‘Chink’ headline raises question: How responsible are we for things we do not know?

by Roy Peter Clark Published Feb. 24, 2012 11:30 am Updated Feb. 24, 2012 12:25 pm Anthony Federico has written that he did not realize that “chink in the armor” could b...
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Anthony Federico has written that he did not realize that “chink in the armor” could be an offensive term, and I believe him. Nothing in his personal history suggests what in the law is called “mens rea,” that… Read more.

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Sports journalism, ESPN, Don Imus, Rob King

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