Breaking News: Riley Cooper has left the team

[Toe Jay Simpson]

I don't see how people can be mad about these things. If a regular blue or white collar worker can't go to work and call a customer a ****** what makes you think someone who is the property of a million dollar organization can do something like that without repercussions? It's not about the world you want, it's about navigating the world you are in

 

[mrken12]

Not every white person is an out of touch lame, breh

95% of them are racist.

 

[Stone]

he might have committed career suicide....

 

[mrken12]

he might have committed career suicide....

Why just career suicide? He should go all the way.

 

[Slystallion]

eagles players are a bunch of soft pussies....people get called derogatory stereotypical names every day...keep it professional and stop acting like divas man up and fukking play ball...none of us are perfect...i don't feel people saying words are necessarily racist just ignorant to sensitivities but does Riley Cooper actually disdain black people? Thats a question he needs to ask himself and battle with...i think given time to think he might admit that there are aspects of black people he doesn't like but that his viewpoints shouldn't be painted on all black people and he needs to take that word out of his vocabulary and stop judging people

 

[Serious]

eagles players are a bunch of soft pussies....people get called derogatory stereotypical names every day...keep it professional and stop acting like divas man up and fukking play ball...none of us are perfect...i don't feel people saying words are necessarily racist just ignorant to sensitivities but does Riley Cooper actually disdain black people? Thats a question he needs to ask himself and battle with...i think given time to think he might admit that there are aspects of black people he doesn't like but that his viewpoints shouldn't be painted on all black people and he needs to take that word out of his vocabulary and stop judging people

yeah just take the word out of the vocabulary. I wouldn't even be upset if he said "n1gga" but the word "n1gger" is offensive...

Blacks never reference each other as "n1ggers" so that line of thinking is opaque.

Best course of action is not to say it all....To be on the safe side....

 

[Nintendough]

The reactions online are hilarious. Privileged suburb dwellers showing they have a deep urge to use the word, the forum militants. Thank you ESPN.

 

[Serious]

The reactions online are hilarious. Privileged suburb dwellers showing they have a deep urge to use the word, the forum militants. Thank you ESPN.

link?

 

[Boolean]

fukk him, in Momah I trust

 

[Richard Wright]

95% of them are racist.

No way. This will very greatly among region, but the number is as low as 5-10 percent in places like the bay area. Most of 'them' dont know better and only have understanding of black people based on the media. There are always more sociological issues to consider for issues like this. People exposed to a diverse group of people from an early age are almost never racist. Racism is an irrational way of thinking, that can be easily disproven empirically. People that end up successful in the modern world wont hold onto irrational ways of thinking for long.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Dude is a coward 100%. He should stick around and feel the effects of his actions. Getting ostracized by his teammates and feeling the lack trust and respect from them would do more for his personal growth than spouting his mouth off, backing down, and now running away.

Despite that this does feel more like a team move so I'm not sure if I should call him a coward. Whoever running the eagles probably figured to use this leave of absence as a post zimmerman "let these riled up nikkas calm down" tactic that will probably work when he comes back in several weeks and no one gives a shyt.

 

[aqualung]

what a sucka.Why the fukkk() would you leave the team???

Taking an excused leave is diff from quitting or being fired. NO termination here. This week, the team needs to focus on football and not Cooper's media circus. Iono. My Eagles will suck regardless... Cannot have 2010 back again.

My friends predict that Cooper will be crushed and trampled by blacks on opposing teams (as well as some of his own ethnic teammates?) during every regular season game during which he plays. No use for Vick to throw to Cooper. Forget running routes. Cooper will be running for dear LIFE.

 

[Icantspell]

didnt he leave to go to counseling ?
he will be back

 

[ManBearPig]

Good

 

[714562]

Threads like this are why the word just needs to stop being said, period.

By people of any ethnicity.