever keeps them rolling in sponsors, when the sponsors are unhappy (usually when the viewing demographic and potential customers are at risk of taking their dollars elsewhare)

thats why Bill Oreilly still has a job and why Limbaugh has been employed so long,,,their sponsors customers have similar mindsets and beliefs so as not to feel offended

apparently, NBC sponsors and customers were offended by his comments,, so they 'let him go'.... if thats even what happened

as the articl so briefly mentions , his contract was up, he didnt renew ,,,with no evidence of what reason was given

Also, it sounds as though you're trying to justify racism.

What is your point?

As you can see, I'm curious as to why you assumed the OP was black and why you're trying to justify racism.

Edited to add: Ah, I see you've started off your profile with "WHITE MEN ONLY PLEASE." Do you have issues with people who aren't white?

People are racist. It stinks but I understand. Do you get it?

I asked you specific questions. You haven't answered them yet.

And no, I don't get racism. It's disgusting.

The OP is outraged about a black man being called names, like he's taking it personally.

It doesn't bother you that someone was called names simply because he's black?

I say you're brainwashed by media propaganda. But I will ask anyway. What makes racism so disgusting to you? It's everywhere and it has been around since the age of man. The notion that mankind is trying to banish it is laughable. It will never happen. It's a natural state of man, his survival instinct, like I explained before.

I'm mostly bothered by things that are close to home, as does most people.

Why should we be tolerant of those who attack others physically or verbally because they're a certain race? Why should that be justified just because it's happened in the past? And why would you think someone is brainwashed because they don't tolerate that kind of thing?

Ah, so as long as it doesn't affect you personally, you're cool with it?

You're answering my questions with questions, but you haven't stated your feelings or reasoning.

Please get the discussion back to the topic posted. This topic isn't about pictures on profiles. Please discuss the topic not members

Kim

Ms Harmony, sorry about your ordeal. That's awful.

Oh, now you're expecting answers after you refused to answer my questions?