This is ridiculous. ESPN host Paul Finebaum is forced to apologize on air for saying that, while America does have other problems, oppressing black people is not one of them.
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Newsbusters makes a good point, noting “Finebaum’s guest, Marcus Spears, who is black, actually agrees with him when he says that blacks are not oppressed.”
It wasn’t just the radio show that got Finebaum in trouble. It was also an exchange he had on College Football Live on the same topic:
ESPN is one of the worst networks out there when it comes to political correctness. Curt Schilling was under a lot of fire at the network for having politically incorrect viewpoints, that is until he was actually fired by ESPN.
It’s a shame that Finebaum capitulated to the network, but then it’s not easy taking a stand when your career hangs in the balance. He should have just quit and let ESPN hire Colin Kaepernick to take his place. He’d be a far better fit over there.