Funny Ha! ESPN pulls Robert Lee from announcing a Football game.

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  1. SlyPokerDog

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    So Lee asked to be moved because of snarky assholes like myself.

    When the Charlottesville protests erupted two weekends ago, ESPN executives -- for better or worse -- wondered if there might be an issue on their hands.

    With Robert E. Lee suddenly back in the news, they feared Robert Lee, a young, new play-by-play announcer assigned to the Virginia-William & Mary game on opening weekend would show up in Twitter memes and posts on Web sites like Awful Announcing or Deadspin. They were worried that his big moment, even on a lightly watched game, might turn into a national joke.

    According to an ESPN executive, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, ESPN asked Lee if he would be more comfortable calling another game but gave him the option to stay. Lee chose to switch assignments, and ESPN accommodated him.

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...inia-game-charlottesville-protests/592458001/    ​
     
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    That probably would have happened, because Internet.

    If Lee himself wanted to be switched, it makes a lot more sense.
     
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    That still says it was their idea. When asked he chose to switch
     
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    Kind of like if someone said "I hope you can let this go"
     
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    This crap is getting ridiculous.
     
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    Wow!
    ESPN's choice of words in explaining their reasoning, is interesting
    "Collective decision"!

    Translation; Group think! PC overburden group think!
     
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    I assume "collective decision" means that Robert (not E.) Lee was also part of it. It wasn't against his wishes.
     
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    I thought it meant they were communists.

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    Well, yes, collectivists. The only thing that throws more of a chill into Denny than liberals.
     
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    Maybe you should be less complicit. ;)

    I think the ESPN decision was silly, but I don't think it matters much and I doubt Lee cared which particular game he did.
     
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    I think a far more obvious reason is how many layoffs they've done. SIR YES SIR! Even if he thought it was stupid, why say anything?

    As for me, been at same bodyshop for 10 years. That's rare.
     
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    Three chinese cheers for the collective decision.

    Fooey, fooey, fooey.
     
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    Not about infatuation, more about doing this to you...

    "Did someone say something bad about Trump?!?"

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    Was that joke big in the 1950s?
     
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    It's appropriate.
     
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    My OPINION is that ESPN screwed over its employee, admittedly driven by fear (of memes!).
     
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    So, yes. You're a walking history of "ethnic" jokes!
     
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