TheloniusMonk wrote:Mistake my ass. Most people here are saying "It was stupid BUT......". If, upon sight, you were able to tell it was stupid and in poor taste, why would anyone think that the people at ESPN (who are paid to create appropriate titles, articles and not to mention the editors) didn't "catch" it? How is it that people who don't do it for a living can see it's stupidity immediately but those who "specialize" in it can't? Everyone knows what chink means as it pertains to a person of Asian decent. Especially a huge company like ESPN. The people involved should be ashamed of themselves. And by the way, I love how people just love to write bigotry off like it can't be hurtful to a person or group of people.
Great point T Monk-
Clary Terry and Freddie Hubbard on WKCR right now.
When I heard the story, I felt deep disappointment. Just when you want to believe in people again...someone slips up. Sad
Chink in the armor, is an actual phrase. It means, one's small, but fatal weakness. The fact that ESPN, chose to use it in regards to Jeremy Lin, shows me that they were trying to be clever in going for the double entendre. Instead they come off looking like the fools we all know they are, for their lack of sensitivity or outright ignorance when it comes to the word chink, as it pertains to the Asian community.
Adversely, another definition of the word chink, is to fill narrow openings in, which I must say Jeremy Lin has shown to do well when driving the lane. Go figure!
EnySpree wrote:When I heard the story, I felt deep disappointment. Just when you want to believe in people again...someone slips up. Sad
I understand your sadness, but we can't go around expecting people to act a certain way. This is setting yourself up for an upset.
Let things fall from your head like water off a duck.
Stick Your Head In The Sand?
MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I understand your sadness, but we can't go around expecting people to act a certain way. This is setting yourself up for an upset. Let things fall from your head like water off a duck.
MarburyAnd1Crossover - letting things fall from your head? What does that mean? Doing nothing? No. You most certainly CAN expect people to act a certain way. Without fundamental expectations you have chaos, disorder and disobedience. ESPN, a business with people paid well to craft messages, got it wrong. They deserve all the heat that is being directed their direction. Maybe they will think next time.
Doing nothing is a punk move.
Saying nothing is what cowardly bystanders do when a neighbor is being robbed in broad daylight.
The surest way for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
misterearl wrote:Stick Your Head In The Sand?MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:I understand your sadness, but we can't go around expecting people to act a certain way. This is setting yourself up for an upset. Let things fall from your head like water off a duck.
MarburyAnd1Crossover - letting things fall from your head? What does that mean? Doing nothing? No. You most certainly CAN expect people to act a certain way. Without fundamental expectations you have chaos, disorder and disobedience. ESPN, a business with people paid well to craft messages, got it wrong. They deserve all the heat that is being directed their direction. Maybe they will think next time.
Doing nothing is a punk move.
Saying nothing is what cowardly bystanders do when a neighbor is being robbed in broad daylight.
The surest way for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.
Hahahahahahaha, I think maybe you are a comedy writer.
Over a man's lifetime, there will be many negative words thrown at him. If he sticks every one of these words on his forehead and cries, he will live an ugly life.
Some things you let roll from your head like a duck, violent things you do not. Have to use good judgement.
If J-Lin stuck every negative word on his forehead and cried about it, he would never be balling for the Knicks.
J-Lin lets it roll from his head like a duck. Beh-lee-dat.
SNL
MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:Some things you let roll from your head like a duck,...
MarburyAnd1Crossover - you might want to reconsider the comedy writer label for yourself, until you get the source quote correct.
"... let it roll... like water off a ducks back"
Don't Give Up The Fight
“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
― Aristotle
Get Up, Stand Up
- Bob Marley
misterearl wrote:SNLMarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:Some things you let roll from your head like a duck,...
MarburyAnd1Crossover - you might want to reconsider the comedy writer label for yourself, until you get the source quote correct.
"... let it roll... like water off a ducks back"
Is more better when it goes from the duck's head.
misterearl wrote:Don't Give Up The Fight“To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.”
― Aristotle
Get Up, Stand Up
- Bob Marley
What do you mean to say when you quote this Aristotle?
MarburyAnd1Crossover wrote:Is more better when it goes from the duck's head.
MarburyAnd1Crossover - Is more better after you read the story of Jackie Robinson and the courageous people like Pee Wee Reese, his Dodger teammate, who defended him against ugly taunts from Philadelphis fans and players.
Is more better when you take a moment to read and think.
Espn fired the dude responsible for the posting and suspended an anchor for a month over this....
Oh man, this is gonna confuse the heck out of me... EnySpree and Endydee
EnySpree wrote:When I heard the story, I felt deep disappointment. Just when you want to believe in people again...someone slips up. Sad
Endydee wrote:Chink in the armor, is an actual phrase. It means, one's small, but fatal weakness. The fact that ESPN, chose to use it in regards to Jeremy Lin, shows me that they were trying to be clever in going for the double entendre. Instead they come off looking like the fools we all know they are, for their lack of sensitivity or outright ignorance when it comes to the word chink, as it pertains to the Asian community.Adversely, another definition of the word chink, is to fill narrow openings in, which I must say Jeremy Lin has shown to do well when driving the lane. Go figure!
I have to say that until I read This thread, I thought that you guys were talking about ESPN turning on the knicks saying that we have a weakness. I hear that phase all time in sports, so I didn't even realize the chink part until it was pointed out.
Maybe it's sad that everything has to be looked at with some kind of bias or ism these days.
Patently Wrong
Anji wrote:I have to say that until I read This thread, I thought that you guys were talking about ESPN turning on the knicks saying that we have a weakness. I hear that phase all time in sports, so I didn't even realize the chink part until it was pointed out.Maybe it's sad that everything has to be looked at with some kind of bias or ism these days.
It is not bias to call an idiot on using offensive words.
One more thing, as a Knicks fan I especially resent ANY disparaging remark about Jeremy Lin
It's offensive. Asians do not like the word chink. It's a degrading word.
martin wrote:Oh man, this is gonna confuse the heck out of me... EnySpree and EndydeeEnySpree wrote:When I heard the story, I felt deep disappointment. Just when you want to believe in people again...someone slips up. Sad
Endydee wrote:Chink in the armor, is an actual phrase. It means, one's small, but fatal weakness. The fact that ESPN, chose to use it in regards to Jeremy Lin, shows me that they were trying to be clever in going for the double entendre. Instead they come off looking like the fools we all know they are, for their lack of sensitivity or outright ignorance when it comes to the word chink, as it pertains to the Asian community.Adversely, another definition of the word chink, is to fill narrow openings in, which I must say Jeremy Lin has shown to do well when driving the lane. Go figure!
Yup was gonna say the same thing. EndyDee should modify his handle just for the rest of us..
Bretos apologized. His own wife is asian. The guy didnt mean it as a slur. It still shouldnt have been said. Espn has to be more careful about saying this like this. They took immediate action.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/sports...
