ESPN pulled Asian announcer Robert Lee off the UVa home opener to avoid offending idiots

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August 22, 2017, 09:59 PM

Edmond

ESPN pulled Asian announcer Robert Lee off the UVa home opener to avoid offending idiots

ESPN can go choke on a bag of fake dicks. Haven't watched any of their shit programming in years after they wanted to inject their political opinion into something that shouldn't have politics in it.

August 22, 2017, 11:26 PM

Lord Vaalic

There are no words for how strong the stupid is on this one.

Whats next, they can't use the word "balls" so they dont offend women?

Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day

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August 22, 2017, 11:32 PM

bigdeal

Anybody wanna argue the inmates aren't running the asylum now? This is simply insane, and apparently no one in charge sees it.

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August 22, 2017, 11:46 PM

Rey HRH

I couldn't see why they couldn't call him Bob Lee instead. It worked for Gerry Rivera.

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August 23, 2017, 12:55 AM

LDD

So, does Robert Lee get to sue ESPN for racial discrimination?

His name isn't going to change at the next game either, so isn't ESPN basically telling him that he's unemployable?

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August 23, 2017, 07:21 AM

joel9507

Needs to change his name 'Martin Luther King' so he can get banned for 'cultural appropriation', instead.

August 23, 2017, 07:24 AM

parabellum

He should change his name to William T. Sherman. Or perhaps, John W. Boothe. They'd probably like that one a lot.

August 23, 2017, 07:52 AM

JimTheo

Naw, names are so 2017ish. Should start serializing names at birth so each would be individualized. Kinda like an inventory number. yeah, that's the ticket.

Oh wait, I think it's been done before with a bad outcome.

Nevermind.

I should be tall and rich too; That ain't gonna happen either

August 23, 2017, 08:45 AM

Leemur

I'm named after my grandfather who's first and middle names were Robert Lee. Nice knowing you guys but I've got to turn myself in for my entirely justified execution. Even though my grandparents were Native Americans. Seriously.

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August 23, 2017, 08:58 AM

satch

Comedian Ron White is right, "you can't fix stupid".

Lets get this straight, They (ESPN) insult a person of another race so people of a different race won't be offended.
Like I said Ron White was right.

August 23, 2017, 09:06 AM

BGULL

It would be great to state that we now have reached peak ESPN stupidity with this fiasco, but sadly these will be something else to come along that ESPN will do to top this......

August 23, 2017, 09:14 AM

justjoe

There is so much amazing stupid around that there should be an award for the most dumbfounding, you-gotta-be-shitting-me, truly colossal stupid.

Aaaaand, we have a winner!

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August 23, 2017, 09:18 AM

bobtheelf

quote:
UPDATE: ESPN ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties. It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue.”

You regret that it's become an issue? YOU made it an issue you blithering idiots.

August 23, 2017, 09:24 AM

the_sandman_454

Oh, noes, a meme! Maybe we'll get to see an ESPN meme war like we got with CNN.

We can only hope, there's comedy gold in there.