Deadspin savages Whitlock and The Undefeated

How Jason Whitlock Is Poisoning ESPN's "Black Grantland"

A long, but worthwhile read about SJ's favorite writer and his leadership - or lack thereof - at The Undefeated, ESPN's black version of Grantland.

If you don't wade through the whole thing, the closing paragraph is just a ferocious takedown of Whitlock.

"Whitlock is a social commentator with a 15-year-old’s understanding of American history and a 75-year-old’s appreciation for pop culture."

 

And suddenly, Bill Simmons seems like a low-maintenance model employee.

 

People who have worked with him have said ever since his Oprah appearance, which came during the Rutgers "Nappy Headed Hoes" debacle, Whitlock has seemed to think he's on a different planet than other writers/columnists.

He basically said, "He always had a giant ego, but was tolerable. Then he went on Oprah and started to think the world revolves around him."

 

And they waited to post this on Whitlock's birthday.

 

Reading it now but I have a short attention span and saw "Uplift" and am willing to bet that Jason loves this Rakim song, which plays into his raison de etre ...

Pretty good read so far.

 

Greg Howard is the new Scoop Jackson. Whitlock couldn't have asked for a better foil.

 

They'd need to up a year to 400 days long.

 

Hey, he's the best soccer writer Deadspin's got.

 

Wtf ever happened to Scoop Jackson?
That's a name from the past.

 

God damn, these stories are always so long.

 

Howard can be full of shit, but long as it is, that's good stuff. Whitlock comes off terribly.

 

That was some pretty cringe-worthy reading. I mean, I can't even imagine having to work for someone like that.

Wow.