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ESPN Racist Jeremy Lin Headline: Network Apologizes For Insensitive Headline
For Knicks Loss
The unexpected emergence of Jeremy Lin from the depths of the New York
Knicks' bench has been a dream for headline writers and just about everyone
who loves puns. The "Linsanity" has spawned some Lincredible wordplay as
well as some really unLinteresting phrases.
And, now, we may have found our most offensive headline from a mainstream
media outlet.
Several hours after the Knicks' Lin-spired winning streak was snapped by the
New Orleans Hornets, ESPN ran the headline "Chink In The Armor" to
accompany the game story on mobile devices. ESPN's choice of words was
extremely insensitive and offensive considering Lin's Asian-American
heritage. According to Brian Floyd at SB Nation, the headline appeared on
the Scorecenter app. The offensive headline was quickly noticed, screen
grabs, Twit pics and Instagrams were shared and it began circulating widely
on Twitter.
The use of the word "chink" is especially galling as Lin has revealed that
this racial slur was used to taunt him during his college playing career at
Harvard. After a brief run, the headline was changed to "All Good Things.."
On Saturday morning a statement was posted on the ESPN Media Zone website by
Kevin Ota, ESPN's Director of Communications, Digital Media ESPN
Communications.
Last night, ESPN.com's mobile web site posted an offensive headline
referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET
. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial
procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure
this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.
Ota also tweeted about the headline, noting the brief window of time that
the headline was visible across mobile platforms.
For Knicks Loss
The unexpected emergence of Jeremy Lin from the depths of the New York
Knicks' bench has been a dream for headline writers and just about everyone
who loves puns. The "Linsanity" has spawned some Lincredible wordplay as
well as some really unLinteresting phrases.
And, now, we may have found our most offensive headline from a mainstream
media outlet.
Several hours after the Knicks' Lin-spired winning streak was snapped by the
New Orleans Hornets, ESPN ran the headline "Chink In The Armor" to
accompany the game story on mobile devices. ESPN's choice of words was
extremely insensitive and offensive considering Lin's Asian-American
heritage. According to Brian Floyd at SB Nation, the headline appeared on
the Scorecenter app. The offensive headline was quickly noticed, screen
grabs, Twit pics and Instagrams were shared and it began circulating widely
on Twitter.
The use of the word "chink" is especially galling as Lin has revealed that
this racial slur was used to taunt him during his college playing career at
Harvard. After a brief run, the headline was changed to "All Good Things.."
On Saturday morning a statement was posted on the ESPN Media Zone website by
Kevin Ota, ESPN's Director of Communications, Digital Media ESPN
Communications.
Last night, ESPN.com's mobile web site posted an offensive headline
referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET
. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial
procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure
this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.
Ota also tweeted about the headline, noting the brief window of time that
the headline was visible across mobile platforms.
