A Boston sports radio talk program host is under fire for utilizing an ethnic slur to explain ESPN character Mina Kimes.
During a section on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Wednesday, co-hosts Greg Hill, Jermaine Wiggins and Courtney Cox were goingover their “top 5 nips” as the Boston City Council prepares to goover a possible ban on “nips” – small alcohol bottles – duetothefactthat they are too little to be recycled and are typically cluttered.
Skrewball, Dr. McGillicuddy’s and Fireball were called, when executive producer and on-air character Chris Curtis inserted, “I’d mostlikely go Mina Kimes,” with a smile. The other co-hosts continued on.
Nip is an ethnic slur against individuals of Japanese descent and origin, according to Michael M. Ego, a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Connecticut. Kimes, born in Omaha, Nebraska, is of Korean descent.
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In a declaration to USA TODAY Sports, ESPN called the remarks “uncalled for and incredibly offending,” including, “there is no location for these type of despiteful remarks.”
Audacy, WEEI’s momsanddad business, informed The Boston Globe that Curtis was attempting to recommendation starlet Mila Kunis, rather of Kimes. In reaction, Kimes altered her Twitter profile photo to one of Kunis.
On Thursday, Curtis askedforgiveness and revealed he was suspended upuntil Wednesday.
“In a pitiful stoppedworking effort at a one liner, I tried to bring up Mila Kunis, which was not truly that amusing, sophomoric and sexist,” Curtis stated on The Greg Hill Show. “But for factors I actually wear’t comprehend, I stated Mina Kimes. That was neverever the intent for me to state her name. It had absolutelynothing to do with the subject matter, and it dr