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Jemele Hill once again faces heat for speaking her mind on political issues. This time, the punishment for her statements is two weeks suspension.
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ESPN brought on the suspension after Jemele posted tweets about Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys owner said that any player that “disrespected the flag” will not play.
Jemele clapped back at Jones by suggesting folks should boycott his sponsors if they don’t agree with him. “Jerry Jones also has created a problem for his players, specifically the Black ones. If they don’t kneel, some will see them as sellouts,” Jemele tweeted. “If you strongly reject what Jerry Jones said, the key is his advertisers. Don’t place the burden squarely on the players.”
ESPN said Jemele’s tweets “violated social media guidelines.” They further said after the previous controversy where Jemele called Donald Trump a white supremacist, “all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect negatively on ESPN and that such actions would have consequences.” Thus, they have now put Jemele on a two week leave.
Social media has already expressed outrage.
https://twitter.com/SymoneDSanders/status/917477713643962369
https://twitter.com/NerdyWonka/status/917477962559164416
We’ll keep you updated on any major updates.
Anger Builds After ESPN Suspended Jemele Hill Over Jerry Jones Tweets was originally published on globalgrind.com
