ESPN’s Fired “Chink in the Armor” Editor Says it Was an Honest Mistake
Anthony Federico is the young man’s name. He’d worked for ESPN since 2006, when he started out as an intern. The last headline he wrote for ESPN’s mobile site was around 2:30 am. Saturday morning. “Chink in the Armor” was up for 35 minutes, seen by many, and by 8 am Saturday morning, it was a firestorm. ESPN quickly apologized, then canned Federico (and suspended TV anchor Max Bretos for 30 days). Federico told the NY Daily News he understands why he was fired, and added that he’d used the line “hundreds” of times before.
“This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny … I’m so sorry that I offended people. I’m so sorry if I offended Jeremy.”
Apologies are infectious this morning – Ric Bucher just apologized for a “sweet & sour” tweet. [NYDN]
Previously: ESPN’s Insensitive Jeremy Lin Headline: “Chink in the Armor” [Update: ESPN Apologizes]
Previously: Yes, an ESPN TV Anchor Used “Chink in His Armor” When Talking About Jeremy Lin Earlier This Week [UPDATE: Max Bretos Suspended]
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February 20th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I can’t be the only one who thinks this shit has been blown totally out of proportion, right?
Then again, I’m not really offended by anything, so maybe it’s just me.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
So am I to understand that the same man writes, approves, and posts the headline? Shouldnt he, I dunno, have to run it by someone else first?
February 20th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
It was a dumb and careless mistake, but if it was the first time he’s made a huge mistake firing him seems like a pretty steep penalty.
Not really sure how Dana Jacobson has a job if this was a fire-able offense. What she did was just as bad, IMO.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
What she did was just as bad
I actually think it was probably worse.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Mike Tirico also. I guess it really depends how important you are to the company. Intern headline writer was dispensable, and allows you to ‘prove’ how ‘seriously’ youre taking this.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
So am I to understand that the same man writes, approves, and posts the headline? Shouldnt he, I dunno, have to run it by someone else first?
‘Editor’ is really only an honorary title these days. Sort of like being the Queen of England.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
So had David Carradine.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
o am I to understand that the same man writes, approves, and posts the headline? Shouldnt he, I dunno, have to run it by someone else first?
The headlines on ESPN.com change every 20 minutes. Once they’re hired to write those headlines, I doubt they have to run it by and editor.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
i think it’s an excuse for someone posting something slightly negative about Lin, it has nothing to do with racism.
OT/
why do people find it acceptable to clip their nails in the workplace?
/OT
February 20th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
He’s the editor so it’s his job to managed the headlines and check copy. I feel bad for him because I expect he’s telling the truth when he says it was an honest mistake. Posted at 2:30 am? He was probably tired and just went with a simple tag line for the Knicks’ loss, one that of course was racially insensitive.
Lin’s the fourth Asian-American to ever play in the NBA so the phrase “chink in the armor” hasn’t really ever been a problem before.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Jeremy Lin continues to ruin people’s lives. Thanks, Knicks fans.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
why do people find it acceptable to clip their nails in the workplace?
There are people that do? I have a set of clippers in my desk drawer but that’s only if I get a hangnail in the middle of the day.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
why do people find it acceptable to clip their nails in the workplace?
people suck. these are the same people who think it’s cool to blare country music at their desk in an era where almost everyone can afford some sort of mp3 player with headphones.
/glares at coworker
//filled with murderous rage
February 20th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Didn’t someone run a Kung Fu grip headline? SI or CBS, maybe? I don’t see how “sweet and sour” is any worse than that.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
Lin’s the fourth Asian-American to ever play in the NBA so the phrase “chink in the armor” hasn’t really ever been a problem before.
ESPN used the same headline during the olympics in 2008. Doubt that guy was fired.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
It’s unfuckingbelievable. We can all hear you, and you’re making us all nauseus, you gross fuck.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:50 AM
There are people that do?
people who lack self awareness. never realized there were so many until I entered the workforce.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Hmm..does that include people like Rex Walters?
February 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
This. Save your personal grooming for your own bathroom. You don’t see me shaving my balls at work.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Then again, I’m not really offended by anything, so maybe it’s just me.
fuckin fashionista!
February 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Not really sure how Dana Jacobson has a job if this was a fire-able offense. What she did was just as bad, IMO.
and she’s fat
February 20th, 2012 at 10:51 AM
This. Save your personal grooming for your own bathroom. You don’t see me shaving my balls at work.
Though if you ever got laid off, that would be a great way to celebrate your last day.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
I thought SG was off today?
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
It’s a fingernail, people. Lighten up.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
I am glad Ric apologized because ‘Hot and Sour’ is clearly the better way to describe that chucker.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
This. Save your personal grooming for your own bathroom. You don’t see me shaving my balls at work.
i’ve been considering going bald down there, just for a hoot for the wife, but no way will that manscaping extend to the ball mall
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
/brushes crumbs of windsor knotted, argyle tie
February 20th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
Anthony Federico
ESPN better hire another minority, STAT! Gotta keep that quota up Norby!
Always a sad day when a minority gets fired for mocking another minority.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Lin in 10 February games: 22.7 pts, 8.4 apg, 5.4 turnovers, 2.0 steals.
50% FGs.
33% 3′s
February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I’m rooting for spontaneous human combust-Lin. Then we can back to normal.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
In hindsight, I’m surprised this wasn’t a part of Office Space.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
i’ve got someone blaring classical music today, which i can’t get angry at since it’s keeping me from getting irate over the nail clippers. if the guy on the otherside of my cube wall was in the office and playing from his extensive and high quality metal collection, shit would be going down right now.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
Tried the whole thing once…man, does your sack itch.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
There’s only one guy who can handle this blossoming Azn/Caucazn race war.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Found it.
Link.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
It’s a fingernail, people. Lighten up.
No it’s fingernails….Taking care of one real fast is one thing, if you’re sitting at your desk clipping your fingernails, not only are you not working (says the guy who is sipping coffee and writing a comment on a blog at present), but what other things do you do at your desk?
February 20th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I don’t believe ball trimming was all the rage in 99.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Lin in 10 February games: 22.7 pts, 8.4 apg, 5.4 turnovers, 2.0 steals.
50% FGs.
33% 3′s
/looks at Lebron James’ numbers
//looks for ONE post about them
///
February 20th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
Didn’t someone run a Kung Fu grip headline? SI or CBS, maybe? I don’t see how “sweet and sour” is any worse than that.
kung fu and sweet and sour are in now way offensive, and i’m not asian! but chink made me cringe
/hispanic, british
//spiclimey
February 20th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I guess I’d rather hear someone clipping their nails than listen to them talking about their infected vag.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Tried the whole thing once…man, does your sack itch.
Why do I sense this post is about to experience a deviation from the original subject.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Lin’s 23, Asian-American, and has had a Kung-Fu grip on the league for the last week:
Link.
that’s just wong, man
February 20th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Wouldnt you believe it, gross vag lady is also a chronic nail clipper.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Nice 1.65 assist to turnover ratio. Just to give you an idea, Derrick Rose’s is 2.7 and that’s not close to being the highest.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Wow. I didn’t know it was TBL, actually. That’s some funny shit right there.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
That’s hilarious.
Not for you CJ….sorry about that.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Lin’s the fourth Asian-American to ever play in the NBA
Hmm..does that include people like Rex Walters?
I can name no other asian american NBA guys.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
It’s a fingernail, people. Lighten up.
No it’s fingernails….Taking care of one real fast is one thing, if you’re sitting at your desk clipping your fingernails, not only are you not working (says the guy who is sipping coffee and writing a comment on a blog at present), but what other things do you do at your desk?
this hygiene problem is a distant second to booger wiping on walls
February 20th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
Considering that Bretos’ wife is Asian, I really think it was an honest mistake.
Terms not to use anymore:
Chink in the Armor
Red Dot Special
Spic and Span
Guinea Pig
Doo-Wop
This PC crap has been blown way out of proportion.
February 20th, 2012 at 10:59 AM
I get the impression Lin is like a rookie QB who has been told it’s cool if he throws 4 picks as long as he has 6 TDs. Am I off in that regard?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Why do I sense this post is about to experience a deviation from the original subject.
duckworth’d
February 20th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Used in a headline to descripe a hispanic athlete? Yeah, that’s fucking offensive. Do people not understand what racial slurs are?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
who has been told it’s cool if he throws 4 picks as long as he has 6 TDs
more like a chink and a nod
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Wouldnt you believe it, gross vag lady is also a chronic nail clipper.
Yes, yes I do believe it. She probably also has smelly farts and blames it on someone burning something in the break room microwave.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Do people not understand what racial slurs are?
I do. I know all of them.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
you clip your fingernails in the office, don’t you?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Do people not understand what racial slurs are?
cracker jack
I guess not.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
His coach is Mike D’antoni and that is his system in a nutshell. Score 120 give up 119. Lose in playoffs.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:02 AM
Nothing new.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:03 AM
I laughed.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Behind my closed office door you bet your ass I do. I’ll have to check the healthcare blogs to see if my co-workers are whining about it.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
I love feeling offended on behalf of people who are not offended.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
It’s a complete non-issue. Only one PG has the ball in his hands more than Lin (Westbrook), and none are playing more minutes. Combine the two, and you get a lot of turnovers.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
This is all just . . . stupid. Stupid editing, stupid reporting, and stupid over-reaction. Firing all of the early-morning internet editors will not rectify all of the problems at your abominable network. I suppose it’s impossible to simply take Lin’s ethnicity out of this altogether, like we do with the rest of the players. Stop the puns, stop the “cleverness” – just stop and appreciate the performance of a kid who’s played pretty well in what’s still a limited sample size.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
and considering the actual term doesn’t refer to an asian person being placed in armor and chink wasn’t put into quotations or emphasized, and it was used in the literal definition:
1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack
chink in one’s armour a small but fatal weakness
blown way out of proportion. I think he was fired for not using “another weak LINk” or some lazy Lin wordplay.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
lolz. This is kinda like black people owning the n word. Or something.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Behind my closed office door you bet your ass I do.
You probably scratch your taint before you shake peoples’ hands too.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Not at all. That word offends me and my ancestors!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
and considering the actual term doesn’t refer to an asian person being placed in armor and chink wasn’t put into quotations or emphasized, and it was used in the literal definition:
1. a small narrow opening, such as a fissure or crack
chink in one’s armour a small but fatal weakness
disingenuous. the editor’s onlydefense is that he never heard that term for asians. the anchor was reading the prompter…was he supposed to pause awkwardly when the word came up?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Not at all. That word offends me and my ancestors!
reparate!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Not at all. That word offends me and my ancestors!
Not an Atlanta Crackers fan then I take it.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Well sorry, but I ain’t giving up Cheez Its, Saltines, or Wheat Thins.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:10 AM
Used in a headline to descripe a hispanic athlete? Yeah, that’s fucking offensive.
Of course it’s offensive in this headline. If you really think I meant it just using it in this context, then that’s pretty obtuse. You do know that PC correctness has run amok, don’t you?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
My God, I wish Jeremy Lin played for Golden State. Not that I like GS, but then we wouldn’t have to be reminded of his existence, constantly.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Hey how you doin’ you little porch monkey! It’s cool, I’m taking it back.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
PC
correctness. Dammit, I can’t even outrage with proper grammar!February 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Not at all. That word offends me and my ancestors!
Not an Atlanta Crackers fan then I take it.
Indianapolis Clowns, FTW!
February 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
the guy at Grantland who reviews The Walking Dead hates it in just the right way. Good Review, whoever you are.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Racist!!! Racist!! Ban this man!!
/media’d
February 20th, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Hey how you doin’ you little porch monkey! It’s cool, I’m taking it back.
That and the part where Randall makes fun of Lord of the Rings are the best parts of the movie.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Hey how you doin’ you little porch monkey! It’s cool, I’m taking it back.
what a terrible movie that was. I was sad for everybody involved while I was watching. That one poor writer/director now works in a comic book store.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
the guy at Grantland who reviews The Walking Dead hates it in just the right way. Good Review, whoever you are.
eifling runs in those circles
February 20th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
He was great in Die Hard 4.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Since we’re now discussing movies, here’s a cool sporcle about “far-apart sequels.”
February 20th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
i think the over reaction to it is what bothers me. you apologize and move on, suspending and firing is too much.
unless the headline writer who claims to have used it hundreds of times applied it only to the asian athletes.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Serious question… Do white people get offended when someone calls them a cracker? If someone ever tried to ‘insult’ me and called me cracker I don’t think it would bother me. I’ve been called much worse.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
majority don;t get offended
February 20th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
-Steve Nash helps beat the Lakers with a cracker of a pass to Gortat.
-Pau Gasol’s 20 rebounds cleans up the glass spic and span.
-Nowitzki rains 3 pointers on the Nuggets with the fury of a Stuka dive bomb attack.
Is this how it works?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Youre also not a part of a minority group. It’s kinda different.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
matty cam’s a honky
February 20th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Because San Francisco isn’t a large media market and doesn’t have a large Asian population.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
i’ve been called racist when i worked at a gas station when i was 15 b/c i got to each car as they pulled up, and when a guy wanted only $5 of gas on the pump with no auto fill, i couldn’t get to the african american guy immediately and he called me racist for making him wait.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Stuka dive bomb
i know you;re having fun, but that up there is a the same as kung fu. one’s a grip on your childhood gi joe, one’s the name of a plane
February 20th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Draper.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Serious question… Do white people get offended when someone calls them a cracker? If someone ever tried to ‘insult’ me and called me cracker I don’t think it would bother me.
Obligatory response.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
Because San Francisco isn’t a large media market and doesn’t have a large Asian population.
mainly because everyone is in bed while warrior lin hits gw 3s
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
13/18…got the easy ones.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
This is true and something I’ll never be able to level with. I digress.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:24 AM
hifive cj
February 20th, 2012 at 11:25 AM
If you think Lin’s rise would be the same playing for GS as it is for the Knicks you might be the dumbest person on this board. Him being in NY adds so much to his story, whether that’s right or wrong.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
The next time any NBA player who chucks too much is referred to as a “Black Hole” I’m demanding reparations.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Missed Psycho, Picture Show, 2001 (DAMNIT) and Navarrone.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Carmelo Anthony is a black hole infested with ass cancer.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
shawn kemp was the Black Ho
February 20th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
You don’t have to be any specific race to be a victim of racism. That should go without saying but apparently not..
February 20th, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Same ones plus Escape from LA, which pissed me off.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:29 AM
You don’t have to be any specific race to be a victim of racism. That should go without saying but apparently not..
Sounds like someone just watched Do The Right Thing.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
You don’t have to be any specific race to be a victim of racism.
share your story of pain, we’re here for you
February 20th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Peter Fonda’s role in that movie might be the most embarrassing thing ever caught on camera.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Missed Psycho, Picture Show, 2001 (DAMNIT) and Navarrone.
I got 14. I got psycho, and 2001 (guessing), but couldn’t remember the name of basic instinct. After typing sliver four times, I quit.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Sounds like someone just watched Do The Right Thing.
prime liv, and her gfs weren;t bad either. love that time period fashion for babes
February 20th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
You don’t have to be any specific race to be a victim of racism. That should go without saying but apparently not..
shutup white boy.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
What part of NY was Houston in when Yao was the biggest story?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
It is so bad.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
And Shawn Kemp Jr. is a freshman on Washington’s basketball team.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:32 AM
Only took me putting in Sliver twice to remember it.
Now I can’t stop thinking about Stephen Baldwin though, so my day is ruined.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
Yao was the No. 1 pick in the draft and the first star from China. He’s a bit different than the undrafted dude from Harvard.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:34 AM
And Shawn Kemp Jr. is a freshman on Washington’s basketball team.
i hope he stays until senior day
What part of NY was Houston in when Yao was the biggest story?
cmon now. even i know he was really tall and the first chinese NBA player. lots o hype to begin with
February 20th, 2012 at 11:35 AM
Now I can’t stop thinking about Stephen Baldwin though, so my day is ruined.
the wrong baldwin is ruining your day. That was Billy.
A friend of mine just emailed me about Walking Dead. Why not dig an enormous deep hole, and dangle Glen above it, and have all the regions zombies just fall into it?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
What part of NY was Houston in when Yao was the biggest story?
they set those VISA commercials in NY.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:41 AM
That part of your comment should explain everything else to you. And if you still can’t get it even after you said it yourself, I’ll be more than happy to give you my crown as dumbest on this board. The scrub that played with the Mavericks was the first Chinese player to play in the NBA and even he had big pub.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Now I can’t stop thinking about Stephen Baldwin though, so my day is ruined.
Stephen Baldwin was pretty good in Usual Suspects. That’s about it though.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Yi was his name, right? The 7 footer who shot 3s? You think he was given the same treatment as Yao and Lin? If LIn were doing this in any market outside of NY or LA this story wouldn’t be nearly as big. I’m amazed a New Yorker can’t see that.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:44 AM
The scrub that played with the Mavericks was the first Chinese player to play in the NBA and even he had big pub.
While true, could you honestly say he was a star at the same level that Yao was?
February 20th, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Also, Darrell, if you think the dude from the Mavs was a “star,” I don’t think there’s any help for you.
February 20th, 2012 at 11:48 AM
OH GOD
February 20th, 2012 at 11:49 AM
The next time any NBA player who chucks too much is referred to as a “Black Hole” I’m demanding reparations.
/Fires Jersey for use of “Dim Sum”
February 20th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Haha. But seriously though. Im going to stay racist-ish with my comments on the Lin era.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Except for the way Alex Smith plays QB, if I remember back to last month.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:12 PM
He wasn’t a star, but he was the first Chinese player in the NBA, and he had a large following for that. Yao didn’t make the All Star game over Shaq as a rookie because of his pedestrian season. Being in NY accentuates the Lin story, it doesn’t drive it. A Chinese dude with an And 1 game, graduates from Harvard, comes out of nowhere and plays with a swag. He’s a huge story anywhere, just like Tebow was a huge story out of Denver.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:17 PM
February 20th, 2012 at 12:20 PM
my bad.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Way to fire a third-shift morning editor to make the sheep think this has been taken seriously. Meanwhile, Mike Tirico continues to hold the most prestigious job at the network, and Dana Jacobson still draws a paycheck.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
You guys talking about Wang Zhi Zhi?
February 20th, 2012 at 3:42 PM
We need another reporter to give us the slant on the story