OT: Why does this keep happening?

[Ronin]

Jack Morris suspended indefinitely after using accent as Shohei Ohtani came to bat
Jack Morris, the Detroit Tigers Hall of Fame pitcher-turned-TV analyst for Tigers games, was suspended indefinitely Wednesday by Bally Sports Detroit after using an accent often used to mock Asian people as Shohei Ohtani came to bat in Tuesday night’s game.

Matt Shepard, the play-by-play announcer on the telecast, asked Morris what strategy should be used for pitchers facing Ohtani, a pitching and hitting superstar from Japan who leads MLB with 39 home runs, as he came to bat in the sixth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels.

“Be very, very careful,” Morris replied, using pronunciations that many found offensive. In the ninth inning, Morris said on the telecast that he had not intended any offense.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/18/jack-morris-shohei-ohtani/

 

[Ronin]

Feel free to move to this to P/R

 

[Dback Jon]

Because old white guys have been doing this for centuries with zero repercussions in the past.

 

[Ronin]

Because old white guys have been doing this for centuries with zero repercussions in the past.

That's fair but fwiw we had Stephen A Smith dipping his toe into ignorance before the all star break.

 

[AZCB34]

That's fair but fwiw we had Stephen A Smith dipping his toe into ignorance before the all star break.

Smith has been drowning in ignorance for years

 

[Ronin]

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