ESPN'S Chris Low interviews Ridley

saintmom · Sep 12, 2010

Stevan Ridley is the whitest guy on the team! You people obviously know nothing about him.

Dat-Tiger-Fan · Sep 12, 2010

That was a very articulate post...very impressed.....:wave:

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Possibly, but do you agree that when the word articulate is used to describe an athlete, it's almost always talking about a black one? For instance, whenever you hear media types talk about Curtis Granderson, including a spring training game I watched the other day, they praise him for being well-spoken and articulate. They also do the same thing with Braves rookie Jason Heyward, and always make sure to point out that his parents are educators (just like Granderson's). I have never heard anyone say John Smoltz, or Tom Glavine, or Chipper Jones was articulate, though all three have been proven to be very good interviewees during their careers.

Whether it's intentional or not, it's all too prevalent in the media.

What? However the hell you derived that from original reply is beyond me. I don't find anything inherently racist about who is or isn't well-spoken at LSU, what I did find inherently racist, were the phrases used in this thread. Ones like (paraphrasing) "he actually sounds intelligent, go figure" or "wow, surprisingly, he can formulate logical thoughts", as if these things shouldn't be expected of athletes, particularly black ones.

If I'm reading too much into it, so be it, but it can't be denied that "surprisingly articulate" is a backhanded compliment, on the level of saying a woman is surprisingly a good driver, or a white defensive end has a "good motor" or that an unimpressive QB is a great "game manager"....

While it's true that a lot of athletes, black and white, do not speak well in interviews, (Tim Tebow being one), we don't have to condescendingly pat them on the back whenever they actually do . If Ridley is a well-spoken guy, say that...no need to throw a "go figure" or "surprisingly" in there, as it implies that your initial notion was to think otherwise.

And whether it's against black athletes, or just athletes in general, that line of thinking is prejudiced.

Not all athletes are dumb. Go figure.

/not a black guy, or a "white guy who pretends he's black" (since that's not racist, or anything, Charlie) just a pasty-white Mick who has been noticing this unfortunate distinction since the days of "the articulate" Tony Gwynn.
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Fishhead · Sep 12, 2010

Dat-Tiger-Fan said: ↑

That was a very articulate post...very impressed.....:wave:
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QB Luke IS well spoken...:thumb:

stevescookin · Sep 13, 2010

I'm with you Luke...but come on...white women being unusually good drivers??

Have you ever experienced a five foot soccer mom with a carseat AND a booster seat in the back of a two ton Suburban putting on makeup, drinking coffee at 85 miles per hour in the left lane on the causeway??

:rofl:

Just try putting your blinker on.

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