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ESPN Host Says People Only Support Sports Celebrations For White Players [VIDEO]
David Hookstead
ESPN host Mike Wilbon argued Wednesday on his show “Pardon The Interruption” that the famous sideline celebrations from the Monmouth basketball team are popular because the players are white.
The bench players have gotten the reputation this season of pulling off hilarious bench celebrations after big plays. The players have even gone as far as releasing a PSA about how to properly celebrate on the sideline. (RELATED: These Benchwarmer Ballers Know How To Throw A Sideline Party [VIDEO])
When the subject came up on PTI, Wilson was not impressed and said in part, “If this was four brothers primarily on the bench with this stuff it’d be antics.”
When co-host Tony Kornheiser pushed back that it wasn’t racist to support the Monmouth bench celebrations, Wilbon fired back with, “A lot of people would go straight Donald Trump on this,” in regards again to if the players were black.
http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/17/e...t-sport-celebrations-for-white-players-video/
David Hookstead
ESPN host Mike Wilbon argued Wednesday on his show “Pardon The Interruption” that the famous sideline celebrations from the Monmouth basketball team are popular because the players are white.
The bench players have gotten the reputation this season of pulling off hilarious bench celebrations after big plays. The players have even gone as far as releasing a PSA about how to properly celebrate on the sideline. (RELATED: These Benchwarmer Ballers Know How To Throw A Sideline Party [VIDEO])
When the subject came up on PTI, Wilson was not impressed and said in part, “If this was four brothers primarily on the bench with this stuff it’d be antics.”
When co-host Tony Kornheiser pushed back that it wasn’t racist to support the Monmouth bench celebrations, Wilbon fired back with, “A lot of people would go straight Donald Trump on this,” in regards again to if the players were black.
http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/17/e...t-sport-celebrations-for-white-players-video/
The Monmouth coach is black and he obviously didn't see anything racial about this.
I guess if we still had Gyratin Joe- a popular white guy, he'd have to stop his antics too.
I guess if we still had Gyratin Joe- a popular white guy, he'd have to stop his antics too.
Sad! I don't particularly get much out of it it, but definitely see nothing wrong with it, or racial about it.
If the kids are enjoying themselves, why would you throw a monkey wrench into it. Frank
If the kids are enjoying themselves, why would you throw a monkey wrench into it. Frank
IMHO Wilbon is trying to indict the general American sports public's reaction not the antics on the bench.
I think Wilbon is missing the distinction between antics from the athletes who are performing on the floor/field and antics from their supporters --- teammates or simple fans.
I agree that for the most part many old school white athletes were probably taught to be low-key and to act like you've been there before. It seems to me that modern athletes --- especially ones from environments that are different from that of the stereotypical white post-war boomers --- are from a school of celebrating one's own achievements. Neither is right or wrong. Both are cultural. Both therefore resonate differently in alternative cultures.
So I do not believe Wilbon is suggesting that the Monmouth bench's antics are racist. Nor do I believe Wilbon is suggesting those antics change. Heck, I'll bet Wilbon enjoys them as much or more than anyone else!
What I do think Wilbon might be trying to communicate is that the 'public' should celebrate and not disparage the joy exhibited by any athletes or their supporters.
NBD
I think Wilbon is missing the distinction between antics from the athletes who are performing on the floor/field and antics from their supporters --- teammates or simple fans.
I agree that for the most part many old school white athletes were probably taught to be low-key and to act like you've been there before. It seems to me that modern athletes --- especially ones from environments that are different from that of the stereotypical white post-war boomers --- are from a school of celebrating one's own achievements. Neither is right or wrong. Both are cultural. Both therefore resonate differently in alternative cultures.
So I do not believe Wilbon is suggesting that the Monmouth bench's antics are racist. Nor do I believe Wilbon is suggesting those antics change. Heck, I'll bet Wilbon enjoys them as much or more than anyone else!
What I do think Wilbon might be trying to communicate is that the 'public' should celebrate and not disparage the joy exhibited by any athletes or their supporters.
NBD
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