Current Events > Sports Writer is FIRED after he was OFFENDED that an ASIAN Man won Indy 500!!

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Denver Sportswrite, Terry Frei of the Denver Post was FIRED after he was shared a racist Tweet following the Indianapolis 500 race when he was unhappy that driver Takuma Sato won!!

He said "Nothing specifically personal, but i am very uncomfortable with a Japanese driver winning the Indianapolis 500 during Memorial Day Weekend"

CEO Mac Tully, and Editor-In-Chief Lee Ann Colacioppo released a statement with "We apologize for the disrespectful an unacceptable tweet that was sent by one of our reporters. Terry Frei is no longer an employee of the Denver Post. It's our policy not to comment further on personnel issues. The tweet doesn't represent what we believe nor what we stand for. We hope you will accept our profound apologies"

He deleted it soon after but not before others saw what he posted and ROASTED him

Ricky Davila said "Nothing specifically personal, but i am very uncomfortable with your racism. I'm sure many would agree with me #Indy500"

He did nothing to quell the backlash as he replied with "THIS is what Memorial Day is about. Dave Schreiner's death in Battle of Okinawa. Not for squeamish or "sensitive""

He was referring to American Football player David Schreiner who was killed in WW2

A user said "Are you saying Takuma Sato killed Dave Schreiner in the Battle of Okinawa, and then wo the Indy 500 on Memorial Day to mock him?"

Terry deleted that one as well and apologized with a grovelling apology and said he's ANGRY at himself and there was no constructive purpose in saying it...but the Denver Post still booted him as he dug a hole for himself.

Sato was the first Japanese Driver to win the Indy 500 beating out 3 time winner, Helio Castroneves from Brazil.

Do you think what Terry wrote was Racist? let's see what people think

Terry - Beggar

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/04/40E72F7800000578-4551098-image-a-54_1496027229879.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/04/40E72E6000000578-4551098-image-a-52_1496027202959.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/19/40EBDF3B00000578-4553036-image-a-111_1496083705578.jpg

Denver Post Response -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/19/40EBD07600000578-0-image-a-109_1496082829163.jpg

Backlash -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/04/40E74C6B00000578-4551098-image-a-63_1496027984996.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/19/40E74C6F00000578-0-image-a-110_1496083069494.jpg

Sato - Winner of Indy 500

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/04/40E6152000000578-4551098-image-a-66_1496028146776.jpg
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I understand what he's thinking, but he's wrong for multiple reasons

Modern Japan is an entirely different Japan
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Full Throttle posted...

Terry - Dumbass

what a dumb tweet

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/05/29/04/40E72E6000000578-4551098-image-a-52_1496027202959.jpg

but his apology letter is pretty bad, too, as to trying to rationalize his mindstate behind it
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bump
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Congrats to Takuma Sato on being the first race car driver from Japan to win the Indy 500.


For anyone wanting a more positive response than Terry's, this was the response from Japanese commentary:

https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/869233966259326976/video/1

"Banzai! Banzaaai!"

The reporter's tweet was racist, and he deserved to be fired. Fair, next.
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Yeah, he's a moron. What a stupid thing to say and what a stupid way to try and defend it.

Sato has been anticipating this day his whole life...




That's totally a picture of him as a kid and not a still frame from a Godzilla movie where one of the kids happens to have an Indianapolis 500 shirt.