1. 02-13-12 10:06 PM #1
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    Sports Writer in NY Has to Apologize Over a Tweet About Jeremy Lin

    This story is funny as h e ll.


    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...145934497.html


    "Fox Sports columnist Jason Whitlock apologized for a comment he posted to Twitter about Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks' breakout phenom and social media's newest sports darling. Lin has taken the NBA and Internet by storm since he began putting up impressive stat lines and leading the Knicks to a string of wins over the past week. His underdog story (virtually no college teams wanted him out of high school, and he went un-drafted after graduating from Harvard) and improbable success have endeared to fans online, where they pay homage and burnish his legend under the #Linsanity Twitter hashtag.
    [More from Mashable: Twitter Breaks News of Whitney Houston Death 27 Minutes Before Press]
    Lin's status as a rare Asian-American NBA player has added another angle to the story, for better and worse. While Lin was in the process of scoring 38 points to lead the Knicks to a win against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers on national television on Friday, Whitlock posted this tweet to his 120,000 followers:
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    Some lucky lady in NYC is gonna feel a couple inches of pain tonight.


    — Jason Whitlock (@WhitlockJason) February 11, 2012
    </center> The tweet sparked a massive, instantaneous backlash on Twitter. Users lambasted Whitlock, labeled the tweet as racist and called on Fox to fire him. Others said they found the attempt at humor funny. On Saturday, the Asian American Journalists Association posted a note to its Facebook page criticizing him for the message and requesting and apology.
    "Outrage doesn’t begin to describe the reaction of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) to your unnecessary and demeaning tweet," the note read.
    Whitlock apologized -- though not to Lin or anyone else in particular -- on Sunday. In a message posted to the FoxSports.com website and labeled as a "Fox Sports Exclusive," Whitlock wrote:
    "The couple-inches-of-pain tweet overshadowed my sincere celebration of Lin’s performance and the irony that the stereotype applies to pot-bellied, overweight male sports writers, too. As the Asian American Journalist Association pointed out, I debased a feel-good sports moment. For that, I’m truly sorry."






    Brother's got it right though.....Asians can't compete down there with them. No amount of dribbling or practice is gonna change that.
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  2. 02-13-12 10:10 PM #2
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    brilliant quote
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  3. 02-13-12 10:12 PM #3
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    The funniest tweet was when he said that Lin was an expert at the "Pick and Egg Roll"
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  4. 02-13-12 10:13 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT View Post
    The funniest tweet was when he said that Lin was an expert at the "Pick and Egg Roll"


    Did he really? That's funny.
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  5. 02-13-12 10:26 PM #5
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    I bet he gets fired this week

    what a dumb fuk
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  6. 02-13-12 10:29 PM #6
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    Jeremy Lin is gonna have to whip it out and silence the naysayers out there.

    Opie this might be your lucky week pal.
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  7. 02-13-12 10:32 PM #7
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    Nothing new about having to be careful what you say.

    Do you guys remember during MNF Howard Cosell called a smallish black WR a "little monkey". A group demanded a public apology from him but he refused.
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  8. 02-13-12 10:55 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by sickler View Post
    Nothing new about having to be careful what you say.

    Do you guys remember during MNF Howard Cosell called a smallish black WR a "little monkey". A group demanded a public apology from him but he refused.
    I was never big on apologies. If u said it, u meant it.
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  9. 02-13-12 10:58 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
    I was never big on apologies. If u said it, u meant it.
    Yeah but things we say can have different meanings. "Little monkey" isn't necessarily racist/racial.
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  10. 02-13-12 11:04 PM #10
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    Who really cares about Whitlock? Guys a total fatass douche. Even blacks hate him.
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  11. 02-13-12 11:04 PM #11
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    comment is in poor taste but society needs to get off the Politically correct high horse.
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  12. 02-13-12 11:55 PM #12
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    Journalists don't make shit for money. They would be doing him a favor.
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  13. 02-13-12 11:59 PM #13
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    didn't read it.

    so he said Asians have small tallywackers (ie, the truth) .... and he's going to get canned

    he should not apologize but go in front of the world and say that Asians have huge cocks.... lol
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  14. 02-14-12 12:03 AM #14
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    good stuff. Jeremy Lin is the man, if he doesn't give a shiz, nobody should give a shiz. (I highly doubt he cares what some blowhard reporter tweeted)
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  15. 02-14-12 12:05 AM #15
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    Why do we wanna fire people for being open and funny? For brightening other peoples days with jokes and fun. If anyone is offended by this and wants this man fired.

    When we can openly insult any race in good jest is when racism has truly stopped existing. Until people can lighten up they themselves obviously have some inside issues and deep down whether they realize it or not are xenophobes, racists, or prejudice people themselves.

    I love the pick and egg roll joke. Couple of inches of pain
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  16. 02-14-12 12:10 AM #16
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    He will get canned, world is behind lin and very p.c. Not a smart man.
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  17. 02-14-12 12:12 AM #17
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    Whitlock's just mad cus his income is about the same as a head busboy and he's got a thimble dick to top it off.
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  18. 02-14-12 12:24 AM #18
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    the "joke" was more inappropriate than anything
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  19. 02-14-12 12:27 AM #19
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  20. 02-14-12 12:33 AM #20
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    Dumb to say this, youd think a professional would have more class.
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  21. 02-14-12 01:02 AM #21
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    yellow fever also. poster grits n gravy? defiles their women then pisses on the only asian american NBA player of worth ever

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  22. 02-14-12 05:39 AM #22
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    Guy should be fired period

    Any other race says this they are fired instantly
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  23. 02-14-12 06:02 AM #23
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    That Jason Whitlock, What a douchebag.
    But it's pretty funny
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  24. 02-14-12 07:05 AM #24
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    all u guys think it is funny, but if he said , damn that knee grow is going to rape some white women tonight you all would be crying like little bitches
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  25. 02-14-12 07:11 AM #25
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    Guy should be posting @ SBR.
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    I wrote to fox to have him fired
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    Unfortunately, white males are the only group anyone can say anything politically incorrect about and get away with it. No one cares if you do that, but say anything about any other race or group and all hell will break loose.
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  28. 02-14-12 10:13 AM #28
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    did someone say Lin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT View Post
    The funniest tweet was when he said that Lin was an expert at the "Pick and Egg Roll"
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  30. 02-14-12 10:42 AM #30
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    I'd say he's lost the right to write anything about racial inequality ever again. We'll see how long that lasts though.
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  31. 02-14-12 11:09 AM #31
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    Rumors saying he might get axed
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    Nobody runs the Pick n Egg Roll better than Jeremy.

    He's kind of like the Asian version of former Orlando Magic PG "White Chocolate" aka Jason Williams.
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  33. 02-14-12 12:44 PM #33
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    Anybody else notice that JJ has four posts in this thread saying almost exactly the same thing? We get it JJ, you want him fired (although I'm not sure why you are taking his tweet so personally...on second thought...).
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