she admitted to hitting him first, did you even look into the case or just jump on the hate wagon

People will hear what they want to hear. I personally did not hear what he said and think he was accusing woman of being at fault for being abused. I dont know Stephen A. personally, but I tend to give anybody the benefit of the doubt, because if he truly felt that way, he be a very evil person. I heard, that woman…

Serious question: what is gained from Smith being suspended?

Compelling argument, why don't you give me your take on the issue?

Yeah I used to religiously read deadspin. Now this site is way too liberal and always crucifying someone. I thought my views were in line with the deadspin staff, but i was wayyyy wrong. Or they just recently started bitching about everything than actually providing funny, witty, commentary... oh well.

Couldn't have said it better

I mention this in a previous topic and i'll share it again....

This entire thread is full of people whining about whether or not an apology was sincere or not.... We jump on Stephen A. after his monologue "condoning" domestic violence because, well, he was most definitely sincere then. But, no, his apology cannot be sincere because it was scripted, because "ESPN forced him to do…

What do you need for this guy to be convincing? i found it be VERY eloquent and nuanced. He conveyed that apologies aren't enough, but that he was still sorry. He conveyed that his use of "provoke" was incorrect, and that he failed to properly articulate his own nuanced views. I don't sense a sexist/misogynist…

I still feel like this is such a non-story. He just poorly communicated it but I got what he's saying.

"Good morning. On Friday, speaking right here on First Take about domestic violence, I made what can only amount to one of the most egregious mistakes of my career. I momentarily almost jeopardized my job as a multimillion dollar sports and media public figure with a worldwide forum that gives me, in theory, the…

First of all, it's ridiculous that Stephen A. Smith had to apologize any further than what he had already done. Second, the apology was absolutely perfect.

Jesus Christ what else do you want him to do Ley get on the floor and beg to your satisfaction. This is waaaaaaay better than any apology that the NFL has given for only giving Ray Rice 2 games. Yes Ley let's get back to the real issue here 2 games and no real explanation why only 2 games. The NFL and Ray Rice wants…

Is Gawker media just trying to stir enough shit to get Stephen A. fired like they did the Sirius radio guy? What he said was deplorable but isn't the universal scorn he's received punishment enough? Or is your M.O. to make anyone who speaks against the grain disappear? Even if he still believes what he said I doubt…

How is Michael Sam a distraction to anyone but the media? I've yet to hear a single player truly give a crap about his sexual orientation. Whereas if Manziel's an idiotic brat all the time, that's going to bleed onto the field over time. Hell, maybe not even over time.

Agreed. People seem to forget that the NFL is a huge business and I'm sure appropriate behavior was addressed before he signed the contract w/ the Browns.

But remember, Michael Sam would be a distraction according to some bigots.

I think they're more "stunned" by how stupid he is about it. It's cool to have fun but literally getting in front of a camera and saying "I'm not gonna stop partying and it doesn't hurt my chances of being named the starter" doesn't sound smart. Then being photographed rolling up a bill in the bathroom (for angelic…

Smith knows he can't say this, but he would if he could: There are women in the modern African American community, especially among those who socialize with professional athletes and celebrities, who consciously and deliberately provoke violence from men, then use those incidents to shame those men into financial…

Stephen A Smith said some intensely idiotic things. I think he was trying to bring up provocation in terms of provoking anger, not violence; however, he didn't realize that this really wasn't contextually appropriate or a good arena for that discussion. His continued attempts to justify it are simply digging himself a…