Twitter Wars: Clay Travis vs Bomani Jones on Redskins, racists and “PC bros”

ESPN personality Bomani Jones and Fox Sports personality Clay Travis have both been known for extensive Twitter wars with both prominent sports media figures and regular users, so it only makes sense that they finally went to war with each other. That happened Thursday, with Travis citing a new poll for the basis of an Outkick The Coverage post titled “Native Americans Aren’t Offended By Redskin Name, PC Bros Riot,” which happened to use a photo of Jones wearing his controversial “Caucasians” shirt on Mike and Mike and mentioned “the PC bros and their daft leader Bomani Jones, who I murder every time I engage with on Twitter.” Travis then mentioned Jones on Twitter, Jones took exception to that, and it set off a nuclear flame war between the two and their various supporters:

9 in 10 Native Americans aren't offended by Redskins name. But @bomani_jones is. https://t.co/Unku9ucg7W

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

it’s just me, guys. i created this whole furor with my willingness to treat ppl as i’d like to be treated. oops. https://t.co/TlaCpzD8ki

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

@bomani_jones Your cultural appropriation of another minority group's offense, of which you aren't a part, is racist. Do you even PC bro?

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

*checks dictionary* eh, i’m not so sure about that. but ok. https://t.co/fBFL4P4Dp4

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

at this point, on the washington football team, i’m not telling anyone what to do. i handle it as i choose. you can respect that, right?

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

but @claytravis is right. i’m offended and *racist* on “r*dsk*ns.” now take it up with @blackhorse_a and tell me how it goes.

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

It's racist of you to decide 90% of a minority group is wrong. That's PC bro logic 101. Keep up. https://t.co/war8xptFm6

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

or i get to decide what i think is or isn't appropriate and then behave accordingly. sounds fair, right?

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

So you block Native Americans who disagree with your opinion of Native Americans @bomani_jones? Interesting. https://t.co/IvgQp5Px8o

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

for some reason, i gave it to him today. the weird part is how those guys have chosen me as the target. but alas. https://t.co/vi9NFkXXP1

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

I murder this dude every time I tweet him and he has to block thousands of people. He has a fork and I have a sword. https://t.co/OX7ljr92AG

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

that don’t get that he’s playing them. he doesn’t get he’s squandering the respect of his peers. it’s sad to watch. best of luck to you all.

— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 19, 2016

I haven't even gotten out of bed yet and I've got ten scalps. https://t.co/9muKuTGzwq

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) May 19, 2016

Travis’ decision to use “scalps” in a discussion about the Redskins’ name while calling Jones racist (perhaps he subscribes to the “ESPN employs some of the biggest racists in sports” beliefs of Wednesday’s Outkick The Show guest Curt Schilling?) is an interesting move, and it’s notable that certain forks have proven very effective. The levels these two go to in taking shots at each other (and those who support the other person) are quite something in general, but they’re both known for strong, controversial and attention-getting takes, and from very different perspectives than each other, so it’s maybe not all that surprising to see them fight this way.

Perhaps this will end with Travis and Jones getting a debate show on FS1? “The PC Bro And The Walmart Skip Bayless?” That would certainly seem to fit with Jamie Horowitz’s Fox News model. Until that happens, though, we’ll just have to be content with seeing them yell at each other on Twitter, and losing brain cells from following their conversations. It seems unlikely this will be their last public fight.