Is Your Mother A Prostitute?

IS YOUR MOTHER A PROSTITUTE?



Imagine this for me...you walk into a room, a well decorated room. You sit down in a chair and begin to have an interview for a job. You begin to discuss how you would be an asset to the organization with which you are interviewing for. They begin to ask you the usual questions about your previous employment, they ask about your family background, and then comes the following question "Is your mother now or at any time has she been a prostitute?" You would come unglued. Who does this clown think he is asking that question. I'm going to beat him within an inch of his life & then I am going to demand his firing from his organization. There is no way that is an appropriate question. There is no way to justify that type of question in a job interview. Well sit down for a minute, because not only am I going to justify it, I am going to convince you that it was not only an appropriate question, but I will show you that IT WAS A QUESTION THAT HAD TO BE ASKED!!! I know you are shocked that I would even make such a statement, but please set aside your pious, better than thou attitudes and listen to reason before you either close this out or begin posting your response. Here are 3 reasons why we owe Jeff Ireland an apology for the reaction he has dealt with.

1. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, this is a simply a case of a young kid who is making way to much out of a situation that never should have been released to the media. I am very puzzled as to why for the last 2 days there have been questions about the questioning Dez Bryant about the background of his parents, however, there has not been one discussion about the fact that EVERY NFL team talked Tim Tebow about how being raised by Baptist Missionaries helped to make him into a young man who would come into the league and embrace the title of role model that comes to ALL athletes. With the recent legal problems of Ben Rothlisburger and Santonio Holmes the character of players is more important than ever. I am troubled by the fact that the media has not hyped Tim Tebow and how great a guy he is. All we have heard about is the negatives, he can't be a successful NFL qb (I agree), The Broncos made amistake by trading up and drafting him in round 1 (I agree). Where are the good stories about him? All we have done is tear this guy down. Could it be that this is really nothing more than a corrupt media looking to capitalize on negatives and create controversy, because that gets more attention than the good stories about good guys who catch a break? I realize it is uncomfortable to have to ask this question, but your past does have a direct influence on your future and this kid had a questionable (at best) past.

2. Last time I checked Miami is one of the largest cities for prostitution in the U.S. There have been many good men who have gone to Miami and given into the temptation of prostitution. I am not talking about thugs. I am not talking about bad guys. I am talking about well respected individuals. Men who are thought of as good family guys. Guys who would never allow themselves to do something so crazy as pick up a prostitute. Guys who were in Miami with their wife and children before the biggest game of their life. I am talking, specifically, about Eugene Robinson. You remember Robinson, The REINING WALTER PAYTON MAN OF THE YEAR, who, HAD HIS FAMILY WITH HIM, was in Miami for the Super Bowl. The night before the game, he was picked up for solicitation of a prostitute. What does this have to do with Jeff Ireland and Dez Bryant you ask, if the Walter Payton Man of the Year, who had his family with him gives in to that kind of temptation, what do you think a guy who IS USED TO THAT TYPE OF BEHAVIOR DO? I know, you can't judge a man based strictly off of his past, I bet Arthur Blank had considered Mike Vick's past a little more closely before he gave him $100 million to be the future of his franchise. I saw how the city of Atlanta turned on Blank & Vick after his dog fighting scandal. You should have done more homework. You should know what your star players are doing. Here's my question, The Dolphons did not ask Colt McCoy if his mother had been a prostitute. They did not ask Derrick Morgan or Sean Weatherspoon. So this was clearly not a scripted question for every rookie. This leads me to believe with all of the resources that the Dolphins had available to them, something came up to make them ask this question. If you have a husband who beats his wife, do you not ask if he ever hit his kid? Of course you do. If you have a drug dealer, do you not ask if they have used drugs? Of course you do?If you have someone who robbed a bank, do you not ask them if they have robbed someone at gun point? Of course you do, because all of these things go hand in hand as does prostitution and drug trafficking. This was not the Missionaries kid they were asking this to, this was the kid of a woman who lived a lifestyle that prostitution was a normal part of. She may have been the exception, but the question is definatley deserved.

3. You want reasons why I agree with Jeff Ireland's right to ask Dez Bryant if his mom was a prostitute...I will give you 10 million reasons why that question was ok to ask. $10 million is approximately the amount of money that Dez Bryant would have been paid had he been drafted by the Miami Dolphins. Dez Bryant wants to be paid $10 million for playing a game then his life becomes an open book. Go ahead and tell me how "you don't ask that question." I have heard that, and unless you were in the room when the question was asked, you are speculating and assuming that the question was asked in an inappropriate way. Let me play a scenario out for you...
Jeff Ireland - "Dez, it has been reported that your mother spent time in jail for drug trafficking, is this true?"
Dez Bryant - "Yes Sir".
Jeff Ireland - "Dez, we have read reports that say your mom has been linked to prostitution, is that true?"
Dez Bryant - his answer does not really matter...
Jeff Ireland - "What did you learn from witnessing these things while you were growing up?" or "As you look back at your past, how can the things that you saw help you in your transition to the NFL and in what ways will it help you contribute to the Miami Dolphin organization and the city of Miami?
Don't kid yourselves, just like interviewers lead you and I down a path with a serious of questions these guys do the same. They make a habit of leading you down a winding path to get you to an end result. I have ZERO PROBLEM with what Jeff Ireland did. I think the outrage is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE! Please do not tell me about the "public apology" from Ireland as proof that he made a mistake, HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE A STATEMENT!!! Privately, I believe he stands by his decision and he should.

There you go. You have allowed me to speak my peace, so please I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING OTHER OPINIONS ON THIS TOPIC. However, Please do not tell me about how if your boss asked this question he would be fired, we all know that sports is outside the realm of "the real world." Please save the boring well it should not be arguments, I agree it should be the same, but IT'S NOT!!! Please respond away. I am looking forward to it!

Until Next Time...