Current Events > Top QB Recruit Loses Florida Scholarship Offer After Rapping N-Word In Video

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Lebronwon
11/21/22 5:09:20 PM
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https://www.tmz.com/2022/11/21/top-qb-recruit-loses-florida-scholarship-offer-after-rapping-n-word-video/

One of the best high school football players in the country had his Florida scholarship offer pulled this weekend ... after he was seen on video rapping the n-word. Marcus Stokes posted the quick, two-second clip on his social media page last week -- appearing to show the quarterback recruit singing, "Welcome back, *****" Almost immediately afterward, the Nease H.S. athlete, who's white, received backlash for it ... and on Sunday, the Univ. of Florida made the decision to pull their offer from him. Stokes had been committed to attending the school since early July. "I was in my car listening to rap music, rapping along to the words and posted a video of it on social media," Stokes explained on his Twitter page on Sunday. "I deeply apologize for the words in the song that I chose to say. It was hurtful and offensive to many people, and I regret that."

Stokes continued, "I fully accept the consequences for my actions, and I respect the University of Florida's decision to withdraw my scholarship offer to play football." "My intention was never to hurt anybody and I recognize that even when going along with a song, my words still carry a lot of weight," he said. "I will strive to be better and to become the best version of myself both on and off the field. I know that learning from my mistakes is a first important step."




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Iodine
11/21/22 5:10:45 PM
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Ehhhhh this really isn't that big of a deal.

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gunplagirl
11/21/22 5:11:42 PM
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Fair, next

Don't say the damn word

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A_Good_Boy
11/21/22 5:12:23 PM
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Iodine posted...
Ehhhhh this really isn't that big of a deal.
Agreed. Nobody is entitled to play football.

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Kain_Highwind
11/21/22 5:15:51 PM
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He should be expelled

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ThePrinceFish
11/21/22 5:16:00 PM
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Disturbing racial punishment.

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NoxObscuras
11/21/22 5:17:02 PM
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Fair, next

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Key
11/21/22 5:17:14 PM
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Was it a dumb move? Sure.
but I dont agree with running a kids future over saying a edgy word in a rap song

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Were_Wyrm
11/21/22 5:17:58 PM
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I fully expect him to get a full ride at some Florida school when desantis finds out. Something about free speech and woke

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DirkDiggles
11/21/22 5:21:09 PM
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Was it with an "a" at the end or was it an hard "r"?

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gunplagirl
11/21/22 5:26:03 PM
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Key posted...
Was it a dumb move? Sure.
but I dont agree with running a kids future over saying a edgy word in a rap song
It isn't ruining his future. Most students don't get a sports scholarship and they turn out just fine.

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Doe
11/21/22 5:27:00 PM
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stupid

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berlyman101
11/21/22 5:27:53 PM
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he'll probably just go to another school. most players don't go beyond college anyway

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Robot2600
11/21/22 5:54:13 PM
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Rather than take away the scholarship (which is also fine) they should have enrolled his ass in an African-American history class.

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berlyman101
11/21/22 5:55:19 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
Rather than take away the scholarship (which is also fine) they should have enrolled his ass in an African-American history class.

he's not enrolled yet. he graduates from hs next year and is in the recruiting phase.

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Robot2600
11/21/22 6:02:22 PM
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berlyman101 posted...
he's not enrolled yet. he graduates from hs next year and is in the recruiting phase.

yea i meant as a condition of the scholarship he has to take African-America History (or Literature, Culture). just use it as a teaching opportunity and change a mind. make the world a better place <3

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thronedfire2
11/21/22 6:03:08 PM
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he'll still get in school, it just won't be free.

but his family prob has money anyway

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ThePrinceFish
11/21/22 6:18:07 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
yea i meant as a condition of the scholarship he has to take African-America History (or Literature, Culture). just use it as a teaching opportunity and change a mind. make the world a better place <3
To change a mind? He was singing along with a rap song. He's hardly a racist.

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g0ldie
11/21/22 8:20:58 PM
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^ I'm not saying the kid is racist, but there are tons of racists who listen to rap.

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Robot2600
11/21/22 8:22:11 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
To change a mind? He was singing along with a rap song. He's hardly a racist.

i dont think he's racist either, to change his mind about why he cant use that word

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ssk9716757
11/21/22 8:23:37 PM
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Iodine posted...
Ehhhhh this really isn't that big of a deal.

this tbh, yeah he shouldnt say it but he apologized and it wasnt directed towards someone

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Flauros
11/21/22 8:25:48 PM
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rappers really need to stop using that word

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CreekCo
11/21/22 8:26:14 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
Rather than take away the scholarship (which is also fine) they should have enrolled his ass in an African-American history class.

That would solve the problem and actually make sense. This is also another reminder for people to stay off social media if you have something to lose.

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ThePrinceFish
11/21/22 10:30:29 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
i dont think he's racist either, to change his mind about why he cant use that word
It's absurd to say that the rapper can use the word but he can't while he sings along. Absurd and racist.

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KobeSystem
11/21/22 10:35:25 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
It's absurd to say that the rapper can use the word but he can't while he sings along. Absurd and racist.

Ignorance is bliss

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ThePrinceFish
11/21/22 10:37:31 PM
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KobeSystem posted...
Ignorance is bliss
The only ignorance here is the people claiming some races can sing words and other races are forbidden or else.

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The_Critic
11/21/22 10:37:35 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
he'll still get in school, it just won't be free.

but his family prob has money anyway

hes a 4 star recruit at QB, hes going to school for free.
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pick4six
11/21/22 10:38:56 PM
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Florida and Texas man... ya'll gotta learn someday


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Toonstrack
11/21/22 10:39:12 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
It's absurd to say that the rapper can use the word but he can't while he sings along. Absurd and racist.

If you're not black you dont really need to be speaking on this. Its a pretty nuanced issue.

Personally, I'm generally against white people using the word, but I also think maybe they could conduct an investigation into his conduct and decide if this is warranted. If he has a history of casually using it, then the decision stands. If he was genuinely just rapping along with a song he liked i could see him let on.

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StarReaper13
11/21/22 10:39:32 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
It's absurd to say that the rapper can use the word but he can't while he sings along. Absurd and racist.
Is the rapper white and saying it? Then yes it'd be absurd.
Is the rapper black and saying it? Then no, it's not absurd.

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I4NRulez
11/21/22 10:47:03 PM
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Robot2600 posted...
Rather than take away the scholarship (which is also fine) they should have enrolled his ass in an African-American history class.

it shouldnt take a whole class to know not to say a racial slur.

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Cheetaluv
11/21/22 10:47:36 PM
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Flauros posted...
rappers really need to stop using that word

This. They are normalizing the word and to no surprise it gets said.

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Toonstrack
11/21/22 10:47:40 PM
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I4NRulez posted...
it shouldnt take a whole class to know not to say a racial slur.

You'd be surprised what these kids parents teach them.

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11/21/22 10:48:50 PM
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ThePrinceFish
11/21/22 10:50:22 PM
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Guess he should have known better before being the wrong race to sing along.

I wouldn't even care if he was punished for literally calling someone with the soft -a, even if he was clearly trying to be funny, because of the historical context it would be inappropriate. But to punish him for singing along with a song entirely because of his race is wrong to do.

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A_Good_Boy
11/21/22 10:50:33 PM
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Cheetaluv posted...
This. They are normalizing the word and to no surprise it gets said.
Don't use rappers as peer or role models. Simple.

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Gretgrab
11/21/22 10:59:28 PM
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They need to retire that word already.

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Toonstrack
11/21/22 11:07:16 PM
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Gretgrab posted...
They need to retire that word already.

Lol white people telling black people when to stop using the slur they created is interesting

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archedsoul
11/21/22 11:17:36 PM
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I've been pretty vocal about the appropriation of AAVE (which includes the n-word) being pretty problematic these days, which does somewhat stem from listening to rappers and repeating them.

But it doesn't sit right with me that he lost the scholarship on that alone. I think a simple meeting to talk to him about it and the possibility of losing it could have been better.

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RetsuZaiZen
11/21/22 11:22:25 PM
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Nah kid needs to take accountability.

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MacadamianNut3
11/22/22 12:12:31 AM
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I'm black and if I uploaded 2 second clip just to show me saying the n word and it was found there would be some serious repercussions since I work with professionals. This kid is a popular recruit and obviously a university wouldn't want that kind of PR nightmare if they can avoid it. I, as a rando nobody growing up, still also never said the n word in public and definitely didn't record myself doing it. Both of which are surprisingly not that hard to do. I keep all the stupid shit I do online on burner accounts since I had enough common sense even as a teenager to not post it on Facebook/Twitter/Myspace/Instagram/whatever with my name and face right next to it

Life lesson: Stop being a fucking moron

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TheChariot8
11/22/22 12:17:41 AM
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This country can fucking rot.
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Lost_All_Senses
11/22/22 12:20:35 AM
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What's the song? Unless that's in a skit he was mimicking, it's a very weird line. It would need very specific context to be pulled off. Otherwise it just sounds more like something an ignorant white person would say and not a rap lyric.

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Philip027
11/22/22 12:51:29 AM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
It's absurd to say that the rapper can use the word but he can't while he sings along. Absurd and racist.

Plenty of songs have language for which it would be inappropriate to "sing along" with in certain environments. When you go ahead and put that sort of thing on public display online, that's just the risk you take.
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