[justiceseeker93]

What Rob Parker also said in that same diatribe against Griffin was that the quarterback may be a Republican - as if a black athlete having such political leanings was somehow an inferior athlete. Hey, Parker, you may not like Griffin's off-the-field preferences, but as long as they don't affect his performance on the field negatively, why should you as a sports reporter have to throw them out other than to start a needless controversy?

BTW, Griffin wouldn't be the first very well known black athlete to identify as a Republican. So were superstars Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, and Wilt Chamberlain (all now deceased). And the lesser known but very talented black college football quarterback at Oklahoma from yesteryear, J. C. Watts, was a Republican congressman for quite some time and still comes on political shows - notably Sean Hannity - to discuss current events.

As for Rob Parker, will ESPN fire him for saying stuff that wasn't exactly PC? Doubt it. Compare this situation to the one where Rush Limbaugh's brief tenure on ESPN ended when he commented that many in the sports media overrated Donavan McNabb's prowess as a player because they wanted a black quarterback to look better than he actually was.

[Hotlanta Mike]

I want to say that Tiger Woods is also a republican, having grown up in Orange County, CA. Which is why he refused to accept Obama’s invite to the White House.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks justiceseeker93.

ESPN has admitted that commentator Rob Parker crossed the line when he questioned whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is not really black because he has a white fiancee. But Parker doesn’t seem to think he did anything wrong.

I wouldn't mind having his fiancee'. Oh, sorry, I meant to just think that.