Charles Barkley Is Getting A TV Show About Race And I Pray It Doesn't Ruin Charles Barkley
TNT is going all-in with this one. Look, Charles Barkley is great. He’s better than great. He’s a certified national treasure. One of the most outspoken people in America today is given his own national platform to talk about one of the country’s most controversial topics. “People don’t talk about race unless something bad happens, and even then it’s just yelling and screaming.” He’s not wrong. If Chuck can make this topic civil, more power to him. But I’m not even sure the great Sir Charles can take this shit on and come out smelling like roses.
The Round Mound Of Rebound is so likable he literally can say almost ANYTHING and it’ll be brushed off. The man has the ultimate hall pass for live TV. When you can say stuff like “20% of NBA fans should be shot” and “If you an ugly woman, you ain’t got no chance of getting a TV job” on national television and absolutely nothing happens, you’ve got it made in the shade. Barkley could be wearing a Nazi uniform on air while eating a live puppy and people would still be happy to tune in as long as he’s not “Turrible.” But, like I (kind of) said, Barkley’s gonna need some tough tits to come out not only making a difference, but looking good with this project. Regardless, Long live Sir Charles.
Obligatory: With any Sir Charles post, we present the list –
Top 10 Charles Barkley Quotes of All-Time:
10. “I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I’d work for the Klan.”
9. On his 17-year old daughter not dating yet: “Thank goodness. I just hope she doesn’t start before I go in the Hall of Fame. That way, I won’t have to kill anybody before I get inducted.”
8. Charles Barkley after seeing a picture of Sam Cassell on the screen: “Phone home.” And later he remarks to Kenny, “Sam Cassell is a good guy, but he’s not going to wind up on the cover of GQ anytime soon.”
7. Asked if he had ever been in the governor’s office in Montgomery, Barkley said no. “They don’t let many black people in the governor’s mansion in Alabama,” he said, “unless they’re cleaning.”
6. “When I was recruited at Auburn [university], they took me to a strip joint. When I saw those titties on Buffy, I knew that Auburn met my academic requirements.”
5. On Jerry Krause still being able to keep his job as GM of the Chicago Bulls: “Jerry Krause must have pictures of his boss’s wife having sex with a monkey.”
4a. On national TV on Valentines day: “I’d never buy my girl a watch… she’s already got a clock over the stove.”
4b. “If you go out with a girl and they say she has a great personality, she’s ugly. If they tell you a guy works hard, he can’t play a lick. Same thing.”
3. After an Olympic Dream Team victory over Angola, in which they won 116-48, Charles got into a physical altercation with a member of Angola towards the end of the game, afterwards he says, “Somebody hits me, I’m going to hit him back. Even if it does look like he hasn’t eaten in a couple weeks. I thought he was going to pull a spear on me.”
2. After retiring from basketball: “I’m just what America needs – another unemployed black man.
1. After throwing a guy through a 1st floor window in a bar Charles was in front of the judge.
Judge: “Your sanctions are community service and a fine, do you have any regrets?”
Charles: “Yeah I regret we weren’t on a higher floor”