CNN Needs a Visit from #TeamWhipDatAscot for Suspending Roland Martin, Says Group
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 1:42PM Bean Soup Times tagged african american news, black blogs, black news, black people, black websites, satirical news, topical humor, topical news in Black Men, Commentary, Entertainment, Humor, Media, celebrity
A U.S.-based organization says that CNN is not being honest about why they suspended political analyst Roland Martin.
CNN appeared to cave in to pressure from anti-gay advocates by suspending him for making a joke about British soccer star David Beckham. A CNN spokeswoman confirmed the suspension with this statement:
“Roland Martin’s tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and Roland will not be appearing on our air for the time being.”
Here's the questionable tweet.
A newly formed pro-ascot group say the real reason CNN suspended Roland is for "ascoting while Black American." The group, called "Show Us Your Ascots" believe Roland has been on the chopping block ever since he was bold enough to wear and sell a pink ascot.
CNN is talking about values and culture of their organization as if viewers have forgotten the Paula Zahn "sexy" promo and their defence of President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
"It's a conspiracy. How can a brother who's bold enough to wear a hot pink ascot and an even hotter smile be homophobic?"
CNN needs a visit from #teamwhipdatascot said the group in a prepared statement released online.
Reader Comments (1)
I'm not sure if this was bad or good. It's only a statement. So much for freedom of speech. CNN is full of it. They're trying to be so conservative, but you have to look at the list of people that are still on board. I'm not sure what the big hoopla about this. I tell you this; you can say anything about the President and you all don't get upset. Its surely a racist thing against black people. You can say whatever the hell you want when you are white!