The name "Robert Lee" triggers lefty fears of micro-aggression?

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Originally Posted by whell

I thought this was a joke, but apparently its true. An ESPN announcer has been removed from ESPN's TV coverage Virginia/William and Mary football game...

Actually, it's your racist Trumpenfuhrer who is the joke. Notwithstanding the fact that "a network spokesperson told SI's Richard Deitsch that ESPN did not force Lee to change assignments and that Lee personally felt more comfortable moving to another game," I hope you realize that all of this stuff represents (over)reaction to Trump's Fascist and racist impulses.

The switch on the assignment change was first reported by Clay Travis, the founder of the Outkick the Coverage site and a host on Fox Sports Radio. The story picked up a lot of steam immediately on conservative outlets and with conservative commentators. It has since by picked up by everyone short of The Onion.

ESPN later issued additional comments, first to Yashar Ali of New York Magazine and then to other outlets: “No biggie until someone leaked it to embarrass us,” said an ESPN PR spokesperson. “They got their way. That’s what happened. No politically correct efforts. No race issues. Just trying to be supportive of a young guy who felt it best to avoid the potential zoo.”

https://www.si.com/tech-media/2017/0...ncer-broadcast