OT: Anyone catch Stephen A. say that dumb shit

DaGunslinger6 said:

He also said that it is not acceptable for a man to put his hands on a female for any reason. Women should be taught at a young age that it is not ok to put their hands on another person whether it be a man or woman the same way a young man should be taught it's not ok to put their hands on a woman. I mean has your wife/gf ever provoked you to the point that you wanted to choke the fuck out of them? The thing is some of us are able to control ourselves and walk away, to where others like Ray Rice do not have that self control, and that's the point Stephen A was making.


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JErryAZuma said:

On the subject of Ray Rice he said women should know not to provoke a man in a manner of that of which could lead to a physical altercation.. Jesus what a clown hopefully they can his dumbass , he is nearly unwatchable to me and his "opinions" can almost always be in parallel with what is referred to as a racebaiter. Hopefully this will help wake ESPN up and realize that this dude is nothing but another sexist/"racebaiting" prick playing reporter.. would rather listen to cornhieser and jaws argue on Monday night football than hear this douche talk..... ever.

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ESPN's Stephen A. Smith gets hammered for on-air remarks on domestic violence

Jul 25, 2014 12:40pm PDT by*Hunter

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I'm so glad there are so many pro athletes who are terrible people. It's allowed us to have so many serious national conversations about things lately. Or, you know,*not:

Listen up, ladies, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith has a message for you, and it’s basically: Stop provoking men into beating you so Smith and his “fellas” don’t have to get your back.

Smith’s point—and it’s a bad one—goes something like this: Men should never hit women, but it’s really on women to make sure they don’t do anything that would trigger a violent response.

If you like watching videos of train wrecks, that one's a doozy.

Smith*took to Twitter*after the predictable storm of complaints:

Upon hearing what I had to say, although admitting I could have been more articulate on the matter, let me be clear: I don't understand how on earth someone could interpret that I somehow was saying women are to blame for domestic violence.

[...] But what about addressing women on how they can help prevent the obvious wrong being done upon them? In no way was I accusing a women of being wrong. I was simply saying what that preventive measures always need to be addressed because there's only but so much that can be done after the fact....once the damage is already done.

So that'll go well. On the other side, ESPN's Michelle Beadle was one of the people who called Smith out on his remarks. Her reward has been*a steady stream of vulgarities and bile*tweeted out from the internet's worst denizens.

This really has been a learning experience, hasn't it?

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DaGunslinger6 said:

He also said that it is not acceptable for a man to put his hands on a female for any reason. Women should be taught at a young age that it is not ok to put their hands on another person whether it be a man or woman the same way a young man should be taught it's not ok to put their hands on a woman. I mean has your wife/gf ever provoked you to the point that you wanted to choke the fuck out of them? The thing is some of us are able to control ourselves and walk away, to where others like Ray Rice do not have that self control, and that's the point Stephen A was making.


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HeHateMe said:

I agree. Women should also be taught from an early age not to dress slutty because when they grow up, most men can handle it and won't try to rape them, but there are some guys that don't have self control, and women should be aware that if they wear tight little shorts or show off their cleavage, they are more likely to be sexually assaulted.

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Zoot Allures said:

Bullshit, The world doesn't need to accommodate for those with no self control.

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stallan54 said:

Most of you are correct. Another portion of you are politically correct. I will say this from first-hand witnessing. A heated argument escalated between a totally sober couple, who are 2 of the most similar personalities I know... competitive, short-fused, offensive, defensive, subjective, etc.. It stemmed from jealousy on the woman who was furious to hear that her husband was caught red-handed visiting an adult internet site where the purpose of this website is to meet single women. First off, I am happily married and even I've visited those sites. I have had no intent on USING it, but it was fun to browse and read profiles after hearing some of my single buddies doing it. We've all done it and it's the mischievous stuff we do in private at midnight when the wife is sleeping. If you haven't, you're lame. Sorry. The guy was defending himself telling her that he indeed DID visit the site but he didn't intend on executing a plan to meet anyone. She of course didn't buy it and raged on him. The fight escalated to a point to where he pulled her into a back private room where she slapped the shit out of him. I heard it. Then we heard her scream because he retaliated by slapping (not punching) the shit out of her so hard it knocked her to the ground. Cops came and he was arrested for domestic violence battery.

Then you see the Jay-Z elevator fight and wonder how in the sam hell did JayZ not knock that woman out or at least do something.

Point is, people react differently based on their personalities / temper. That personality / temper doesn't mean they are bad people in my opinion. In NO WAY AM I CONDONING HITTING A WOMAN!! BUT, women should be held accountable the same way men are. This is a guess, but perhaps 50% of domestic violence issues where the man is arrested probably has something to do with the fact that the woman touched the guy first. Nobody wins.

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