The comments below this tweet…. https://t.co/KAz2YCzA5g
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) March 20, 2016
Oh, boy. ESPN really stepped in it with this tweet on Fidel Castro:
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/711668727419432962
Update. @SportsCenter has deleted the tweet, but the article is still up on their site. And here’s a screenshot:
Tone. Deaf.
And as you might imagine, there’s an epic slap-down in progress. Check it out:
This is a filthy puff piece on a murderous dictator. Shame on you @espn @SportsCenter https://t.co/58M8Ay4EHW
— Jack Tinker (@jacktink) March 20, 2016
No. Just No. No human interest stories on dictators, I don't care if he liked baseball. #CubaVisit https://t.co/cE5x4oBI8Z
— Andrea Katherine (@stl_blonde) March 20, 2016
Swimming is Cuba's number 1 sport https://t.co/WzEcUbWG2k
— Matt Dawson (@SaintRPh) March 20, 2016
I wonder what head at ESPN thought this was a good idea. Might want to reconsider whatever piece you think this is. https://t.co/jpbdybDitP
— Jared (@jmsoupie) March 20, 2016
Really? A communist dictator that killed political opponents and social outcasts and u r giving him props? Disgrace https://t.co/fT7nJG22dR
— Complementary Football (@holistic_pickle) March 20, 2016
They sure hired those ex-Gawker employees quickly. https://t.co/I9SVLQtei7
— The Vodka Savant (@TheVodkaSavant) March 20, 2016
Did they really run this article?
Wow new all-time low https://t.co/xPLsSi3cch
— [ℛi©o]♛Tℎ£░_▓♕ (@PRJazz_Fan) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/BruceNV/status/711673527619887104
https://twitter.com/michaelshafrir/status/711672809387380736
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https://twitter.com/charlescubed/status/711669503227105281
This is how many imagine ESPN would have covered the 1936 Olympics in Munich:
So did Hitler and most dictators good way for them to show case their power…. what's your point @espn? https://t.co/tSZE1iJR8l
— Eli on the Move (@E29MIAMI) March 20, 2016
"Hitler's love for sports is too frequently overlooked as historians obsess over some questionable actions." https://t.co/OljYfzl7aY
— Marcus (@MarcusHUSA) March 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/heavyhokie/status/711670222722351104
@SportsCenter if Hitler loved sports would you guys run a piece on him?
— John (@JohnCameronHall) March 20, 2016
@TBLDiehard Waiting for their piece of Hitler getting the Olympics in Germany
— Kevin List (@klist94) March 20, 2016
.@SportsCenter if you replace Fidel Castro with Adolf Hitler and sports with dogs … see how well that goes
— Samuel Chi (@ThePlayoffGuru) March 20, 2016
And we’ll end it with this:
@SportsCenter "Harsh Communist Dictator…But, he loved his sports! What a guy! Give him an ESPY for courage!" – ESPN
— Bonda (@BenOndaTop) March 20, 2016
Now, that’s funny!
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