A day after making outlandish comments about Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, ESPN has indefinitely suspended columnist and on air personality Rob Parker pending a network review of the incident.
Parker’s comments came during a segment of First Take in which he openly questioned the “blackness” of RGIII after some quotes the rookie quarterback gave to USA Today.
I am an African-American in America. That will never change. But I don’t have to be defined by that…We always try to find similarities in life, no matter what it is so they’re going to try to put you in a box with other African-American quarterbacks – Vick, Newton, Randall Cunningham, Warren Moon…That’s the goal. Just to go out and not try to prove anybody wrong but just let your talents speak for themselves.”
And here’s what Parker had to say:
We keep hearing this so it makes me wonder deeper about him. I’ve talked to some people in Washington D.C. My question, which is just a straight, honest question, is he a brother or is he a cornball brother”
He’s not really. Okay, he’s black, but he’s not really down with the cause…
He’s kind of black, but He’s not really the guy you want to hang out with. He’s off to something else.
We all know he has a white fiancee. People always talk about how he’s Republican. There’s no information at all. I’m just trying to dig deeper into why he has an issue.
h/t: The Big Lead