ESPN: A Snakepit

[gouki88]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/04/sports/basketball/espn-rachel-nichols-maria-taylor.html

I love seeing these people go after their own like this

[Ed Monix]

Black colleague Maria Taylor was chosen to host the NBA Finals leading Nichols to suggest that the decision had been made because ESPN was “feeling pressure” over diversity efforts.

A transcript of that portion of the conversation published by the New York Times is below:

* Mendelsohn is LeBron James’ PR advisor

Nichols: So they said to me ‘Hey instead of hosting the NBA Finals, how about you do Doris [Burke, ESPN commentator]’s sideline reporter job for the NBA Finals?’ [pause] ‘Cause guess what that would clear the way for?

Mendelsohn: For her to do it full time.

Nichols: For Maria to do the hosting full time.

Mendelsohn: Yeah.

Nichols: So I have declined. I don’t know what their next move is, but they are feeling pressure because of…all of that, and I’m trying to figure out, like how to just…you know, my thing is, I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball.If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity — which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it — like, go for it. Just find it somewhere else. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away.

[tazzmaniac]

This article isn't behind a paywall. 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-aud-nw-nyt-espn-video-rachel-nichols-20210704-2lafeghkgvbbvpi3ukoyfkklhy-story.html

[gouki88]

This article isn't behind a paywall. 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-aud-nw-nyt-espn-video-rachel-nichols-20210704-2lafeghkgvbbvpi3ukoyfkklhy-story.html

Sorry, didn't realise it was! I've got a browser extension to bypass paywalls

[86MaxwellSmart]

Disney ruins everything.

[Kiorrik]

This article isn't behind a paywall. 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-aud-nw-nyt-espn-video-rachel-nichols-20210704-2lafeghkgvbbvpi3ukoyfkklhy-story.html

Sorry, didn't realise it was! I've got a browser extension to bypass paywalls

YOU WIZARD

[Kiorrik]

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

[Ed Monix]

Sorry, didn't realise it was! I've got a browser extension to bypass paywalls

YOU WIZARD

Wouldn't it be ironic

[BudweiserCeltic]

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

To me this is a much ado about nothing.

[ozgod]

This article shouldn't be behind a paywall either.

https://www.boston.com/sports/media/2021/07/04/rachel-nichols-maria-taylor-espn/?p1=hp_secondary

[timpiker]

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

BullEdited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline..  I don't owe you a [dang] thing and you don't owe me.  Skin color should have nothing to do with it and you're sick in the head for saying it should. 

[Roy H.]

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

Blacks have been bleeps to every other race, too.  And Latinos.  And Asians. And Native Americans.  Humans, as a whole whole, haven’t been particularly benevolent to one another.

Taking a job from a qualified white woman to give it to a less qualified black woman isn’t progress, and certainly shouldn’t be an expectation.

[hpantazo]

This thread is not going to end well...

[gouki88]

It's funny how this basically boils down to "but I'm white!"

Why play the race card. You'll lose that one.

At least say you're better. Or cheaper. Or more efficient. Whatever works from a business standpoint.

But no. Pull the race card "she gets it cuz she black".

Yeah, well, if both of you are totally equal in skill etc, then yes, it's fine they went with the black one. That's literally the one argument, the one reason, the one thing in the world, where you've been genetically at an advantage your entire life because white people have been massive [bleep]s to any other race.

Take the L, lady.

BullEdited for profanity.  Please do not do it again..  I don't owe you a [dang] thing and you don't owe me.  Skin color should have nothing to do with it and you're sick in the head for saying it should.

21st century is a struggle for you, isn't it?

[Kernewek]

Black colleague Maria Taylor was chosen to host the NBA Finals leading Nichols to suggest that the decision had been made because ESPN was “feeling pressure” over diversity efforts.

A transcript of that portion of the conversation published by the New York Times is below:

* Mendelsohn is LeBron James’ PR advisor

Nichols: So they said to me ‘Hey instead of hosting the NBA Finals, how about you do Doris [Burke, ESPN commentator]’s sideline reporter job for the NBA Finals?’ [pause] ‘Cause guess what that would clear the way for?

Mendelsohn: For her to do it full time.

Nichols: For Maria to do the hosting full time.

Mendelsohn: Yeah.

Nichols: So I have declined. I don’t know what their next move is, but they are feeling pressure because of…all of that, and I’m trying to figure out, like how to just…you know, my thing is, I wish Maria Taylor all the success in the world — she covers football, she covers basketball.If you need to give her more things to do because you are feeling pressure about your crappy longtime record on diversity — which, by the way, I know personally from the female side of it — like, go for it. Just find it somewhere else. You are not going to find it from me or taking my thing away.

Before this whole thread devolves into the typical nonsense, I'd like to point out that Nichols's response is about as textbook Nimby as you can get.