[Cuse0323]

they were married not sure if they are divorced.

He's married to Candice Parker, doesn't look like he was ever with Linda. Not a big deal, just intrigued me if it were true.

Now, back to feminism.

[Cuse0323]

She's somebody because her husband is good at basketball while Stephen A is at least a self made journalist.

She really looks ignorant and is embarrassing herself with the comments, Steph really does need to shutdown that wifi.

Gonna have to shut off her phone. Home game, so she can tweet right there about the refs. I respect her sticking up for her man, and she isn't wrong IMO. I have no problem with it really, but spouses both ways should probably keep their opinions locked away.

[ThaTopMoron]

There should be absolutely no limits put on what a woman should have the right to say, or even what a woman "should" say

It's not up to men to decide when a womans voice should be heard

yeah, pretty sure if you're the wife of the MVP you shouldn't use social media to scream that the game is rigged and then delete it later when you realize that the Warriors shot 40% vs the Cavs 51% with more turnovers...

control your actions, whether you are a man or a women

[packerd_00]

Don't like Smith,but he was right on this one.

[wikkidinsane]

I agree with Stephen A

[InsiderHer]

Right or wrong, SAS is an ignorant, race-baiting asshole who feels he needs to yell and talk over everyone to get his point across. It's tiresome to everyone except ESPN who actually suspended his ass once for being Ray Rice's corner man. I'm told he is loathed in Philly and I'm surprised Bayless lasted as long as he did, both of those things can tell you a lot about a person.

[MoneyLineDawg]

It is a bad look for Curry but I'm all for people saying whatever the fukk they want.....man or female

Just say what you feel and let the chips fall where they may

[TheMoneyShot]

Don't like Stephen A... but he was right about this one. Curry's wife should of kept her mouth shut. Has nothing to do with being sexist.

And furthermore... any woman who's back is ripped with some size.... is definitely on roids. No question about it.

I had a conversation with this one woman a few year back.... cute body... manly face lol we got on the topic of roiding... and she told me... what would be the point of me working out if I couldn't use roids? And I just sat there and said to myself... well... I guess you do have a point. You can do whatever the fuk you want lady. You got it.

[Gonz312]

On SAS's side on this. Steph is the 2-time mvp, the leagues goldenboy and the new face of the NBA...in this situation his wife definitely needs to know her place and role. She is a nobody who has been fortunate enough to ride the coattails of her husband to places she never dreamed of being without him, tv shows, magazines, etc.

Aside from the ones who are married to celebrities in their own right...the number of pro athletes wives and kids mooching of the fame and success of their significant others as publicly as this, (gold diggers need not apply) is quite small, especially when knowing how ego maniacal and fame hungry alot of these people are to begin with. It doesn't take much to go from the family everyone admires to the one everyone hates once you start spouting off some rants that scream entitlement.

In a nutshell you can go from Ayesha Curry to Brent Grimes wife in a nanosecond.

[The Kraken]

I'm not surprised so many guys side with SAS on this

No one has to like what she said, if you want to debate the content of what she said, that is fine. Unfortunately thats not whats happening here.

Instead, A bunch of men have decided that because she is the wife of a player, she should "know her role and place" and that "Without Steph, she'd be nothing", these are sexist statements whether you recognize them as such or not. And they're both in line with SAS's comments about Ayesha.

Steph doesn't make Ayesha who she is anymore or less than she makes him who he is.

[Ralphie Halves]

Steph doesn't make Ayesha who she is anymore or less than she makes him who he is.

Nope. At their core maybe, no. But being married to Steph has given her a platform she wouldn't have had otherwise, hence where we are now.

Do you think any more than a handful of people would have really cared what Nancy Reagan or Michelle Obama would have had to say had they not been first ladies? The men, in all 3 cases, have been a major part of who they became.

And Steph wouldn't be pretty much exactly who he personifies had he not married this lunatic? Seriously. I'll never be in the camp that thinks you're a better man with a wife by your side than you are without one. I'm happy you found a great one -- no BS, it's tough to do these days -- but to say it's the best way just because it happened to you isn't flying.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

i'm just hoping kraken doesn't start talking about makeup and high heels. but he's almost there...

[TheMoneyShot]

Krak scaring me a bit these days.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

No one has to like what she said

well you're being a big hypocrite here. no one has to like what stephen a smith said either. do you see where feminists are all hypocrites?

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[Ghenghis Kahn]

[Gonz312]

I'm not surprised so many guys side with SAS on this

No one has to like what she said, if you want to debate the content of what she said, that is fine. Unfortunately thats not whats happening here.

Instead, A bunch of men have decided that because she is the wife of a player, she should "know her role and place" and that "Without Steph, she'd be nothing", these are sexist statements whether you recognize them as such or not. And they're both in line with SAS's comments about Ayesha.

Steph doesn't make Ayesha who she is anymore or less than she makes him who he is.

There are plenty of men in their own right who would be nothing without their rich, famous, influential wives as well. It goes both ways and is just the simple truth of it all. People shouldn't be afraid to call it like they see it in fear of pissing off some feminist. Their are more than enough self made women in this world to look up to without having to defend some self entitled nba wife. You can't escape what you are, and fortunately/unfortunately depending on how you see it for Ayesha, she is what she is today because of her hubs. Bottom line.

[Ghenghis Kahn]

yay male feminists!!!

[chico2663]

He's married to Candice Parker, doesn't look like he was ever with Linda. Not a big deal, just intrigued me if it were true.

Now, back to feminism.

yes i think i mentioned it when i used names but evidently i didn't

[Sledge187]

If Ayesha Curry is at the game............who is cleaning the kitchen?

[Seto]

Note I'm too lazy to click on the link but I'll take it your excerpt was supposed to make your point so I'll go based on the fact that that's what offended you.

Of course every damn idiot has to make stuff a sexism issue as soon as it involves a woman. Would SAS have said the same thing if say, LeBron's dad had tweeted something similar? I'm pretty sure he would've. That's the problem with today's retarded society. Feminism has spread like wildfire and so many imaginary sexism cases are brought up that the real instances of sexism lose credibility.

And I 100% agree with him. Mindless.

[LeahMichele]

Wow nothing he said is so bad. PC police everywhere.

[LeahMichele]

Note I'm too lazy to click on the link but I'll take it your excerpt was supposed to make your point so I'll go based on the fact that that's what offended you.

Of course every damn idiot has to make stuff a sexism issue as soon as it involves a woman. Would SAS have said the same thing if say, LeBron's dad had tweeted something similar? I'm pretty sure he would've. That's the problem with today's retarded society. Feminism has spread like wildfire and so many imaginary sexism cases are brought up that the real instances of sexism lose credibility.

And I 100% agree with him. Mindless.

Yes totally agree. Its become a crime to offend certain people. PC police need to get the fuk over it.

[Thunderground]

double post.

[Thunderground]

So, we all know by now what Ayesha Curry tweeted about the NBA being rigged. The Giant has a great running thread about it, here's a link to it

http://www.sportsbookreview.com/foru...ng-rigged.html

So Stephen A. Smith came out and said some things to Ayesha Curry and about Ayesha Curry that are downright sexist and pretty infuriating.

Here is an excerpt of what he said:
She stepped out of line. She stepped out of pocket. I’m trying to sound as appropriate as I possibly can. You are the wife of Steph Curry. What you do is a reflection on him. What you do is a reflection on the organization he works for. You have to be mindful of that. You can’t get caught up in your own individual emotions and having this zest to speak out, to the point where it compromises your husband.
http://deadspin.com/stephen-a-smith-thinks-ayesha-curry-should-act-more-li-1782178105

Now, lets address the overall message he is conveying, THAT WOMEN SHOULD NOT HAVE A VOICE. That her husbands career comes before her right to have a voice and to use it. He says that because she is the wife of Steph Curry, she must temper her emotions and her comments are a reflection on Steph, that she shouldn't speak out and compromise her husband. He then goes on to call her remark CLASSLESS

GO Fukk yourself you piece of shit.

He takes it one step further and gives her an example of how to act by using LeBrons's mother and wife, and tells Ayesha to sit there and stay silent and doesn't bring any attention to herself.

The bigger problem here is STEPHEN A SMITH has a pulpit and his message is that women should stay silent

Just sickening

His message is not that women should remain silent. His message is that ESPN kisses up to the NBA. His ESPN-message is to walk on, because there's nothing to see here. But in reality there is a lot to see... And Curry's wife, almost certainly, is expressing the opinion of her husband. The NBA is rigged. Entertainment only. And more and more people realize it. That's not good for ESPN.

[MrAllin]

They should of shot karkan and let the gorilla live. The world would be a better place with 2 less dumb penetrates and 1 more bad ass primate

[Booya711]

If Ayesha Curry is at the game............who is cleaning the kitchen?

The illegal Mexican maid of course

[irish1]

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ESPN fires Ron Franklin for calling Jeannine Edwards 'sweet baby'

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By Paul Farhi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 4, 2011; 6:10 PM
ESPN fired veteran play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin on Tuesday, four days after Franklin referred to a female colleague as "sweet baby" and followed that up with an expletive after she objected.
THIS STORY

• ESPN fires Ron Franklin for calling Jeannine Edwards 'sweet baby'
  
• Poll: Did he deserve to be fired?
  
• ESPN host calls reporter 'sweet baby'

Franklin, who has called games for the sports cable network since 1987, was due to broadcast the Fiesta Bowl game on ESPN's radio network Saturday, but he was yanked off the air by as a result of the run-in on Friday with sideline reporter Jeannine Edwards during an off-air encounter.
Franklin, 68, apologized on Monday for his remarks to Edwards, but to no apparent avail.
The incident is the latest in a long string of episodes in which ESPN hosts have demeaned or engaged in sexually harassing behavior toward the Disney-owned network's female employees.
Baseball analyst Harold Reynolds was fired in 2006 after being accused of harassment by a female employee. Steve Phillips, another baseball analyst, lost his job in 2009 as a result of an affair with a much younger production assistant who disclosed the relationship to Phillips's wife after he sought to break it off. In 2007, a makeup artist working on the since-canceled show "Cold Pizza" sued the program's co-hosts, alleging they groped and harassed her. (The suit was thrown out.)
Last year, former Washington Post sports columnist Tony Kornheiser, co-star of the popular ESPN show "Pardon the Interruption," was suspended for critical comments he made on his local radio program about "SportsCenter" host Hannah Storm's clothes.
Franklin reportedly addressed another sideline reporter, Holly Rowe, as "sweetheart" during a 2005 broadcast. He later apologized to Rowe.


That incident prompted ESPN ombudsman George Solomon to observe at the time: "Play-by-play commentators need to take sideline reporters - many of whom are women - more seriously. So does ESPN, which needs to give these reporters more airtime and more serious issues to address."
In a statement Monday about Franklin, ESPN said, "We're not going to get into specifics other than to say adhering to our personal-conduct policies and showing respect for colleagues are of the utmost importance to our company and we take them extremely seriously."
The network also issued a statement from Franklin, saying: "I said some things I shouldn't have and am sorry. I deserved to be taken off the Fiesta Bowl."
ESPN dealt with dozens of sexual harassment incidents in the first two decades after its founding in 1979, according to "ESPN: The Uncensored History," a book by New York Times sportswriter Mike Freeman that was published in 2000. Among those disciplined, according to the book, was "Monday Night Football" announcer Mike Tirico, who in 1992 was suspended for unwelcome advances toward another employee.
Despite its track record, ESPN is no more hospitable to harassing behavior than other male-dominated workplaces, said Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Sport in Society program at Northeastern University.
"I hate to single out ESPN for having a dysfunctional culture," Lebowitz said. "It just mimics an inherent ill in our society. It's more a reflection of overall societal behavior where women are mistreated in the workplace. Whether it's the investment industry or the entertainment industry or something else, it's across the board. It just seems more sensational at ESPN because they're a very public entity."
Added Lebowitz, "There's still an awful long way to go in terms of teachable moments for men to understand proper workplace conduct and to treat women as equals."
At the very least, he said, ESPN "has sent a message" that such conduct won't be tolerated, by firing or suspending employees whose behavior crossed the line.
The Franklin-Edwards exchange came before the Florida State-South Carolina game. Franklin was talking with two fellow announcers, Rod Gilmore and Ed Cunningham, about Gilmore's wife, Marie, who was elected mayor of Alameda, Calif., in November.
When Edwards tried to join the conversation, Franklin allegedly responded, "Why don't you leave this to the boys, sweet cakes?" according to the Web site Sportsbybrooks.com, which first reported the incident. (Edwards later told USA Today that Franklin used the term "sweet baby.")
When Edwards objected to Franklin's comment, Franklin allegedly responded, "Okay then, [expletive]."
After senior executives learned of the comments, ESPN tried to pull Franklin off the game but couldn't find a replacement for him in time. He and Edwards worked together that night without apparent incident. He was replaced the next night on the radio broadcast of a second college game.

[irish1]

sorry about the slopy cut and paste but wouldn't let me edit it, but the story is there

[chico2663]

i went to watch lebron play in high school.Met his mom. GHETTO HOE is the best way to describe her. I'm sure she has embarrassed him more than one time. They lost to one of the catholic schools and she was an idiot

[pavyracer]

Do husbands or wives of WNBA players tweet stupid stuff? No.

[chico2663]

Irish after you share article; then go back an edit and erase things you don't want. It is what I have done