Article snippet: Posted at 4:00 am on August 23, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Last night, it was reported that ESPN would be switching out a reporter during a University of Virginia game because of… his name. Robert Lee will, instead, be covering a different game. One not near Charlottesville, Virginia. Robert Lee, in case you did not know, is an Asian American reporter. No one is going to take him for a Confederate or a white nationalist. Yet, ESPN was really concerned that this would be an issue, so they pulled him. A lot of people, including myself, did not believe it. We refused to believe it. Why would we believe it? It’s so ridiculous it’s beyond parody. An Asian American reporter is removed from an event because his name is the same as a Confederate general? No thank you, The Onion. I’m not buying this one. But, it’s true. For anyone – ANYONE – who said “No, you guys. ESPN’s leftward shift in social issues isn’t ruining their brand,” I present to you this entire @#$%show. ESPN is, in many cases unwatchable. I refuse to watch their commentary shows, and their live events I usually leave on mute. I still like to watch sports, and I like talking about them from time to time, but I am damn sure not going to be preached to by many of the talking heads that are hired to go beyond the scope of athletic events in their commentary. They march ever onward, completely oblivious to the fact that it is damaging their brand. But this? This prances merrily into the realm of the absurd. S... Link to the full article to read more