{"id":2336844,"date":"2024-09-04T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-lambasted-for-shamelessly-cheering-decline-of-white-quarterbacks\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:17:16","slug":"espn-lambasted-for-shamelessly-cheering-decline-of-white-quarterbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-lambasted-for-shamelessly-cheering-decline-of-white-quarterbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Lambasted for Shamelessly Cheering Decline of White Quarterbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fespn-lambasted-for-shamelessly-cheering-decline-of-white-quarterbacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2336844&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u2062discusses a \u200brecent controversy involving ESPN&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-pentagon-plans-to-give-potential-recruits-huge-helping-hand-on-entrance-exam\/\" title=\"Pentagon&#039;s Urgent Plan: Boosting Assistance for Recruits&#039; Entrance Exam\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> \u200dcelebrating<\/a> the increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espns-the-undefeated-slams-nfl-as-racist-ignores-that-the-four-highest-paid-quarterbacks-are-black\/\" title=\"ESPN\u2019s \u2018The Undefeated\u2019 Slams NFL As Racist, Ignores That The Four Highest-Paid Quarterbacks Are Black\">black starting quarterbacks<\/a> in the NFL. The post quoted former player Doug Williams, highlighting a &#8220;new day&#8221; in the league. Some individuals \u200ccriticized \u200bthe post, questioning \u2064why race must be brought\u200d into\u2063 the conversation about athletic performance. Commenters argued that sports should focus on players&#8217; capabilities rather \u2063than their skin color, suggesting\u2062 that excessive attention to race perpetuates division and racism. The dialogue reflects a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-have-one-month-to-decide-on-1300-bills-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"California lawmakers have one month to decide on 1,300 bills - Washington Examiner\">larger cultural debate<\/a> about race, meritocracy,\u2063 and the role of identity \u2063in sports commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;whatever&rdquo; podcast may not be your cup of tea, but it&rsquo;s inarguable that the show brings some hotly-contested culture war issues to the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>One such issue?<\/p>\n<p>The erstwhile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/christian-man-enrages-liberal-woman-refusing-let-twist-bible-support-trans-agenda-will-educate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dating podcast<\/a> often likes to ask its guests some variation of the following question: &ldquo;Can you be racist against white people?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And while most guests will objectively agree that, yes, you can be racist to white people, you do occasionally get a ninny leftist that nasally reminds you, &ldquo;Well ackshually something-something racism is systemic, blah-blah white privilege&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>ESPN, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ostensibly<\/a> &ldquo;The Worldwide Leader in Sports,&rdquo; has officially become that sniveling leftist &mdash; not that that should be a surprise to anyone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sage-steele-offers-powerful-words-espn-fires-host-defended-sanctity-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paying attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The latest example of that came in a post dripping with &ldquo;No, you can&rsquo;t be racist to white people&rdquo;-energy.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, ESPN took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X to celebrate the proliferation of black starting quarterbacks in the NFL:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;What you&rsquo;ve got is a new day. It&rsquo;s not going back, so everybody just needs to get used to it.&rdquo; &mdash;Doug Williams<\/p>\n<p>More on the story from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JReidESPN?\">@JReidESPN<\/a> and the full list of Week 1 starters: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SnuiAHok8p\">https:\/\/t.co\/SnuiAHok8p<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9oLI84z9Zy\">pic.twitter.com\/9oLI84z9Zy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1830996837748093261?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, could you imagine an analogous post from ESPN that lauded the NBA for having the most starting white small forwards ever?<\/p>\n<p>It would be rightfully blasted for being utterly tone deaf &mdash; especially in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Never mind the tacit approval of seeing fewer white people (let alone people of any race) in a field, which is inarguable, given the finite number of starting NFL quarterback positions that exist.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s such a needlessly divisive and racially driven topic, it should come as little surprise that the social media post was promptly criticized.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why do we have to bring race into everything?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TIN Sports (@TrendInfoNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrendInfoNow\/status\/1830997512741654839?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One popular response to ESPN&rsquo;s post simply asked, &ldquo;Why do we have to bring race into everything?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-criticized-divisive-race-comment-winning-second-gold-paris-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indeed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why does skin color matter? How about we care about how each player performs in the field?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matthew Harvey (@thegreatharveto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegreatharveto\/status\/1831015977800118754?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why does skin color matter?&rdquo; another X user asked. &ldquo;How about we care about how each player performs in the field?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(That X user echoes a common rallying cry among many sports fans: In today&rsquo;s participation-trophy world, professional sports are one of the last true meritocracies in existence. Why muddy that with anything else?)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cool&hellip;&hellip; so what, let&rsquo;s play football. This is how racism stays alive. The ones who talk about it are the most racist of all. Never cared what color a player was. I just look at fantasy points&hellip; and of course my fandom.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#119809;&#119838;&#119852;&#119853;&#119838; &#10026;&trade; (@Krepublics2_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Krepublics2_\/status\/1830997924467138642?\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Cool &hellip; so what, let&rsquo;s play football,&rdquo; another X user retorted.<\/p>\n<p>That user succinctly explained: &ldquo;This is how racism stays alive. The ones who talk about it are the most racist of all. Never cared what color a player was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That, as the youths would say these days, is &ldquo;based,&rdquo; though that X user added one more tongue-in-cheek joke about the only factors that matter when rooting for a player: &ldquo;I just look at fantasy points &hellip; and of course my fandom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Seriously. 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One recurring topic on the show is the question: &#8220;Is it possible to be racist towards white people?&#8221; While most guests tend to agree that racism can indeed affect white individuals, there are occasional left-leaning guests who counter with arguments about systemic racism and white privilege. Recently, ESPN has adopted a similar stance, which shouldn&#8217;t come as a surprise to those who have been following their content.<\/p>\n<p>A recent example of this occurred when ESPN posted on social media celebrating the increase of black starting quarterbacks in the NFL. The post quoted Doug Williams saying, \u201cWhat you\u2019ve got is a new day. It\u2019s not going back, so everybody just needs to get used to it.\u201d This prompted criticism; many wondered why race had to be brought into sports discussions at all. <\/p>\n<p>One user questioned the relevance of skin color in sports performance and suggested focusing solely on players&#8217; abilities rather than their racial backgrounds. 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