Picture Courtesy: Stephen A. Smith's Twitter
Ok... I'm very disturbed to hear that Stephen A. Smith, ESPN Analyst and highly recognized for his work for the Philadelphia Daily News will be suspended for his comments on the case of Ray Rice and his now wife Janay Palmer. Ray Rice recently was in a situation with his wife in Atlantic City. It was said that he violently struck Palmer in the face, where she became unconscious on February 15, 2014. Even though the footage from TMZ only presented evidence that he carried her out the elevator of the hotel. There would be someone else that approached the situation and talked to him about what had happened.
It seems as though there happens to be 3 different situations that are taking place around this. The first situation is the actual situation itself. It has become bigger than just the normal situation because people are outraged about what has taken place. It has become criminal as he was indicted for aggravated assault. It seems in reports that Palmer's charges have been dropped but not Rice's. Rice and Palmer have since talked in public about the situation, have gone to counseling and also gotten married.
The second situation around this is the fine and suspension that was given down from the NFL. Roger Goodell was criticized by many because the suspension was only a 2 game suspension. Many people such as Brandon Spikes, Mike Golic, Michelle Beadle (who I all admire in their work) and others have taken a huge stand on how they feel about the situation against Ray Rice and Goodell's decision.
The third thing that people take heed towards is Stephen A. Smith, who made his comments on First Take ESPN show at 10am both on Feb. 25th. He expressed first that "We don't know what happen inside the elevator". He secondly stated "I don't know how many times I have to repeat this to men... DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS ON A WOMAN...Under any circumstances". Also he expressed that there is a way to provoke the situation on the female's side.
I want to state the same thing that others have state, it might not have been what he was saying that was the problem, it's the way that he went about saying it. He has since apologized for his remarks on Monday's show but has been suspended by ESPN.
I feel that Stephen A. Smith is a lift in our community and to the nation that watches him. He is apart of a show with two intellects that share and understand that the power of the stage he sits upon is greater than something they could ever imagine. Not every viewer will take an understanding about the situation of his comments but in my deepest heart... THERE IS NO REASON HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR CRITICIZED. Stephen A. Smith's comment were looked over because of certain choices of words that were used including provoke but like in his apology, he does not have any disrespect against females and he made it clear that he was raised by women and it is not appropriate to use any physical actions against any.
In my understanding about what he said, Smith had some particular comments that people did not like and did not agree with. On the other side, there are many of people in this world who loved him for saying what he said, but might have felt that he didn't quite say it in the right way. I understand how prompt ESPN is, but this is a situation that left Smith voiceless. I definitely commend Smith for apologizing and stand strong on his belief but I don't think suspending Smith was the answer. I stand behind Smith and I pray that ESPN, the women affected by this situation and Stephen A. Smith can look past this and look forward to continuing a great show.
If I have any advice to give Brother Smith... "Be You...God created you for that...People love you for that...I did my work in college because of people like you. Thank You"
It seems as though there happens to be 3 different situations that are taking place around this. The first situation is the actual situation itself. It has become bigger than just the normal situation because people are outraged about what has taken place. It has become criminal as he was indicted for aggravated assault. It seems in reports that Palmer's charges have been dropped but not Rice's. Rice and Palmer have since talked in public about the situation, have gone to counseling and also gotten married.
The second situation around this is the fine and suspension that was given down from the NFL. Roger Goodell was criticized by many because the suspension was only a 2 game suspension. Many people such as Brandon Spikes, Mike Golic, Michelle Beadle (who I all admire in their work) and others have taken a huge stand on how they feel about the situation against Ray Rice and Goodell's decision.
The third thing that people take heed towards is Stephen A. Smith, who made his comments on First Take ESPN show at 10am both on Feb. 25th. He expressed first that "We don't know what happen inside the elevator". He secondly stated "I don't know how many times I have to repeat this to men... DO NOT PUT YOUR HANDS ON A WOMAN...Under any circumstances". Also he expressed that there is a way to provoke the situation on the female's side.
I want to state the same thing that others have state, it might not have been what he was saying that was the problem, it's the way that he went about saying it. He has since apologized for his remarks on Monday's show but has been suspended by ESPN.
I feel that Stephen A. Smith is a lift in our community and to the nation that watches him. He is apart of a show with two intellects that share and understand that the power of the stage he sits upon is greater than something they could ever imagine. Not every viewer will take an understanding about the situation of his comments but in my deepest heart... THERE IS NO REASON HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED OR CRITICIZED. Stephen A. Smith's comment were looked over because of certain choices of words that were used including provoke but like in his apology, he does not have any disrespect against females and he made it clear that he was raised by women and it is not appropriate to use any physical actions against any.
In my understanding about what he said, Smith had some particular comments that people did not like and did not agree with. On the other side, there are many of people in this world who loved him for saying what he said, but might have felt that he didn't quite say it in the right way. I understand how prompt ESPN is, but this is a situation that left Smith voiceless. I definitely commend Smith for apologizing and stand strong on his belief but I don't think suspending Smith was the answer. I stand behind Smith and I pray that ESPN, the women affected by this situation and Stephen A. Smith can look past this and look forward to continuing a great show.
If I have any advice to give Brother Smith... "Be You...God created you for that...People love you for that...I did my work in college because of people like you. Thank You"
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