<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: ESPN&#8217;s Handing of Stephen A. Smith&#8217;s &#8220;N&#8212;a Please&#8221; Incident Was Cowardly</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 05:29:25 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: JimmyBX</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-6/#comment-1804970</link> <dc:creator>JimmyBX</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:50:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804970</guid> <description><![CDATA[Nigg-a is a word used by Puerto Ricans. It&#039;s translated &#039;negrito&#039; in Puerto Rico as little blackie. It&#039;s a term of endearment. In NYC, the word morphed into the English version that&#039;s used today. Puerto Ricans refer to lightskinned Puerto Ricans as &quot;blanco&quot; or &quot;blanquita&quot; which is white guy or white girl respectively. They&#039;re all terms of endearment. African American use the same term of endearment when they use the word &quot;negro&quot; and what not. The problem is NYC rappers in the 80&#039;s started incorporating the word. Dumb white boys and oreo African Americans wanted to make a political beef over the word. We (Puerto Ricans) used to call our pastors &quot;nigg-a&quot; in the Bronx back in the 80&#039;s. It&#039;s OUR word....Lean the word before repeating media jibberish.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nigg-a is a word used by Puerto Ricans. It&#8217;s translated &#8216;negrito&#8217; in Puerto Rico as little blackie. It&#8217;s a term of endearment. In NYC, the word morphed into the English version that&#8217;s used today. Puerto Ricans refer to lightskinned Puerto Ricans as &#8220;blanco&#8221; or &#8220;blanquita&#8221; which is white guy or white girl respectively. They&#8217;re all terms of endearment. African American use the same term of endearment when they use the word &#8220;negro&#8221; and what not. The problem is NYC rappers in the 80&#8242;s started incorporating the word. Dumb white boys and oreo African Americans wanted to make a political beef over the word. We (Puerto Ricans) used to call our pastors &#8220;nigg-a&#8221; in the Bronx back in the 80&#8242;s. It&#8217;s OUR word&#8230;.Lean the word before repeating media jibberish.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-6/#comment-1804413</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:27:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804413</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.&lt;/blockquote&gt; Wait, they don&#039;t?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.</p></blockquote><p>Wait, they don&#8217;t?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-6/#comment-1804383</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:40:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804383</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Da and best car for always, like baby of Yuri and Stalin.&lt;/blockquote&gt;BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!you made my fucking day with that shit, dude.  put it in H.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Da and best car for always, like baby of Yuri and Stalin.</p></blockquote><p>BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!</p><p>you made my fucking day with that shit, dude.  put it in H.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804380</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:37:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804380</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;only stereotype for mother russia that is making the sense is we have best girls, best clubs, best pills, best champagne, everything is the best, no problem.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://youtu.be/Ci2Qe7oB1XQ&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Da and best car for always, like baby of Yuri and Stalin. &lt;/a&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>only stereotype for mother russia that is making the sense is we have best girls, best clubs, best pills, best champagne, everything is the best, no problem.</p></blockquote><p><a href="http://youtu.be/Ci2Qe7oB1XQ" rel="nofollow">Da and best car for always, like baby of Yuri and Stalin. </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804374</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:35:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804374</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Nyet, stereotype not talk for all Mother Russia, make leaps Yuri Gagarin triumph high.&lt;/blockquote&gt;only stereotype for mother russia that is making the sense is we have best girls, best clubs, best pills, best champagne, everything is the best, no problem.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Nyet, stereotype not talk for all Mother Russia, make leaps Yuri Gagarin triumph high.</p></blockquote><p>only stereotype for mother russia that is making the sense is we have best girls, best clubs, best pills, best champagne, everything is the best, no problem.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804370</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:33:52 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804370</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;this bottle…it not finish itself, are you knowing what it is i am saying, comrade?&lt;/blockquote&gt;Nyet, stereotype not talk for all Mother Russia, make leaps Yuri Gagarin triumph high.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>this bottle…it not finish itself, are you knowing what it is i am saying, comrade?</p></blockquote><p>Nyet, stereotype not talk for all Mother Russia, make leaps Yuri Gagarin triumph high.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804365</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:30:28 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804365</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;For instance to a Russian: I’m offended 50% of homicides are spousal violence and demand Russia stops finishing the bottle every time they open it.&lt;/blockquote&gt;this bottle...it not finish itself, are you knowing what it is i am saying, comrade?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>For instance to a Russian:<br /> I’m offended 50% of homicides are spousal violence and demand Russia stops finishing the bottle every time they open it.</p></blockquote><p>this bottle&#8230;it not finish itself, are you knowing what it is i am saying, comrade?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804361</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:27:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804361</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;There there, let’s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Yep fucked that up.&lt;blockquote&gt;If you identify a country and their people by a singular cruel societal practice carried out by a uneducated poor people, then you are a sanctimonious anal fissure. &lt;/blockquote&gt;Agreed but that&#039;s a strawman arguement.&lt;blockquote&gt;This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Hey I build the strawman around here. &lt;blockquote&gt; Their population is over a billion&lt;/blockquote&gt;Brings me back to their sucking at the olympics. If you can point out culturally that they care more about academics than sports why can I point out the shitty, shitty dowry culture system?&lt;blockquote&gt;Seriously, now you’re just being a fucking asshole with a superior complex. Fuck off. &lt;/blockquote&gt;Sorry I feel my country is morally superior for not killing a bride every hour on the hour. Won&#039;t happen again.Also, I cannot discuss the nuance of a country in totality when making a two line joke.For instance to a Russian: I’m offended 50% of homicides are spousal violence and demand Russia stops finishing the bottle every time they open it.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>There there, let’s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules.</p></blockquote><p>Yep fucked that up.</p><blockquote><p>If you identify a country and their people by a singular cruel societal practice carried out by a uneducated poor people, then you are a sanctimonious anal fissure.</p></blockquote><p>Agreed but that&#8217;s a strawman arguement.</p><blockquote><p>This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.</p></blockquote><p>Hey I build the strawman around here.</p><blockquote><p> Their population is over a billion</p></blockquote><p>Brings me back to their sucking at the olympics. If you can point out culturally that they care more about academics than sports why can I point out the shitty, shitty dowry culture system?</p><blockquote><p>Seriously, now you’re just being a fucking asshole with a superior complex. Fuck off.</p></blockquote><p>Sorry I feel my country is morally superior for not killing a bride every hour on the hour. Won&#8217;t happen again.</p><p>Also, I cannot discuss the nuance of a country in totality when making a two line joke.</p><p>For instance to a Russian:<br /> I’m offended 50% of homicides are spousal violence and demand Russia stops finishing the bottle every time they open it.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804349</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:19:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804349</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;This is like saying ... all Canadians are drunk assholes &lt;/blockquote&gt;But this part is true.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>This is like saying &#8230; all Canadians are drunk assholes</p></blockquote><p>But this part is true.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scouser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804344</link> <dc:creator>Scouser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:14:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804344</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;There there, let’s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules.&lt;/em&gt;I have no idea what the fuck this means, but whatever. If you identify a country and their people by a singular cruel societal practice carried out by a uneducated poor people, then you are a sanctimonious anal fissure. Their population is over a billion, not 30 or so million like yours. It&#039;s a poor country trying to get its shit together, and it takes time.This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.Seriously, now you&#039;re just being a fucking asshole with a superior complex. Fuck off.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>There there, let’s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules.</em></p><p>I have no idea what the fuck this means, but whatever. If you identify a country and their people by a singular cruel societal practice carried out by a uneducated poor people, then you are a sanctimonious anal fissure. Their population is over a billion, not 30 or so million like yours. It&#8217;s a poor country trying to get its shit together, and it takes time.</p><p>This is like saying ALL Muslims subjugate and treat their women like shit, or that all Canadians are drunk assholes who treat the Eskimo and Inuit population like 2nd class citizens.</p><p>Seriously, now you&#8217;re just being a fucking asshole with a superior complex. Fuck off.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804334</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:03:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804334</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;a href=&quot;http://content.ibnlive.in.com/article/20-May-2012tv/satyamev-jayate-dowry-in-big-fat-indian-weddings-259706-44.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Think I have this dowry thing right. &lt;/a&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://content.ibnlive.in.com/article/20-May-2012tv/satyamev-jayate-dowry-in-big-fat-indian-weddings-259706-44.html" rel="nofollow">Think I have this dowry thing right. </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804324</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:57:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804324</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;feel the same way about a man’s opinion on abortion&lt;/blockquote&gt;If men could get pregnant, abortion would be protected by the First Amendment.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>feel the same way about a man’s opinion on abortion</p></blockquote><p>If men could get pregnant, abortion would be protected by the First Amendment.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804323</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:57:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804323</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;You’re so fucking ignorant about the dowry stuff, I’m not even going to waste my breath arguing with you. As to the Olympics, Indians don’t really care.&lt;/blockquote&gt;There there, let&#039;s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/23/dowry-deaths-big-fat-indian-wedding&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Earnestly though please set the record straight. &lt;/a&gt;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>You’re so fucking ignorant about the dowry stuff, I’m not even going to waste my breath arguing with you. As to the Olympics, Indians don’t really care.</p></blockquote><p>There there, let&#8217;s not go goggling Darjeeling schedules.<br /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/may/23/dowry-deaths-big-fat-indian-wedding" rel="nofollow">Earnestly though please set the record straight. </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Squawkbox enunciates clearly</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804321</link> <dc:creator>Squawkbox enunciates clearly</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:56:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804321</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;then he went to ESPN and turned into an assclown.&lt;/em&gt;They must have regular seminars on this subject at the ESPN studios campus.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>then he went to ESPN and turned into an assclown.</em></p><p>They must have regular seminars on this subject at the ESPN studios campus.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804314</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:53:31 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804314</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I am offended by how Apu’s portrayed in the Simpsons&lt;/blockquote&gt;When the perioheral character focus switched from Barney and Apu to Moe and Disco Stu is when I stopped watching &lt;em&gt;The Simpsons&lt;/em&gt;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I am offended by how Apu’s portrayed in the Simpsons</p></blockquote><p>When the perioheral character focus switched from Barney and Apu to Moe and Disco Stu is when I stopped watching <em>The Simpsons</em>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804309</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:52:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804309</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;my (very inebriated) wife yells out “fuck the PoPo”.&lt;/blockquote&gt;perhaps she&#039;s a dragonball z fan...just throwing it out there./probably just humiliated myself that i know enough about that show to know there was a character named popo.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>my (very inebriated) wife yells out “fuck the PoPo”.</p></blockquote><p>perhaps she&#8217;s a dragonball z fan&#8230;just throwing it out there.</p><p>/probably just humiliated myself that i know enough about that show to know there was a character named popo.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Some Random Old Dude</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804308</link> <dc:creator>Some Random Old Dude</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:51:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804308</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;my (very inebriated) wife yells out “fuck the PoPo”. After choking on his drink, the man replies “I hear you, but you still gotta keep it down.”&lt;/blockquote&gt;Yep, when keepin&#039; it real goes wrong...I gotta break camp, y&#039;all. Working the USAFA-Nevada game tonight. Holla!This place is better than &quot;Cheers&quot;.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>my (very inebriated) wife yells out “fuck the PoPo”. After choking on his drink, the man replies “I hear you, but you still gotta keep it down.”</p></blockquote><p>Yep, when keepin&#8217; it real goes wrong&#8230;</p><p>I gotta break camp, y&#8217;all. Working the USAFA-Nevada game tonight. Holla!</p><p>This place is better than &#8220;Cheers&#8221;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Scouser</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804306</link> <dc:creator>Scouser</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:49:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804306</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I’m offended by dowry burning deaths and demand India stops embarrassing itself in the Olympics every four years.&lt;/em&gt;You&#039;re so fucking ignorant about the dowry stuff, I&#039;m not even going to waste my breath arguing with you. As to the Olympics, Indians don&#039;t really care.&lt;em&gt;So how to explain the Olympic medal deficiency? There are a number of theories. Probably the most common is that both India as a country and Indians as individuals just have other priorities. &quot;Sport was never a priority for a majority of [Indian] parents and their kids,&quot; Indian sports psychologist Madhuli Kulkarni told EuroNews. &quot;In fact we have a saying in Hindi - India&#039;s National language - &#039;Kheloge kudoge to honge kharab, padhoge likhoge to banoge nawab&#039; which means that your life will be a waste if you play but if you study or do well in academics you will be a king.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;Yeah, so we have other priorities....]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I’m offended by dowry burning deaths and demand India stops embarrassing itself in the Olympics every four years.</em></p><p>You&#8217;re so fucking ignorant about the dowry stuff, I&#8217;m not even going to waste my breath arguing with you. As to the Olympics, Indians don&#8217;t really care.</p><p><em>So how to explain the Olympic medal deficiency? There are a number of theories. Probably the most common is that both India as a country and Indians as individuals just have other priorities. &#8220;Sport was never a priority for a majority of [Indian] parents and their kids,&#8221; Indian sports psychologist Madhuli Kulkarni told EuroNews. &#8220;In fact we have a saying in Hindi &#8211; India&#8217;s National language &#8211; &#8216;Kheloge kudoge to honge kharab, padhoge likhoge to banoge nawab&#8217; which means that your life will be a waste if you play but if you study or do well in academics you will be a king.&#8221;</em></p><p>Yeah, so we have other priorities&#8230;.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804304</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:49:11 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804304</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I have a confession to make. Dan Lebatard’s dad makes me laugh.&lt;/em&gt;That&#039;s the one show on that network that doesn&#039;t take itself seriously. No wonder it&#039;s one of the more tolerable ones and has by far the best interviews.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I have a confession to make. Dan Lebatard’s dad makes me laugh.</em></p><p>That&#8217;s the one show on that network that doesn&#8217;t take itself seriously. No wonder it&#8217;s one of the more tolerable ones and has by far the best interviews.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: spencer096</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/10/26/espns-handing-of-stephen-a-smiths-n-a-please-incident-was-cowardly/comment-page-5/#comment-1804302</link> <dc:creator>spencer096</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:48:23 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=217490#comment-1804302</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I have a confession to make. Dan Lebatard’s dad makes me laugh.&lt;/blockquote&gt;/recoils in horror //sends child services &quot;save the date&quot;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I have a confession to make. Dan Lebatard’s dad makes me laugh.</p></blockquote><p>/recoils in horror<br /> //sends child services &#8220;save the date&#8221;</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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