ESPN, you suck.

Saw the news break EARLY this morning that ESPN used this headline for one of its articles about the Knicks loss to the New Orleans Hornets. It happened late last night, and was up for about 35 minutes until it was finally taken down and changed. ”Chink in Armor” is in fact a very outdated, archaic saying that nobody I know even says nowadys. There’s absolutely no excuse for this “journalistic error.” How is it that somebody “just happens” to use that phrase under a picture of an Asian American baller? F that. 

Even if it was an accident or a mistake, it shouldn’t be ignored. I see people (Asian American people, mind you) saying, “Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.” Well first off, stop using stupid ass cliched phrases (like ESPN), and maybe I’ll take you seriously. Secondly, making others aware of a racially offensive headline has nothing to do with “not having a thick skin” or being “overly sensitive.” It’s about showing others that these kinds of mistakes still happen, and that instead of brushing them off, we should take the time to TEACH, LEARN, AND MAKE PROGRESS. Last I heard, there was nothing wrong with trying to change the world for the better. If you don’t like it, I suggest you go ahead and paddle in your stagnant pool of cliches while the rest of us stand up for what we believe in.

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Just one more thing: As an avid fan of basketball, someone who has loved the game since she was old enough to shoot a ball, it is really disappointing that at a time when an Asian American NBA player has finally garnered so much attention with his talent, something this stupid had to happen. I’ve written about this before, but I guess this is the perfect time to bring it up again. When I was in middle school, maybe about a third of my teammates were Filipino. During a basketball game against a predominately Caucasian team, we were repeatedly called “CHINKS” by a few of their girls. What makes it even worse: nothing even happened to them. Their parents never got involved. They barely got a slap on the wrist by their principal, and they even attempted to blame US for their racist taunting. This happened in the 90s. The fucking late NINETIES. So to anyone who thinks racism is on some “60s-70s” retro type shit, reality check: it’s not. Just a thought, for anyone who’d like to call me out on my “overly sensitive” remarks.