Jeremy Lin headline slur was ‘honest mistake,’ fired ESPN editor Anthony Federico claims
• www.nydailynews.comThe ESPN editor fired Sunday for using "chink in the armor" in a headline about Knicks phenom Jeremy Lin said the racial slur never crossed his mind - and he was devastated when he realized his mistake.
"This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny," Anthony Federico told the Daily News.
"I'm so sorry that I offended people. I'm so sorry if I offended Jeremy."
The headline - "Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin's 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-stopping Loss to Hornets" - appeared on ESPN's mobile website at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday and was removed by 3:05 a.m.
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Battling to contain a furor, the sports network fired Federico and suspended anchor Max Bretos for 30 days because it turned out he had used the same expression on the air last week. ESPN offered profuse mea culpas and promised to be "better in the future."
Federico, 28, said he understands why he was axed. "ESPN did what they had to do," he said.
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1 Comments in Response to Jeremy Lin headline slur was ‘honest mistake,’ fired ESPN editor Anthony Federico claims
For heaven's sake!! How PC madness has become epidemic. "Chink in the armor" is an old one, used to denote a weak spot.
Mercy me! Now everything is racist. When will this stupidity end????? No wonder the USA is heading down the toilet. To many people have cow dung for brains.
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