This is official and has been confirmed by ESPN. ESPN pulls Asian announcer Robert Lee from a University of Virginia game to avoid offending people.
Here is the statement ESPN released:
“We collectively made the decision with Robert to switch games as the tragic events in Charlottesville were unfolding, simply because of the coincidence of his name. In that moment it felt right to all parties. It’s a shame that this is even a topic of conversation and we regret that who calls play by play for a football game has become an issue.”
Per Outkick the Coverage:
In a story that seems made for The Onion, but is actually true, according to multiple Outkick fans inside ESPN MSESPN decided to pull an Asian college football announcer named Robert Lee off the William and Mary at University of Virginia college football game because they were concerned that having an ASIAN FOOTBALL ANNOUNCER NAMED ROBERT LEE would be offensive to some viewers.
Did I mention that Robert Lee is Asian?
Is this even real life anymore? This might even be worse than MSESPN apologizing for the fantasy football slave draft a couple of weeks ago.
To avoid offending left wing idiots Robert Lee, the Asian college football announcer, not the Confederate General who died in 1870 and shares a name with him, was switched to the Youngstown State at Pittsburgh game and Dave Weekley will now call the William and Mary at University of Virginia game.
Unless someone tries to take down Dave Weekley statues between now and kickoff.
In which case ESPN will be royally f*cked.
But, seriously, is there anything more pathetic than ESPN believing people would be offended by an Asian guy named Robert Lee sharing a name with Robert E. Lee and calling a football game? Aside from some hysterical photoshops and Internet memes which would make everyone with a functional brain laugh — Robert E. Lee pulling out all the stops to stay in Charlottesville now! — what was the big fear here? Does ESPN really believe people are this dumb or that having an Asian announcer named Robert Lee is too offensive for the average TV viewer to handle?
Far left ESPN keeps pushing further and further left. This is complete insanity. Here is the Asian Robert Lee who announces college basketball.
First place at stake in @BigSouthMBB! @UNCAbasketball and @Winthrop_MBB in rematch of '16 title game. @hupnlstN8 and I on @ESPNU at 9! pic.twitter.com/z8o1lNqsbG
— Robert Lee (@RobertLeePXP) January 20, 2017
Here is the Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
As you can tell, they are not the same person. ESPN keeps getting worse and worse. More and more politically correct.
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