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Austin B.

Texas

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"Wrong for Suspending Her!"

October 12, 2017

ESPN is "wrong," for suspending Jemele Hill to me Trump is a racist and the owners need to realize that each and every soldier has fought to "preserve," inalienable individual rights of free speech and many other basic human rights.

ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for second violation of social media policy

Shalise Manza YoungShutdown Corner October 9,2017

Jemele Hill was suspended by ESPN after violating the companys social media policy. (AP)
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ESPN has announced that it has suspended Jemele Hill, currently co-host of the 6 p.m. weekday SportsCenter, affectionately called The Six, for two weeks after a second violation of the companys social media policy.
ESPN's Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/JkVoBVz7lv
ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) October 9,2017

Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for a second violation of our social media guidelines, ESPN said in a statement. She previously acknowledged letting her colleagues and company down with an impulsive tweet. In the aftermath, all employees were reminded of how individual tweets may reflect negatively on ESPN and that such actions would have consequences. Hence this decision.
Its unclear which tweet or tweets landed Hill in hot water with ESPN; on Sunday, after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters that Cowboys played who kneeled during the national anthem would not play, she did send some tweets saying that Jones has put his players in a difficult position with his proclamation.
When fans angered by what Jones said asked what could be done, Hill suggested that if they felt strongly enough, they could boycott companies who sponsor the Cowboys and NFL, but she made it clear she was not personally calling for anyone to boycott.
This play always work. Change happens when advertisers are impacted. If you feel strongly about JJ's statement, boycott his advertisers. https://t.co/LFXJ9YQe74
Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9,2017

UPDATE: Josh Krulewitz, who works in public relations for ESPN, indicated that the above tweet is the one that led to Hills punishment. But in a subsequent tweet, Hill states that she is not advocating a NFL boycott but in ESPNs eyes, she had gone too far.
Just so we're clear: I'm not advocating a NFL boycott. But an unfair burden has been put on players in Dallas & Miami w/ anthem directives.
Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9,2017

Entertainment website The Wrap is reporting that Hills co-host on The Six, Michael Smith, is sitting out Mondays show after the decision to suspend his close friend came down. The Wrap said the decision was mutual between Smith and ESPN management, and that he will be back on Tuesday.
Last month, Hill drew the ire of many when she tweeted that President Donald Trump is a white supremacist.

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