" white man's prospective"

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" white man's prospective"
(sportingnews)

Speaking on a panel with four African-American men, Gottlieb made his comment Thursday during a pre-game segment before Marquette faced Miami, sparking criticism on Twitter that it was inappropriate.

"I don't know why you guys ask me, I'm just here to bring diversity to this set, give kind of...

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* Should he say what he said ?
Is there a difference in prospective in sports dealing with race issues ?
Should folks lean not to put both feet in their mouths ?
Bet that will pull a muscle or two let alone the taste.

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Friday March 29,2013 @ 06:34:05AM (DST).
 
For a start it is perspective. Barkley said it best. It is no big deal and is a sad commentary on how entrenched folks are in their views. Bad choice of words? For sure, but not worth getting riled up over. Half the members of congress say worse things and no big deal is made about it.
 
I thought it was funny.


"I know this has nothing to do with the game; I want to say something about Doug Gottlieb," Barkley said. "He made a joke earlier tonight and people are going crazy. All those idiots on Twitter, which I would never ever do, all you people at home who've got no life and are talking bad about Doug Gottlieb, get a life. It's over with. It's no big deal."
 
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