Comments on: ESPN’s Racist Jeremy Lin Comment Gets Writer Fired

By: henry

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By: Antojitos

Antojitos — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:16:32 +0000

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By: J

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:39:51 +0000

This is ridiculous. The use of a saying that inherently has nothing to do with race, is acceptable under any circumstances. You realize chink is a word that exists outside of the racial slur? Do you really think he was going to risk his job by sliding that title in there, to further some sort of “racist” agenda? Come on… the author is married to an asian woman. I hate our media.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:10:15 +0000

This PC bullshit is getting tired. People need to stop being so damn sensitive and get some thicker skin. Anthony Federico is a good person and did not even make a mistake. “Chink In the Armor” is a common metaphor for a weakness. People and orginzations (like ESPN) need to start making a stand in situations like this an say, “Look, this is a good person than meant no disrespect by his headline. We support him.”

By: Jeremy Lin Is Just What the NBA Needs | DSPN News

Jeremy Lin Is Just What the NBA Needs | DSPN News — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 01:22:03 +0000

[...] And that, ESPN, is how you make it through an article without any racist undertones. [...]

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:33:58 +0000

I agree w/ some of the others have said about how the editor should be held responsible too. The writer wasn’t very smart to write it in the first place, but how could the editor be foolish enough to let it go through?

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:15:13 +0000

If he is a writer with a half a brain, then that sports writer knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he used it as a headline in a story about the much hyped first Asian NBA star.

Let’s not all be naive here. It is a valid phrase, yes. But he knew what he was doing. He probably thought it was a clever play on words, not realizing the backlash would result in a his firing, but he knew what he was doing.

If it were a Latino basketball player’s winning streak on the same team, would it be okay to use the headline: “Knick’s Winning Streak Remains Spic and Span!” Oh, HELLLLLLLL no. It’s racially charged and racially insensitive. And that headline would have never NEVER made it onto the website in the first place.

That guy was fired with good reason. If not for his racial insensitivity, then for his sheer stupidity. ESPN can surely find smarter writers, I’m sure. And I hope better editors. Because who ever let “Chink in the Armor” slide is the real chink in the armor in this case.

By: sunrise

sunrise — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:59:12 +0000

The firing of the ESPN employee was just. This type of behavior from a professional on a professional site should not be tolerated. This was as defamatory as if he had said the “N” word toward an African American. When that becomes acceptable, this will too!!!

By: sunrise

sunrise — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:58:23 +0000

By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:56:33 +0000

It is a bit sad to see that the author of this article has jumped to the conclusion that the Sports-writer used a racist comment. Granted he/she does back him/herself up with the fact that the puns on Mr. Lin’s name are getting old. In that frame of reference I can see the disrespect shown, although not necessarily intentional. The author of this article states “Nobody would even consider using that terminology on a LeBron James or a Juan Manuel Marquez”, and this is where I would disagree. It has been used in describing a hole in performance of players who have been doing exceptionally well, and in other areas as well. It is a phrase that is used in the book THE HOBBIT, by J.R.R. Tolkien to show where Smaug the dragon was vulnerable. I mean no disrespect by saying this, and can understand that it was a poor choice of wording, but we also are disrespectful if we automatically assume that the sports-writer is racist for the way he wrote the article. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Just my thoughts