He stereotypes QB's fans as 'people with American flags and dogs.' Then EPSN host gets put on blast by Buffalo Bills players.



After blatantly stereotyping fans of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen as "people with American flags and dogs," ESPN host Domonique Foxworth got earful from a couple of Bills players.

What's the background?

Foxworth — a former NFL cornerback — uttered his regrettable words during a chat with ESPN's Bomani Jones a few days ago. According to Western Journal, Foxworth noted that "I am fully aware that I have biases; and my biases are not based on Josh Allen" — and then he proceeded to rip Allen's fans.

Here's the audio:

Cancel Dominique Foxworth @espn https://t.co/b8pxTiLYWc
— TheBillsGuys (@TheBillsGuys)1607716612.0

"It's based on the people that are defending Josh Allen. I would be 100% lying if I said that when Josh does something dumb, a little part of me doesn't get happy. ... It's because the people who are telling me that Josh is the Second Coming, and Josh is better than everybody are people with American flags and dogs and skull and crossbones. … If you go just take a dip into their tweet history, it's some really concerning retweets and likes. … It's not about Josh," Foxworth said.

Foxworth added that "generally, I'm pro-player, and I'm looking for ways to understand a player's position and defend a player. But in Josh's case, it's not about him. He is the ground on which we are fighting," Western Journal also noted.

For context it may help to keep in mind that the Bills are one of only six NFL teams with a majority of fans who are Republicans, the outlet added, citing FiveThirtyEight.

Foxworth took a bit of a licking for his stereotype against Allen's fans, with one commenter saying, "Damn this has to be the most f***ed up sports take I've ever heard. Is he insinuating that all Bills fans are racist, or am I reading into this wrong?" Another observer declared, "Get that racist douche bag Foxworth off the air. No place for his comments ... Imagine if a white dude said something equally disgusting about [black NFL quarterback] Lamar Jackson? Whitey would have been fired immediately! ESPN SUCKS!"

Bills' players aren't happy, either

A couple of Bills' players — safety Jordan Poyer and guard Jonathan Feliciano — also got in Foxworth's face over his criticism of Allen's fans.

Hold up bruh... 🧐we not jus letting this slide, yeah?! @espn this what we on now in the sports world!? @Foxworth24… https://t.co/j7ymktn6DD
— Jordan poyer (@Jordan poyer)1608154880.0

"Hold up bruh," Poyer tweeted. "we not jus letting this slide, yeah?! @espn this what we on now in the sports world!? @Foxworth24 we gotta do better my brother... cause this ain't it."

Feliciano also hit back at Foxworth:

ay @Foxworth24 are you talking about the fans that just raise over 700k for a hospital during a pandemic? Ppl do/sa… https://t.co/jhJLyJi9hT
— Jonathan Feliciano (@Jonathan Feliciano)1608151845.0

"Are you talking about the fans that just raise over 700k for a hospital during a pandemic?" Feliciano asked the ESPN host. "Ppl do/say the corniest things to try n get ahead."

What did Foxworth have to say?

Foxworth replied to Poyer's tweet and said his comments about Allen's fans were "taken out of context," and — presumably to make peace — he even added a waving American flag to his post:

Feel free to DM me, listen to the full podcast, or ignore this foolishness all together and get back to ballin. Bes… https://t.co/Vv3hfkCRjj
— Domonique Foxworth (@Domonique Foxworth)1608162914.0

"Nobody I respect has taken this seriously, so I've been ignoring it," Foxworth wrote Wednesday. "And getting taken out of context kinda comes with my job, so I haven't been trippin. But I respect you and the ppl in your building and it bothers that y'all have spent 1 sec thinking about this disingenuous BS."

He added, "Feel free to DM me, listen to the full podcast, or ignore this foolishness all together and get back to ballin. Best of luck to you and my new favorite QB."

ESPN host blasts American flag-waving, dog-loving fans of NFL quarterback Josh Allen — and gets blasted back as a 'racist'



ESPN host Domonique Foxworth got a bit sociopolitical the other day, blasting fans of Buffalo Bills' quarterback Josh Allen as "people with American flags and dogs and skull and crossbones."

Foxworth — a former NFL cornerback — uttered his blatant stereotype during a chat with ESPN's Bomani Jones. According to Western Journal, Foxworth noted that "I am fully aware that I have biases; and my biases are not based on Josh Allen" — and then he proceeded to rip Allen's fans.

Take a listen:

Cancel Dominique Foxworth @espn https://t.co/b8pxTiLYWc
— TheBillsGuys (@TheBillsGuys)1607716612.0

"It's based on the people that are defending Josh Allen. I would be 100 percent lying if I said that when Josh does something dumb, a little part of me doesn't get happy. ... It's because the people who are telling me that Josh is the Second Coming, and Josh is better than everybody are people with American flags and dogs and skull and crossbones. … If you go just take a dip into their tweet history, it's some really concerning retweets and likes. … It's not about Josh," Foxworth said.

Foxworth added that "generally, I'm pro-player, and I'm looking for ways to understand a player's position and defend a player. But in Josh's case, it's not about him. He is the ground on which we are fighting," Western Journal also noted.

It may come as no surprise that the Bills are one of only six NFL teams with a majority of fans who are Republicans, the outlet added, citing FiveThirtyEight.

How are folks reacting?

It also may come as no surprise that more than a few folks didn't like Foxworth's take on Allen's patriotic, canine-crazy fans:

  • "Damn this has to be the most f***ed up sports take I've ever heard," one Twitter commenter reacted. "Is he insinuating that all Bills fans are racist, or am I reading into this wrong?"
  • "Get that racist douche bag Foxworth off the air," another user declared. "No place for his comments ... Imagine if a white dude said something equally disgusting about [black NFL quarterback] Lamar Jackson? Whitey would have been fired immediately! ESPN SUCKS!"
  • "When do people who are sick of hearing elites badmouth your beliefs stand up?" another commenter asked. "When is it enough? How do people get to say such crazy things and no longer suffer street justice or retaliation? Let's [not] let them get away with it anymore. Enough is enough."

Outkick's Clay Travis wasn't letting it go, either:

ESPN analyst says he roots for Josh Allen to fail because Allen’s supporters are the kind of people who have Americ… https://t.co/yKaYAcyltN
— Clay Travis (@Clay Travis)1608127045.0

Pro-Trump minority students: Despite attacks by campus leftists, bias from professors, our conservative values are strong



A group of minority college students who are voting for President Donald Trump in Tuesday's election told Campus Reform that despite attacks from leftist groups on campus and bias against conservatives in the classroom, their values are steadfast — because being conservative is the best path toward liberty and freedom.

What are the details?

University of Utah student Seodam Kwak told the outlet what all of us already knew — that colleges far and wide are pushing left-wing values and that it's become "almost an indoctrination process."

Kwak — vice chair of the the Utah Federation of College Republicans — told Campus Reform he's seen more than his share of "oppression from left-wing student groups," including intimidation tactics, bullying, vandalism, and name-calling.

But he added that the harassment he and his fellow GOP students have endured paints a stark contrast between leftists and conservatives.

"The Republicans are the ones who really judge a person upon the characteristics that you're not inherently born with," Kwak explained, noting "so basically your character and the choices you've made in life" — and not the color of your skin.

"Clearly, my race shouldn't have anything to do with that," he added to the outlet, noting, "We don't see color. We absolutely don't. And I think that is the epitome of anti-racism."

Other students spoke of anxieties while attending classes.

"There's always this slight fear of, if I say this or if I write this in my paper, and the teacher doesn't agree with me, I could get a bad grade on this paper," University of Chicago senior Gerrin Alexander told Campus Reform. "Which affects my grade in the class, which affects my GPA and my standing for where I want to go for grad school, et etcetera. It's like a whole chain effect."

Still, she said, she still believes in "individualism."

Christopher Gaffrey, a senior at Wayne State University in Michigan, told the outlet that he recognizes that professors do have biases and that said that "when I went to class, I did not talk about [my conservatism]."

He also said he observed when he went to classes that had nothing to do with politics that "they [would] start talking about ... certain ideas that kind of align with, like, a communist, or they align and say how evil Trump is."

Young minority Trump voters share fear of expressing views (PART 4 of 4)youtu.be

NY Times reporter: 'Intensity of tweets' from conservatives 'looking to amplify/draw attention to' Philly looting is 'remarkable.' So is the backlash.



New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton noted Wednesday how conservatives were reacting on Twitter to Philadelphia looting on the heels of the fatal police shooting Walter Wallace Jr., a black man, who approached officers while reportedly armed with a knife Monday:

Watching my Twitter feed since last night very notable the intensity of tweets from conservative voices looking to… https://t.co/yMk4rZvRWf
— Eric Lipton (@Eric Lipton)1603885768.0

"Watching my Twitter feed since last night very notable the intensity of tweets from conservative voices looking to amplify/draw attention to looting in Phila," Lipton tweeted. "Yes it happened. NYT covered it as well. Just remarkable how conservatives want to elevate it."

What did folks react to the tweet?

While left-leaning commenters naturally backed up Lipton's observation, others didn't appreciate the reporter's dismay in regard to a legitimate angle of a legitimate news story, regardless of who is negatively portrayed:

  • "It is telling that progressives don't think it is particularly newsworthy when an American city is lit on fire and looted," one commenter said.
  • "Yes - you're right. It is very notable how 'conservative voices' tell people the truth while liberal media tries to hide it," another commenter noted.
  • "They are burning the city and no one should mention it on a mass social media site?" one user added. "My God the cover work must be exhausting."
  • "Sorry but your efforts to suppress the facts won't work here," another user noted. "We all know exactly what happens in Democratic run cities like Philadelphia where police are told to stand down and violence is allowed to fester. The Democrats are the party of violence."
  • "What a pompous response to the people who have had their business destroyed," another commenter said.

One commenter floated the following zinger:

Image source: Twitter


Anything else?

In case certain news organizations are doing their best to not "amplify/draw attention to" looting in Philadelphia, perhaps you'll find it enlightening to know that the city's deputy police commissioner reportedly obstructed the police response to the looting.

WTXF-TV reporter Steve Keeley tweeted Wednesday morning that police officers were "extremely frustrated" after Deputy Police Commissioner Melvin Singleton allegedly ordered both patrol and commanding officers to "not arrest looters just disperse them."

"By the order of CAR-2, Philadelphia Police will respond to 'priority' calls only," the alleged directive from the department obtained by Keeley said. "This means no calls for disturbance, missing person, stolen vehicle, burglary or theft will be answered."

Keeley added that some officers believe the order "leaves no deterrent to stop looting."

Philadelphia Protest: Looting, Vandalism Marks Second Night of Unrestyoutu.be

Mom livid over 'scary' PragerU videos in daughter's public school history class. So she pulls her from class — and district pulls videos.



The mother of an Ohio public school student pulled her daughter from a 10th-grade history class after learning that extra credit could be acquired by watching PragerU videos — which present conservative sociopolitical views — and answering questions about them, the Huffington Post reported.

The outlet said Maumee City Schools, in response to the mother's outrage, assigned work reflecting the opposite perspective. The district also told WTOL-TV it offered the student the opportunity to transfer to a different class and removed the extra credit assignment from the curriculum.

What are the details?

The Huffington Post said "the PragerU videos — with titles such as 'Build the Wall,' 'Why the Right Was Right,' and 'The Left Ruins Everything' — were assigned to a 10th-grade history class at Maumee High School, along with a series of questions about the videos' 'most important messages.'"

It isn't clear from the Huffington Post story if the aforementioned videos were part of the assignment. But you can view them below if you wish:

Build the Wallyoutu.be

Why the Right is Rightyoutu.be

The Left Ruins Everythingyoutu.be

The Huffington Post said Andrea Cutway, the mother of 16-year-old student Avery Lewis, told district officials about the assignment and "immediately pulled her daughter out of the class."

More from the outlet:

Administrators first tried what they deemed a compromise by also assigning work that reflected views from the other side of the political spectrum to the student, Cutway said. But after HuffPost reached out to the school about the assignment, it decided to remove the materials from the syllabus, Todd Cramer, superintendent of Maumee City Schools, told HuffPost.

Other PragerU videos on its website dissect issues in five-minute clips and have titles such as "There Is No Gender Wage Gap," "How to Steal an Election: Mail-In Ballots," and "Is Islam a Religion of Peace?"

The teacher's class website shows that she also assigned the videos last year.

The homework assignment appeared unrelated to PragerU's latest venture, called PragerU Educators and Parents, or PREP, which launched several weeks ago. The inception of such a program suggested that these types of assignments may become more prevalent in schools.

The outlet added that Lewis was "immediately alarmed when she started her extra credit assignment last week. The assignment asked her to watch PragerU videos and then answer questions about how the videos challenged her beliefs." But the Huffington Post said "after seeing the videos, the teen didn't think she could complete the homework."

Her mother — Cutway — was "similarly shocked when her daughter showed her the assignment. She immediately fired off an email to the school's principal asking who approved the assignment and whether or not students had been given any context for PragerU's point of view," the outlet said.

"It's ALT RIGHT propaganda," Cutway said in the email to the principal, which the Huffington Post said she provided to the outlet. "If you Google PragerU and spend a few minutes scrolling, you will see that this site is controversial at best."

But the outlet said that even after Lewis and administrators came up with the solution of offering her an assignment reflecting the opposing point of view, Cutway said the larger issue was that PragerU videos were part of the curriculum.

"When I talked to the principal and vice principal, they acted like this was just another assignment," Cutway told the Huffington Post. "I said, 'I think at this time we need to end this call, gentlemen.' … I don't know what you have allowed to bring into your public school."

She told the outlet in regard to PragerU that "this really is some scary stuff. I do feel like they have found a way to get into the public school system."

The Huffington Post said the teacher who assigned the videos did not respond to a request for comment.

But the outlet said "since Cutway's conversation with the school administrators, district leaders appeared to have had a change of heart and said they removed the assignment from the syllabus, though they stopped short of condemning the overall use of such materials."

The district has more to say

Here's the statement, in part, that the district released to WTOL Tuesday afternoon:

Maumee City Schools is aware of the online story published by Huffington Post on October 19. We would like to clarify the sequence of events and correct impressions resulting from that article.

Students were offered an extra credit assignment intended to challenge their critical thinking skills by examining political cartoons. Students had options and were able to choose from sites presenting either liberal, moderate or conservative viewpoints through political cartoons. The assignment challenged students to analyze a cartoon's content, context, symbols, labels, tone and more.

A second option in the extra credit assignment asked students to view a video from a conservative website, analyze it and explain what they may have learned from it, and how it may have challenged or supported their own beliefs.

A parent who objected to the assignment contacted school administrators. In alignment with our District goals, we made immediate changes to support the student. An alternative assignment was offered, and the student was given the opportunity to transfer to a different class. Our first goal was to ensure the student would be comfortable fully participating in the curriculum. Additionally, the extra credit assignment was removed from the class syllabus. All of this occurred before the Huffington Post contacted the District.

The station added that the course syllabus said "extra credit is available by completing political cartoon analysis assignments and/or Prager U assignments — see handout."

WTOL, citing the teacher's website, reported that students could watch a PragerU video and respond to prompts such as "Something new and interesting I learned...." and "What is the most important message from the video that others should know?"

Students also were given the option to review a political cartoon instead of a PragerU video — and the assignment listed conservative news site Townhall as one of the recommended sources for political cartoons, the station said.

PragerU also was listed as an extra credit option during the winter 2019-20 semester, WTOL said.

What did PragerU have to say?

While PragerU didn't immediately reply Tuesday afternoon to TheBlaze's request for comment, the organization did refer to the controversy on Twitter:

"Having a visceral reaction" because a 10th grade teacher in Ohio offered extra credit to review PragerU videos.😳… https://t.co/7idmKyugAv
— PragerU (@PragerU)1603209537.0