For those who are not aware of the story by now, ESPN.com writer, Jemele Hill has been suspended for referring to rooting for the Celtics comparable to rooting for Hitler. I've gone online and read various reactions to what she wrote and I noticed a majority were offended by it. Now while I admit I never considered myself a big fan of Ms. Hill, I am not that offended by such a reference. All she said was that it was comparable to rooting for Hitler and she was speaking more as a fan than an impartial journalist. Since she writes an editorial why are we to expect objectivity?
I find it laughable that ESPN is bothered by this especially when they are well aware of Ms. Hill's history with this sort of thing. I guess when someone else reacts to a point where ESPN has to take notice, then they decide to do something about it. What I do not understand is why this is out in the public? I mean shouldn't ESPN have just kept this "in house"?
How come this article made it to the website if it was so offensive? I mean ESPN has the authority to censor what goes on their website and what does not. So are the editors who allowed this to be published going to get punished too or just Jemele? Where is the accountability? I mean. I really have no pity for ESPN (or Celtics fans since I do not like Boston sports teams) over this since they played a role as well. This is like Rush Limbaugh being criticized for his comments about Donovan McNabb being overrated and how the NFL wanted a black QB to succeeed. It was not politically incorrect either but like Jemele, you knew who you were dealing with when you hired him, didn't you?
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