I've been in the media for 20 yrs & never knew the phrase was offensive. I'm either naive or uninformed. I now understand how some were offended. But I feel the editor shouldn't have lost his job.
A great memory! I have the soundtrack of this opening on tape cassette (Poor quality though) because as a 13-year old I did play-by-play!) My broadcasting career didn't pan out, but I'm in media. Folks: this game had a 49.1 Nielsen rating (highest in sports history & #4 all-time in the US behind ...
I've been in the media for 20 yrs & never knew the phrase was offensive. I'm either naive or uninformed. I now understand how some were offended. But I feel the editor shouldn't have lost his job.