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Have you looked at the % of pro athletes who aren't white?

Posted on: April 26, 2017 at 14:04:18 CT

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Don't get the "ESPN is racist because they don't fire black people" line.

Let's be honest, what % of ESPN on air personalities or writers are AA?

What % of the athletes they cover are AA?

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SIAP - ESPN will cut 40+ on air personalities - StlOx MU - 4/26 09:44:47

WRONG BOARDn NM - showme NWMSU - 4/27 09:13:53

Len Elmore, gone. (nm) - Lt. J. Dangle MU - 4/26 13:57:27

Only person on that list I've ever heard.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/26 16:19:10

Jayson Stark and Jay Crawford - Roberts MU - 4/26 13:43:29

Kanell gone and Rusillo's "role reduced" - hou4mu MU - 4/26 13:45:42

It was a radio show on TV - Roberts MU - 4/26 13:48:22

Best not get rid of Jamele Juanita and Michael Smith - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 4/26 13:30:53

They are TERRIBLE but have one thing in common - El Zorro MU - 4/26 19:39:30

Michael Smith used to be great on around the horn #sad - Wbl7w6 MU - 4/26 22:20:37

you never know when a life will need to be saved - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 14:23:22

THE DADGUM BLACKS RUIN EVERYTHING!!!!1 - Mothball MU - 4/26 13:51:47

Danny Kanell....he gone (NM) - Gamecock in TX USC - 4/26 12:50:34

Thank God... - tgrfan1 SEC - 4/26 14:11:39

How will they ever - Roberts MU - 4/26 13:30:40

I HOPE THEY DON'T CUT ANY STARS!!!!1 SCIENTISTS!!!!!!!11! - Mothball MU - 4/26 12:43:14

They cut Jeremy Crabtree. He's a stars Ph.D. nm - TigerUppercut MU - 4/26 12:44:15

CRABTREE IS WORTH 1,000 HOT SIDELINE LADIES!!!!!!!!!!1 - Mothball MU - 4/26 12:52:51

Very few of them were worth - samclemens MU

- 4/26 11:21:08

Unsurprisingly creepy post(nm) - Gaseous Clay MU - 4/26 11:41:14

Also kept a record of any Mizzou alums on air wearing - samclemens MU

- 4/26 13:30:37

Probably sadly accurate by ESPN standards too. nm - Civil-E-Tiger MU - 4/26 12:10:57

good(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 4/26 11:17:54

I quit watching when they hired females... - Logan BAMA - 4/26 11:00:20

i hate it when they hire a jock just because he's a jock - MU-TULSA MU - 4/26 12:04:09

They fired a few of those today too - TigerUppercut MU - 4/26 12:44:42

I thought Dilfer was actually a decent commentator - Grasslands MU - 4/26 13:21:16

The other day one of the female personalities was talking... - MOOZOO MU - 4/26 11:54:42

70-100 are expected overall - Roberts MU - 4/26 10:58:16

Brett McMurphy? - Roberts MU - 4/26 11:22:38

You don't know who McMurphy is? - Mutiger MU - 4/26 11:41:32

ESPN went totally PC - alzoo MU - 4/26 10:42:40

Yes sports web page whole section exclusively Aa sports , - modon MU - 4/26 18:57:15

Soooo nothing to do with people cancelling cable? - kcnorthside KC - 4/26 15:42:21

How many minorities did they lay off? - TigerMook MU - 4/26 13:39:13

The list I saw included 2 black guys. Rest were white. - alwaysright MU - 4/27 15:43:41

Have you looked at the % of pro athletes who aren't white? - tjwheeler UI - 4/26 14:04:18

what do those percentages have to do with racism, tj? (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 4/26 15:16:31

sigh. - tjwheeler UI - 4/26 16:09:43

Yeah, I miss the good old days - jeepdad MU - 4/26 13:26:32

fail snowflake (nm) - DollarSigns MU - 4/26 14:30:06

link to when they did that? - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 14:24:25

I miss the days of espn broadcasts done in blackface.(nm) - Shrine Devine MU

- 4/26 13:30:12

Yep - Beakerbasher KC - 4/26 12:17:18

hey it's owned by the rat, Disney is the one of the most PC - MU-TULSA MU - 4/26 12:06:18

Yes they did. The biggest shame is to me sports was an - brief candle MU - 4/26 11:40:29

Nothing to do with politics - Mutiger MU - 4/26 11:40:15

Haha, that's funny. - tiger98 MU - 4/26 13:39:29

Oh yes it does. Who they hire, Who they put - alwaysright MU - 4/26 12:21:57

Wrong, I haven't watched a second of ESPN for months - bcoop199 KC - 4/26 11:57:54

I've never watched ESPN for commentary to begin with - nomadcowatbk MU - 4/26 14:06:48

wrong(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 4/26 11:57:54

I wouldn't say nothing - TigerUppercut MU - 4/26 11:52:40

Execs, college, lib indoctrination, etc, etc........(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/26 13:37:33

yes they have.. - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/26 11:09:59

And yet you're cramming your politics onto the football - Fool on the Hill MU - 4/26 11:13:43

Not really, just saying it should be stopped. - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/26 11:29:42

yes - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 11:01:19

Werder and LeBrun surprise me(nm) - tjwheeler UI - 4/26 10:41:30

Werder suprises me.... - Mizzou1990 MU - 4/26 11:05:55

There's not much money in them for covering the NHL - TigerUppercut MU - 4/26 12:00:18

All three are limited - Roberts MU - 4/26 11:13:31

they are under a contract and can't but I bet three things - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/26 10:04:52

there are often options and buyouts in contracts - FootballRefugee MU

- 4/26 10:37:18

if there is a buyout espn is running the numbers constantly - lqf2b8 MU

- 4/26 13:00:07