Stephen A. Smith’s Fox News Appearance Validates Thumbs Down Award Given By NABJ
Black Star News Editorial Photos: YouTube|Wikimedia Commons ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, angry by the thumbs down award he received by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), recently appeared on his friend Sean Hannity’s Fox News show to complain. Does Smith truly understand that by doing this he validated the NABJ’s decision to give him the thumbs down award? Hannity is supposed to be a voice of reason? Are you kidding me? Stephen A, were you so angry with NABJ that you didn’t think this through? Or were you calculating something else? There are those who cynically believe you relish this. Rage is good for ratings. Indeed, some can argue that rage has been an integral part of your appeal as a sports reporter, and that it has been good for your bottom-line. During the interview, Hannity said, “Doesn’t this have to do specifically with your criticism of radical people on the left … Jasmine Crockett, who says nutty things, Joy Reid, who in my view says nutty things … is that what this is about?” Smith response was “I think it is. I don’t think there’s any question about it. And that’s why I spoke out against it because it’s utterly ridiculous.” What is utterly ridiculous is that Smith, by answering in this manner, did nothing to disprove the accusations that he is insensitive in his characterizations of Black people, and Black women. Why didn’t Smith say to Hannity while he has criticisms of Rep. Crockett, and Joy Reid, that he disagrees with Hannity’s labeling of these Black women as “nutty?” Smith rejected the charge that he is insensitive to Black women by saying it is impossible because: he was raised by Black women. Say what? Bruh, this excuse is weaker than wet tissue paper. Two questions here for Stephen A. Aren’t the vast majority of Black men raised by Black women? And is it not true a segment of these very Black men are nonetheless just as misogynistic as the sexist racist white men who dominate the patriarchal power structure of America? Malcolm X, once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.” Let’s admit an awful truth here: far too many Black men treat Black women with disrespect because they have been taught to do so by this racist sexist society. So, unfortunately, for Black women, they face a double discrimination whammy here. They fight the same battles against racism, but must also fight sexism—including against their own fathers, brothers, friends, and even lovers. Fox News is a racist, sexist, cesspool where white supremacy and misogyny is platformed, including from earlier times by the likes of Roger Ailes. Trump, the country’s first convict president—who talked about grabbing women “by the pussy”—is now the great white savior of this network, who helped to create MAGA. Surely, Stephen A. is aware of all this. So why go on cracker-friendly Fox News to talk about an issue that should be discussed internally inside the Black community. Why didn’t Smith push for a conversation on Black Media? Stephen A., why didn’t you seek a conversation with Roland Martin, who you have interview before on your platform? And even though you have issues with Don Lemon, and Joy Reid, wouldn’t it have been better to seek out challenging conversations with them, or some other Black journalist—instead of going on a white supremacist network that continually craps on Black America?
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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, angry by the thumbs down award he received by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), recently appeared on his friend Sean Hannity’s Fox News show to complain.
Does Smith truly understand that by doing this he validated the NABJ’s decision to give him the thumbs down award?
Hannity is supposed to be a voice of reason? Are you kidding me?
Stephen A, were you so angry with NABJ that you didn’t think this through? Or were you calculating something else? There are those who cynically believe you relish this.
Rage is good for ratings. Indeed, some can argue that rage has been an integral part of your appeal as a sports reporter, and that it has been good for your bottom-line.
During the interview, Hannity said, “Doesn’t this have to do specifically with your criticism of radical people on the left … Jasmine Crockett, who says nutty things, Joy Reid, who in my view says nutty things … is that what this is about?”
Smith response was “I think it is. I don’t think there’s any question about it. And that’s why I spoke out against it because it’s utterly ridiculous.”
What is utterly ridiculous is that Smith, by answering in this manner, did nothing to disprove the accusations that he is insensitive in his characterizations of Black people, and Black women.
Why didn’t Smith say to Hannity while he has criticisms of Rep. Crockett, and Joy Reid, that he disagrees with Hannity’s labeling of these Black women as “nutty?”
Smith rejected the charge that he is insensitive to Black women by saying it is impossible because: he was raised by Black women.
Say what? Bruh, this excuse is weaker than wet tissue paper.
Two questions here for Stephen A.
Aren’t the vast majority of Black men raised by Black women? And is it not true a segment of these very Black men are nonetheless just as misogynistic as the sexist racist white men who dominate the patriarchal power structure of America?
Malcolm X, once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”
Let’s admit an awful truth here: far too many Black men treat Black women with disrespect because they have been taught to do so by this racist sexist society. So, unfortunately, for Black women, they face a double discrimination whammy here. They fight the same battles against racism, but must also fight sexism—including against their own fathers, brothers, friends, and even lovers.
Fox News is a racist, sexist, cesspool where white supremacy and misogyny is platformed, including from earlier times by the likes of Roger Ailes. Trump, the country’s first convict president—who talked about grabbing women “by the pussy”—is now the great white savior of this network, who helped to create MAGA.
Surely, Stephen A. is aware of all this.
So why go on cracker-friendly Fox News to talk about an issue that should be discussed internally inside the Black community. Why didn’t Smith push for a conversation on Black Media?
Stephen A., why didn’t you seek a conversation with Roland Martin, who you have interview before on your platform? And even though you have issues with Don Lemon, and Joy Reid, wouldn’t it have been better to seek out challenging conversations with them, or some other Black journalist—instead of going on a white supremacist network that continually craps on Black America?
