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Mothership lets a racial slur slip in a headline on its mobile browser

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by biggy0125, Feb 18, 2012.

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  1. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    In your opinion....if a major espn personality had made the comment you're referring to, do you think he'd have been fired?
     
    21, Feb 19, 2012
    #61
  2. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    Suspending him would be racist, too.
     
    YGBFKM, Feb 19, 2012
    #62
  3. gingerbread

    gingerbread Well-Known Member

    Suspended, at least.
    I know at my shop, if any of us had tweeted that comment, we'd be without a job. And I have zero problem with that. The extra synapses that go from thinking something so offensive, to typing it, to sending it out into the ether ... well, I just can't get my mind around that.
     
    gingerbread, Feb 19, 2012
    #63
  4. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Awesome.

    Proper nomenclature, Dude, please.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Feb 19, 2012
    #64
  5. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Not sure what more ESPN could have done. They acted quickly and the apology and then discipline has been on the front page of my mobile browser.
     
    Webster, Feb 19, 2012
    #65
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    In a heartbeat. As mentioned above, there was zero wiggle room on this. Zero.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 19, 2012
    #66
  7. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Mile High, that last post was referring to the Whitlock comment, not the chink remark. Are we talking about the same thing, re wiggle room?
     
    21, Feb 19, 2012
    #67
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Sorry. Misread.

    Whitlock should have been canned, if for nothing else, he has a pattern of shit like that and has become the ultimate cartoon character with whatever schtick he's passing off these days.

    Major ESPN personality should be too if they did the same thing but at a minimum would get a suspension.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 19, 2012
    #68
  9. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    Wiggle room?



    Sorry, couldn't help it.
     
    franticscribe, Feb 19, 2012
    #69
  10. 3OctaveFart

    3OctaveFart Guest

    Witlock basically should have been fired from every gig he has ever held.
    Think about it - he created big problems for himself and the organization he represents, at every stop.
    Amazing good employees get whacked everywhere and this asshelmet is unfireable.
     
    3OctaveFart, Feb 19, 2012
    #70
  11. 21

    21 Well-Known Member

    Response from the fired and suspended:

    http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/jeremy-lin-slur-honest-mistake-fired-espn-editor-anthony-federico-claims-article-1.1025566

    Seems like Bretos had the bad luck and bad timing to inadvertently use 'chink' on the same day as the headline writer.
     
    21, Feb 20, 2012
    #71
  12. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    I believe him.
     
    Dick Whitman, Feb 20, 2012
    #72
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