Originally posted by fairbanksb
Wow trek, you are good. Philly owner accuses ESPN of institutional racism, for TV show Playmakers.
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/football/6916872.htm
Don't know where you are going with your comment.....
If you are saying Rush Limbaugh was an idiot for his remarks. I agree completely and have already stated that.
If you are against the viewpoint in the article and the belief that the series Playmaker is an example of a racist show then I agree with you. If you agree with their viewpoint then I don't.
The claim that the Playmaker show on ESPN is racist is a complete a joke!
It's not OK to show an african american football player snorting cocaine at halftime in that show?
That constitutes racism?
Is it racism to Italians to show the Sopranos selling drugs and killing people. Is that show a secret plot by the media to bring down Italian people?
Is it racism to show rich white people on Melrose place snorting coke, stealing millions in money scandals and women sleeping with anything that walks. Is that a secret plot to put down the affluent white.
Is it racism towards white people to show two african american cops in Bad Boys 2 busting up illiterate country bumpkin whites in a clan rally?
Was it racism towards Hispanics to show the drug kingpin in Bad Boys 2 as a Cuban?
Is it racism to have a movie titled White Men Can't Jump?
There was no uproar about the political incorrectness of that was there?
How about a movie called Black Men Can't Read?
Would that make racism headlines for months if someone produced that?
No, none of the above is racist. It's drama. To have drama you have to have a bad guy. You take examples out of everyday life and put it onto the screen.
Are there illiterate white and black people in the world? Yes.
Are there football players who take drugs? White or black?
Yes, Duh! see Lawrence Taylor and Brett Favre!
Are there some Italians that are in the Mafia? Yes
Are there some Hispanic, white, black, chinese, etc. drug dealers in the world? Yes
Is it a blanket racist statement about a whole group of people to portray someone on a TV show as a villain?
If so, entertainment media is racist against every single group of people in the world.
So before people start following like a sheep that everyone is against African Americans because of the way they are portrayed in the media.... answer the questions above for me.
The fact is that certain african american advancement groups jump on every comment made about african americans. No other groups do. Believe what you want but again explain to me the difference of the Playmaker show's portrayal of an African American football player snorting drugs and any of the other shows I mentioned showing other cultures entrenched in bad behavior!