UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT
Two Minutes, Well Worth It

This Should Go Smoothly: Charles Barkley Is Hosting A New Race Centric Show On TNT 

8/1/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
AA-  A new show from Charles Barkley has been ordered by TNT and it’s much different than the sportscaster’s current gigs.

TNT announced at the Television Critics Association press tour Barkley will be hosting a six-episode limited-run series titled The Race Card. Variety reports the hour-long show will feature Barkley discussing “hot-button topics” with guests such as cultural leaders with varying viewpoints and perspectives.Barkley said the show will examine race, class, and culture.

“We as Americans never discuss the issue of race in this country and how it impacts everything in our lives until something bad happens,” Barkley told Variety. “I see this project as a way to talk about race, class and cultural differences and challenge everyone’s status quo.”


Here’s how TNT described the show.

“NBA legend and Inside the NBA analyst Charles Barkley has had enough. The America that he knew has lost its way, becoming mired in partisan politics, social divides and entrenched corporate interests. Now he hopes to get to the root of the problem in the new limited-run series The Race Card. TNT has ordered six hour-long episodes of the show, with plans to launch in early 2017.





If Miss Cleo were still alive I would call her right this second to ask whether or not this gut feeling that this won't be the last time I blog about Charles Barkley's show on race is strong enough to be considered  physic premonition. There's just little to no doubt that the Chuckster fans the flames of the dumpster fire that has become race relations in this country and it's not even his fault. In fact - under the massive assumption that we're dealing with an open minded audience - Charles Barkley is the perfect person to host this show. He pulls no punches and he's not afraid to say exactly what he feels needs to be said regardless of it's politically correctness. In a social environment that is constantly begging us to pick a side, Barkley is one of the few people that is critical of both the African American community and the people that continually marginalize them. Theoretically that means he could help polar opposite viewpoints come to a mutual understanding, but in actuality it means he's going to piss off both ends of the spectrum.

The world is like a broken shower in the sense that it's impossible to find the sweet spot without going too hot or too cold. People have gotten used to that and embraced it instead of admitting that there is a problem with the volatility of the water temperature. Charles Barkley speaks from a place of comfortability and it makes those that are uncomfortable even more uncomfortable, and uncomfortable people usually lash out. There's simply nothing that people hate more than compromising their antiquated, misinformed beliefs about race, and Charles Barkley is likely going to have most questioning every single one of them. Especially considering the one thing he isn't schooled in is softening a blow, and that basically begs those whose insecurities took a hit to strike back in every single mildly moderated comment section they can anonymously voice their socially unacceptable frustrations out in. 
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Categories

    All
    Dumbest-of-the-stupid
    Footy Fisticuffs Etc
    Hardball
    Hoops
    Jersey's Team
    Pigskin
    Pop Cultured
    Puck
    Scarlet-knights
    Who Dat Nation

    Archives

    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy