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Post by The Soul Of Philly on Dec 4, 2012 0:06:09 GMT -4
For those who don't know, she's a joke firstly, sports opinionist second. I had to go on this rant reading her latest "article" w.espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/8705353/She has the unique ability to ignore all logic while writing her "articles". For those who don't know, Jemele is a opportunistic. Anything buzzworthy, she tends to take the extreme one way or another. Last year, during a Denver Broncos/Detroit Lions a Lions defensive line man sacked Denver's QB, Tim Tebow, during his Tebowmania time, and "Tebow"'d following it. Everyone normal say him mocking the craze. What did Jemele see? Someone mocking his faith and proceeded to act as if Tebow was the first man in all of the world to thank God after a win/touchdown The topic while touching isn't shocking, as many players take a second to thank god after scoring a touchdown, kneeling down, point to the sky, that stuff, but Tebow, IT'S TEBOW! OH MY GOD! Jemele Hill has made a career of making up reasons to have an opinion involving something buzzworthy. Last year it was Tebow, a couple years ago it was Danica Patrick being viewed as a sex symbol and not a female athlete. This year, domestic violence. The best part of her article involves her saying football was the reason because of the hits yet the player didn't have a history of concussions and was young so a noticeable amount of brain damage wouldn't be there. Her and Skip Bayless, possibly the worse "journalist" that ESPN has. Hell, Skip hasn't done anything journalistic in years just makes stupid, unintelligent comments that five minutes of researching could avoid them from being on air. Needless to say, don't expect to ever see TJ on ESPN in any way shape or form, you'll see me on dancing with the stars before that, and I'll never be a star. Thanks for reading everyone |
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Post by Reaver on Dec 4, 2012 0:11:20 GMT -4
For those who don't know, she's a joke firstly, sports opinionist second. I had to go on this rant reading her latest "article" w.espn.go.com/espnw/commentary/8705353/She has the unique ability to ignore all logic while writing her "articles". For those who don't know, Jemele is a opportunistic. Anything buzzworthy, she tends to take the extreme one way or another. Last year, during a Denver Broncos/Detroit Lions a Lions defensive line man sacked Denver's QB, Tim Tebow, during his Tebowmania time, and "Tebow"'d following it. Everyone normal say him mocking the craze. What did Jemele see? Someone mocking his faith and proceeded to act as if Tebow was the first man in all of the world to thank God after a win/touchdown The topic while touching isn't shocking, as many players take a second to thank god after scoring a touchdown, kneeling down, point to the sky, that stuff, but Tebow, IT'S TEBOW! OH MY GOD! Jemele Hill has made a career of making up reasons to have an opinion involving something buzzworthy. Last year it was Tebow, a couple years ago it was Danica Patrick being viewed as a sex symbol and not a female athlete. This year, domestic violence. The best part of her article involves her saying football was the reason because of the hits yet the player didn't have a history of concussions and was young so a noticeable amount of brain damage wouldn't be there. Her and Skip Bayless, possibly the worse "journalist" that ESPN has. Hell, Skip hasn't done anything journalistic in years just makes stupid, unintelligent comments that five minutes of researching could avoid them from being on air. Needless to say, don't expect to ever see TJ on ESPN in any way shape or form, you'll see me on dancing with the stars before that, and I'll never be a star. Thanks for reading everyone ^^this is the reason ur a star  |
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Post by John "Sheriff" McBride on Dec 4, 2012 0:21:46 GMT -4
Because she pisses people off is why she has a job. She brings in those who contribute to the argument, the argument grows, the news is spread, the site gets traffic. It's good business, but that is all it is.
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Post by Jason Cashe on Dec 4, 2012 5:26:08 GMT -4
While I know she at times does come off as being over exaggerated with the things she targets, I agree with her on this matter. If he had murdered his son as well would it have gotten the attention of Chris Benoit's situation? The fact that the child wasn't involved or harmed made most people forget about the woman altogether outside of "The baby suffers the most from this!" When in truth SO MANY children grow up without one or more of their parents. Nothing new. The fact that they have shown regret towards his actions, feel bad for him and not be a bit upset that he would shoot his girlfriend, wife, whatever she was...That gets unnoticed or doesn't deserve to be taken under notice of any kind?
While it's not a big issue and will fade to nothing before the New Year, the Chefs will Honor him in some way but like with OJ Simpson, should he be honored when what he did OUTSIDE the game was in a sense so horrible? Killing someone, and putting the staff that were there through what he put them through? Hill gets it wrong, does it wrong at various times but here she might have a point..
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Post by The Soul Of Philly on Dec 4, 2012 8:20:25 GMT -4
It's the same thing as the Benoit. Honor the player/wrestler not the man.
I'm not saying she doesn't have a point but her reasoning doesn't hold so much as it could have
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Post by SalTal on Dec 4, 2012 8:58:37 GMT -4
Am I the only one who believes that you can't separate the 'wrestler from the man' or the 'player from the man'?
Shouldn't we then be separating the same for the players who do good off the field too?
Aren't we then creating this amoral void of any accountability within their chosen realm of endeavours, further removed from any sense of link between motivation, personal responsibility, and ownership of behaviour and ability?
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Post by Evan De Parker on Dec 4, 2012 11:56:48 GMT -4
^ That's a damn good point.
But jeez. There's so much bad news in the world already. OHHHH, CRUEL WORLD...
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Post by Level-Two on Dec 4, 2012 12:10:05 GMT -4
Fuck Chris Benoit and fuck this guy. He murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself and I hear people are shedding tears for this guy? FUCK THEM AND FUCK OFF.
This coward/murder chased a football around a field for a living. Anything he could have possibly ever done on the surface (like Benoit) has been overwritten in my eyes.
The thing that pisses me off about Chris Benoit is that people are more concerned with his meaningless hall of fame induction then the fact he murdered his family.
God bless Charles Manson... I heard he made some great music.
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Post by Level-Two on Dec 4, 2012 12:14:27 GMT -4
P.S
Who's the fuck head commentator ranting about gun control now that one of their false prophets killed himself and his girlfriend? That motherfucker can get straight fucked too. I'm sick of this shit.
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Post by Johnny Rebel on Dec 4, 2012 12:24:46 GMT -4
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Post by Johnny Rebel on Dec 4, 2012 12:27:22 GMT -4
Sorry, we were talking about killing people - and usually the Benoit/insert-senseless-violence-act here schtick usually goes down the route of gun control. I'm trying to be preemptive.
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Post by Level-Two on Dec 4, 2012 14:19:17 GMT -4
It's already there. Already idiots making claims that this would have never happened if he didn't have a gun.
Ask Benoit.
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Post by John "Sheriff" McBride on Dec 4, 2012 14:30:18 GMT -4
Society builds their heroes and tears them down when they present themselves as anything other than perfect. I choose to not give a shit period, it's why this topic is proof that getting under peoples skin is profitable.
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Post by The Soul Of Philly on Dec 4, 2012 14:35:21 GMT -4
Bob costas, an excellent journalist, broadcaster, made a poor choice to echo Jason Whitlock, one of the worst beat writers in the nation. But the other part where he ripped Whitlock for sayin " tragedies like this out everything in perspective" was on point.
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Post by Jason Cashe on Dec 4, 2012 18:02:37 GMT -4
While I liked Benoit as a Performer, what he did was not okay. It also wasn't his fault entirely but that doesn't make for an excuse to the crime. This guy will probably have something wrong with him, he shot himself in the brain so maybe they'll never be able to get things determined. Does Benoit belong in the Hall Of Fame? No. (WWE HoF is a joke anyway)
But I also feel that OJ Simpson shouldn't have had his Status in the League revoked for his Crimes for two reasons. One he was found not guilty. Regardless that's what was decided. Two. His situation happened YEARS after his career was over, he had already been inducted so they shouldn't have taken that away. That's the difference between Benoit and Simpson with HoF. To me at least.
With Belcher, it's reported now that he was sleeping in his car outside of his OTHER Girlfriend's House/Apartment for hours before he drove to Arrowhead Stadium. So not ONLY did he kill his girlfriend/wife but he was cheating on her as well? Lets blame it on guns...okay....like someone above said, see Benoit.
If the son had been killed, people's views overall would have been different. It's because it was a simple gun shot that killed her that it wasn't such a big deal. If he had cut her throat, stabbed her, strangled her, anything but a gun? It'd have been a bigger deal. Society has proven that the use of guns in common place has been a failure. School Shootings because guns are just laying around homes. Accidental Suicides because the trigger was loose and kids were playing around. Background checks aren't enough. I can't "LEGALLY" own a gun but my fiance who would go if I asked her too could get one. My baby Brother with a different last name could get one legally. So it's not preventing any bad or dumb people from getting them and hell there are so MANY weapons and drugs coming through Border Checks that you might as well open the flood gates and just let everything come through. It's a shit system period. All across the boards..
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