The exact moment that Jason Whitlock stopped mattering

[Thrilla_in_Vanilla]

I'm not going to belittle the significance of his career. He was a major Metro sports columnist who meant something. He's written and appeared on television for both ESPN and FOX Sports. And anyone who say he's never done anything worthwhile are either lying or ignorant. People paid attention to what he said. They responded. They often argued against it.

Now, he's largely ignored by Black athletes and by Black media members. The best example is from 2016 when Colin Kaepernick was conducting a press conference and Jason Whitlock attempted to provide something that was between advice and a challenge and Kaepernick simply didn't respond. It's at 2 minutes, 20 seconds:

 

[Azrael]

Whitlock foundered the year before that. When Disney / ESPN gave him the keys to the kingdom and nothing came of it.

Jason Whitlock and the Messy Saga of ESPN's 'Black Grantland'

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

1998?

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Can we just not?

 

[PaperClip529]

The best example is from 2016 when Colin Kaepernick was conducting a press conference and Jason Whitlock attempted to provide something that was between advice and a challenge and Kaepernick simply didn't respond. It's at 2 minutes, 20 seconds:

I'd like to know who the reporter was who just cut off any chance for a response to that question and asked his own question. Hero.

 

[DanOregon]

Has he ever said what happened at the Undefeated? Shoot, talk about a position to where you could really matter, and have an impact not only day to day but in elevating writers and editors to national signficance on matters beyond sports.

 

[The Big Ragu]

I'm not going to belittle the significance of his career. He was a major Metro sports columnist who meant something. He's written and appeared on television for both ESPN and FOX Sports. And anyone who say he's never done anything worthwhile are either lying or ignorant. People paid attention to what he said. They responded. They often argued against it.

Now, he's largely ignored by Black athletes and by Black media members. The best example is from 2016 when Colin Kaepernick was conducting a press conference and Jason Whitlock attempted to provide something that was between advice and a challenge and Kaepernick simply didn't respond. It's at 2 minutes, 20 seconds:

You can overanalyze a moment like that.

I don't think he ignored him. It seemed clear that he was listening to what Jason was saying.

There was just no question for Kaepernick to answer. And then someone else started to ask one and he turned his attention to it.

BTW, is the board going to devolve into a bunch of Jason Whitlock threads?

For a guy who stopped mattering, he sure matters to a lot of people on here.

Which I am fairly certain will delight him.

 

[Thrilla_in_Vanilla]

Only Whitlock threads from now on.

 

[The Big Ragu]

Oh joy

 

[Azrael]

sure

VIDEO: Jason Whitlock Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

"Silicon Valley is in control of America," Whitlock started his speech. "It is in control of the American media. If you do not agree with Silicon Valley, and Northern California's radical point of view, they will cancel you and silence you on their social media platforms."


"Twitter is the editor of the American media," he added. "Twitter is a rigged algorithm that imposes a world view that is anti-American, anti-religion, and anti the values that made American the ideal human experience."

 

[Mngwa]

Not for nothing, but I kind of think Scandinavia is the ideal human experience. Just sayin'

 

[Fredrick]

sure

VIDEO: Jason Whitlock Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

"Silicon Valley is in control of America," Whitlock started his speech. "It is in control of the American media. If you do not agree with Silicon Valley, and Northern California's radical point of view, they will cancel you and silence you on their social media platforms."


"Twitter is the editor of the American media," he added. "Twitter is a rigged algorithm that imposes a world view that is anti-American, anti-religion, and anti the values that made American the ideal human experience."

Would everybody agree newspapers made a huge mistake in embracing Twitter? Newspapers never should have followed celebrities to Twitter and should have ignored it. Show me the money.