Emmanuel Acho’s clownery continued as he responded to backlash for his “Cowardly Dog” comparison of Angel Reese by doubling down with a weak sauce word salad. The WNBA-bound baller seemingly shaded Acho’s “disrespect” as the internet dragged Acho’s non-apology.
Following a week on the Summer Jam screen for a failed “gender-neutral and racially indifferent” take on Angel Reese, Acho thanked fans and famous friends who coddled “respectfully reprimanded” him. He took to X, formerly Twitter, to repetitively ramble about handling him with respect while defending his disrespect of Angel.
Regarding the Angel Reese dialogue: thank you. pic.twitter.com/SUtjE87iaP
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) April 4, 2024
“I want to thank everyone who has respectfully reprimanded me and offered brilliant opinions on the Angel Reese conversation. I do not believe there is any one way to think about things,” he said, name dropping Ryan Clark and Essence Askins for giving him feedback.
“I want just to applaud those publicly and privately who have respectfully —the operative word there being ‘respectfully’— reprimanded me,” he continued.
Emmanuel Acho Missed The Mark About Missing The Mark With Angel Reese
The emphasis on respect is ironic considering Acho misrepresented Angel’s comments to insult her while she discussed relentless harassment. When she did “take it on the chin” in an interview earlier this week, as Acho insisted, Angel accepted the “villain role” in opposition to Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. She considered the false narratives a small sacrifice for “growing women’s basketball.”
I knew all I needed to know when I saw him tell Van and Rachel that his parents were born in Africa so he knows how to talk to White people🥴 Who is surprised he’s comparing young Black women to cowardly dogs. And yet…is SO concerned about perceived…respect. Chile…..
— 🗣️This Ain’t Texas…🎶 (@RevereRomance) April 5, 2024
Acho used this against Angel to justify racists and sexists dehumanizing and attacking her as a Black woman. As BOSSIP previously reported, that was the context of the All-American’s emotional post-game interview. Following teammates Flau’jae Johnson and Hailey Van Lith praising Angel’s unwavering strength and leadership through “hate,” a journalist asked her about the journey the public doesn’t see.
On FS1, Acho’s co-host immediately checked Acho for gleefully jumping on the “villain” bandwagon.
“She didn’t make herself the villain. She showed up unapologetically herself in the same way that men do all the time,” Taylor said. She added that the hate Reese “experiences is not the same thing as what everyone is experiencing.”
She cried because of what her teammates said about her. They all knew it was their last game together. Yall didn’t they did. When she talked about the loss she made no excuses. Her teammates defending her touched her. So she shed a few tears. Big deal 🤷🏾♀️
— Adrienne Hannah (@AdrienneHa77838) April 5, 2024
Acho is even a hypocrite about Angel crying after a loss. In hindsight, she was probably more emotional about her teammates’ kind words and the not-yet-announced end of her college career. Either way, Acho didn’t keep that same energy about USC’s Caleb Williams crying. In November, Acho commended the “authentic emotional health over fake toughness.”
I have no issue with Caleb Williams crying with his mom post game.
I prefer authentic emotional health over fake toughness. Men are allowed to cry. pic.twitter.com/gw7qjImcXG
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) November 6, 2023
Acho’s response video invited willingness to “listen to one another” with zero self-awareness about how he ignored Angel’s statements in his so-called analysis. No amount of “bad sportsmanship” justifiably “paints a target” on one’s own back for AI-generated porn or death threats.
Social media had plenty to say about Acho’s response and Angel entered the chat, as well.
Check out the reactions to Emmanuel Acho’s response about Angel Reese after the flip.
Angel Reese Appears To Address Emmanuel Acho’s “Disrespect” As Social Media Drags His Non-Apology
The usual Black woman-hating suspects assured Acho that he was right the first time and reduced the “reprimands” to “race-baiting.” When your loudest defenders use buzzwords like that or include Jason Whitlock, you’re already showing an unnatural allegiance to losers.
Wrong response. You spoke the #truth then caved to the angry race baiting mob. People who force you to deny truth are not your friends, they’re sick. They’re about power.
— Arrrgh (@rr9108) April 5, 2024
What they’re doing to Emanuel Acho — and what he is allowing them to do — is one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. My goodness. This absolutely embarrassing for all involved parties. All.
— Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) April 5, 2024
Acho went on to say he “listened, learned and grew” in conversation with Ryan Clark. However, that growth didn’t extend to Angel herself. Several comments asked when he’d get around to talking to Angel directly or apologizing. It sounds like Bayou Barbie is still waiting and unimpressed with his asinine answer.
R.C. Thanks for taking the time for your little bro, family. I listened, I learned, i grew. Love u bro.
— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) April 4, 2024
Angel took to X, formerly Twitter, to seemingly address Acho’s latest video about her. She issued a reminder to “make sure that apology is as loud as the disrespect.”
make sure that apology is as loud as the disrespect. 😘
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) April 5, 2024
Not only did Angel not “ask for sympathy” after the loss, as Acho claimed, but she vowed to continue unapologetically with no regrets. And she did just that with the Vogue announcement about entering the WNBA draft later this month.
Exclusive: Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) is taking her talents to the WNBA! “I’ve done everything I wanted to in college,” Reese said when sharing her plans to enter the WNBA draft with Vogue. See all of the details on the basketball star’s next move here: pic.twitter.com/tEqyj77z8j
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) April 3, 2024
It seems like the only thing Angel’s haters despise more than her excellence is the demand to acknowledge that she’s “still a human.” Neither is up for debate, but people who loved and hated Acho’s tirade agree his flop follow-up should’ve stayed in the drafts. If how you act dictates the treatment you deserve, Acho’s continued dragging this week is right on time.
Check out some of the reactions below.
Still didn’t watch the post game still. Still didn’t say “hey you know what. I didn’t watch it, my bad, I didn’t know to the fullest extent of why Angel said what she said.” No nothing. Just… thanking people for correcting you??? No apology or anything? Sad case pic.twitter.com/KF8LVYG947
— Ambrielle (@iAM_BERserk) April 4, 2024
You appreciate who “respectfully” came at you? While you disrespectfully came for a Black woman just so you can get some buzz for the day or week?
You knew exactly what your were doing…. pic.twitter.com/zQWyzrIsUl
— GC4* (@GodzChild4eva) April 4, 2024
A whole word salad and not an apology in site. You are the poster child of trying to be smart but aren’t. Shameful
— Kathia Woods (@kathia_woods) April 5, 2024
No apology.
No accountability.
Just shouting out friends & repeating “respectfully” 10x.
Where was your respectful behavior when you publicly demeaned & attempted to diminish Angel? Why do you deserve respectful responses, but she didn’t? Did you learn anything?— Buttigieg Buttijury Butticutioner (@ValarMorDollars) April 5, 2024
“I do not believe there is one way to think about things” is how typical gaslighters get themselves off the hook from developing their perspective.
— Lisa Beasley (@lisabevolving) April 4, 2024
when a troll tells you who he is… believe him. He will not change, he will continue to engage in bad faith, all for the sake of content. Clicks over everything for this guy. pic.twitter.com/NgCRr5cN5C
— Sunny Simpleton (@Wick3dNinja_) April 5, 2024
You ‘appreciate’ respectful reprimanding, well that’s great. How about an apology and vow to do better. You compared young Black woman to a cowardly dog because she dared showed emotion in a hard fought last game of her college career. She faced racism and sexism beyond…
— Rocco’s Stepmom (@yayareaskipper) April 4, 2024
Ain’t apologize. Ain’t say what he learned. Shaded everybody he didn’t find “respectful”. Ain’t changed his position and if we listen closely…..basically defended his position. So what was this for, son?
— Nick Fury (@WritingTheWrong) April 5, 2024
Why I don’t take you seriously pic.twitter.com/ueddBtJDZG
— Semi-ReTired (@AltThesis) April 5, 2024
My 🍆 don’t get hard for black women looking ass.
— Sanicole (@Sanicole) April 5, 2024
“Respectfully”. This half ass apology means nothing. 1. Youre a repeat offender. This isn’t the first and likely wont be the last time you have provided performative outrage towards the black community for the likes and applause of others. 2. Not a mention of Angel’s name. 3. . .
— We didn’t wear the mask! (@weaver_robert) April 5, 2024
The irony is not lost that in your big bad commentary you wanted a 21 year old to suck up abuse and take it on the chin yet now you’re going out your way to thank the people who were nicer in their methods of correcting you 🥴 weak.
— Vanessa Veasley (@VanessaVeasley) April 5, 2024
The fact that this person thinks the correction should be “respectful” when the act was anything but….tells us all we need to know about this dumb ass. You enact vitriol and expect to be treated with respect, whiteness is a helluva drug.
— 5 Star Stunna (@thediplomat05) April 4, 2024