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Stephen A Smith is master of his craft, but I often wish that sports commentators would get back to talking about sports instead of off-field drama. Too many times I click on ESP radio while driving to work, and it sounds like an episode of Ophrah or Dr. Phil. 9 times out of 10, I click to another station after 10 seconds or so. Stephen A is one of a tiny number of guys who is insightful and interesting enough to be able to talk about stuff like that.
I clicked the OP's link; it doesn't quote exactly what was said, and I'm not interested enough to track down a quote or video.
What do you mean we don't know the whole story? He made the comment on air.
So...............don't turn the channnel back on then. Pretty simple stuff. Or they could just not have hired him in the first place. Have you ever listened to that guy blab to begin with? I guess not. Now liberals all mad and upset and "offended". Gimme a freaking break.
Fired for what? What the hell did he friggin say that deserves a suspension let alone being fired?! This country is going insane! You people are so damn pathetic with your overly sensitive, pc, feminist, bull crap! He DID NOT condone violence. Period. So what the hell did he say that deserves any punishment at all?
^^This is why you lose women by double-digits.
He did not condone violence, he just said abused women often brought it upon themselves. That's all.
lol
Is this the right's new issue of the day? Can I bookmark this next time someone on the right says the war on women is imaginary?
Just don't complain about losing Presidential elections any longer, you guys aren't even trying to get people to support you anymore.
He did not condone violence, he just said abused women often brought it upon themselves. That's all.
Well don't women bring being hit upon themselves? I mean, women who dress slutty sometimes provoke and are responsible for being raped. Isn't it just like that?
He did not condone violence, he just said abused women often brought it upon themselves. That's all.
lol
Is this the right's new issue of the day? Can I bookmark this next time someone on the right says the war on women is imaginary?
Just don't complain about losing Presidential elections any longer, you guys aren't even trying to get people to support you anymore.
Another comprehension fail.
''Let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong action ... we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn't happen again.''
You tell me where in that statement that he said women bring it on themselves? He simply stated common damn sense. Do I have to explain this to you like you are five?
In the Rice incident, Rice was spit on, the upper cut his fiance. Clearly, no one said he should have done that. However, the point Stephen was making is that you dont know how some people are going to react to something. So use common sense and be careful about your actions. In other words, man or woman, if you spit on someone, there is a chance that they may do something to you that you do not like. No where did he say he supports violence, he just stated common sense.
Again, do you part as in, be damn careful what you do to someone else because in this world that we live in, you never know how they will react.
Why is this so damn difficult for some of you panty waists to understand?
''Let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong action ... we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn't happen again.''
You tell me where in that statement that he said women bring it on themselves? He simply stated common damn sense. Do I have to explain this to you like you are five?
In the Rice incident, Rice was spit on, the upper cut his fiance. Clearly, no one said he should have done that. However, the point Stephen was making is that you dont know how some people are going to react to something. So use common sense and be careful about your actions. In other words, man or woman, if you spit on someone, there is a chance that they may do something to you that you do not like. No where did he say he supports violence, he just stated common sense.
Again, do you part as in, be damn careful what you do to someone else because in this world that we live in, you never know how they will react.
Why is this so damn difficult for some of you panty waists to understand?
Smith on Chad Johnson:
There are plenty of instances where provocation comes into consideration, instigation comes into consideration, and I will be on the record right here on national television and say that I am sick and tired of men constantly being vilified and accused of things and we stop there. I’m saying, “Can we go a step further?” Since we want to dig all deeper into Chad Johnson, can we dig in deep to her?
On Ray Rice:
But what I've tried to employ the female members of my family, some of who you all met and talked to and what have you, is that again, and this what, I've done this all my life, let's make sure we don't do anything to provoke wrong actions, because if I come, or somebody else come, whether it's law enforcement officials, your brother or the fellas that you know, if we come after somebody has put their hands on you, it doesn't negate the fact that they already put their hands on you. So let's try to make sure that we can do our part in making sure that that doesn't happen. Now you got some dudes that are just horrible and they're going to do it anyway, and there's never an excuse to put your hands on a woman. But domestic violence or whatever the case may be, with men putting their hands on women, is obviously a very real, real issue in our society. And I think that just talking about what guys shouldn't do, we got to also make sure that you can do your part to do whatever you can do to make, to try to make sure it doesn't happen. We know they're wrong. We know they're criminals. We know they probably deserve to be in jail. In Ray Rice's case, he probably deserves more than a 2-game suspension which we both acknowledged. But at the same time, we also have to make sure that we learn as much as we can about elements of provocation. Not that there's real provocation, but the elements of provocation, you got to make sure that you address them, because we've got to do is do what we can to try to prevent the situation from happening in any way. And I don't think that's broached enough, is all I'm saying. No point of blame.
Let me put it to you this way: Knocking a woman out, whether she spit on you or didn't, is not acceptable, period. A man who knocks a woman out deserves 100% of the blame. The woman deserves 0% of the blame. Provocation doesn't enter into it.
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