Posted on 09/30/2025 11:16:54 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
The president of Florida A&M University on Saturday said the historically Black college ("HBCU") was taking “immediate steps to ensure accountability” after its band announcer commented on the weight of Alabama State University’s Honey Beez dancers.
During half-time of the game between the two schools, Florida A&M band announcer Joe Bullard called the dance team that performs with Alabama State’s Mighty Marching Hornets as “the new face of Ozempic,” HBCU Gameday reported.
Dr. Quinton Ross, the president of Alabama State University, called the remark “distasteful” and “short-sighted.”
“To have their artistry disrespected after such a performance is absolutely unacceptable,” Ross wrote.
“Honey Beez, please know that you are celebrated, valued, and admired for the joy that you bring to the Hornet Nation, and also for the bold and fearless way you represent the very best of ASU,” Ross wrote.
FAMU president Marva B. Johnson apologized for the remark in a statement.
“The Honey Beez represent discipline, school pride and their performance tradition is respected across the nation,” Johnson wrote.
“Such comments are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” she said of the band announcer’s remark.
He also notes HBCU columnist Bobby Swoope wrote on his Facebook page, "Everybody is mad at Joe Bullard for making that comment, do folks get made at other (Southwestern Athletic Conference) school when they take shots at (Florida A&M)? I have one question, was he lying?"
It should be noted A&M joined the SWAC when rival HBCU conference the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was collapsing as its top schools (Hampton and North Carolina A&T) chose to leave the conference to play integrated college football in the Colonial (CAA). Neither the MEAC nor SWAC send its champions to the NCAA tournament but play a segregated game. Hampton, NC A&T, and Tennessee State (BSOVC) are integrated and play for NCAA tournament bids for the 2025 Championship game to be held at FirstBank Stadium in Vanderbilt this coming January. Tennessee State played in last year's NCAA tournament representing the BSOVC (a conglomeration of the Big South and their Ohio Valley, which don't have many schools playing football, they combine resources for one league in the sport).
These dancers were on America's Got Talent in 2017.
And you consider some NBA teams have male dancers who are similarly morbidly obese as a clown show. Must be male versions of Honey Beez, and other NBA teams have added co-ed cheer (dance) squads of men and women over 55!
No one outside a ghetto wants to see obese negresses waddle around.
I'm so old I remember when a certain demographic said that women with big butts were attractive.
Sounds fun my as hell.
Can you say, “Inclusion”...
As he said, just calling balls and strikes. We need to stop encouraging obesity
For anyone curious as to whether the young ladies can actually dance, I give you this...
https://youtu.be/WVVIWeSxecQ?si=T5QMpMU-qror07nC
The Ozempic crack was ungentlemanly.
That said, if this was what was really bugging the announcer, he should have just kept his trap shut and let their performance speak for itself.
Nike promoting their schools. No wonder they have taken the SEC to the point of wrangling out two non-Nike schools to defect, and waiting to get the other two into their dark side.
See my reply #8. :-)
They look like they have spent a LOT of time practicing
sitting on a sofa.
I am not a spring chicken.
Neither is hubby.
Neither of us have ever purchased a Nike product.
It can be done. :-)
Wow! Are they f’n fat!!
DAY-——yum!
That link should carry a warning.
>> Wow! Are they f’n fat!!
They don’t sweat much tho...ALWAYS say something nice. 😉
It’s good to see that society is finally embracing and celebrating gross, morbid obesity........
I’m pretty sure that’s not what Sir Mix-A-Lot was rapping about.
I’ll admit that the remark was ungentlemanly, and that the ladies CAN dance.
But I was still shocked by that Nike Picture.
So, excuse my language. It wasn’t “ladylike”. LOL.
Knee Jerk Reaction.
I am 100% sure they would have no issue with commenting on Trump weight.
Those dancers were morbidly obese.
It is disgusting.
Would they have alcoholic, gambling, or drug addicts on? Why food addicts?
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