ESPN Pulls Announcer for Having Same Name as Confederate General
ESPN pulled an announcer from covering an upcoming college football game at the University of Virginia because he shares the same name as Confederate General Robert E. Lee – even though the announcer is Asian-American.
ESPN removed college football announcer Robert Lee from covering the William & Mary at University of Virginia football game on September 2, 2017, because they were concerned it would be offensive to viewers, OutKick The Coverage reported Tuesday night . . .
ESPN, which has become increasingly left-leaning in recent years as it continues dabbling into political issues, received a significant amount of backlash from social media following the announcement:
Every time I think MSESPN can't get dumber & more ridiculous, they get dumber and more ridiculous. Too funny: https://t.co/2Oz22i4Vpx
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 22, 2017
So just to clarify, Robert Lee, Asian play by play man, & Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, are different people: https://t.co/2Oz22i4Vpx
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) August 22, 2017
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. ESPN is so stupid I almost hope they bankrupt Disney just to show how stupid going PC can be. https://t.co/pGGIlKtMeC
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) August 22, 2017
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