Archive When you thought ESPN coulldn't get more stupid

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queencitybuckeye

Posts: 7,117

Aug 22, 2017 9:26pm

How in the hell does the Onion stay in business when this is reality?

https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/msespn-pulls-asian-announcer-named-robert-lee-off-uva-game-avoid-offending-idiots/

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kizer permanente

Posts: 667

Aug 22, 2017 9:41pm

To be fair, they'd probably pull Himmler Van Hitler too.

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queencitybuckeye

Posts: 7,117

Aug 22, 2017 9:47pm

To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.

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kizer permanente

Posts: 667

Aug 22, 2017 9:48pm

queencitybuckeye;1868281 wrote:To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.

Well, then, to be fair to you, it is believable.

Laley23

Posts: 29,506

Aug 22, 2017 9:54pm

It's not a hoax.

I feel ESPN was just trying to look out for a young, new broadcaster...but yeah, it seems to have backfired.

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superman

Posts: 3,582

Aug 22, 2017 9:59pm

queencitybuckeye;1868281 wrote:To be fair, there is speculation that it's a hoax. If so, they got me.

It appears to be true.

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queencitybuckeye

Posts: 7,117

Aug 22, 2017 10:00pm

superman;1868285 wrote:It appears to be true.

So it seems.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Aug 23, 2017 8:57am

An Asian named Robert Lee?

Go home, ESPN. You're drunk.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Aug 23, 2017 9:03am

ESPN was already rattled from the reaction to their fantasy player auction last week, so I am not surprised by this knee jerk decision.

justincredible

Posts: 32,056

Aug 23, 2017 9:16am

like_that;1868323 wrote:ESPN was already rattled from the reaction to their fantasy player auction last week, so I am not surprised by this knee jerk decision.

Well, I wouldn't want to stay on Shaun King's bad side either. /sarc

iclfan2

Posts: 6,360

Aug 23, 2017 9:26am

This is one of the dumber things I have ever heard. I kept waiting for it to come out as a hoax last night, but it never came. smh

TBone14

Posts: 6,383

Aug 23, 2017 9:36am

It's better for the announcer's career. He would have turned into a viral meme and it could have hurt his career.

Picture of Robert Lee (he's Asian).
"Robert E. Lee taking extreme measures to sneak into Charlottesville"

ESPN over reacts but the overreaction to the overreaction is ridiculous.

Credits:

Meme joke stolen/paraphrased from a joke from Clay Travis' blog.
Overreaction to overreaction taken from Bigcat tweet.

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Aug 23, 2017 10:11am

TBone14;1868329 wrote:It's better for the announcer's career. He would have turned into a viral meme and it could have hurt his career.

Picture of Robert Lee (he's Asian).
"Robert E. Lee taking extreme measures to sneak into Charlottesville"

ESPN over reacts but the overreaction to the overreaction is ridiculous.

Credits:

Meme joke stolen/paraphrased from a joke from Clay Travis' blog.
Overreaction to overreaction taken from Bigcat tweet.

lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?

TBone14

Posts: 6,383

Aug 23, 2017 10:32am

like_that;1868336 wrote:lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?

Wow. I like that. So ESPN is totally racist. They are trying to hold this Asian broadcaster down by not letting him become a viral sensation poking fun at his name. And they are doing it under the guise of not being racist and wanting to offend anybody. Brilliant.

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Aug 23, 2017 10:57am

like_that;1868336 wrote:lol if anything I think the meme helps out his career. Has anybody (not named laley) legitmately heard of this guy before?

I have heard of him. Not a big name for sure.

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QuakerOats

Posts: 8,740

Aug 23, 2017 12:01pm

queencitybuckeye;1868275 wrote:How in the hell does the Onion stay in business when this is reality?

https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/msespn-pulls-asian-announcer-named-robert-lee-off-uva-game-avoid-offending-idiots/

God save the republic.