Agreed that they were not favorites but they were undefeated with Lin starting at that point and I don't think a day went by where Lin wasn't the headline on ESPN. He was certainly being built up as the biggest story in the NBA.
It's doesn't matter. Even is the author did make an inadvertantly racist pun, somewhere along the line it should have been stopped and removed.
I was more referring to the anchor. As I said I honestly believe he didn't make the connection when he made the comment. (and his mea culpa pretty much backs that up) The headline is a much different story, and I agree that person should be removed. That said, I stand by what I said initially...........I haven't heard someone refer to an Asian as a "chink" in 15 years. I'm not sure many people under the age of 30 would even know the reference. I could be wrong though.
I can only speak for myself and my group of friends/acquaintances (early to mid-20s), but we are aware of the reference. In fact, I'm amazed you haven't heard the word/phrase in this context in so long. As far as I'm concerned, it is common parlance (i.e., its meaning is known, even if the word isn't used a lot).
I agree with you on the anchor, as others have said that was likely a Ron Burgundy moment.
Isn't a fortune cookie akin to a four leaf clover for the Irish? Is a fortune cookie a negative connotation to Asian people? I'm asking honestly because its obvious I'm not clued into this shit.
It wasn't an advertisement, it was a sign made by a fan that they showed during a game. Still a stupid thing to do but it wasn't created by MSG nor used as an advertisement.
How is that stupid or offensive? It's a fortune cookie and the sign is saying Lin is the Knick's good fortune. I am having trouble finding the outrage.
Because we all know that all Asian people have small dicks. And they're all terrible drivers, amirite?
Different connotations sadly. I think a better comparison would have been a tweet about "Some honey's getting an EBT Feast TONIGHT!"
Yeah, that's true.
Not being Asian I can't speak to it being offensive personally but people were offended apparently and I think for entities like MSG it's best to try and not do things that you can sense will set people off (although, as you noted, it isn't something most of us would look at and think was offensive). Having written that, MSG is getting blamed for something they didn't create which makes no sense to me. I'm sure it isn't the first time an offensive or possibly offensive sign was shown on a sports broadcast.
People were offended by a picture of a fortune cooking saying, "The Knicks Good Fortune." I feel that is hypersensitive, but I'm not Asian, so obviously I don't know.
Weird apology.
This implies that finding the headline offensive is a stretch. It's not. Picking nits is what someone does when they have to construe offense where there's none to be taken. That's not the case at all here.
SI's Richard Deitch asked ESPN about the comments, and tweeted this response:
I give Federico points for citing the (perhaps made up) homeless friend he helped at some point in time and giving props to God at the end of his letter. And, yeah, not sure a reference from Boston's favorite white supremacist is going to help him get another job.
Is this really racist?
"Happy Ending" is a euphemism associated with massage parlors typically run Asians.
I know. I was making a funny. I guess since I have to explain it, the difference is that the Lin headline ACTUALLY CONTAINED A RACIAL SLUR.
Not just Asians. Not that I know, first hand.
