ESPN's website Andscape has made a strong push into racial identity politics ahead of the start of the NFL season, focusing on the apparent importance of race among NFL quarterbacks.
Andscape, an ESPN-owned site, describes itself as a “Black-led media platform” that intentionally promotes “diverse narratives of Black identity.”
the About The page also states its goal of pursuing a “shared mission to illuminate Black culture and experience.”
At the start of the NFL regular season, Andscape stuck to its slogan, delivering overwhelmingly racist content focused on black NFL quarterbacks. ESPN proclaimed that not only was the NFL in the “Era of the Black Quarterback,” but that black quarterbacks needed to work harder to earn the same respect as white quarterbacks.
“Stop writing about it, stop talking about it, stop shoving it in everyone's faces.”
Jason WhitlockFearless“He condemned the bizarre reports and declared that it is the media, not the athletes, that are actually destroying the sport. It is the media.”
“They write articles that say, 'Half of the quarterbacks are black.' Black. Black. Black. Black is the essence of blackness,” Whitlock continued amusedly. “Nobody cares!”
Whitlock then downplayed the notion that the glass ceiling is continually being broken.
“[They’ve] “He's won a Super Bowl, played in a Super Bowl, been in the Hall of Fame, been an MVP, been a first-round draft pick… but ESPN and Andscape can't find anything more compelling than telling everyone that half of the quarterbacks in the NFL are black. Black. Black.”
The host added that the perspective ESPN is taking belittles the sport, its platform and the achievements of its athletes.
Whitlock wrote one of two major articles in Andscape magazine, “The era of the black quarterback“
The article claimed that for years, whenever a black quarterback accomplished a feat, a sports reporter would contact the black quarterback for comment.
“Then all of a sudden the reporters stopped calling,” Whitlock read out loud with a scoff. “Stop writing about it, stop talking about it, stop shoving it in everyone's faces,” he continued.
The “Fearless” commentator then asserted to ESPN that Americans, including black Americans, are not as obsessed with race as he is.
“People aren't tuning in expecting reruns of 'Roots' or '12 Years a Slave,'” he said.
Another major story on the ESPN site included an interview with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts. article He mentioned his race nearly 20 times.
This includes the obvious unequal treatment of black quarterbacks, the so-called “fraternity of black quarterbacks,” and the idea that black quarterbacks are essentially “in the crowd.” [they’re] black.”
As for possible racial disparities, there doesn't really seem to be any at the NFL quarterback position. As of the start of the 2024 NFL season, 15 of the league's 32 starting quarterbacks are Black and 16 are white. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is of Samoan descent.
Fritz Pollard was the first black man to play in the NFL in 1920 and also its first coach in 1921.
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