ESPN网站发布极具种族污辱性标题“Chink in the Armor”冒犯林书豪
为什么说 Chink in the Armor 是个恶劣的种族污辱标题？
在美语中，Chink（或chinki、chinky和chinkie）是对中国人或华裔极具种族侮辱性的蔑称，相当于英语中的Nigger（黑鬼）。在电视、新闻报道、书刊杂志以及歌曲歌词中，都应避免使用Chink这种蔑称。
根据维基百科提供的信息，Chink 的发音源于中国人的礼貌用语“请-请”（Ching-Ching）。而根据Random House Dictionary的词源解释，Chink的含义来自西方人对中国人的narrow-eyed（窄小的眼睛）的印象。
由Chink构成的美国俚语Chink in the Armor，其字面意思是“盔甲里的中国鬼子”，实际用来比喻“某人身上的弱点”。
19世纪末，中国移民被视为对北美白人的威胁，美国通过了《排华法案》。之后，Chink一字便渐渐流行起来。因为中国移民被禁，缺少劳工，一台新上市的鱼加工机器被名为Iron Chink，以代替华人劳工为推销重点，是当时反华种族歧视的象征代表。执迷不悟者和种族主义者，在焚烧唐人街，甚至用私刑（绞刑）时，就是用这些字眼。在韩战与越战期间，此字在媒体常用。
据报道，在2000年左右，加州17岁少年Kenneth Chu被刀刺死，其身边的车上有Chink一字刻痕。
《华盛顿邮报》对ESPN道歉一事的报道
NEW YORK — ESPN has apologized for using a racial slur in a headline for a story on Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.
ESPN ran the headline “Chink in the Armor” after Lin had nine turnovers in New York’s loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night on its mobile website that could be seen on phones and tablet computers.
Lin is the NBA’s first American-born player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. He has captivated sports fans with unexpected dominance on the court that sparked a seven-game winning streak.
ESPN says in a statement Saturday it removed the headline 35 minutes after it was posted. The cable network says it is “conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.”
ESPN 的道歉声明：Last night, ESPN.com’s mobile web site posted an offensive headline referencing Jeremy Lin at 2:30 am ET. The headline was removed at 3:05 am ET. We are conducting a complete review of our cross-platform editorial procedures and are determining appropriate disciplinary action to ensure this does not happen again. We regret and apologize for this mistake.
美国东部时间昨天凌晨两点半，ESPN移动平台网站刊发了一条针对林书豪的带有冒犯性的头条标题，这个标题于凌晨3点05分被摘掉，我们目前正在对我们相关平台的编辑流程做完整的调查，以确定编辑是否违背规章，我们将确保以后类似的事情不再发生。我们深表遗憾，并为这样的错误道歉。
原文地址: Washington Post: ESPN apologizes for offensive headline on mobile sites for Jeremy Lin story
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