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Ubiquitous
Aug 17, 2017, 9:21:13 PM8/17/17
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It’s not the most popular form of fantasy football, but auction drafts
are common.
However, ESPN2's approach to auctioning players as part of its Fantasy
Sports Marathon on Monday night drew criticism from some on social
media, who said it resembled a slave auction.
While white players -- like New England quarterback Tom Brady and tight
end Rob Gronkowski -- were part of the draft, the footage of an
auctioneer "selling" New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. led to
some on Twitter to voice their outrage.
J?s?? @rjasonscales
Soooooo ESPN just did an "auction" sketch ??
DJ Steph Floss ? @djstephfloss
ESPN sold Odell on an auction block to a crowd of White people.
In 2017.
David @DWash300
They hosted a slave auction on ESPN and mascaraed it as a NFL
draft
"Auction drafts are a common part of fantasy football, and ESPN’s
segments replicated an auction draft with a diverse slate of top
professional football players. Without that context, we understand the
optics could be portrayed as offensive, and we apologize,” ESPN said in
a statement to USA TODAY Sports.
The auction came after white nationalists led a rally in
Charlottesville, Va., last weekend, where a 32-year-old woman died and
nearly 20 were injured when a car rammed into a group of
counterprotesters.
"Certainly, a situation like this calls into question whether ESPN has
enough people in leadership positions who would instinctively understand
and make note of the potential reaction to this segment," Matthew
Zimmerman, an assistant professor of sport studies at Mississippi State
University, told USA TODAY Sports via Facebook Messenger.
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are common.
However, ESPN2's approach to auctioning players as part of its Fantasy
Sports Marathon on Monday night drew criticism from some on social
media, who said it resembled a slave auction.
While white players -- like New England quarterback Tom Brady and tight
end Rob Gronkowski -- were part of the draft, the footage of an
auctioneer "selling" New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. led to
some on Twitter to voice their outrage.
J?s?? @rjasonscales
Soooooo ESPN just did an "auction" sketch ??
DJ Steph Floss ? @djstephfloss
ESPN sold Odell on an auction block to a crowd of White people.
In 2017.
David @DWash300
They hosted a slave auction on ESPN and mascaraed it as a NFL
draft
"Auction drafts are a common part of fantasy football, and ESPN’s
segments replicated an auction draft with a diverse slate of top
professional football players. Without that context, we understand the
optics could be portrayed as offensive, and we apologize,” ESPN said in
a statement to USA TODAY Sports.
The auction came after white nationalists led a rally in
Charlottesville, Va., last weekend, where a 32-year-old woman died and
nearly 20 were injured when a car rammed into a group of
counterprotesters.
"Certainly, a situation like this calls into question whether ESPN has
enough people in leadership positions who would instinctively understand
and make note of the potential reaction to this segment," Matthew
Zimmerman, an assistant professor of sport studies at Mississippi State
University, told USA TODAY Sports via Facebook Messenger.
--
Dems & the media want Trump to be more like Obama, but then he'd
have to audit liberals & wire tap reporters' phones.
BTR1701
Aug 17, 2017, 10:34:54 PM8/17/17
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Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> David @DWash300
> They hosted a slave auction on ESPN and mascaraed it as a NFL
> draft
I hate it when I see mascaraes on TV!
> David @DWash300
> They hosted a slave auction on ESPN and mascaraed it as a NFL
> draft
Meanwhile, absolutely everything is now offensive.
>
> "Certainly, a situation like this calls into question whether ESPN has
> enough people in leadership positions who would instinctively understand
> and make note of the potential reaction to this segment," Matthew
> Zimmerman
No, it doesn't Matthew. Just calm down and go get laid or something. Put
> "Certainly, a situation like this calls into question whether ESPN has
> enough people in leadership positions who would instinctively understand
> and make note of the potential reaction to this segment," Matthew
> Zimmerman
the outrage hat on the rack for a day, see what it's like.
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