During a college football game, Bob Griese was asked where was Juan Pablo Montoya in the Nascar standings, since they were looking at a top-5 drivers graphic, and he wasn't listed.
Griese's response: "Out having a taco."
Griese has been suspended.
But in his defense, how does ESPN know that Montoya wasn't having a taco at that very moment? Who doesn't enjoy a good taco? I think people of all races can come together and agree that tacos are good, and there's no reason that a Columbian guy shouldn't be allowed to have a taco, or not assumed not to be having a taco.
Wouldn't it be worse to say that he was out having an egg roll? I mean, that's both racist and wrong. At least he got the Latin American stereotype correct.
If someone were to wonder where's Dave when looking at a graphic of the top-5 fantasy teams, and someone replied "out having a hoagie" or even "out having a burger," I wouldn't be offended. I would be grateful that someone deflected a fantasy criticism by referencing foods that I do in fact enjoy. And we've already established that everyone enjoys tacos.
So there you have it. Bob Griese: not a racist.
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