Oh, he helps people! Okay, well that excuses the racism. Why didn't he just say that before?

Anyone seriously believe he didn't see the double meaning in that? Either batant racist or absolute idiot.

Spectacular bullshit from a person who is trying to find a new job.

Meh. I'm sure he wrote that as a joke and thought NO ONE would notice. Give me a break… this guy screwed up and is trying way too hard to apologize. Hopefully he's sincere, but I guess we'll probably never know.

Okay, since when did racism and good deeds become mutually exclusive? There are plenty of people who are good and do good things for others. It does not mean you aren't racist, and this guy, while saying he doesn't do acts of kindness for selfish reasons, is employing them to excuse something that is completely different in nature. Unless 'not being racist' is an act of kindness, but I like to think humans should have higher standards than that.

I buy that he's sincerely sorry, but sportswriters (and journalists in general) LOVE puns. Without the racial slur meaning, even a non-racist person would've considered the headline extremely boring.

I have heard of the word as a cliche but without the power behind other negative stereotyping words. However, I'm not a journalist. This guy was a journalist who made a costly mistake. I've made mistakes in my career too and have had to pay for it. I can't give this guy a break for making a serious mistake that any non-journalist could make. It was his job to do the words thing, failed at it, and he got the correct action as a result.

apology not accepted because it is not genuine. i refuse to believe that a grown man (especially someone who calls himself a writer) would think using such a word is acceptable and that it fits the tone of his column. what an idiot. i wonder if he ever dreamed of using the headline “n*igger in armor” or “sp*c in armor”. his few good deeds doesn't make up for the fact that he is a stupid stupid person. if in fact he cared so much about humanity, that word would not even be in his vocabulary.

Baloney.  A) He's friends with a homeless person
B) Who was so weakened by exposure and hunger that he collapsed on the side of the road
C) And of all possible actions he whips out his cell phone and calls this guy. Doubt it. Also none of his laundry list of good deeds demonstrate why he wouldn't make a bad pun about Asians. You're busted, dude. Nobody's buying it. Move on.

even if you are asian and the word “chink” doesn't offend you, you should be offended that ESPN thinks that its ok for people to use it in a headline about an asian person. no one would ever use n***** in a headline about a black person, even if n***** had another meaning.

One of the main qualifications of being an editor is understanding the nuances of language and how subtle changes in word choice can greatly influence the message conveyed. In this instance Mr. Frederico failed spectacularly at his job. For those of you that insist that “chink in the armor” is a cliched phrase: the swastika has for centuries been commonly used as a symbol in various religions. Would it be appropriate, then, to prominently feature a swastika in, for example, an article about minority religions in sports next to a picture of a Jewish athlete?

ESPN is heartless. i'm asian, but i never took that statement as offensive.

If actions speak louder than words then why did this guy become a writer? He should have joined the Peace Corps.

It's only slightly over the top, but this is how to do an apology: Take responsibility, accept the consequences and move on. A lot of people could (but probably won't) learn from his example.

He made a very big mistake, he's apologizing and he seems sincere. I think the use of racial epitaphs is terrible but if this was just a honest mistake and he feels terrible about it and apologized why should he have to be continually punished for it? In fact why did he have to be fired? He accidentally used a incentive word, but he didn't commit a crime or a grievous moral offense why are people demanding his head on a plate?

The only thing he left out is that he helps little old ladies cross the street. I think he went overboard listing all of his good deeds.

this sounds like a chain email my mom would send me. i'm sorry but i don't believe that you didn't know “chink” was a racial epithet against asians. people need to know that racial ignorance against asians will not be tolerated, just like it wouldn't be against african americans or any other race.

How to apologize 101

Good for him.