Internal ESPN Memo states the reason they pulled Robert Lee from the University of Virginia vs William & Mary football game was to avoid a series of humiliating memes for the announcer in the aftermath of Charlottesville – PB/TK
Leaked memo from ESPN president blames Robert Lee hoopla on ‘someone with a personal agenda’ – By Cork Gaines / Aug 24 2017
ESPN president John Skipper sent a memo to staff Wednesday to respond to criticism that came after the network’s decision to remove a football announcer named Robert Lee was from an assignment at the University of Virginia because of his name.
The move was made in the wake of the recent protests in Charlottesville, but conservative commentators criticized ESPN for what they deemed political correctness gone awry, in part because Lee is Asian-American.
Clay Travis of the sports website Outkick the Coverage broke the news Tuesday in an article with the headline “MSESPN Pulls Asian Announcer Named Robert Lee Off UVa Game To Avoid Offending Idiots.” “MSESPN” is a reference to what critics view as ESPN’s liberal bias along the same lines of MSNBC.
A statement from an anonymous ESPN executive said the decision was simply made to avoid Lee becoming the subject of “memes and jokes and who knows what else.”
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