Posted on 02/23/2019 5:31:08 PM PST by Kazan
oh my gosh. Political correctness is going way too far. This is a good example.
How many times did Howard Cosell get away with “Look at that monkey run”?
This is getting scary.
I remember when Dodge (maybe it was Plymouth) won the Daytona 500 in 64 or so. It’s engine the 426 Hemi was called the King Kong engine. Clearly racist.
Innocent mistakes are destroying people’s lives because of hysterical idiots. It’s the new lynch mob mentality and it’s out of control.
Actually, it’s a compliment. He dominated the boards like King Kong. Man, people, get real.
King Kong engine
Does it exhaust Black smoke?
Innocent mistakes
==
Innocent, yes
mistake, no
The problem is, how do you read the heart?
Parsing the words would make any of us GUILTY.
“How many times did Howard Cosell get away with “Look at that monkey run”?...”
That was classic.
Until the Just Us brothers destroyed his career.
So sick and tired libs.
Just did a lyric search for King Kong and they mostly seem to be rappers.
One name I have heard of was Ice Cube.
But then, they also include N in the lyrics.
White folks can use neither per the SJW.
Black, white, red, or yellow, if I was a high performing athlete I would want to be king kong.
Was it “fat shaming” when the Bears called William “Refrigerator” Perry “Biscuit” because he was one biscuit short of 350 pounds?
Adult language warning. Also helps if you’ve seen the movie “Training Day.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz6kXBxe7Ys
Just once I'd love to see, "Yeah, I said it! So what? Piss off!" and he still keeps his job.
My advice to all sports announcers.
Limit yourselves to proper names and these three adjectives only: good, bad, average. Say anything more and you’ll put your career at risk.
So - for example - if Quarterback Smith fumbles, just say “Smith bad”. And if Outfielder Jones bats 1 for 4 in a game, just say “Jones average”.
See? It’s simple. And safe.
This is pathetic.
when our Polish player was insulted by the bb announcer’s “wack a pole “ comment, nothing happened....
There was a game played in Houston on MNF back then that ws a boring game. A camera picked out some dude sitting up in the bleachers who looked disgusted with it all. At some point, he realized he was on camera. Then he raised up his hand and extended the bird into the camera. He kept it up for five seconds before someone hit the kill switch. I forget what Don Meredith said but it was a usual wry comment.
just say “Smith bad”. And if Outfielder Jones bats 1 for 4 in a game, just say “Jones average”.
= = = = = = = = =
They can get canned for telling the truth also.
Ask Ray Knight, former pre/postgame analyst for Washington Nationals/MASN.
He was VERY refreshing, but I guess the powers that be figured since he was a FORMER MLB Manager and Player, his questioning them for BONEHEAD moves must have been interpreted as ‘second guessing the guy(s) on the field.
I would interpret the King Kong remark as a compliment and Cosell calling the ‘smurfs’ little monkies was a ‘compliment’ in HOWARD’s mind BUT he never did lack for a cute nickname or calling a Diamond a Diamond
(can’t use that other suit as an example any more...BUT...since people know what I wanted to say, I guess I will get chastised anyway)
Maybe add “Holy Cow” to your list of verbs...
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