ESPN pulls announcer from calling U. of Virginia game because his name is Robert Lee
Not a joke and this needed its own thread lol.
We knew ESPN was liberal, but you won’t believe what they’ve done now
"ESPN has pulled an Asian-American announcer from calling a University of Virginia football game because his name is Robert Lee. This is not a joke."
Man we have this habit of screwing over Asian people in order to combat racism.
In case anyone is saying "No, this can't be true", alas...a statement directly from ESPN, that is as perplexing as ever:
“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties. It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue.”
Notice the last sentence, even though they are the only people who made this an issue lol.