On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote:
> Speaking as someone who has a significant Polish ancestry, this deeply > disturbs me. > > Hack and polack don't even *rhyme* for chrissake. > Who even uses that term anymore? That clip sounds like something out of a first season Man Men episode. Here is a transcript and comments from an SI interview with Catalon (doing his first NCAA tournament game, and does seem like he handled this about as well as one could) conducted 24 hours after the incident (basically, he says he did not know it was a derogatory term, he felt horrible when he found out, apologized on air and then went to the Gonzaga lockerroom after the game and apologized directly to Karnowski): http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20140323/media-circus-ian-darke-world-cup-ncaa-tournament/ "SI.com: I'm emailing you this 24 hours after you used on-air what many would consider a derogatory term against Polish people while describing the defense Oklahoma State was using against Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski. How do you explain what happened? Catalon: First and foremost, I'm deeply sorry. The honest truth is that I had no idea it's considered a derogatory term. I'm ashamed and embarrassed to admit that, but in no way was I aware that I was making an insensitive or off-color remark. That's not who I am. SI.com: You apologized to Przemek Karnowski afterward. How did you go about doing that? Catalon: It was very important to me that I apologized to him in-person. I immediately issued an apology on-air, but I wanted to meet with him face-to-face and apologize. I went into the Gonzaga locker room right after the game and he was very gracious in accepting my apology, as was Gonzaga head coach Mark Few, who offered his support. SI.com: How concerned are you about this incident staying with you heading forward? Catalon: I made an honest mistake, and I feel terrible about it. I hope that this does not define me and people will see me for the person and broadcaster that I have always been." "1a. I asked CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus what the thinking was by CBS Sports and Turner Sports management not to discipline Catalon for his comment. "He made a mistake," McManus said. "He realized he made a mistake. He immediately apologized on air. As soon the game was over, he went and sought out the player and apologized to him and the coach. Everyone involved, as far as the principles in the occurrence, including the player and the guy who made the mistake, agreed it was a mistake and agreed to move on. And so did we. We moved on and put it behind us." -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
