New York Post columnist uses racial slur to refer to Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Guardian

New York Post columnist uses racial slur to refer to Jay-Z's Brooklyn Nets
Posted by Brian Braiker
Friday 4 May 2012 15.43 EDT guardian.co.uk

Sports writer Phil Mushnick under fire for suggesting new team be named 'New York N-----s'

Jay-Z is a producer, entrepreneur, and former chief executive officer of a major label with a net worth of over $450m Photograph: Jason Kempin/Getty Images

New York Post sports columnist and out-of-touch old white dude Phil Mushnick has sparked internet outrage for suggesting in his latest missive that the new, Jay-Z-owned Brooklyn Nets basketball team rename themselves using street language that sometimes crop up in rap lyrics.

The phenomenally tone deaf sentiment was expressed, fittingly, in a column titled Don't rely on media to evaluate bad behavior.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/04/new-york-post-brooklyn-nets

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. as offensive as the name of a certain football team from Washington

given the sports industry's embrace of vile racial slurs, I'm surprised this is an issue.

[Happyhippychick]

2. I have to agree with you, I live in dc and find it totally outrageous.

I cannot believe we value the name of a sorts franchise over the dignity of our native American friends. Well, maybe I can.

[msongs]

3. he is stupid. meanwhile rap makes $$ tens of millions using similar language lol nt

[harmonicon]

6. Fail. nt.

[progressivebydesign]

8. Sadly rap went from a way to express life on the streets...

... to a way that has held down and harmed kids drawn into that lifestyle. They totally fall for the videos and music, that the lifestyle presented is desirable or even attainable. They have no idea that their rap idols live in gated communities now, away from the street they exploit. The first thing they do when they make some money is move to Holmby Hills.

[KeepItReal]

4. Here's all you need to know: "Rupert Murdoch-owned paper"

Need I say more?

[freshwest]

7. You win the thread!

[Posteritatis]

5. I am, of course, astonished that a sports reporter is a racist boor... (nt)