Chris Curtis, Boston-based WEEI Radio’s ‘The Greg Slope Show’ have, was savaged for utilizing a Japanese slur – ‘nips’ while discussing ESPN sports columnist Mina Kimes
Nip is an ethnic slur against Japanese individuals. It alludes to an abbreviated form of Nippon, which is the Japanese name for the country
Kimes savaged him while ESPN likewise answered the occurrence
Chris Curtis, Boston-based WEEI Radio’s ‘The Greg Slope Show’ have, was savaged for utilizing a Japanese slur – ‘nips’ while discussing ESPN sports writer Mina Kimes.
During the Wednesday fragment, Curtis was discussing their “main five nips”. The hosts were examining a few sorts of hard alcohol. Show character Courtney Cox proposed the brief with Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo looking to ban the little jugs of liquor in the city.
Curtis quickly interposed: “I’d likely go Mina Kimes.”
Nip is an ethnic slur against Japanese individuals. It alludes to an abbreviated form of Nippon, which is the Japanese name for the country.
Curtis got no reaction from the visitors and co-have Jermaine Wiggins. Chad Finn of the Boston Globe revealed that the station didn’t answer remark. He composed on Twitter that “corporate cases he implied Mila Kunis, not Mina Kimes.”
Story on @_ChrisCurtis using an ethnic slur on WEEI this morning should be up shortly. No response to multiple requests over there, but get this — corporate claims he meant Mila Kunis, not Mina Kimes.
— Chad Finn (@GlobeChadFinn) March 22, 2023
ESPN accordingly, told the Globe, “There is a bad situation for these kind of contemptuous remarks, which were inappropriate and incredibly hostile.”
Kimes posted an image from “The Simpsons” of Bart’s eyes spacey. She changed her symbol on Twitter to an image of Kunis, who is an entertainer.
“Individuals forget @coxcourtney once valiantly remained against bigotry by posting a dark square on Instagram when 97% of the web was making it happen. Presently she snickers while Chris Curtis pokes bigoted fun at,” a Twitter client said.
Who is Chris Curtis? Chris Curtis, according to audacy.com, worked in sports radio in Boston starting around 2002. He was an understudy for Ted Sarandis, Eddie Andelman, Ryen Russilo and Michael Felger.
Curtis joined ESPN in 2006. He moved on from Boston School. In 2008, he started working for ESPN Radio in Bristol. He created “The D.A. Show with Damon Amendolara” in 2009. “In April of 2013 Chris was employed as maker of “Dennis and Callahan.” Curtis quit his place of employment following three years of misuse, just to return 80 pounds lighter to create “Kirk and Callahan” close by the incomparable Ken Laird. Regardless of this abundance of involvement, Curtis actually doesn’t have the foggiest idea how to run the board,” the site adds.