ESPN.com Royally Screws Up, Uses Headline: 'Chink In The Armor,' Following Knicks Loss

[FarCenter]

Late last night ESPN.com ran the headline "Chink In The Armor" on their mobile website (see screen grab below; via TheBigLead.com). According to ESPN.com, the headline ran from approximately 2:30 to 3:05 am.

Here is a statement released by ESPN.com.

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.



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/espncom-uses-insensitive-headline-chink-in-the-armor-following-knicks-loss-2012-2

[brewens]

1. If the guy that put that up claims he didn't realize it was a racial term, I won't buy it.

Unless it was a real young guy maybe. It's possible someone in their early 20's wouldn't be familiar with that one. I don't think even Vietnam movies used that term. That's more of a Korean War era thing.

[Posteritatis]

2. To make it worse, it's a line they've used several times before re: Lin and other athletes. (nt)