[jmcenanly]

I thought that it was well-known that ‘ A chink in the armor’ referred to a weak point in defenses. Unless they are such staunch pacifists that any military phrase is anathema, I don’t see what the problem is.

[canuck_conservative]

Nobody these days knows the old military or historic references.

They just hear the insult in the first part.

Drives them nuts, though.

[color_tear]

chink1
n
1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack
chink in one’s armour a small but fatal weakness
vb
(tr) Chiefly US and Canadian to fill up or make cracks in
[perhaps variant of earlier chine, from Old English cine crack; related to Middle Dutch kene, Danish kin]
chinky adj

I'm wondering why ESPN apologized