Thus spake the irrepressible Sir Charles. https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...e-tnt-plans-blasts-cancel-culture/7727530002/ Charles Barkley speaks about his ‘Inside the NBA’ future, blasts cancel culture: ‘Can’t have fun nowadays’ Charles Barkley has often said he didn't expect to be on the award-winning "Inside the NBA" for this long. Barkley has been a part of the show since 2000, and has won four Sports Emmy Awards for Outstanding Studio Analyst. But the 58-year-old Naismith Hall of Famer has some thoughts of when he will say goodbye to his television gig. ”I’m trying to hang on for another couple of years until I’m 60 and then they can kiss my ass. I’m only working until 60," Barkley told WJFK 106.7 The Fan in Washington earlier this week.I’ve already told them that. I’m not working until the day I die. That’s just stupid. And if I don’t have enough money by now, I’m an idiot, anyway. They should fire me, anyway." Barkley says he blames the current stigma of "cancel culture" where past behavior or comments can land you in hot water. “If you crack a joke the wrong way, they’re like, ‘Oh, no, no, no, you crossed the line,’” Barkley said. “I mean, they won’t even let me talk about San Antonio anymore when I’m always talking about their big ole women down in San Antonio. They’re like, ‘Charles, we got one lady (who) wrote an article.’ I’m like, ‘First of all, I didn’t call anybody personally fat in San Antonio; I was just joking around.’ His bosses at Turner Sports have talked to him frequently about taking jokes too far. “That’s all we ever talk about behind the scenes like, ‘Yo, man, be careful going in this direction.’ I’m like, ‘Yo, man, we can’t even have fun anymore." Barkley said.
I just picked USA Today randomly. The story is on multiple sites, though.. https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/sports/charles-barkley-cancel-culture-inside-nba-tnt
Isn't that exactly what he's complaining about? “I mean, they won’t even let me talk about San Antonio anymore when I’m always talking about their big ole women down in San Antonio." barfo
Barkley has had a career of being irreverent and irrepressible. Everything is different now. Notwithstanding, SNL being an exception to that rule.
Yeah, go forbid we grow as people and realize insulting others isn't super cool. By golly, we just can't talk the way we used to, back in the day when we could make fun of all the marginalized individuals and they had to shut up and take it. The good ol' days.
Can't wait until all of this infiltrates itself into Army boot camp. The pendulum can swing too far in either direction.
I certainly hope all that has passed your highly scrutinizing approval. Jury's out, though, I suppose.
His employer is telling him not to make fat woman jokes. He's not being "cancelled". His employer is telling him how they want him to do his job. barfo
Barkley is wrong. Atlanta takes the cake for fatties, not San Antonio. Everyone in Atlanta is 80 pounds overweight. CNN is based in Atlanta, so they subscribe to cancel culture. Barkley has earned the right to call out Atlanta fatties because he's only 70 pounds overweight. But his employer is right to defend the good name of San Antonio. Just wanted to clarify the thread.
