I don't ask much...

Something has really been bugging me this week. Well... something else, besides the Death Flu.

People keep beating the "Doug Williams Inappropriate Question" thing into the ground.

You've probably seen it about 12,000 places this week, but the one that made me snap came in the Bill Simmons weekly blog entry on Friday afternoon. In his recollections of Super Bowl XXII, he said two things stood out, one being "How does it feel to be a black quarterback, Doug?"

First of all, it was, "How long have you been a black quarterback."

And second of all... listen close... put your ear right up to the monitor... NO IT FUCKING WASN'T!!!

The question was really, "You've obviously always been a black quarterback. When did it start to matter?"

THIS IS NOT THE SAME FUCKING QUESTION!!! REPEAT: THIS IS NOT THE SAME FUCKING QUESTION!!! THE FIRST ONE NEVER HAPPENED. NO ONE ASKED IT! EVER!

But it's gotten repeated and repeated to the point where even the people at Snopes have to be shrugging their shoulders, saying "there's nothing we can do now."

That poor faceless journalist will now spend the rest of his pitiful existence with Mikey and his Pop Rocks. The truth doesn't matter, it's a good story. Except when people repeat it, everyone eventually assumes it's true. Which it isn't. By the way, the actual question is verified here, here, and here.

I just wanted to clear that up.

Update: It turns out that Snopes actually addressed this very issue already. So there.