Jake Paul is making a lot of waves in the boxing world after he knocked out former NBA player Nate Robinson a couple of weeks ago (kind of?), but one of the more bizarre situations he’s become involved in was on VICE TV’s late night show ‘Stick To Sports’ on Tuesday where he was asked by the hosts if it was racist or not of him to KO Nate.
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We said at the time that it seemed like Jemele Hill and Cari Champion were trolling Paul by asking him such a dumb question, but we weren’t really sure because the segment was so absurd and dumb that it almost seemed like it could be real as well? Was hard to tell.
Anyway, this obviously didn’t go down too well with the internet because race clearly doesn’t have anything to do with two grown men boxing each other and one of them getting knocked out. Nevertheless, Hill and Champion aren’t having any of it and have instead decided to double down and defend their line of questioning, explaining via their Twitter accounts that they were surprised by the backlash because it seemed clear to them being POC themselves that they were just joking.
It’s a late night talk show that comes on at 11:30p. It ain’t supposed to be PBS. I also didn’t realize I wasn’t permitted to joke about race just because I also have the range to talk about it seriously. https://t.co/UPr7oZpE45
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 9, 2020
We were. I’m now laughing that people actually thought we were serious. https://t.co/mZlsmRrzps
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 9, 2020
Y’all, @jemelehill and I were trolling a troll with permission. This wasn’t an interview with weight. It was sarcastic- y’all need context? Bc if y’all can’t hear the laughing, the bad WiFi connection- smh. So for the outraged! For more context Thurs. at 1130pm on @VICETV 👀. pic.twitter.com/qwIAk2nuUT
— Cari Champion (@CariChampion) December 9, 2020
NOW RACISM IS SERIOUS! Okkkk. Lol
— Cari Champion (@CariChampion) December 9, 2020
Yeah I mean have they even seen the segment back? It’s not clear at all that they’re joking and the whole incident is just an absurd shambles. Jake Paul certainly wasn’t in on the joke anyway.
People on the internet still weren’t happy with their excuses and just thought the whole thing was a shit show:
Trolling would be asking Nate if he felt being knocked out was “racism”
he can laugh it off, we can laugh WITH him
this is just shitty interviewing/wave riding
ya’ll deserve ALL the slander https://t.co/SD7BRZYwZT
— Being Smarter Than You Isn’t MY Problem It’s YOURS (@THEEHollywood_) December 9, 2020
This isn’t funny.
And it’s clear that Jake Paul didn’t think it was funny the second time it was asked. https://t.co/uybbCiKKcJ
— Gare Bear (@GVLaker68) December 9, 2020
Y’all be puttin salacious clips out for public reaction and be shocked when you get what you asked for.
Y’all picked this particular clip for a reason. Stand in y’all lame ass jokes with pride.
Still not watching this bumass interview, respectfully. https://t.co/VkxYi0I8Yh
— Craig The DJ (@DJTGIF) December 9, 2020
Yeah, kinda agree with them to be honest. Jake Paul didn’t think this was funny and neither did anyone on the internet or watching at home and that’s when you know you’ve got a problem. Surprised whoever is in charge at VICE these days let that shit air to be honest, but I guess that kinda sums up VICE these days too. Shots fired.
For more of the same, check out Jake Paul saying he’ll dedicate his life to beating Conor McGregor. Maybe he does deserve to be trolled coming out with statements like that.
