We all know this dude is a clown.
And in addition, Taylor Rooks has shown what solid, quality journalism looks like.
We have seen some of the worst takes on national television from Emmanuel Acho,
a former football player turned analyst turned like wannabe philosopher,
and we see women's basketball getting its long overdue shine.
Rooks would respectfully put Acho in his place for another asinine take
he had on Fox Sports one.
Acho would stayed on speak the following.
He started off with demanding he give a gender neutral
and racially indifferent take injuries.
You can't be that big bad wolf.
But then kind of cry like Courage the cowardly dog.
Because if you want to act grown, which she has, if you wanted to get paid
like you're grown, which she has, if you wanted to talk to grown folks
like you grown, which you told a coach from an opposing team, watch your mouth.
If you want to tell people, get your money up in post game when you
take an L just got to take it on the chin.
He'd go on to state nobody mourns when the villain catches an owl.
An angel.
Reese, you have self proclaimed to be the villain.
Shout out to you because you're the second best basketball player on the court.
And it was not close outside of Caitlyn Clark, it was you absolute dog.
But you can't under any circumstance go to the podium and now try to ask
for individuals to give you sympathy.
Nobody has sympathy for the villain. You painted the bull's eye on your back.
Why are you surprised when people shoot at you?
So if you want to act grown, if you want to pose grown,
if you want to talk grown, if you want to talk to grown folks grown, then you got
to take the L like you're grown.
Because what frustrated me is you want to be the villain, but you
want to hope for sympathy like a hero.
Brooks was none too pleased seeing this. Respectfully colleague.
The disappointing thing about this take is you actually can't have an informed
opinion on this if you are choosing to be gender neutral and racially indifferent.
Exactly, because that is impossible.
Her existence as a black woman shapes both how she is seen by others
and how she sees the world, and in this case, how she is seen by you.
Your response here is actually full of opinions that indirectly
and directly involve both race and gender.
It's just coded to unsuccessfully soften the blow.
You have to ask why Angel became the villain.
You have to ask why her role as villain has not allowed her to also be human.
You have to wonder why her being asked a question and simply answering
has led to this level of discourse.
You have to ask what you mean when you say Angel wants to talk grown or post grown.
What does grown a substitute for? You have to ask why?
Trash talking, a practice many athletes engage in, is seen so much harsher when it
comes from someone that looks like her.
You have to ask how some of the ideas you expressed fuel the fire
of the aforementioned marginalization.
You have to ask why you heard her discuss unacceptable treatment, and your reaction
was to discuss how she can address it.
And I have to ask, if you spoke to any black women athletes
about their experiences in order to give a more enlightened take.
Before you came and said this, I would bet my mortgage that he didn't.
Angel has absolutely made herself a public figure,
and she should be open to the criticism pertaining to her game and persona.
She should also be allowed to express when those criticisms are out of bounds.
Why did you cling to her reaction as opposed to the vitriol that caused it?
She certainly does not deserve sympathy for losing a game.
She deserves sympathy for being attacked and targeted
for things outside of said game.
As much as you believe this to be a take without bias, your reasoning
proves the point you are fighting against.
Opinions are opinions and everyone is entitled, but our opinions are shaped
by the paradigms we know.
I hope no one says they are taking out gender and race, because in a black
women's world, we do not have that choice.
I hope you realize your luxury and privilege
by being able to say what you said.
I hope you look around and notice the people that this delighted and applaud it.
Seeing a black man get on television and give this opinion
on a young black woman, because it's not for the reasons you think.
That's my take. Agreed.
Completely and sadly, we fell for the bait.
After all, this is a man who said he doesn't care if his takes are
misinformation, as long as he farms views to then get brand deals.
This incident, among other things, exposes the double standard
faced by women athletes.
When they display confidence, they're labeled villains, but when they express
vulnerability, it's seen as weakness.
Reese never asked for sympathy on the court.
She has to be treated like a human, and the fact that Acho can't see that
means he's either being intentionally obtuse for engagement purposes
or he just doesn't get it.
It's likely both, and Brooks took him to task for it, as did many viewers
and members of sports media.
Carter would add, it amazes me how consistently he misses the point
on every single one of his takes, while simultaneously thinking
he's spitting some profound message no one has ever thought of.
ESPN's David Dennis Jr chimed in, there's simply no way to have this take without
harboring a deep disdain for black women.
Straight up best for last Ashley Nicole Moss wrote.
You start this tweet off talking about the marginalization of a black woman, and then
use your platform to contribute to it.
Miss.
The point being a competitor doesn't supersede Angel being treated as a human.
You don't get to control women's emotions to make it easier to respect them.
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Thank you a ton for that. Let's understand.
Angel Reese in that press conference, was speaking candidly
after a loss to go to the Final Four against Iowa and Caitlin Clark
about what she has suffered this year.
I think what many have missed the mark on here is.
That, she said.
I've received death threats, I have been sexualized.
And many people then started scrolling through her TikTok and downloading
and posting on Twitter like thirst trap style videos that she would make
when really she's just being a woman.
And many have said, oh, I'll pity me, I'm being oversexualized pity me.
What they fail to understand is women are allowed to be women
in whatever spaces they want to.
What is not allowed is having deep fake eye porn of yourself.
Surface. And that's what she was referring to.
But Emmanuel Acho here doesn't see it. He'll never see it.
He continues to be.
And I mean this with my chest being stuck out.
One of the worst members of our industry.
He is a supporter of genocide.
He will do anything to promote a book.
He tries to frame himself as a deep thinking philosopher when
many have seen through it for some time.
And the reason why he doesn't go on any
more platforms outside of his own.
Is because with.
A guy like Van Lathan asking him questions.
He was exposed.
He said he's Nigerian, so he's he doesn't have any trauma
and he could not answer for why he would.
Both sides every issue which if you go to his YouTube channel,
you will see he continues to do that to his to this day Roe v Wade.
Oh it's terrible. Let's get both sides.
What's going on in the Middle East? Let's get both sides.
Black Lives Matter protests. I got a both sides it.
This is a dangerous person because they come off as being sympathetic and leaving
themselves vulnerable and wanting.
To create a conversation for the better when really, as van brought up
in an interview in a sit down with Matthew McConaughey, he said,
when his Black Lives Matter going to end and there was no pushback.
- He says he. - Supports Colin Kaepernick.
He brings on Roger Goodell. It is the epitome of a fluff interview.
This is exactly what media should not be.
And yet this man is getting paid millions of dollars to give his opinions
on a major sports network.
Go figure.