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I just don't get people sometimes.
"I assure you that this is totally out of character for myself.."
Yeah, right.
another "racial" e-mail story
http://sportsillustrated.netscape.cn...40.htm&sc=2030
Warriors Fire PR Manager Over E-Mail
By JANIE McCAULEY
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The public relations manager for the Golden State Warriors was fired Wednesday for inadvertently sending out a racially insensitive e-mail led ``Ghetto Prom'' to the team's entire media distribution list.
Eric Govan, the No. 3 person on the Warriors' media relations staff, sent the e-mail featuring 17 photos, many depicting scantily clad black people in formal attire and commentary on the outfits. The e-mail went to dozens of newspaper reporters, columnists and sports editors, as well as television and radio stations.
``It came to my attention moments ago that one of our employees had inadvertently sent out an e-mail that was in extreme poor taste and completely unprofessional,'' team president Robert Rowell said in a statement. ``I can assure you that the contents of this e-mail - or any unsaid presumptions - do not represent the values and beliefs of the Golden State Warriors organization. The employee responsible for sending this e-mail has been dealt with in an appropriate manner.''
Warriors spokesman Raymond Ridder confirmed that Govan is no longer employed by the club.
A call to Govan was not immediately returned Wednesday evening, though he quickly sent out a follow-up apology e-mail.
``You just received a previous forwarded e-mail led 'Ghetto Prom' that was sent accidentally,'' Govan wrote. ``I assure you that this is totally out of character for myself and want to apologize to anyone who might be offended. My sincere apologies. This won't happen again and shouldn't have happened this time.''
This is the second public relations scandal by a professional team in the Bay Area in the last year.
Former San Francisco 49ers public relations director Kirk Reynolds was fired last June after producing a controversial in-house video meant to prepare players for dealing with the media. But the 15-minute film leaked to the San Francisco Chronicle featured racist jokes, lesbian soft-porn and topless blondes - and even a scene of Reynolds impersonating San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the mayor's office.
Reynolds called it a ``terrible mistake'' and said the video was never meant it for public consumption.
It was shown to players during the team's 2004 training camp in Santa Clara, where it was part of a diversity workshop.
I just don't get people sometimes.
"I assure you that this is totally out of character for myself.."
Yeah, right.
Am I missing something? Can you be scantily clad in formal attire?
Maybe something like this....
I wonder how many of the male prom attendees wore a white tux, a matching white hat, and carried a white walking cane.
Last edited by Oh, Gee!!; 02-03-2006 at 10:40 AM.
Oh, snap!!
follow the link for actual pics of the ghetto prom:
http://www.byroncrawford.com/2005/05..._prom_pic.html
Last edited by Oh, Gee!!; 02-03-2006 at 10:45 AM.
Now that is a "racial" email.
That could not have been a real prom. What school would allow these girls to wear pasties to a prom?
If you weren't Black, that'd be a racist statement.
Can there be and "over/under" on the occurrence of a specific event? I thought that had to do with the combined scores of the participants in a contest.
But, I'm not a gambler so, I could be wrong.
You are correct, sir.
I think what we're "looking" for here is a death pool. Although I'm not really looking forward to somebody offing himself.
Now, when it comes to the firing of a head basketball coach from Texas State University, my firing pool date is March 6.
I don't know, I was trying to be funny. Oh, well.
Oh no you don't.
So was I. Oh well... :::sigh:::
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