Is ESPN's Tony Kornheiser Racist?
By the DiversityInc staff
September 18, 2008
Keywords: racist, ESPN, Tony Kornheiser, Hispanic Heritage Month, Spanish-language television, diversity, NFL, apology, PTI
ESPN sportscaster Tony Kornheiser is catching flack for what some say are racist comments made about the Spanish-language broadcast of last week's "Monday Night Football" game. During the broadcast, following a Spanish-language promo for the show, Kornheiser said, "I took high-school Spanish--either he said he's not going to be caught, or please pick up my dry cleaning tomorrow." Later in the show, Kornheiser issued an apology, saying, "I said something before which I shouldn't have said. I apologize for it. Not my first mistake--undoubtedly won't be my last--but a 100 percent apology."
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Posted: Thursday, Sep 18, 2008
Is ESPN's Tony Kornheiser Racist?
I watched the game and heard the comment. However I was not offended by his comment because I felt he made it in jest and not to hurt anyone. Just my opinion....
P. Brown
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