But that is no excuse to write something that can be interpreted as calling him something inappropriate and racially insensitive. Picture left to right, former FOX 13 Sports Director Chip Carter, FOX 13 Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto, Anchor Kelly Ring and daughter, Kendall, and Anchor John Wilson Now, Kelly is excited to spend time visiting her kids all grown up as they embark on their own life journeys. Calling black people accused of wrongdoing “animals” is something frequently I have seen over the years.ĭraymond Green makes his opponents hate him. It seems moments of dispute or reflections of negative acts have given non-black people the willingness to say things that cross lines about black people. Either way, he was calling Draymond Green something beneath a human.Īs a matter of respect, black men have had our humanity and maturity lowered by people insulting us. But the other way you can see that comment is that you are saying someone is an ape and historically, calling black men apes (monkeys, gorillas, etc.) is definitely a racial insult. I’m seeing posts about how “knuckle-dragger” or “knuckle-dragging” isn’t racial or racist, the response is that at best you are saying someone is a caveman/barbarian/savage. Even with Draymond Green is a hated man in Memphis (along with Andre Iguodala who thought he was too good for Memphis), there is a way to insult him that does not diminish him for his blackness. The racial slur made that phrase unacceptable.Ĭoming from Memphis and knowing our history of racism and racial division, one way to create a divide when the city is united behind our teams is to go after our opponents with language that could be seen as a racial insult. How many of you remember when the guy at ESPN got fired for making a headline about Jeremy Lin having a bad game “A Chink In The Armor?” Do you understand why that was a problem? Normally the phrase is an everyday way of expressing weakness but the c-word is a racial slur about people of Chinese/Asian descent.
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