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A Boston sports radio personality used a racist slur in reference to an
ESPN personality of Asian descent during a show on Wednesday.
As the hosts of WEEI�s �Greg Hill Show� discussed the possibility of a potential ban on �nips� � miniature bottles of alcohol � in the city of
Boston, their executive producer took advantage to make a racist joke at
the expense of an ESPN personality. After Hill and co-host Courtney Cox suggested that they rank their top five favorite nips and began listing
off a pair of brands, Curtis interjected with �Mina Kimes.�
Kimes, an NFL analyst who appears on various ESPN shows, is of Korean
descent on her mother�s side.
�Nip� is an ethnic slur which targets Japanese people � it is an
abbreviation of Nippon, the Japanese name for the country of Japan � that gained prominence during World War II.
Watch video of the incident here.
In a bizarre attempt at spinning the story, a spokesperson at WEEI�s
parent company Audacy suggested to the Boston Globe�s Chad Finn that
Curtis meant to say actress Mila Kunis rather than Kimes. The spokesperson added that the company had no comment.
ESPN released a statement to the Globe saying �There is no place for these
type of hateful comments, which were uncalled for and extremely
offensive.�
The segment was inspired by Boston City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo�s plan to formally present a proposal to outlaw the small alcohol bottles, which
often end up littered, per Finn.
It is the second high-profile racist incident at a Boston sports radio
station in the past month. In February, Tony Massarotti was suspended by
98.5 The Sports Hub for a racially-insensitive joke made on the air.
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