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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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Sansfear
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Registered: 2008-8-31 05:04:52
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1/1/00 12:00am
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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ESPN has fired the employee responsible for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin and suspended an anchor who used the same ethnic slur, the sports network said Sunday.
The headline read "Chink in the Armor," referencing the New York Knicks' 89- 85 loss Friday night to the New Orleans Hornets that ended the team's season-high winning streak.
It also apologized for a question ESPN anchor Max Bretos asked Wednesday night: "If there is a chink in the armor, where can Lin improve his game?"
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ESPN said the writer of the headline that appeared on the network's mobile website has been dismissed. Bretos has been suspended for 30 days. The radio commentator was not an ESPN employee.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/19/sport/espn-lin-slur/index.html
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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Good.
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vn_nnanji
Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Registered: 2001-6-30 17:22:56
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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This guy in Orange County just sued a restaurant because he noticed racial slurs on his receipts. He saw one and went to look at the ones in his records and sure enough they had been doing it all along. Mr. Cotton Picker, Stinky McN###er, Uncle Tom, etc. Lots of receipts, all sorts of racist slurs.
The guy had been going to the place for two years.
They paid the suit and fired the bartender. The bartender even called the guy and said, "Hey, you know I was just kidding, right?"
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Sansfear
Posts: 757
Registered: 2008-8-31 05:04:52
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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While I'm glad they fired the individuals involved, I'm not sure what the basis is for a lawsuit.
There was a similar story a few weeks ago:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/01/papa-johns-employee-calls-woman-lady-chinky-eyes-on-receipt/
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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vn_nnanji posted:
This guy in Orange County just sued a restaurant because he noticed racial slurs on his receipts. He saw one and went to look at the ones in his records and sure enough they had been doing it all along. Mr. Cotton Picker, Stinky McN###er, Uncle Tom, etc. Lots of receipts, all sorts of racist slurs.
The guy had been going to the place for two years.
They paid the suit and fired the bartender. The bartender even called the guy and said, "Hey, you know I was just kidding, right?"
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__Bonk__
Posts: 5,122
Registered: 2009-7-25 03:04:52
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1/1/00 12:00am
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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YouMightSeeMe posted:
Good.
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Kordirn
Title: Pirate Prince
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Registered: 2004-4-19 01:15:26
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1/1/00 12:00am
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ESPN fires writer who wrote 'Chink in the Armor' headline
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YouMightSeeMe posted:
vn_nnanji posted:
This guy in Orange County just sued a restaurant because he noticed racial slurs on his receipts. He saw one and went to look at the ones in his records and sure enough they had been doing it all along. Mr. Cotton Picker, Stinky McN###er, Uncle Tom, etc. Lots of receipts, all sorts of racist slurs.
The guy had been going to the place for two years.
They paid the suit and fired the bartender. The bartender even called the guy and said, "Hey, you know I was just kidding, right?"
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