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[CaptainStubing]

ESPN anchor Max Bretos, suspended for 30 days after repeating an offensive phrase a writer for the sports outlet posted online regarding New York Knicks breakout Jeremy Lin, has taken to Twitter to defend himself.

“My wife is Asian, would never intentionally say anything to disrespect her and that community,” Bretos tweeted over the weekend. “Wanted 2 apologize 2 all those I have upset. Not done with any racial reference. Despite intention, phrase was inappropriate in this context.”

As we previously reported, ESPN writer Anthony Federico got the boot after posting the headline “Chink in the Armor” to the outlet’s mobile site after Lin committed an unsightly 9 turnovers in Friday’s loss to New Orleans

Suspended ESPN Anchor Defends Himself For Jeremy Lin Gaffe | Radar Online

[CaptainStubing]

wtf were these guys thinking? 'Chink in the Armor' ?

Seriously?

[Dragonite]

Thats not exactly an uncommon phrase...

[CaptainStubing]

it's not an uncommon phrase but it was not the right phrase/situation in our p.c. society. Writers and t.v. anchors have to watch their words more carefully than this or they can offend millions.

[Dragonite]

Getting offended over this phrase is stupid, the phrase isn't even racial in any way.

[Walnuts]

"Tapping a fag" is also a common term in many parts of the British world for smoking a cigarette, but I dont think any news agency would be retarded enough to use it in reference to Lance Bass lighting up a Marlboro. There's no way you can tell me these guys at ESPN were so naive and sheltered that they thought that using the term CHINK in any context when referring to a person of Asian descent wouldnt be taken exactly as it was.

[CaptainStubing]

Originally Posted by Dragonite

Getting offended over this phrase is stupid, the phrase isn't even racial in any way.

so, if you were a player and had a bad game against a guy with the last name of 'Polly' and the anchor or writer said something using the 'common' phrase 'Polly wants a Cracker', you don't think that would be a 'racial' inuendo?

The original phrase isn't racial, so you can't be offended, right?

[Walnuts]

Nobody would have any issue if CNN started referring to the Obamas as the "King and Queen of Spades", right? I mean, its just an innocuous term referring to a deck of cards, people use it every day at the poker table. It would be stupid of anyone to have a problem with that.

[Dragonite]

Originally Posted by Walnuts

"Tapping a fag" is also a common term in many parts of the British world for smoking a cigarette, but I dont think any news agency would be retarded enough to use it in reference to Lance Bass lighting up a Marlboro. There's no way you can tell me these guys at ESPN were so naive and sheltered that they thought that using the term CHINK in any context when referring to a person of Asian descent wouldnt be taken exactly as it was.

Actually if it was a BRITISH news organization I would be more offended if they didn't use the phrase because of my sexual preference.

Of course I think the things most americans find offensive are pathetic and stupid, like most people in general are.

[Dragonite]

Theres a differnce between making up headlines to be insensitive and writing a headline that makes sense with the situation and using it.

This could have been used for ANY basketball player who had a bad game, its pathetic to get offended by it.