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re: Bomani Jones with some interesting comments about working with Dan Le Batard

Posted on 5/23/25 at 6:31 am to
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27409 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 6:31 am to
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White people don’t realize this, that there’s a tendency to take the Black person you know, and that Black person be the spokesperson for all Black people,



Guilty.

If I’m being honest.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
62969 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 6:46 am to
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“White people don’t realize this, that there’s a tendency to take the Black person you know, and that Black person be the spokesperson for all Black people,” Bomani Jones explained. “And I can’t speak for all of them.”


Now explain Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Ben Crump, etc.


He says this but theres clearly a select group of individuals who are allowed to be the "spokesperson" for all black people.
Posted by dj30
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2006
29321 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:09 am to
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Now explain Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Barack Obama, Ben Crump, etc.

says this but theres clearly a select group of individuals who are allowed to be the "spokesperson" for all black people.


They aren’t allowed to be the spokesperson of shite. But these are the black people whites turn to.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
59897 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:09 am to
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Guilty.

If I’m being honest.


In fairness, blacks are far more monolithic in their views than are whites.
Posted by cubsfan5150
NWA
Member since Nov 2007
16799 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:13 am to
There’s never anything interesting about Jones being racist
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
32815 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:13 am to
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White people don’t realize this, that there’s a tendency to take the Black person you know, and that Black person be the spokesperson for all Black people,”


Yep, white people are totally unaware of the concept of the Token Black Person.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
39909 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:38 am to
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Le Batard isn't a bullshitter


What?
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
41690 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 7:48 am to
The media has chosen a select group of black "spokesmen", and those are the only blacks you will see on TV.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
34861 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:12 am to
How could I ever guess Bomani jones would make this all racial

Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
47650 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:30 am to
Bomani Jones bringing race into a conversation that has nothing to do with race, now there is a surprise

Him and Ryan Clark were trained well by Screaming A Smith
Posted by mule74
Watersound Beach
Member since Nov 2004
11825 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:46 am to
I remember listening to Bomani on ESPN radio driving home from work and he would always rant about how "white people hate X" or "white people love them some Y."

He didn't even have a generic "white voice" on his show. He would just broad brush all white people on all sorts of issues.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 8:48 am
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
50732 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 8:48 am to
the cubans run Miami
Posted by saint tiger225
San Diego
Member since Jan 2011
41388 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:38 am to
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And to be fair to him, he lives in Miami. He don’t see no smart people at all, let alone Black ones.”

Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
38473 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 9:52 am to
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I think Dan was very fascinated by the idea that a Black person could be this smart


One sentence later we get this highly educated brilliant wordsmith...

quote:

He don’t see no smart people at all

Posted by tucoco
Las Vegas
Member since Mar 2021
6936 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:08 am to
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Further proof that blacks hate the white saviors who constantly shill for them just as much as anyone else.
I'm just really tired of the whole White vs Black Black vs White thing, period. The whole "woke" agenda shite and all because to me it's just given Black people a power they never had before, and they're still not satisfied. Always wanting more and more, I applaud Caitlin Clark for standing up for herself this season. You can see she's tired of it, tired of taking shite off of Black chick's that intentionally target her because they're jealous of the attention that she receives. If she didn't garner that attention the WNBA might be near extinction as a league. But she has revitalized that league financially with the impact that she has brought with her. But yeah, I'm burnt out with all of this "woe is me racism" shite going on in this country.
This post was edited on 5/23/25 at 10:10 am
Posted by onmymedicalgrind
Nunya
Member since Dec 2012
10860 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:20 am to
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No its not. You're just being sensitive. I would ask a red head questions about being redheaded. I would ask a woman questions about being a woman. I would ask a golfer questions about golf.

And theoretically speaking, if said black person responds “you wouldn’t understand what it’s like being black. The struggles I deal with on a daily basis because the color of my skin is something you would never get because you could never experience it”… what would your reply be? To be clear, that would NOT be my response.

But that’s my point. If I ask a pro golfer about golf, of course I will defer to his expertise. Period point blank. It isn’t something that has been politicized. But I see the “experiences of blacks as told by blacks” summarily dismissed with regularity on this board. And in fairness, often times for good reason. Hence, why I pointed out the difference in your examples.
Posted by beauchristopher
Member since Jan 2008
69579 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:28 am to
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“White people don’t realize this, that there’s a tendency to take the Black person you know, and that Black person be the spokesperson for all Black people,” Bomani Jones explained. “And I can’t speak for all of them.”


Good grief. This guy is disgusting.
Posted by idlewatcher
Planet Arium
Member since Jan 2012
86806 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 10:52 am to
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Who considers Bomani smart?



Bomani
Posted by bcoop199
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2013
7970 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 11:04 am to
I'll be glad when everyone realizes with people like Bomani no matter how much you kiss their arse it's never enough. He will always play the racist card and always the victim.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
21724 posts
Posted on 5/23/25 at 11:06 am to
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Jones is known among audiences and his colleagues as one of the more high-minded and knowledgeable people in sports media.

quote:

He don’t see no smart people

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