VIDEO: Rob Parker Questions RGIII "Is he a brother or is he a cornball brother?"

[Tarpon75]

QUOTE Greenspandan} Most college educated people vote democrat. And so do many celebrities,doesn't really mean anything. I know many educated people who vote Republican. One should really vote based on the individual and the issues. I would venture that it is possible RG with his military up bringing might vote along conservative lines.Bottom line for me is RG3 conducts himself on and off the field in a manner that is exemplary.Mr. Parker would do well if he conducted himself in a fashion near the way Robert Griffin does.

[NOtoDC]

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Basically. How could he be so stupid?

[jobaga]

I would imagine you would have a better chance of finding a Republican with the last name of Kennedy in Massachusetts then finding a Democratic Texan from a military family. But, what does that have to do with what how he plays quarterback. On a side note, it really upsets me that a black television personality feels the need to attack someone for 'not being black enough' because he is a good role model. RG3 exudes all the qualities I want my son to have (except maybe the republican thing) and this loser is calling him a cornball. A new low, even for ESPN....

[SKINSFAN87]

and we wonder why most people hate the media! What a piece of garbage, not sure how someone like that is allowed to speak his mind to a national audience.

[Arsenic]

we shouldn't even acknowledge this trash..

that said, Robert doesnt make anything look bad..

The dude who asked this question, on the other hand ....

[DButz65]

That dude is whiter than RGIII is by a long shot, he has no room to question his blackness and shouldnt even be using the word "brother"

[brandymac27]

Several hours after an ESPN commentator questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is authentically black, ESPN said those comments were out of line.

In a statement released by an ESPN spokesman, the network said, “The comments were inappropriate and we are evaluating our next steps.”

It will be interesting to see what those “next steps” are, and whether they lead to the commentator who made the comments, Rob Parker, to lose his job. When another ESPN commentator, Rush Limbaugh, made racially charged comments about another quarterback, Donovan McNabb, that ended up being the last day that Limbaugh appeared on ESPN’s NFL pregame show.

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[terrifNick21]

OMG Twitter is absolutely hysterical LOL. They are KILLING Parker!

Thanks.

[Farbod21]

Honestly there is no reason to talk about this crap. First take has devolved into the most ridiculous round table of blowhards on sports related television. Skip Clueless is a travesty by himself. I for one refuse to ever watch that show again. Hopefully more people follow suit so that this crap doesn't pollute our airwaves anymore.

[isle-hawg]

That dude is whiter than RGIII is by a long shot,

What do you mean by this statement?

[Cpt Chaos]

I just about fell out of my chair when I read this article. I mean, ignorant people say dumb **** all the time in the media, but this takes the cake and runs away with it. First of all, the notion that a 48 year old man is calling out a 22 year old for being too respectable, too vanilla--no pun intended--is hysterical. The fact that the rallying cry behind these comments is a call to arms for this black public figure to get "down with the cause"--if such a thing stills exists in a world with a re-elected black president and an entertainment industry dominated by African-American role models--is just downright backwards.

Hey, Rob Parker, if the "cause" you're referring to is the same as the NAACP--you know, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--FYI: RG3 is the pinnacle of your efforts. The dude is loved by everybody--he's become an overnight cultural icon. And his popularity has nothing to do with being black, and what I mean is he wasn't the first black person to do this, or the first black person to do that. His popularity has everything to do with his talent, his hard work, and above all else, his character and maturity.

Point is, RG3 is living in adult-world, and Parker--a man more than twice his age--is hanging with the kids playing dress-up. If Parker's idea of the "cause" is to propagate a specific hip-hop/urban culture considered to be uniquely "black"--and I think that's what he's implying--I got news for ya, buddy: dressing up and acting like you're in the Woo-Tang Clan doesn't legitimize your ethnicity--it just makes you look immature. Sagging your pants, wearing over-sized clothes, and speaking like you haven't been taught the English language doesn't make you appear tough or cool--it just makes you look silly, and certainly not intelligent. Maybe Parker just likes his football players to have a little edge, be intimidating; you know, pack some heat in their sweat pants when they roll into the club, or train dogs to fight and kill one another. That's fine. While you and your homies are hanging out, pretending that you're in a Jay-Z video, RG3 will be in the film room, preparing to win a Super Bowl.

Most likely, Rob Parker is simply a hater, and can't help but rock the boat. He certainly succeeded at portraying himself as an ignorant, angry black man. Hey, at least he's down with the cause.

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[Mr. Nostril]

A couple thoughts:

1. I'm not exactly infuriated by this, I watch it and I think, "nope, you're not allowed to talk like that anymore. Luckily, almost everyone agrees with me, and surely he will be disciplined harshly, and posibly even terminated." I wonder though, that if no one was outraged, based solely on the fact that their disapproval was now mainstream, would that serve to allow the bad behavior to continue, or would people who made offensive and ignorant statements still be properly punished for their actions?

2. I'm curious if RG3s decision to keep his political beliefs private are based on an actual desire for privacy, or a desire to not alienate a portion of the market interested in buying products he endorses. He is one of the leagues more marketable stars, and he has shown business acumen trademarking catchphrases, and getting the league to allow him to use the roman numeral on the back of his jersey. The kid is clearly, whether we like it or not, interested in not only be a great quarterback, but also, furthering his brand, and as Michael Jordan once said, "republicans buy shoes too." (by the way, I know I've only really made the case for that it was a business decision, but I think the former is totally plausible as well.)

3. Is "cornball brother" a real idiom, or did Rob Parker just make up his own "euphemistic" version of a different offensive term? I've never heard it. Of course, I don't really hang out with the types people who would use it if it was real. So I'm just curious.

[Bacon]

Where's that GIF of RG3 prancing around after scoring on the Vikings?

He is many things. I can't put any kind of label on him. He's not a bro, he isn't a wannabe gangsta, he's just a truly cool person that's impossible to fit into a stereotype, as hard as hack writers try.

[That Redskins Fan]

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[Bifflog]

2. I'm curious if RG3s decision to keep his political beliefs private are based on an actual desire for privacy, or a desire to not alienate a portion of the market interested in buying products he endorses. He is one of the leagues more marketable stars, and he has shown business acumen trademarking catchphrases, and getting the league to allow him to use the roman numeral on the back of his jersey. The kid is clearly, whether we like it or not, interested in not only be a great quarterback, but also, furthering his brand, and as Michael Jordan once said, "republicans buy shoes too." (by the way, I know I've only really made the case for that it was a business decision, but I think the former is totally plausible as well.)

I think it's a little of both. He's an entertainer as it stands right now, do we really want to get into politics when we're all trying to enjoy the Redskins? I don't want to, personally. I respect and appreciate the decision to get down to football business first and foremost. He also isn't going to allow the media to get him to say that he is, essentially, playing only for or primarily for one group or another, political, racial, or otherwise. He's not going to do it, and I love that. He's playing for every fan of the Redskins, and that's where it ends.