Stephen A. Smith admits he had to be ‘polished politically’ because he’s black while talking about Pat McAfee’s inclusion in ESPN 

Stephen A. Smith believes the rules are different for African Americans when it comes to expressing their unrevisioned political views.

Stephen A. Smith admits he had to be ‘polished politically’ because he’s black while talking about Pat McAfee’s inclusion in ESPN 

Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith (Via Imago/ X)

Does Stephen A. Smith have to be ‘polished politically’ due to race? If you ask him, he will surely say yes to that question. The “First Take” host appeared to have quite some unique thoughts on multiracialism within the sports industry, as he compared his new colleague Pat McAfee, who apparently is white. 

Smith clarified his previous take on the host of The Pat McAfee Show doesn’t have to be as polished in expressing his political views, as he is white. The ESPN analyst believes the rules are different for African Americans when it comes to expressing their unrevisioned political views.

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In a recent episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show,” on Thursday, Smith denied criticizing McAfee when asked about his statement on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast, earlier this week. Here is what Smith had to say:

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I love Pat McAfee, love him to death. I love his swag; I love the fact that he’s an honest brother. He don’t give a s**t…That’s my kind of dude. If we’re being honest, he’s white, and I’m black [so] he doesn’t have to be as polished.
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This time, Smith defended himself saying what he said wasn’t wrong, though he didn’t mean to knock McAfee down. Smith added:

I had to be. So I get all that, and I’m not knocking him for it.
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Pat McAfee’s show faces backlash and sabotage after Aaron Rodgers’ controversial interview

In recent times, McAfee’s show has recent quite a handful of controversy, since his interview with the New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers made a scandalous statement by claiming ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s name is linked to the list of people associated with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

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Although Rodgers cleared that he did not mean to call Kimmel a pedophile, he didn’t exactly apologize for his words. But the NFL and analyst McAfee did, personally to the ABC host, who threatened to sue Rodgers. 

Unfortunately, Rogers’ scandal caused some tension between ESPN and McAfee, to the extent where the 36-year-old legit accused ESPN’s head of event and studio production, Norby Williamson of ‘sabotaging’ his show. 

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