PHILADELPHIA (BASN/STR – ITR)

 

If ignorance is blissful, arrogance must embrace a disdainful attitude which arouses only the most pathetic of men.

A shining example of this was revealed recently by an anal wart named David Whitley, A misguided misanthrope masquerading as a sports columnist.

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the target of this punk, as he made hateful references to Kaepernick’s appearance via his tattoos…

Whitley compared Kaepernick’s inked – up bod to men who just got out of prison, and implied he could never be a role model or legitimate leader of men because of his ‘tats.’

According to his column in AOL FanHouse, Whitley writes, “San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick is going to be a big-time NFL quarterback. That must make the guys in San Quentin happy.
“Approximately 98.7 percent of the inmates at California’s state prison have tattoos. I don’t know that as fact, but I’ve watched enough Lockup to know it’s close to accurate.”
This is classic poison – pen strategy; a bitch – ass punk who will use his column as a bully pulpit to punish someone he either doesn’t like or didn’t give him the desired copy they wanted when he need it.

Whitley goes on to say:

“NFL quarterback is the ultimate position of influence and responsibility. He is the CEO of a high-profile organization, and you don’t want your CEO to look like he just got paroled.”

In spite of immediate response to his remarks smacking of insensitivity, Whitley goes from Cracker to Saltine by saying that he’s “not a racist because he has two adopted Black daughters (must be that ‘missionary mindset’).

“If they were old enough to read, my two adopted African-American daughters would certainly be disappointed to find out I’m a racist,” he said.
Well I can tell you one thing for sure, Clementine – your daughters are really going to be disappointed to find out their father is merely a fucking incompetent – and a dumb ass to boot!

I’ve sat next to this Cracker mentality in press boxes for years; but in tune with the rising tide of racial animus in this country, people like this simply aren’t holding back anymore!

Mama Said Knock Him Out

So after a couple days of negative feedback, into the fray steps Kaepernick’s mom Teresa, who not only defends her son but exposes this guttersnipe for the joke he is: Never mind that her son was an ‘A’ student in school, says Mom – did he ever mention that the ink on my son’s body – consisted of Bible verses?

Now as someone who has done this sort of thing, it would give any sportswriter worth their byline to ask the obvious, “Colin, how does your ink represent your feelings about your faith? What inspired you to go to express your faith in such a manner?”

Makes for a different tone to the interview, doesn’t it? For all we know Kaepernick’s views could be more in line with a media darling like Tim Tebow rather than a troubled youth trying to emulate the Thug Life.

But when you have a premeditated agenda to dehumanize someone, facts are never the author’s concern.

When The Mouse got a hold of this story, their mindset was to try and protect Whitley’s lame comments, Stephen A. Smith’s silly ass going on air speaking about how he “knows him personally” – as if that’s supposed to make it okay because it’s his squeal of approval; but the truth of the matter is this is a redneck who got in too deep and his Great White Father mentality wouldn’t allow him to extricate himself from the mess by apologizing.

Or, better yet – doing his fucking job in a professional manner!

Implying that the Manning Brothers are leaders because they don’t have tattoos is ludicrous. Shit, I bet Mitt Romney isn’t wearing a tattoo; or Paul ‘P90X’ Ryan. How about Ken Lay or any of the banksters who stole from American taxpayers – any tats, guys? After all, you look the part – so since you look the part, it’s OK if you rob our asses…

So is Whitley a racist? Could be; is he a journalist? I fucking doubt that. Is he a shill who trolls for Black athletes like some plantation owner traveling to Congo Square to scarf up some new Niggers? Without a doubt, Whitley needs a bigger boat.

The questions that aren’t asked become even more evident after the copy becomes a column.

The timbre of the profession has changed severely – and very much toward the negative: the Gotcha Moment, The Lazy, The Uninformed; and in this environment we find lame absent-minded ass-holes like this waste of seminal fluid named Whitley and Sugared Frauds & Fakes like the Rats who Squeak for The Mouse.

I’m sure Teresa Kaepernick would’ve put Whitley in check had she known sooner what he was going to write, but that AOL FanHouse thought that bullshit was fit to print is the other part of the problem, and that’s at least a two – drink conversation I’ll have to indulge some other time.

I would say to Colin Kaepernick, don’t let the bastards grind you down, bro; most of these lame fucks resents your talent and the fact they may need you to earn a living because of it. Given Kaepernick’s lack of response to this, he has already shown more class than this punk Whitley could ever muster.

Now take that to Lockup, you incompetent asshole.

Always outnumbered, never outgunned.

(Editor’s note: Two things – Firstly, we received information re-image of the writer Whitley, and that said image being erroneous; the posting of this image was not done by myself, so I did not get to clear or approve the image not having access; now that that is resolved, to the person/persons who this adversely affected, we sincerely apologize for the error. We strive to get it right, but when we err, we correct it.

Secondly, to “David” who talked the ‘angry Black man thing being done to death’; don’t you think a major reason many are angry is because there is no desire to “get it right?” The weight of your argument fades immediately when Whitley prejudged the kid and wrote a kill piece without even speaking to the kid (Kaepernick). Interesting, though how everyone was sniffing his crotch when he got the ‘Niners to the Super Bowl. The Mouse all of sudden wanted to know about the ‘tats.

I believe it’s reading AND comprehension, David).

michaelingram@blackathlete.com/basneditor@basnnewsroom.com

 

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