Former NFL Player Hugh Douglas Fired by Espn Following Altercation With Michael Smith

[dstovall5]

"An inebriated Douglas allegedly threatened to attack Smith on three occasions when Smith refused to help him get on the DJ stage at the Orlando House of Blues. The incident didn't stop there, as Douglas reportedly threw racial slurs toward Smith, calling him an “Uncle Tom” and a “House N—-,” per McIntyre's report."

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I'm glad that Espn fired him for spewing racial slurs towards another person. It shouldn't matter about his skin color, he deserves the same treatment Riley Cooper got - counseling and all. I'm curious if the same people who wanted to lynch Riley Cooper, will want the same treatment for Hugh Douglas. They both spewed racial slurs towards a black man while they were upset, very similar situations.

I'm curious as to everyone thinks on the situation and I also have a couple questions. Did Hugh Douglas deserve to be fired? And does he deserve to be treated the same way Riley Cooper was?

 

[DBOY3141]

Should it be treated the same. Yes.

Will it. No

Doubt ESPN even mentions it.

Media is about ratings and "stirring the pot". Pretty sad, but they won't care.

 

[dmq]

I've always hated Douglas. Amazing how many careers/marriages/families have been ruined by alcohol. Yet it is the most socially accepted and pushed drug in America.

 

[gambit187]

HD is an AH, I'm extremely lightskin and have been called HN by other AA some times it wasn't PC sometimes it was....but in this case the HN still is getting paid while the FN is left looking dumb....hope I didn't offend anyone with the reply I tried to keep it LOL and OK....

 

[RoyTheHammer]

"An inebriated Douglas allegedly threatened to attack Smith on three occasions when Smith refused to help him get on the DJ stage at the Orlando House of Blues. The incident didn't stop there, as Douglas reportedly threw racial slurs toward Smith, calling him an “Uncle Tom” and a (blank),” per McIntyre's report."

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I'm glad that Espn fired him for spewing racial slurs towards another person. It shouldn't matter about his skin color, he deserves the same treatment Riley Cooper got - counseling and all. I'm curious if the same people who wanted to (blank) Riley Cooper, will want the same treatment for Hugh Douglas. They both spewed racial slurs towards a black man while they were upset, very similar situations.

I'm curious as to everyone thinks on the situation and I also have a couple questions. Did Hugh Douglas deserve to be fired? And does he deserve to be treated the same way Riley Cooper was?

There's another thread about this in the sports zone, and i would go easy with some of the word choice here.

If Paula Deen deserved to be fired, then i think clearly HD did, too. It looks like we won't see the same level of outrage for Hugh as we did over Riley though.

 

[dstovall5]

There's another thread about this in the sports zone, and i would go easy with some of the word choice here.

Ahh, I looked for a thread about this and I couldn't find one, my bad. As for the word choice, you're right but I was just trying to get the point across. People wanted the dude's head for using the word, there was tons of outrage about this.

If Paula Deen deserved to be fired, then i think clearly HD did, too. It looks like we won't see the same level of outrage for Hugh as we did over Riley though.

I agree, anyone who goes around using this word and gets caught deserves to be fired, whether they meant it in a negative manner or not. I'm not sure if the reason Hugh won't get the same out cry is because he was a part of ESPN, or because of the double standard. I would like to think it's not a double standard and people aren't really talking about it because he was a part of the media.

The truth is, the word is very history rich and has a very dark past. I don't buy into the claim that it's ok to use the word when talking to your friends, find another word to use, because the word is very offensive whether you mean it to be or not. Just my opinion on this particular subject.

 

[WoodysGirl]

There's another thread about this in the sports zone, and i would go easy with some of the word choice here.

If Paula Deen deserved to be fired, then i think clearly HD did, too. It looks like we won't see the same level of outrage for Hugh as we did over Riley though.

Depends on who you talked to, though. Because when the story broke, folks around me were definitely discussing it...twitter, FB, in person..

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Depends on who you talked to, though. Because when the story broke, folks around me were definitely discussing it...twitter, FB, in person..

I meant like national outrage, like you saw against Riley Cooper.

 

[WoodysGirl]

I meant like national outrage, like you saw against Riley Cooper.

Alot of national outrage goes the way ESPN goes. Since this was an act of ESPN-on-ESPN crime, they chose to put a silencer on it. Michael Smith did say that he planned to address it at some point. But looking at the media folks I follow on twitter, it was definitely discussed. But the only media outlets that wrote about it were blogs. PFT, ********, BSO, TheBigLead, etc.

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Alot of national outrage goes the way ESPN goes. Since this was an act of ESPN-on-ESPN crime, they chose to put a silencer on it. Michael Smith did say that he planned to address it at some point. But looking at the media folks I follow on twitter, it was definitely discussed. But the only media outlets that wrote about it were blogs. PFT, ********, BSO, TheBigLead, etc.

True.

 

[joseephuss]

I would think ESPN's HR department and maybe even their legal department have a word in how much coverage ESPN gives this story if any at all.

 

[koolaid]

didnt TO beat this guy up?

 

[Maxmadden]

I've always hated Douglas. Amazing how many careers/marriages/families have been ruined by alcohol. Yet it is the most socially accepted and pushed drug in America.

Not arguing your point about alcohol but I drink all the time and it doesn't make me spew racial slurs.

 

[blackbull]

HD is an AH, I'm extremely lightskin and have been called HN by other AA some times it wasn't PC sometimes it was....but in this case the HN still is getting paid while the FN is left looking dumb....hope I didn't offend anyone with the reply I tried to keep it LOL and OK....

Smh. Really dude? Wow!