Regarding sports journalism, Jason Whitlock is a renowned columnist, and on-air analyst responsible for creating ESPN's The Undefeated platform online and the original Speak For Yourself show on Fox Sports 1. Shortly into his tenure as co-host of the hit series on FS1, Whitlock began to separate himself from other well-known sports media personalities of his generation, such as Colin Cowherd, Marcellus Wiley, Michael Smith, and Jemele Hill, with hot takes that went against the grain, socially. His staunch resistance to Colin Kaepernick and liberal principles in general garnered supporters and naysayers en route to creating a niche that the 55-year-old parlayed into a buzzworthy podcast with Blaze Media called Fearless with Jason Whitlock.

Since the launch of his new podcast in 2020, Whitlock has strayed away from sports-related topics somewhat and veered toward social/political commentary. Now that Whitlock has created a niche for himself, that he hosts and co-produces, his disdain for BLM, Colin Kaepernick, the LGBTQ+ community, and a litany of "dilemmas" that he associates with liberals has seemingly amplified. Last year, Whitlock called ex-Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores a "Snitch" after he filed a lawsuit against his former employer, he slammed the makers of "The Woman King" for sensationalizing Africa, and he also referred to Barack Obama's Presidential legacy as "gay." Whitlock often appears as an interviewee on Tucker Carlson Tonight. Last week, during a guest appearance, on the political talk show, Whitlock shared his thoughts on the tragic passing of Tyre Nichols. Although the incident involved police brutality that was captured on camera, Whitlock blamed the fatality on single Black women for their inability to raise young Black men and properly lead a police force in Memphis. 

“There is a racial element and this is a story about young Black men and their inability to treat each other in a humane way," Whitlock said. "Everybody involved in this on the street level was either 24 to 32 years old. Everybody. It was a group of young Black men, five-on-one. [It] looked like gang violence to me...It looked like what young Black men do when they’re supervised by a single Black woman. And that’s what they got going on in the Memphis Police Department. They’ve elected some or put some Black woman in charge of the police force, and we are getting the same kind of chaos and disunity and violence that we see in a lot of these cities run by single mothers,” he continued.

Whitlock's words caused a bit of an uproar in the Twitterverse, as celebrities such as platinum-selling recording artist Ciara took to the platform to defend Black women and condemn him shortly after his interview with Tucker Carlson.

“Jason Whitlock, as a Black man, to get on national TV and say something like this is irresponsible," Ciara wrote. "A lot of amazing kids have come from single mothers. For you to also undermine single Black women in the midst of this tragedy is so sad. This woman just lost her son! Do better!”

Actress Holly Robinson echoed that sentiment in response to Ciara's post.

“Thank you, Ciara. What a self-loathing, cold, reckless, stereotypical, insensitive clout chasing untruth to spew in front of millions. Tyre called out for his mama and this was his takeaway? Neither Tyre’s mother or [Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis] are single Black moms so WHY say that? Pathetic troll.”

The Black woman Whitlock referred to in his interview with Tucker Carlson is Cerelyn J. Davis, the current police chief of the Memphis Police Department.

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Source: Rolling Out