Is Bryant Gumbel Crazy?
OK, who peed in Bryant Gumbel's cornflakes? OK, has he been drinking? OK, has he been smoking something? NO?! Well, maybe he is just plain crazy. Or maybe what people have said about him over the years is true. Maybe he is a white guy in disguise.
As an African American man I find Gumbel's comments regarding Gene Upshaw, the head of the NFL Players Association and a Black Man to be highly offensive. He referred to Upshaw as the "personal pet" of outgoing NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Additionally he said that Tagliabue should show his successor, Roger Goodell, "where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash."
Yes, I am serious he said that! Even white people are like, "he shouldn't say that should he?" I don't care what color you are, these comments are highly offensive in reference to an African American. The fact that (I think it's a fact) Bryant Gumbel is African American does not give him a pass to spew such rhetoric out of his mouth. These comments show how out of touch he is with his blackness.
Knowing the history of African Americans in this country and being a Black man should have prevented Gumbel from ever making these comments. Now the point could be valid. Maybe Upshaw has gone along with the NFL over the years to prevent labor problems, but certainly Gumbel could have put it into different words.
Maybe this is a media ploy to get people to watch the NFL Network games that he will be announcing later in the upcoming season. If it is bad, bad, bad choice of words. Now I will be watching with the sound down.
White people, we appreciate you taking Michael Jackson in exchange for a future draft pick which turned out to be Eminem. Not really a fair trade in hindsight. I think we got the best of that one. How about we throw in Bryant Gumbel as a freebee and call it even?
I'm Out!,
44Black
As an African American man I find Gumbel's comments regarding Gene Upshaw, the head of the NFL Players Association and a Black Man to be highly offensive. He referred to Upshaw as the "personal pet" of outgoing NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue. Additionally he said that Tagliabue should show his successor, Roger Goodell, "where he keeps Gene Upshaw's leash."
Yes, I am serious he said that! Even white people are like, "he shouldn't say that should he?" I don't care what color you are, these comments are highly offensive in reference to an African American. The fact that (I think it's a fact) Bryant Gumbel is African American does not give him a pass to spew such rhetoric out of his mouth. These comments show how out of touch he is with his blackness.
Knowing the history of African Americans in this country and being a Black man should have prevented Gumbel from ever making these comments. Now the point could be valid. Maybe Upshaw has gone along with the NFL over the years to prevent labor problems, but certainly Gumbel could have put it into different words.
Maybe this is a media ploy to get people to watch the NFL Network games that he will be announcing later in the upcoming season. If it is bad, bad, bad choice of words. Now I will be watching with the sound down.
White people, we appreciate you taking Michael Jackson in exchange for a future draft pick which turned out to be Eminem. Not really a fair trade in hindsight. I think we got the best of that one. How about we throw in Bryant Gumbel as a freebee and call it even?
I'm Out!,
44Black
posted by 44Black at 7:01 AM
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