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发帖数: 8087 | 1 Jeremy Lin slur an 'honest mistake' says fired ESPN editor
Comments 65
By Tom Weir, USA TODAY
Updated 2h 39m ago
CAPTIONBy Debby Wong, US PRESSWIRE
The editor fired by ESPN for using a racially offensive headline for a story
about Jeremy Lin contends he wasn't making a racist joke and that the
wording was unintentional.
"This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told
the New York Daily News. "I'm so sorry that I offended people. I'm so sorry
if I offended Jeremy."
Federico's headline appeared on ESPN's mobile website at 2:30 a.m. on
Saturday and was removed about a half-hour later.
MORE: ESPN apologizes for Lin headline
Federico told the Daily News he understood why he was axed, but added he had
used the same phrase "at least 100 times" in past headlines. He said he was
particularly remorseful because, like Lin, he considers himself an "
outspoken Christian."
Federico, 28, had worked at ESPN since 2006. Lin has said he accepts ESPN's
apology, and that he doesn't consider the incident intentional.
In addition to dismissing Federico, ESPN also suspended anchor Max Bretos
for 30 days, for saying the same offensive phrase on-air last week. Bretos'
slip came during an interview with Knicks Hall of Famer Walt Frazier.
Bretos tweeted an apology Saturday, writing that: "My wife is Asian, would
never intentionally say anything to disrespect her and that community." | c**l
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发帖数: 23939 | 3 He said he was particularly remorseful because, like Lin, he considers
himself an "outspoken Christian." | g*****g
发帖数: 34805 | 4 Avoid "chink" in the vocabulary then. Apparently nigger wasn't
in any pun, so should chink.
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: Jeremy Lin slur an 'honest mistake' says fired ESPN editor
: Comments 65
: By Tom Weir, USA TODAY
: Updated 2h 39m ago
: CAPTIONBy Debby Wong, US PRESSWIRE
: The editor fired by ESPN for using a racially offensive headline for a story
: about Jeremy Lin contends he wasn't making a racist joke and that the
: wording was unintentional.
: "This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told
: the New York Daily News. "I'm so sorry that I offended people. I'm so sorry
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