ESPN Headline writer responds (Seattle Reign)

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Feb 22, 2012 - 2:10pm

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ESPN Headline writer responds

At the time I thought, what if it's an honest mistake? It appears it was.

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Date

ESPN Headline writer responds

Seattle Reign

Feb 22, 02:10pm

Too bad he lost his job over it (nm)

Bleeding Blue

Feb 22, 02:13pm

Yet the reporter who used the same phrase

Seattle Reign

Feb 22, 02:23pm

Very interesting. Tough social climate these days. (nm)

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:13pm

What headline did he write? (nm)

cocktosten

Feb 22, 02:16pm

I suspected it was... (short)

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 02:15pm

Anyone care to fill me in on the headline? (nm)

Mr Blue

Feb 22, 02:16pm

Ch*nk in the Armor (nm)

Biff

Feb 22, 02:16pm

Oh geez. (nm)

Mr Blue

Feb 22, 02:17pm

I can see how that would've been an honest mistake

cougarick

Feb 22, 02:24pm

Chunk in the armor? Don't get it. (nm)

Gentleman Stan

Feb 22, 02:28pm

I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat. (nm)

chago04

Feb 22, 02:39pm

Why was that even a headline?

Biff

Feb 22, 02:16pm

I've seen that headline dozens of times for sports

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:18pm

it was after the Knicks first loss with Lin at the reigns (nm)

palangi

Feb 22, 02:18pm

Seriously?

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 02:19pm

A Chink in the Armor is a very common phrase

kccougar

Feb 22, 02:19pm

This is what ticks me off

CaliWG

Feb 22, 02:23pm

RE: Why was that even a headline?

85fan

Feb 22, 02:21pm

Do you live under a rock?

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:23pm

Perhaps because some of us are young enough...

HuskerFan2

Feb 22, 02:24pm

Unfortunately some of us still hear it fairly often.

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:27pm

That sucks. (nm)

HuskerFan2

Feb 22, 02:45pm

But just because you still hear it doesn't mean it's

LittleTex

Feb 22, 02:52pm

I didn't get it at first glance (nm)

aphi2

Feb 22, 03:07pm

Most of you completely missed my point

Biff

Feb 22, 02:50pm

Google News Search

Biff

Feb 22, 02:54pm

Did you even read your own search results?

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:59pm

But n*gger doesn't have a second, completely appropriate

LittleTex

Feb 22, 02:54pm

Not to mention that the non-racial term is centuries older (short)

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:55pm

Wow, that's a huge accusation. Please point out the (short)

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:54pm

One was deleted... (nm)

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 03:14pm

it's a common phrase

The Shazad

Feb 22, 02:59pm

Great post. (nm)

LittleTex

Feb 22, 03:04pm

Fantastic post. (nm)

chrisoc13

Feb 22, 03:39pm

I've used the term chink in the armor before. I wouldn't

benny1982

Feb 22, 03:00pm

I didn't miss your point, I disagreed with it.

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 03:13pm

The N word does have another meaning

crazY

Feb 22, 03:17pm

From something other than urbandictionary.com?

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 03:21pm

Per dictionary.com

crazY

Feb 22, 03:28pm

Oh, OK. So it's actually the same meaning with some broader

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 04:19pm

I don't get how it was derived (short)

crazY

Feb 22, 06:09pm

You can't be serious... you really have not seen this a lot?

chrisoc13

Feb 22, 03:42pm

I'm very familiar with the phrase.

Biff

Feb 22, 04:25pm

it does and it always has

The Shazad

Feb 22, 04:31pm

that. really. sucks. (nm)

palangi

Feb 22, 02:17pm

I hate this PC culture.

vacougfan

Feb 22, 02:17pm

Honestly, without the picture of Lin nobody would've cared

CaliWG

Feb 22, 02:17pm

Disagree... if you're a sports headline writer, you've got

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:19pm

So, what you're saying is that the headline writer should

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:29pm

I would say #1 for sure... yeah. (nm)

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:31pm

Ok, so you've made a couple comments suggesting that you

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:33pm

Yes I am, and first thing I think of is the racial slur

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:38pm

I don't think anyone really thinks it should have been

vacougfan

Feb 22, 02:46pm

Exactly. In context, the most logical explanation is that

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:48pm

RE: So, what you're saying is that the headline writer (nm)

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:32pm

And actually if he'd assumed #2, he'd probably still have (short)

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:32pm

Humble response - hope he lands on his feet (nm)

cougfanblue

Feb 22, 02:18pm

Agreed. It's gotta suck to make one mistake and have it

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:23pm

My acid test for situations like this is "What would (short)

RoswellCoug

Feb 22, 02:19pm

I believe him (nm)

BYUcali

Feb 22, 02:21pm

Agreed. (nm)

Mathew

Feb 22, 03:06pm

of course the black guy from Fox can say whatever he wants (nm)

JPandLUIGI

Feb 22, 02:21pm

Yeah, Whitlock. Not a fan. Turned shock jock-ish.

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:25pm

he HAD to be fired

COUGALICIOUS

Feb 22, 02:21pm

legal system is a joke (nm)

palangi

Feb 22, 02:39pm

I'm WAY more ticked at ESPN for making this a big deal

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:22pm

vacougfan

Feb 22, 02:23pm

RE: +1

crazY

Feb 22, 03:06pm

I think it would have been great if they'd presented the

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:28pm

It was a bad mistake, but they should have apologized for it (short)

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 02:40pm

I didn't see many Asian American groups asking for more than

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:43pm

Which is why I agree that ESPN overreacted and didn't HAVE

russkiejedi

Feb 22, 02:45pm

that epithet is still commonly known?

bluelands

Feb 22, 02:23pm

Isn't saying something like "the black hole" or he... (short)

JPandLUIGI

Feb 22, 02:37pm

The second one would be if they spelled it like that. (nm)

japaninator

Feb 22, 02:39pm

how would you spell it (nm)

JPandLUIGI

Feb 22, 02:42pm

reneged (nm)

Biff

Feb 22, 02:43pm

that would be "renege" (nm)

RoswellCoug

Feb 22, 02:44pm

oh man! I hope i dont get fired from cougarboard! (nm)

JPandLUIGI

Feb 22, 02:53pm

I can't believe that's an honest mistake (nm)

Douger

Feb 22, 02:47pm

Why would the guy risk his career over something (short)

vacougfan

Feb 22, 02:49pm

No kidding. You have to suspend all brain function to think

sonofchet

Feb 22, 02:52pm

this is really why there is typically an editor or 2

vacougfan

Feb 22, 02:57pm

He was the editor, wasn't he? I also think that there was

LittleTex

Feb 22, 03:14pm

RE: He had a co-editor, who he called "his little (short)

RoswellCoug

Feb 22, 03:23pm

I don't know..........

Douger

Feb 22, 03:22pm

Well, I'm not racist so, no that did not cross my mind. (nm)

sonofchet

Feb 22, 03:27pm

I'm not racist either

Douger

Feb 22, 03:50pm

It only crossed my mind after people started pointing it out

vacougfan

Feb 22, 03:32pm

Exactly

BYUTenderHeart

Feb 22, 04:00pm

hopefully no announcers say: "Lin throws a zipper ahead" (nm)

JPandLUIGI

Feb 22, 02:58pm

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