I Hate Charles Barkley

Yesterday I was watching the NBA Playoffs on TNT. It was painful enough watching Cleveland destroy the Pistons, but then having to see Charles Barkley in the studio just made me sick.

I was sick because he should have been fired months ago for making racist comments. Don Imus and Rush Limbaugh both were out after making racist comments. Why is Charles different?

The comments I am referring to are the ones he made toward his alma mater, Auburn. He didn't like the fact that they hired Gene Chizik over Turner Gill, so he accused them of being racist.

“I think race was the No. 1 factor," Barkley said. "You can say it’s not about race, but you can’t compare the two resumes and say (Chizik) deserved the job. Out of all the coaches they interviewed, Chizik probably had the worst resume.”

If you think about that comment for about two minutes, it makes absolutely no sense. Hey Charles, since when does a good resume get you a job? I always thought a resume got you an interview. A great interview gets you hired. Both Gill and Chizik had good enough resumes to get an interview.

Unless Barkley was present at the interviews, he has no idea what went on behind closed doors. Therefore, he had no right to make his comment. He has no right to accuse them of being racist when he is the one who is the racist.

By making this statement, he is assuming that these white men made a decision based on skin color. Therefore, he is judging them based on the color of their skin. Therefore, this statement is racist.

So why is Barkley still allowed to be on TNT? He was suspended for something unrelated to this. I just find it incredibly unfair that Imus and Limbaugh were both held accountable for their comments and Barkley, for whatever reason, can get away with it.

Those two guys did get new jobs, but will primarily be remembered for one stupid comment and be labeled racists.

I bet most people watch the playoffs on TNT and probably don't even remember Barkley's racist comments.

Why does he get special privilege?