Posted on 02/18/2012 1:43:10 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
ESPN has issued not one, but two apologies after an “offensive” reference was used on its mobile website and on television, concerning the play of Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.
The first apology came after angry fans and readers caught a headline that appeared on ESPN’s mobile site after Linsanity came to an end—for one day—when the Knicks lost to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.
So after the Knicks disappointing loss to the 7-23 Hornets, an offensive headline appeared on ESPN’s mobile site that read “Chink In The Armor.”
It was the first loss the Knicks suffered since coach Mike D’Antoni inserted Jeremy Lin into the starting rotation.
The headline went up with a story just after 2 a.m. on Saturday and was on the site for nearly 40 minutes.
But fans and other readers caught site of the headline and the reaction led to ESPN issuing this apology:
“Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.”
But that wasn’t all.
The “Chink In The Armor” reference was also used on television when an ESPN anchor dropped that line during an interview with Walt Clyde Frazier after the Knicks’ blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings earlier this week.
This led to another apology from ESPN:
“Wednesday night on ESPNEWS, an anchor used an inappropriate word in asking a question about Jeremy Lin. ESPN apologizes for the incident, and is taking steps to avoid this in the future.”
And once Rush is through re-telling how ESPN kicked him to the curb after his remarks about the media and Donovan McNabb, he can apologize to Newt Gingrich for his damaging and very wrong attack on him re: Paul Ryan and "Right-wing engineering."
Does Ryan Now Agree with Gingrich? [And now, here's the rest of the story]
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Think they’re going to be NIGGARDLY in their condemnation?
ESPN would do a 5 part “Outside the Lines” expose on racism in the NBA and America if this was written/said by anyone else.
I expect so.
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.
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.
That’s certain.
well you know we can only use language that is spic and span clean...
Hahahaha!!!!!
Nobody these days knows the old military or historic references.
They just hear the insult in the first part.
Drives them nuts, though.
So a defect in chainmail is now considered racist. Mmmkay. Have the language police gone after a certain maker of automated salmon canning machines?
Don’t forget Cheese Nips.
-PJ
-PJ
Could you please enlighten those of us who have extremely limited familiarity with automated salmon canning machines? :=)
-PJ
-PJ
That’s wasist!
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