mixedmedia said:I think you guys are taking one sentence out of a broader statement and making a mountain out of a molehill here. Ain't there some real news out there to talk about? What's goin' on in Hollyweird this week?
Deegan said:Mixy, you might want to read a bit more about this man before making a judgment. For instance his career, he has ticked off about as many people as is humanly possible in his many years in television, and has burned about as many bridges along the way. His GOP comments are especially ridiculous, as he has dated as many as 50 to 70 blond women, that alone could be a GOP convention.:rofl
The reason this is so ridiculous, is the man is the host of a show called "REAL SPORTS" How can one work at a show about sports, then turn around and offend thousands of athletes, and even go as far as to not call them athletes at all. This just simply shows the mans arrogance, it's nothing new for me, I have known him to be an *** for years.:roll:
mixedmedia said:Yeah, but who cares? Since when is offending one group or another anathema to conservatives, eh?
Calm2Chaos said:Entertainment. dull............ but entertainment
shuamort said:FWIW, I don't see him bashing the US Olympic Team, but the whole Winter Olympics instead. Just a nitpick there.
aps said:When he was on the Today show, I would not watch it because he always came off like a pompous jerk.
aps said:My favorite line of what he said was: "despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention." LOL!
Deegan said:I care because I have friends who were in the Winter Olympics, and they trained very hard, and it meant a great deal to them. None ever won any medals, but I find it revolting that the host of a sprots program would make such a rude sweeping comment. The thing about the GOP convention was not even at issue, it was hilarious knowing his history, but the issue is about the many athletes he smeared. So it matters to some of us, I hope that helps you to be a little more understanding.
Calm2Chaos said:How about having the "Black Olympics". Seems to work with paegants, awards shows and colleges....
BWG said:I believe this is what Mr. Gumble was saying.
Yep.
I agree that he is that. That's why I DVR 'Real Sports' and usually skip over his commentary.
I have to admit, I smiled at this comment also..LOL
He's a commentator. He was commenting, his opinion. A lot of people agree with his with assessment that the winter games are boring, a lot don't. I don't think he was smearing any athletes. A lot of athletes in lesser sports (and other activities) train hard and it means the world to them, but never get recognition, so what. :smile:
Captain America said::rofl
Imagine this. "Ms. White America." or W.E.T. (the White Enterteainment network.:smile: ) The NAAWP. Or, "The League of David Duke" an all white police fraternity (akin to The League of Martin, an all black police fraternity.)
There would be rioting in the streets! :shock:
Double standard for sure.
But Gumble is a goof. I don't pay anymore attention to him than I do my Nascar buddy who refers to basketball as Ni****ball.
Deegan said:If all he said is that it was boring, I would even agree, I mean.......Curling for cris sake.:doh But he pretty much said they were not athletes, I believe his exact words were "pseudo-athlete" that's a tad bit more then referring to it as boring. He should apologize, and then we can all just move along.
Blue Collar Joe said:Good points. Or, lets say, an imaginary White Guy, we'll call him Jimmy, makes a comment about blacks being naturally better athletes than whites, he winds up losing his job, his...wait...Jimmy the Greek. He did say that.
He did lose his job and career...but he was white, therefor, it is a racist comment. But when Gumbel makes the exact same kind of comment, he isn't being racist, because he is only insulting white people and stating that blacks are better athletes.
I understand. He can spew that crap. :rofl
mixedmedia said:It's his opinion. If everybody on television had to apologize every time they said something that offended one group or another it'd have to have its own network - MFAN, the Media Figure Apology Network. Just like the folks' opinion that Danish newspapers shouldn't have to apologize for their Mohammed comics, which I agree with, neither should Bryant Gumbel. I think the athletes will muddle through the heartbreak somehow. :roll:
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