ESPN suspends Stephen A Smith for a week

[JT123]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
All cause of a few overly sensitive women. What a joke! Nothing he said was the slightest bit inappropriate. People just wanna purposely misinterpret what he said so they have something to feel angry about. :sleeping

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Feminazis :facepalm:

[9512]

'Murica and its PCness...

[9erempiree]

Women should not be hitting men because shit like what Rice did will happen.

[Jameerthefear]

Feminism is a ****ing joke now. "Treat women equally except when it doesn't benefit me!!"

[KyleKong]

**** ESPN.

[UK2K]

PC police out.

[russwest0]

ESPN is garbage. Nothing new here.

[L8krH8tr]

Stephen A Smith is a racist selfish prick like me. I like him

[Cocaine80s]

lmao

[NumberSix]

Man says: "NEVER hit a woman. Women need to not hit men either, but men DEFINITELY never hit a woman".


What people choose to hear: "You shouldn't hit a woman, but it's ok to hit her if she makes your sandwich wrong or mouths off".

[CJ Mustard]

Pathetic...

[russwest0]

I'm glad that my girlfriend isn't all caught up in this feminazi bullshit...

Just the other day I told my girlfriend to raise her hand and wait until I respond to her before talking to me...

She then raised her hand and then asked if she could blow me. It was chill.

[Hey Yo]

Have they said what other ESPN actor they're going to replace him with to carry on the pre-scripted manufactured debate show?

[STATUTORY]

feel bad for SAS, I actually really like him now days. SAS is one of the few commentators in sports media or media in general who will make critical comments about black people and not be put under the PC scrutiny because of his credibility as a black man, which is ridiculous but that's how it works sadly. I think he mistakenly believed the fact he was brought up in a female household gave him similar privilege with respect to females

but femnazis werent having dat shit.

[MagnumT/A]

Heard from a good source that he's gonna be working for Fox soon.

[niko]

OMG, did this hugely rich person get a week off for what he said? Let's all have huge outrage. OMG. How will he live? (Note: it doesn't even said he didn't get paid.)

He got punished because he decided to flip the conversation of the Ray Rice conversation (which was him beating up a women) to blame the victim. This wasn't a general conversation. It was a specific incident. He made a leap, and ESPN caught a ton of shit, and therefore he got punished.

Do you people have real jobs? If you are in a situation where you represent your company, and you piss off all the customers, you get punished. This isn't new or interesting, it's real life. Are you all 10 that you don't think this is normal?

[STATUTORY]

OMG, did this hugely rich person get a week off for what he said? Let's all have huge outrage. OMG. How will he live? (Note: it doesn't even said he didn't get paid.)

He got punished because he decided to flip the conversation of the Ray Rice conversation (which was him beating up a women) to blame the victim. This wasn't a general conversation. It was a specific incident. He made a leap, and ESPN caught a ton of shit, and therefore he got punished.

Do you people have real jobs? If you are in a situation where you represent your company, and you piss off all the customers, you get punished. This isn't new or interesting, it's real life. Are you all 10 that you don't think this is normal?

I don't think anybody's worried that SAS is gonna be starving

people just feel bad cause he's another victim of this thriving industry of synthetic indignation that's taking over our society.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

OMG, did this hugely rich person get a week off for what he said? Let's all have huge outrage. OMG. How will he live? (Note: it doesn't even said he didn't get paid.)
So because he's rich he deserves to be mistreated?:oldlol:


He got punished because he decided to flip the conversation of the Ray Rice conversation (which was him beating up a women) to blame the victim. This wasn't a general conversation. It was a specific incident. He made a leap, and ESPN caught a ton of shit, and therefore he got punished.

Not what he did....he said that women shouldn't attack a man first...in which case she isn't the "victim"


Do you people have real jobs? If you are in a situation where you represent your company, and you piss off all the customers, you get punished. This isn't new or interesting, it's real life. Are you all 10 that you don't think this is normal?

The debate isnt whether espn should of suspended him or not..of course they have to due to the public outrage...the debate is whether the public should be as outraged as it is...

[russwest0]

I don't think anybody's worried that SAS is gonna be starving

people just feel bad cause he's another victim of this thriving industry of synthetic indignation that's taking over our society.

This. The type of mentality that got him suspended for a week was such an arrogant, condescending one...

No one seems to want to ask WHY Ray Rice assaulted his partner, but rather instead shame him for doing so as if she was just standing there doing absolutely nothing and he, for no reason whatsoever, assaulted her.

It's just yet again another case of the liberal media at work. They don't care about facts or principles in situations like this but instead choose to celebrate the supposed "victim" and shame whoever is on the other end of that....

[CelticBaller]

What a shame

[04mzwach]

I understand the apology because they don't want to look bad, but a suspension is a little over the top. :lol Perhaps they want the suspension to hit the news so people who were fed up and quit watching might see it?

[9erempiree]

It's ok. Normally people will get fired over their comments but he is only suspended like Rice.

[Heavincent]

Anyone in the public view has to walk on eggshells these days...just the way it is. There are a bunch of groups just waiting for something to be outraged about. Say something remotely controversial or not politically correct and you're labeled a homophobic/racist/sexist piece of shit (mostly by liberals).

[IamRAMBO24]

Man says: "NEVER hit a woman. Women need to not hit men either, but men DEFINITELY never hit a woman".


What people choose to hear: "You shouldn't hit a woman, but it's ok to hit her if she makes your sandwich wrong or mouths off".

So she hit him? Why didn't he bring this up in his stupid rant?

[bladefd]

It's ok. Normally people will get fired over their comments but he is only suspended like Rice.

Yeah, Rob Parker was fired for saying RG3 is not black enough. SAS didn't go that far, but it seems to me like Michelle Beadle provoked him after he said that women shouldn't provoke. Michelle cries bloody mary without understanding what was said word-for-word and provokes SAS to go on the defensive :roll:

That Michelle is probably lying at home sipping on some red wine while laughing her ass off. :facepalm

[niko]

I don't think anybody's worried that SAS is gonna be starving

people just feel bad cause he's another victim of this thriving industry of synthetic indignation that's taking over our society.
The difference in society isn't Stephen A being punished, it's all of you being outraged that a person would be punished for something that has always been punishable. In ****ing 1950 if you took the customer out to dinner and said something that pissed them off your boss would punish you for lost sales. The difference now is not the punishment nor watching your mouth, it's you children of the internet who feel like nothing should have any consequence.

You can't "say anything". That's just patently false. And has always been... Freedom of speech keeps you from jail, not from losing your job from hurting business. I can't "say anything" at work. And i don't even represent my company at all times in public. Why the **** should Stephen A in a position that specifically has to be careful speaking be free from this?

[longtime lurker]

OMG, did this hugely rich person get a week off for what he said? Let's all have huge outrage. OMG. How will he live? (Note: it doesn't even said he didn't get paid.)

He got punished because he decided to flip the conversation of the Ray Rice conversation (which was him beating up a women) to blame the victim. This wasn't a general conversation. It was a specific incident. He made a leap, and ESPN caught a ton of shit, and therefore he got punished.

Do you people have real jobs? If you are in a situation where you represent your company, and you piss off all the customers, you get punished. This isn't new or interesting, it's real life. Are you all 10 that you don't think this is normal?

While I agree with everything you wrote the suspension seems pretty harsh especially since he apologized.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

The difference in society isn't Stephen A being punished, it's all of you being outraged that a person would be punished for something that has always been punishable. In ****ing 1950 if you took the customer out to dinner and said something that pissed them off your boss would punish you for lost sales. The difference now is not the punishment nor watching your mouth, it's you children of the internet who feel like nothing should have any consequence.

You can't "say anything". That's just patently false. And has always been... Freedom of speech keeps you from jail, not from losing your job from hurting business. I can't "say anything" at work. And i don't even represent my company at all times in public. Why the **** should Stephen A in a position that specifically has to be careful speaking be free from this?

You're missing the point....nobody is saying Stephen A should be allowed to say whatever the **** he wants without consequence...we're saying that what he said in this instance wasn't bad enough to be suspended over (if even bad at all)...

[lpublic_enemyl]

lmao SAS got suspended longer than Ray Rice for trying to say "it's not ok for a man to hit a women and a women should not hit a man" what a joke:wtf:

[Hey Yo]

Not the first time Stupid A (while employed by ESPN) blamed women for domestic violence on the air.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/07/28/this-isnt-the-first-time-stephen-a-smith-has-blamed-women-for-domestic-violence/?tid=hpModule_c7c1f590-868f-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394

[JohnFreeman]

"This suspension is a week long can pull up from 30"

[Swaggin916]

Free Stephen A! Misogynists unite!

[JellyBean]

:facepalm Let me see if I understand Mr. Smith's and some of the logic here in ISH land. If someone, in this case a woman, "provokes" me, I shouldn't "turn the other cheek." Rather, I should pound on the head of the woman who "provoked" me until I render her unconscious. Then, after I've knocked her unconscious, I should drag her lifeless body out of my way so I can exit the elevator on which we were riding together. Finally, after I've persuaded her that it was really her fault that I hit her so hard that I could have killed her, I should be suspended 3 games or fewer than if I had stomped on the helmeted head of an opponent during a football game. Yes, sadly, Mr. Smith and ISH, I think I understand your logic.

[navy]

:facepalm Let me see if I understand Mr. Smith's and some of the logic here in ISH land. If someone, in this case a woman, "provokes" me, I shouldn't "turn the other cheek." Rather, I should pound on the head of the woman who "provoked" me until I render her unconscious. Then, after I've knocked her unconscious, I should drag her lifeless body out of my way so I can exit the elevator on which we were riding together. Finally, after I've persuaded her that it was really her fault that I hit her so hard that I could have killed her, I should be suspended 3 games or fewer than if I had stomped on the helmeted head of an opponent during a football game. Yes, sadly, Mr. Smith and ISH, I think I understand your logic.
Why are you putting words in his mouth?

He said if a women provokes a man, she should not be surprised if she gets hit. It is never right to hit a women, but how is law enforcement going to stop you from getting hit after the fact? They arent.

How does he imply
A) Men should hit women?
B) Men should not turn the other cheek?


He doesnt. In your quest to find fault you inserted false statements and viewpoints. :confusedshrug:

[niko]

You're missing the point....nobody is saying Stephen A should be allowed to say whatever the **** he wants without consequence...we're saying that what he said in this instance wasn't bad enough to be suspended over (if even bad at all)...
The company that employed him thought it was therefore it was. The people who aren't offended don't get to decide if punishment is fair, his bosses do. That again, is just normal.

I think the suspension is fair just because he's done this before. He seems to always want to make the point of the victims needing to be responsible. He's just not had the outcry before.

[niko]

Why are you putting words in his mouth?

He said if a women provokes a man, she should not be surprised if she gets hit. It is never right to hit a women, but how is law enforcement going to stop you from getting hit after the fact? They arent.

How does he imply
A) Men should hit women?
B) Men should not turn the other cheek?


He doesnt. In your quest to find fault you inserted false statements and viewpoints. :confusedshrug:
The thing is, why was this his point? Where did this come from? The Ray Rice discussion was basically IF the suspension of Ray Rice was fair. He turned it into a discussion of victims being at fault, talking about Iverson;s funny anecdote about needing to whack his wife because of a machete, etc. Did any of you listen to him on the radio? He can't help bring it up.

I don't like the victim blaming, it's a convenient way to say the thing that was done wasn't that bad without actually saying it. I'm not saying Ray Rice wasn't wrong. BUT maybe, just maybe, something was done to provoke him?

[3LiftHeatCurse]

The people complaining (feminists) don't even watch ESPN.

If a woman hits a man, don't be shocked if he hits your ass back.

Nobody should be hitting anyone.

[navy]

The thing is, why was this his point? Where did this come from? The Ray Rice discussion was basically IF the suspension of Ray Rice was fair. He turned it into a discussion of victims being at fault, talking about Iverson;s funny anecdote about needing to whack his wife because of a machete, etc. Did any of you listen to him on the radio? He can't help bring it up.

I don't like the victim blaming, it's a convenient way to say the thing that was done wasn't that bad without actually saying it. I'm not saying Ray Rice wasn't wrong. BUT maybe, just maybe, something was done to provoke him?
Because it's a fair point. It is universally agreed that Ray Rice was in the wrong for knocking his wife unconscious, but how can we put the blame totally on him when it is suggested that she was hitting him as well.

This isnt your case of abusive man comes home after a hard day at work and slaps around his wife and kids for the fun of it.

There is blaming the victum for something totally out of her/their control but there is also using common sense and acknowledging that you can put yourself in dangerous situations in which you cannot control the actions of others. This is what is labeled as victim blaming, however it would be silly to dismiss it completely knowing damn well that people are savages. :confusedshrug:

What Stephen A Smith said was right. If you hit a man, do not be surprised if he hits you back. It is an important lesson women do not seem to know. Nowhere am I implying that it is okay to domestically abuse your partner.

[niko]

Because it's a fair point. It is universally agreed that Ray Rice was in the wrong for knocking his wife unconscious, but how can we put the blame totally on him when it is suggested that she was hitting him as well.

This isnt your case of abusive man comes home after a hard day at work and slaps around his wife and kids for the fun of it.

There is blaming the victum for something totally out of her/their control but there is also using common sense and acknowledging that you can put yourself in dangerous situations in which you cannot control the actions of others. This is what is labeled as victim blaming, however it would be silly to dismiss it completely knowing damn well that people are savages. :confusedshrug:
All week Stephen A (not one time) shifted the conversation into victim blaming. It's normal for him. He got called for it. Basically, he was 50/50 on the Ray Rice thing in the amount of time he talked about it. It's ridiculous.

Are you naive enough to think Ray Rice at his size and strenght needed to knock her unconcious in order to take care of the situation? Do you think this was the first time he hit her? He went from zero to sixty? People don't do that, they push, they threaten, they slap, then they punch. They aren't happy,nice, then beating down the wife.

If you are that naive then that's not something i can help you with. This particular situation was very ugly, and pretty cut and dried, and Stephen A (moreso because he worships these guys) wanted to give Ray Rice an out at the expense of the victim, and he got caught.

There are definitely cases a man needs to use force and it gets excessive, but they are rare, they are not the rule, and they don't need to be discussed in every domestic abuse situation because it's rare. Bringing up the exception every time you bring up the rule implies the exception is common and not an exception.

[Orlando Magic]

lol, anyone who thinks he should be suspended is an idiot that is only hearing what they want to hear and get outraged about it because... that's what they want to do.

As previously covered, but to reiterate...

1) He emphasized several times that it is never ok to hit a woman.

So where's the confusion? He said it's never ok. Ever. That statement alone should have ended any potential drama with his follow up statement, but...

2) He implied that women have the ability to, and sometimes provoke a man into hitting them.

Is that wrong? No, he's right.

In no way does that EXCUSE the man for hitting the woman, because it's STILL inexcusable and BAD. HOWEVER... the reality of the situation is that we're all humans, we all have faults, and we all screw up.

It should be expected (although not OK whatsoever) that some men will lose their temper when pushed. We are all idiotic, emotional beings. Not all people are going to make completely rational decisions 100% of the time. Some woman verbally berating you repeatedly and or beating on you... well, that's going to be flat out hard to resist retaliating for a lot of guys after a certain threshold is reached.

Doesn't mean it's ok... it just is what it is. It's in our nature.

He was 100% spot on, and you've got a bunch of politically correct assholes that are overly sensitive or they're full of shit and trying to make themselves look good but the reality is they just look like idiots to anyone with a functioning frontal lobe.

[navy]

All week Stephen A (not one time) shifted the conversation into victim blaming. It's normal for him. He got called for it. Basically, he was 50/50 on the Ray Rice thing in the amount of time he talked about it. It's ridiculous.

Are you naive enough to think Ray Rice at his size and strenght needed to knock her unconcious in order to take care of the situation? Do you think this was the first time he hit her? He went from zero to sixty? People don't do that, they push, they threaten, they slap, then they punch. They aren't happy,. nice, beating down the wife.

If you are that naive then that's not something i can help you with. This particular situation was very ugly, and pretty cut and dried, and Stephen A (moreso because he worships these guys) wanted to give Ray Rice an out at the expense of the victim, and he got caught.

Because the entire time it was acknowledged by her and by what we were told that she in fact shared some culpability in the incident. Seeing as we arent so sure what happened 50/50 is a fair amount.

No where did I nor anyone else say Ray Rice was right for knocking her unconscious. No where did I say he shouldnt have just walked away or restrained her, because he was damn sure capable. See this is the problem, instead of acknowledging the clear point I or Steven A Smith was making you and feminist everywhere go about on some extra shit that nobody is saying or agreeing to.

He made a fair point. If a women hits a man, she should not be surprised if he hits her back. This statement does not absolve the man. It is a clear cut warning to women who seem to think that they are safe to attack men and not get hit. This is reality not an ideological world. Men will hit women. It's just the way it is.

[CelticBaller]

:facepalm Let me see if I understand Mr. Smith's and some of the logic here in ISH land. If someone, in this case a woman, "provokes" me, I shouldn't "turn the other cheek." Rather, I should pound on the head of the woman who "provoked" me until I render her unconscious. Then, after I've knocked her unconscious, I should drag her lifeless body out of my way so I can exit the elevator on which we were riding together. Finally, after I've persuaded her that it was really her fault that I hit her so hard that I could have killed her, I should be suspended 3 games or fewer than if I had stomped on the helmeted head of an opponent during a football game. Yes, sadly, Mr. Smith and ISH, I think I understand your logic.
All wrong, way to misinterpret everything

[longtime lurker]

Why are you putting words in his mouth?

He said if a women provokes a man, she should not be surprised if she gets hit. It is never right to hit a women, but how is law enforcement going to stop you from getting hit after the fact? They arent.

How does he imply
A) Men should hit women?
B) Men should not turn the other cheek?


He doesnt. In your quest to find fault you inserted false statements and viewpoints. :confusedshrug:

The problem is that the word provoke has a wide range of actions. If he had stopped at the point that a woman shouldn't put her hands on a man and vice versa he would have been good. He would have made a reasonable point, but he more or less said "she was asking for it" when speaking about a situation where a woman got knocked unconscious. There are many ways to provoke someone and not all of them warrant getting knocked the fvck out.

For example: Ray Rice's fiance putting her fingers in his chest does not warrant him punching her out. The response to the action should be measured and Stephen A Smith's words pretty much blame the fiance for an overreaction from Ray Rice.

[Jameerthefear]

It is okay to correct a woman using your hand. It keeps marriages together, and hot food on the table on time everyday. It is the man's God given right to display his dominance. 

[stalkerforlife]

1. I don't like the suspension.

2. If Smith was on the oust Sterling bandwagon, he got what he deserved. And actually deserves more.

[navy]

The problem is that the word provoke has a wide range of actions. If he had stopped at the point that a woman shouldn't put her hands on a man and vice versa he would have been good. He would have made a reasonable point, but he more or less said "she was asking for it" when speaking about a situation where a woman got knocked unconscious. There are many ways to provoke someone and not all of them warrant getting knocked the fvck out.

For example: Ray Rice's fiance putting her fingers in his chest does not warrant him punching her out. The response to the action should be measured and Stephen A Smith's words pretty much blame the fiance for an overreaction from Ray Rice.

The word provoke was fine in the context that he used it.Despite what feminist and holier than thou people are saying. This is was not implying that women are the cause of domestic abuse. It was a fair warning to women, who seem to not know that Men are especially angry men are not above hitting a women.

Women seem to not understand this, and the more times we brush the topic under the rug and scream victim blaming the more times a women will "provoke" and man and pay the consequences. Nowhere does this imply
A) It is okay to hit women
B) Men always/only hit women because they were provoked

You cant just throw shit like that in there when nobody said as much. Nothing warrants him knocking her out unless he feared for his life. He didnt. But whatever happened, it should be acknowledged that men can turn into savages at any instant. It would be wise to not poke the bear. Because the police arent coming until after he touched you. Which SAS said as well.

[ThePhantomCreep]

It is okay to correct a woman using your hand. It keeps marriages together, and hot food on the table on time everyday. It is the man's God given right to display his dominance. 

At least this sniveling little lifelong virgin flat out states what most of you victim-blamers are thinking.

[navy]

At least this sniveling little lifelong virgin flat out states what most of you victim-blamers are thinking.
He's trolling....

[longtime lurker]

The word provoke was fine in the context that he used it.Despite what feminist and holier than thou poeple are saying This is was not implying that women are the cause of domestic abuse. It was a fair warning to women, who seem to not know that Men are especially angry men are not above hitting a women.

No it doesn't, but in this situation it was the wrong thing to say. A woman got knocked out cold and her body had to be dragged out of an elevator. His fiance's actions don't justify that response.



Women seem to not understand this, and the more times we brush the topic under the rug and scream victim blaming the more times a women will "provoke" and man and pay the consequences. Nowhere does this imply
A) It is okay to hit women
B) Men always hit women because they were provoked

You cant just throw shit like that in their when nobody said as much. Nothing warrants him knocking her out unless he feared for his life. He didnt. But whatever happened, it should be acknowledged that men can turn into savages at any instant. It would be wise to not poke the bear. Because the police arent coming until after he touched you. Which SAS said as well.

This is just complete bullsh!t. The word provoke is way too broad in it's application. A woman getting in your face and not shutting the fvck is provocation, but it doesn't warrant you knocking her out. I don't think you guys get that this wasn't just a love tap, there was some force and purpose behind that punch. By saying you that there are "consequences" to being provoked you're putting everything on the woman while there should be an equal amount of responsibility for the man to be measured in his response. I've been attacked by a women before and no where in my thought process was to test if a chick has a glass jaw. It takes a stronger man to show restraint.

[navy]

No it doesn't, but in this situation it was the wrong thing to say. A woman got knocked out cold and her body had to be dragged out of an elevator. His fiance's actions don't justify that response.
You dont know what she did. But you are still missing the point. She cannot control him. It is a lesson she had to learn the hard way.




This is just complete bullsh!t. The word provoke is way too broad in it's application. A woman getting in your face and not shutting the fvck is provocation, but it doesn't warrant you knocking her out. I don't think you guys get that this wasn't just a love tap, there was some force and purpose behind that punch. By saying you that there are "consequences" to being provoked you're putting everything on the woman while there should be an equal amount of responsibility for the man to be measured in his response. I've been attacked by a women before and no where in my thought process was to test if a chick has a glass jaw. It takes a stronger man to show restraint.

Nowhere did I imply he was in the right for his actions. My point and Stephen A Smith's point is that: Men will hit women if provoked. This does not mean:
A) It is okay to hit women
B) Men always hit women because they were provoked

[LAL]

He's gonna leave espn. You heard it here first.

[navy]

He's gonna leave espn. You heard it here first.
Second.

Heard from a good source that he's gonna be working for Fox soon.

[wakencdukest]

He's gonna leave espn. You heard it here first.




BET?

[UK2K]

If you wanna fight like a man...

Not saying its right, but if you punch someone don't be surprised to get punched back.

What's so wrong with that? So she weighs less? That's even more reason not to punch a man. I don't go around punching MMA fighters because they might fight back, and I'd probably lose.

[Real Men Wear Green]

A week off would be 5 shows. Rice actually hit a woman and only got two games. My inner juvenile finds this amusing.

[Replay32]

ESPN doing damage control. Stephen A said nothing wrong and everything he said made sense. This will blow over. ESPN had to suspend him to make it look like they were doing something.

The overreaction to his words is quite alarming. Bottomline is women do need to be held accountable for the part they play in domestic violence. It's never ok to hit a woman. Doesn't mean it's ok for a woman to hit a man or to spit in a man's face. Or to block the door when he's trying to leave while calling him every bad word under the sun.

Not every guy is going to put up with that non sense and that needs to be brought to light. A lot of women need to be educated and need a reality check. Don't hit anybody, male or female and expect not to get hit back. Don't provoke. That's all I got out of Smith's comments.

[JUDGE WITNESS]

A week off would be 5 shows. Rice actually hit a woman and only got two games. My inner juvenile finds this amusing.
:lol

[ALBballer]

Welcome to the world of Political Correctness.

Free speech is not welcomed and either you speak like a PC robot or you GTFO.

[scandisk_]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMRmGOj-Kj4

When a woman hits a man everyone laughs.. :lol

violence is violence

[senelcoolidge]

These feminist are some of the biggest hypocrites. Screw them. I won't get into it..but they really don't look out for women. They sold themselves to the big $$ signs a long time ago. Espn is big on PC...so it's no surprise. But it's total crap that he got suspended for that..it's a joke.

[PJR]

That mini skirt comment by Beadle was so out of left field. She honestly should've been suspended for that. Who then fck was taking about rape or sexual assault? :facepalm

[PJR]

ESPN doing damage control. Stephen A said nothing wrong and everything he said made sense. This will blow over. ESPN had to suspend him to make it look like they were doing something.

The overreaction to his words is quite alarming. Bottomline is women do need to be held accountable for the part they play in domestic violence. It's never ok to hit a woman. Doesn't mean it's ok for a woman to hit a man or to spit in a man's face. Or to block the door when he's trying to leave while calling him every bad word under the sun.

Not every guy is going to put up with that non sense and that needs to be brought to light. A lot of women need to be educated and need a reality check. Don't hit anybody, male or female and expect not to get hit back. Don't provoke. That's all I got out of Smith's comments.

Precisely. How this message has fallen on deaf ears is beyond ridiculous. Those were SAS exact sentiments.

[wakencdukest]

The pussification of America continues.....

[Timmy D for MVP]

Headline: "Major network suspends employee for a whole 7 days so minor controversy can blow over with zero harm to said network."

ISH: "Bullshit!"

[tomSR.]

"So I was just forced to watch this morning's First Take. A) I'll never feel clean again B) I'm now aware that I can provoke my own beating."

So you were "forced" to watch. Well you should thank Buffalo Bill for this. He actually did you a solid here. A) What does domestic violence issue have to do with feeling clean. Are we talking about gross sexual acts that took place? Or are we talking about how we don't cover up our blood soaked tampons with TP after we throw them in the trash can and leave them there for all to see. B) Yes you can bish. If you go throwing your crazy ass tantrum and hitting a big ass dude, you know you gonna get hit back. Simple rule all mankind follows, if I don't want fists coming at me, I keep my fists to myself.


"


".

:rockon: .......Michelle Beadle B) I'm now aware that I can provoke my own beating.............[B]uh, yeah....anyone can do that..............if you don

[Just2McFly]

OMG, did this hugely rich person get a week off for what he said? Let's all have huge outrage. OMG. How will he live? (Note: it doesn't even said he didn't get paid.)

He got punished because he decided to flip the conversation of the Ray Rice conversation (which was him beating up a women) to blame the victim. This wasn't a general conversation. It was a specific incident. He made a leap, and ESPN caught a ton of shit, and therefore he got punished.

Do you people have real jobs? If you are in a situation where you represent your company, and you piss off all the customers, you get punished. This isn't new or interesting, it's real life. Are you all 10 that you don't think this is normal?
You are a ****ing idiot