ESPN Removes Announcer Because of Name

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(08-23-2017, 02:59 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Because IT'S STUPID. This isn't like the corpse or ghost of the confederate general Robert E. Lee will be doing the play-by-play of a FOOTBALL GAME. This is just some guy named Robert Lee. He's not a white supremecist (that we know of, anyway) nor has he publicly defended them.

There is absolutely no reason to do this but ESPN assumes that Virginians are so mentally fragile that just the name Robert Lee will cause another riot. Give me a break.

There is no reason for ESPN to ask an employee if they are comfortable and when told he isn't they change his assignment? The fact people are upset about this actually shows they are the ones too sensitive about things. They are getting upset over something that has no impact on them what so ever.