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<blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 897462" data-attributes="member: 12283"><p>Well all I know is what I read and hear in the sports coverage that I consume. But lately, a lot of mainstream coverage of the NFL, especially of the coaching hires, has been purely based on skin color. </p><p></p><p>I'm referencing mainly The Athletic here, but there has been other, similar coverage. They're just straight up calling hires good if the coach has dark skin, and are being openly skeptical if the coach has light skin. </p><p></p><p>For example, the first 15 min of a recent podcast put out by The Athletic expressed all kinds of disappointment that the Lions hired Campbell and not Bieniemy, because Campbell is white and the host feels that Bieniemy is a better candidate. Bieniemy may be a better candidate! But the Lions interviewed both guys and preferred Campbell. Now either the Lions are a bunch of anti-black racists, or they had other reasons. Implying that the assumption has to be the former (without evidence) is gross. </p><p></p><p>Or another example-- I have heard a few times that one of the big problems holding back new, fresh coaches in this league is the recycling of old coordinators. So meaning an OC or DC who gets a head coach gig, it doesn't work out, and then they cycle back into a coordinator role. It's argued that that's bad, because it blocks young, talented position coaches from getting those coordinator jobs. </p><p></p><p>I think that makes some sense! If the Packers were hiring a DC, I would probably want a young, promising guy (the one I am really interested in is Chris Hewitt in Baltimore) rather than a Gus Bradley, or a Dan Quinn. But now here's the catch: some of the same people making that argument recently applauded LA hiring Raheem Morris as their DC. Well Raheem Morris is the definition of that "recycled coach" that five minutes ago was supposed to be a problem. </p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong-- I'm all for LA hiring Morris. He's more than qualified. </p><p></p><p>But the standard by which these media types <em>claim </em>to judge hires and the actual standard they are using are two different things. It boils down to minority hires = good, and white hires = skepticism. </p><p></p><p>They're openly judging human beings based on the color of their skin, and that is the definition of ethnic prejudice. And the easiest way to prove that is to make some of the same statements that are openly discussed in NFL coverage, but in reverse. Had the Lions hired Bieniemy, and someone said "it's disappointing that they didn't give a shot to a more deserving white coach," that analyst/reporter would be fired and black ball, immediately for saying something so obviously infused with ethnic bias.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dantés, post: 897462, member: 12283"] Well all I know is what I read and hear in the sports coverage that I consume. But lately, a lot of mainstream coverage of the NFL, especially of the coaching hires, has been purely based on skin color. I'm referencing mainly The Athletic here, but there has been other, similar coverage. They're just straight up calling hires good if the coach has dark skin, and are being openly skeptical if the coach has light skin. For example, the first 15 min of a recent podcast put out by The Athletic expressed all kinds of disappointment that the Lions hired Campbell and not Bieniemy, because Campbell is white and the host feels that Bieniemy is a better candidate. Bieniemy may be a better candidate! But the Lions interviewed both guys and preferred Campbell. Now either the Lions are a bunch of anti-black racists, or they had other reasons. Implying that the assumption has to be the former (without evidence) is gross. Or another example-- I have heard a few times that one of the big problems holding back new, fresh coaches in this league is the recycling of old coordinators. So meaning an OC or DC who gets a head coach gig, it doesn't work out, and then they cycle back into a coordinator role. It's argued that that's bad, because it blocks young, talented position coaches from getting those coordinator jobs. I think that makes some sense! If the Packers were hiring a DC, I would probably want a young, promising guy (the one I am really interested in is Chris Hewitt in Baltimore) rather than a Gus Bradley, or a Dan Quinn. But now here's the catch: some of the same people making that argument recently applauded LA hiring Raheem Morris as their DC. Well Raheem Morris is the definition of that "recycled coach" that five minutes ago was supposed to be a problem. Don't get me wrong-- I'm all for LA hiring Morris. He's more than qualified. But the standard by which these media types [I]claim [/I]to judge hires and the actual standard they are using are two different things. It boils down to minority hires = good, and white hires = skepticism. They're openly judging human beings based on the color of their skin, and that is the definition of ethnic prejudice. And the easiest way to prove that is to make some of the same statements that are openly discussed in NFL coverage, but in reverse. Had the Lions hired Bieniemy, and someone said "it's disappointing that they didn't give a shot to a more deserving white coach," that analyst/reporter would be fired and black ball, immediately for saying something so obviously infused with ethnic bias. [/QUOTE]
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