ESPN's Vick As White Man Sparks Controversy

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:realgm

RealGM Staff Report - ESPN The Magazine has a new article and accompanying picture that is sparking controversy and conversation.

The article is titled 'What if Michael Vick were white?' and a photo illustration by D'arcy Hyde shows Vick as a white man.

"Race is an undeniable and complex element of Vick's story, both because of his style as well as the rarity of black QBs in the NFL," writes Touré, the author of the piece. "A decade after he became the first black QB to be drafted No. 1 overall, about one in five of the league's passers is African-American, compared with two-thirds of all players. But after his arrest for dogfighting, so many people asked: Would a white football player have gotten nearly two years in prison for what Vick did to dogs?"

Touré plugged the piece on Twitter and also spoke of his thoughts on the title.

"I asked them not to call it What If Vick Were White but they did," wrote Touré.

Most of the early response to the photo has been negative.

 

[NV]

Someone's always gotta play the race card..

 

[Falcons11497]

I think in Vick's case, the race card was necessary at the time
but it's over now so I dunno why people keep bringing it up

 

[cruzg24]

Someone's always gotta play the race card..

I know right, people say as a society we need to be more progressive, but talking about it in these terms doesnt create conflict resolution. What good comes out of an article with a title that asks if someone were white.

If Michael Vick were white, really....

Become a real journalist for once.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

I thought it was kind of funny.

 

[The Lone Granger]

I thought it was a pretty funny read as well, lol. Creepy look when he's white though...

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Yeah, he looks like a wife beater.

 

[H-MYK]

He looks like Commander Shepard from Mass Effect. That pic looks kinda creepy if you ask me.

 

[playmaker7]

Yeah like whats the purpose of even bringing something like that up

That's like saying what if Tom Brady was a drug dealer in the hood...

We get it ESPN

 

[ZigZag]

wasn't the guys point that it's foolish to even ask the question? espn fuckin twisted it into controversy to sell magazines