Falcon's Owner Arthur Blanks' "racist" comments on ESPN Monday Night
12-12-2007, 04:56 AM
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Falcon's Owner Arthur Blanks' "racist" comments on ESPN Monday Night
I watched this live monday night and as soon as he said it I thought to myself there's no way some one isn't going to say 
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What I think is racist is that you say it's racist. You can't ever mention a black person and fried chicken in the same sentence or say that a black person looks like another black person when they do.
As a sidenote I work in a restaurant that is known for southern cooking and about I'd say 30-40% of our guests are black, jj4short eats there often. I have to deal with this alot, like if a black person asks me for a recommendation on the menu there's no WAY in hell the first words out of my mouth are gonna be either the fried chicken or the collard greens. For the record I can say that black people don't order the fried chicken more than other things on the menu so I don't really believe the stereotype anyways but they do order the collard greens more than the white people.
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What I think is racist is that you say it's racist. You can't ever mention a black person and fried chicken in the same sentence or say that a black person looks like another black person when they do.
As a sidenote I work in a restaurant that is known for southern cooking and about I'd say 30-40% of our guests are black, jj4short eats there often. I have to deal with this alot, like if a black person asks me for a recommendation on the menu there's no WAY in hell the first words out of my mouth are gonna be either the fried chicken or the collard greens. For the record I can say that black people don't order the fried chicken more than other things on the menu so I don't really believe the stereotype anyways but they do order the collard greens more than the white people.
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12-12-2007, 06:46 AM
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People are so damn PC these days. :whogivesafuck:
What the hell would be wrong with recommending fried chicken to a black person in a restaurant anyway. If its a good entree then why not.
Cliff notes:
- Kornheiser asks Arthur Blank if he ruled out the opportunity of Vick coming back to the team.
- Blank rambles on about some crap
- Says there are a lot of obstacles in Vick's way of returning to the NFL, one of which would be not watching what he eats
- By that he means eating a lot of fried chicken and fries and gaining weight
What the hell would be wrong with recommending fried chicken to a black person in a restaurant anyway. If its a good entree then why not.
Cliff notes:
- Kornheiser asks Arthur Blank if he ruled out the opportunity of Vick coming back to the team.
- Blank rambles on about some crap
- Says there are a lot of obstacles in Vick's way of returning to the NFL, one of which would be not watching what he eats
- By that he means eating a lot of fried chicken and fries and gaining weight
I'll have to hear the audio but that sounds retarded..
12-12-2007, 06:58 AM
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On a side note, I don't really notice black people eating fried chicken moreso than any other race. I think everyone loves fried chicken. I know I do. 
12-12-2007, 07:07 AM
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His comment was not really racist, it was just a poor choice of words. Now if he threw in some watermelon and collard greens then it would be a totally different thing.
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12-12-2007, 07:12 AM
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12-12-2007, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by goose25
His comment was not really racist, it was just a poor choice of words. Now if he threw in some watermelon and collard greens then it would be a totally different thing.
I said the same thing to my gf last night when we were watching this crap, if he said watermelon, now that's racist.
I watched it live and didn't give it a second thought. Lighten up people.
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12-12-2007, 08:29 AM
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1. I am going to get your cracker ass for exposing my love of chicken on this forum! Its kind of funny that I order chicken and my spanish friend always orders nachos 
edit: BTW your food is too salty. I always order 2 chicken breast and broccoli when Annie makes me eat there with her for lunch.
2. That's not racist. I have seen people come out of prison fat, the man just said fried chicken. OH NOES!
3. This is as bad as the people who want Mike Vick dead over killing some dogs. I know I know America loves dogs and wants them to replace people because dogs basically can't judge how much you suck, while people can and point it out. If the man was fighting chickens no one would care. I don't think its right but being overly PC about dogs is as bad as being overly PC about racism. Before anyone attacks me, no I dont care if the dogs were drowned and sorry I don't share the love of dogs people have here to me they are just animals and if you can kill a cow/chicken/boil a lobster then its not that serious. Please no Neg reps or peed pants.
edit: BTW your food is too salty. I always order 2 chicken breast and broccoli when Annie makes me eat there with her for lunch.
2. That's not racist. I have seen people come out of prison fat, the man just said fried chicken. OH NOES!
3. This is as bad as the people who want Mike Vick dead over killing some dogs. I know I know America loves dogs and wants them to replace people because dogs basically can't judge how much you suck, while people can and point it out. If the man was fighting chickens no one would care. I don't think its right but being overly PC about dogs is as bad as being overly PC about racism. Before anyone attacks me, no I dont care if the dogs were drowned and sorry I don't share the love of dogs people have here to me they are just animals and if you can kill a cow/chicken/boil a lobster then its not that serious. Please no Neg reps or peed pants.
12-12-2007, 08:32 AM
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I heard it live too and when Blank said Fried Chicken and Fries I understood that he meant that if Mike eats fatty fast foods that he might not be in good shape to play in the NFL. Fried Chicken is delicous. What's not to love?? I see no racism in it at all.
12-12-2007, 08:39 AM
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Maybe he knew Vick's favorite food was fried chicken..? I'm sure they ate dinner together, and if Vick got fried chicken a lot then it would make sense.
12-12-2007, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
Maybe he knew Vick's favorite food was fried chicken..? I'm sure they ate dinner together, and if Vick got fried chicken a lot then it would make sense.
12-12-2007, 08:48 AM
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12-12-2007, 08:49 AM
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He did say fried chicken and fires. He's just talking about eating unhealthy food. In prison he's going to lose weight.
12-12-2007, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by gsi00154
That makes sense. Heck I could go for some nice hot wings, blue cheese and fries right now.
I'm getting wings tomorrow night..
12-12-2007, 08:50 AM
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Well KFC was one of the only places blacks could eat in the south without there being a whites only section so it became popular among blacks to eat fried chicken then there was the birth of the stereotype. So basically if it wasn't for southern white people being assholes we wouldn't have to deal with this. In conclusion blame whitey.
12-12-2007, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
He did say fried chicken and fires. He's just talking about eating unhealthy food. In prison he's going to lose weight.
12-12-2007, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by gsi00154
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12-12-2007, 10:42 AM
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I think the owner didn't choose his words properly -- he could have just kept it simple and said he could eat a lot and gain weight / not be in NFL shape after he gets out of prison, etc.
It's borderline racist, but not anything that will get him in serious trouble. But I do think that it wasn't good PR on his behalf to say that on national TV.
It's borderline racist, but not anything that will get him in serious trouble. But I do think that it wasn't good PR on his behalf to say that on national TV.
12-12-2007, 11:14 AM
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reminds me of dave chappelle's "killing 'em softly" standup.
dave chappelle: i think i'll order the...
waiter: the chicken!
dave chappelle: wtf? how did this man know? because he was absolutely right. so i asked him. how did you know i was going to order chicken?
waiter: c'mon buddy. c'monnn buddy. we all know that blacks and chickens are quite fond of one another.
dave chappelle: i think i'll order the...
waiter: the chicken!
dave chappelle: wtf? how did this man know? because he was absolutely right. so i asked him. how did you know i was going to order chicken?
waiter: c'mon buddy. c'monnn buddy. we all know that blacks and chickens are quite fond of one another.
12-12-2007, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
reminds me of dave chappelle's "killing 'em softly" standup.
dave chappelle: i think i'll order the...
waiter: the chicken!
dave chappelle: wtf? how did this man know? because he was absolutely right. so i asked him. how did you know i was going to order chicken?
waiter: c'mon buddy. c'monnn buddy. we all know that blacks and chickens are quite fond of one another.
dave chappelle: i think i'll order the...
waiter: the chicken!
dave chappelle: wtf? how did this man know? because he was absolutely right. so i asked him. how did you know i was going to order chicken?
waiter: c'mon buddy. c'monnn buddy. we all know that blacks and chickens are quite fond of one another.
12-12-2007, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by hornyleprechaun
I fucking love that whole standup routine..
the best part of that act was when he says:
"this whole time i thought i liked chicken because it was delicious. and now i find that i'm genetically predisposed to like a chicken."
12-12-2007, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by JJ4Short
If the man was fighting chickens no one would care.
And eating fried dog? 
12-12-2007, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by JJ4Short
1. I am going to get your cracker ass for exposing my love of chicken on this forum! Its kind of funny that I order chicken and my spanish friend always orders nachos
edit: BTW your food is too salty. I always order 2 chicken breast and broccoli when Annie makes me eat there with her for lunch.
2. That's not racist. I have seen people come out of prison fat, the man just said fried chicken. OH NOES!
3. This is as bad as the people who want Mike Vick dead over killing some dogs. I know I know America loves dogs and wants them to replace people because dogs basically can't judge how much you suck, while people can and point it out. If the man was fighting chickens no one would care. I don't think its right but being overly PC about dogs is as bad as being overly PC about racism. Before anyone attacks me, no I dont care if the dogs were drowned and sorry I don't share the love of dogs people have here to me they are just animals and if you can kill a cow/chicken/boil a lobster then its not that serious. Please no Neg reps or peed pants.
edit: BTW your food is too salty. I always order 2 chicken breast and broccoli when Annie makes me eat there with her for lunch.
2. That's not racist. I have seen people come out of prison fat, the man just said fried chicken. OH NOES!
3. This is as bad as the people who want Mike Vick dead over killing some dogs. I know I know America loves dogs and wants them to replace people because dogs basically can't judge how much you suck, while people can and point it out. If the man was fighting chickens no one would care. I don't think its right but being overly PC about dogs is as bad as being overly PC about racism. Before anyone attacks me, no I dont care if the dogs were drowned and sorry I don't share the love of dogs people have here to me they are just animals and if you can kill a cow/chicken/boil a lobster then its not that serious. Please no Neg reps or peed pants.
I love fried chicken, greens and watermelon. I make "white boy" all the time, I didn't see it as racist at all.
12-12-2007, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
the best part of that act was when he says:
"this whole time i thought i liked chicken because it was delicious. and now i find that i'm genetically predisposed to like a chicken."
I gotta go see if I can find that tonight.. gotta listen to the whole thing again. I love the part where he is driving with his white friend skip (I believe).. funny stuff.
12-12-2007, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by stic2it
I don't think its as bad as they make it out to be but!!!! He should still sit in jail 4 being so damn stupid. He wasn't making any money, new it was illegal and went into it with snitches...dumb, he should have got 4 or 5 years for being that stupid and fucking up all that money. He shouldn't be allowed to play ball anymore. I also don't like his brother either, unsportsmanlike and should be allowed to play the game!
I love fried chicken, greens and watermelon. I make "white boy" all the time, I didn't see it as racist at all.
I love fried chicken, greens and watermelon. I make "white boy" all the time, I didn't see it as racist at all.
Is that a new position that blacks do to white people?
12-12-2007, 11:34 AM
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CALL THE PC POLICE!!! SOMEONE SAID FRIED CHICKEN!!!! 
No way that is racist.
No way that is racist.
12-12-2007, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Cocoa
What's the story between watermelons and African Americans? I heard some of you guys say that it'd be considered racist had he mentioned watermelon.....? I don't know the story behind it.
I was at Publix and bought one of those little watermelon containers to eat for lunch. There was a black woman in front of me buying a whole watermelon.. she told me the watermelon I was buying was bad, and to not buy it. Thanks to stereotypes I saved $2-3, but didnt' get to eat any watermelon for lunch..
12-12-2007, 11:50 AM
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He's pissed and feels betrayed by his best player. The season is a writeoff thanks to the guy...let him say all the fried-chicken comments that he needs to. 
