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"United Nations huddle" edited out of Le Batard column on the Web

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by ondeadline, Jan 7, 2008.

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  1. Lyman_Bostock

    Lyman_Bostock Guest

    "Whitebread." If we only had video conferencing ...
     
    Lyman_Bostock, Jan 7, 2008
    #25
  2. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    There are SO many ethically and professionally disgusting tactics Le Batard employs.... but THIS is what someone calls him on???

    For God's sake.

    Give me a fucking break.

    Did he really write "Somoan", though?
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jan 7, 2008
    #26
  3. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Cannot believe this is such a big deal. You could make the argument that nationality is irrelevant, but offensive? Come on.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Jan 7, 2008
    #27
  4. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    That's a phrase that would have been edited out of a high school newspaper.

    Not offensive. Just lame.
     
    JR, Jan 7, 2008
    #28
  5. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    No one said it was a huge deal.
     
    fishwrapper, Jan 7, 2008
    #29
  6. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Gosh fish... it seems to have become a big deal ... if Lebbie was apologizing for it.
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Jan 7, 2008
    #30
  7. silentbob

    silentbob Member

    He used United Nations to show there was a lot of diversity in the huddle.

    I can see why it was edited. Why take a chance at offending someone these days? There's absolutely nothing wrong with what DLB wrote, it's just not worth the potential headache.
     
    silentbob, Jan 7, 2008
    #31
  8. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

     
    dooley_womack1, Jan 8, 2008
    #32
  9. Nathan Scott Phillips

    Nathan Scott Phillips Member

    Also, most (all?) Mormons and Samoans are actually of the same nationality.
     
    Nathan Scott Phillips, Jan 8, 2008
    #33
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