tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post8019291238097367723..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: What? Jemele Hill Wrote a Column about Race?Bengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-8328037756450557112011-11-21T09:51:22.828-05:002011-11-21T09:51:22.828-05:00J.S., I am trying to think of another "person...J.S., I am trying to think of another "person of color" to play golf. I can't. I also hate calling someone a "person of color." Not sure why, but it sounds pretty racist. <br /><br />Rich, I like how JemeHill didn't just take the idea of what he may say privately as an indication of his personal beliefs. She also wonders what else Williams does based on those comments that could even be more racist. She would think your "Whore of Babylon" comment means you are probably Jack the Ripper. <br /><br />I didn't have a problem with the use of his qualifier, it seems like he just added it to the comment. I'm not sure if this means he is secretly part of the Ku Klux Klan or anything like that. He's probably bitter towards Woods and that's about it. I can't believe Williams would be a super secret racist and enjoy such a great relationship while working with Woods all those years. So I agree with your point about that. <br /><br />JemeHill would definitely wake you up and start a fight b/c she thinks her dream means something. <br /><br />HH, if it were reversed then JemeHill would say Williams was fired b/c he was black and Woods (now white) needed a scapegoat. Williams has a reason to be bitter, but he also needs to get over it. It's over, man, let's move on. <br /><br />I'm not saying Williams continued bitterness is justified, but he was essentially made the fall guy for Woods' poor performance after he suffered a major personal crisis. He had a right to be bitter for a bit and beating the guy who unjustly fired him probably feels good. No one thinks Williams is racist...except JemeHill, who by no coincidence also needed a column idea. <br /><br />I could have just left this whole post at that remark. <br /><br />Rich, if Woods were white...I'm not sure what would have changed. We've all forgiven him for his cheating and would really enjoy him making golf relevant again through his excellent play.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51937257288071340712011-11-21T03:03:42.131-05:002011-11-21T03:03:42.131-05:00HH, ESPN already ran with "What if Vick were ...HH, ESPN already ran with "What if Vick were white?"<br /><br />Let's pray they don't run with "What if Woods were white?" And conclude that no one would care that a white athlete cheated on his wife with dozens of Waffle House waitresses.richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-5904843248374118642011-11-20T22:57:42.952-05:002011-11-20T22:57:42.952-05:00Btw:
I can't address his overall attitudes t...Btw: <br /><br /><strong>I can't address his overall attitudes toward people of color.</strong><br /><br /><i>Which, again, you just did address his overall attitude toward people of color.</i><br /><br />That may have been the funniest thing ever written on this blog. KudosHHhttp://www.twitter.com/kingharisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-40806747709394672482011-11-20T22:56:25.921-05:002011-11-20T22:56:25.921-05:00So, Williams caddies for years for Tiger Woods. Wi...So, Williams caddies for years for Tiger Woods. Williams helps him to 60 wins and 13 majors. Then Tiger, due to a major personal failing, goes through some personal problems. He comes back to the sport and struggles, and fires Williams. Williams is understandably angry: he's being made the scapegoat when it was Tiger's injuries and personal mess that made him suck for a while. In a Hollywood cliche, Williams' next employer wins the next tournament with Williams, and perhaps in a bit of exaggeration, Williams announces how satisfying it is to win after being made the scapegoat unfairly. And, in a similarly bitter (although, Williams: let it go, man) statement, he says he wants to shove something up Tiger's black asshole. Williams claims he's not racist. Scott says Williams is not racist. Tiger, who worked with Williams for years, says Williams is not racist. <br /><br />JemeHill's only conclusion is that Williams is probably racist.<br /><br />I hate you, ESPN.com.<br /><br />For a fun thought experiment, think about what people would say if the races were reversed...HHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-7248641751010938412011-11-20T16:37:08.615-05:002011-11-20T16:37:08.615-05:00So I immediately wondered if what Williams says ab...<b>So I immediately wondered if what Williams says about Woods in private is even more candid, even more venomous and, yes, even more racial when he isn't in a crowd.</b><br /><br />Probably. Who hasn't said nasty things in public and in private about someone they had a very nasty breakup over.<br /><br />My friends and I affectionately refer to an ex-gf of mine as the "whore of babylon." It happens. When you're pissed off you say stupid shit. This isn't anything new.<br /><br /><b>And that's the scary part.</b><br /><br />No it's not. It's perfectly natural to be that pissed off. <br /><br />You know what's really scary? A pissed off housewife with a 9 iron.<br /><br /><b>Williams' statement, on the other hand, seems so vindictive that it stinks with entitlement and racism.</b><br /><br />Really? People use qualifiers all the time. "That that blonde bimbo did something stupid." "Ya, that asian kid did really well on the test." "That fat bitch just ate all my Twizzlers."<br /><br />How is saying "black ass" racist. Is Tiger Woods in fact not black? Ya, I get how it could be racist, but not in this context.<br /><br /><b>Really? Winning Bridgestone is more gratifying than 60 wins and 13 majors? </b><br /><br />Wait, you mean the jilted lover tried to make his ex jealous? Say it ain't so Jemele.<br /><br />Oh and how about answering this Jemele: <i>If Williams is so racist, then why did he caddy for Tiger Woods for so long?</i> <br /><br /><b>And that is racist.</b><br /><br />Jemele is like that gf who wakes you up at 4AM pissed off that in her dream you cheated on her. She took William's two words and from that was able to come to the epiphany that Williams is pissed off for being fired by a black guy. Holy shit this is race baiting at it's finest.<br /><br /><b>I don't know what's in Williams' heart,</b><br /><br />But here's 2000 words on how much of a racist he is.richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-78860970440390806932011-11-20T16:02:08.465-05:002011-11-20T16:02:08.465-05:00LOL, this was fucking ridiculous, great post. I l...LOL, this was fucking ridiculous, great post. I loved the "arguably being the most noteworthy person of color to play professional golf" comment. I can almost literally think of no less arguable point in the gamit of human civilisation than Tiger Woods is the most famous "person of color" to play golf. Maybe "gravity exists".J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07739810404427202914noreply@blogger.com