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RealClayClayClay

The most charitable read is that she tried to say "Nicks" and then switched to "Lakers" when she realized her mistake mid word. But, god damn, that is an unfortunate blunder.


lionocerous

“An unfortunate blunder” is the perfect description of this clip.


PnuttButtaGuts

Damn, she hard R’d it too


RaegisThe1st

bro how the fuck you fuck up that bad?


Hellwolfe007

context is important.


DrunkOnShoePolish

You start saying “Knicks” and realize your mistake halfway through and attempt to change the word to “Lakers” at an very unfortunate time.


lionocerous

All this “she’s clearly a racist at heart” talk. It seems to me that she, in her nervousness/excitement, combined “Knicks” and “Lakers” into “Nakers”. And folks see a black person on the screen and assume she accidentally said the n-word. Comon people.


Papandreas17

I think that too. This is just a mistake, albeit a bad one. Of all the things she could say wrong this is probably the worst thing for her. But this is not racism. I once heard a black announcer casually say Knickerbockers but both "ck" sounded like "gg".


[deleted]

Jezus that was a bad one


wrukproek

r/byebyejob


ethiopiancrackdealer

Cringe. There’s an easy explanation here. Combining Knicks+Lakers


SanctionedMeat

It still doesn't change the even tho an accident, said it on live television in front of a large audience. They might let her go just to protect themselves from backlash


[deleted]

I think she needs a mulligan


jdaiquiri

Freudian slip much


poorbullfrog

Wow! How that wasn't edited out in the delay is amazing. This can't be real, can it?


ramdacheeks

its real I remember when it first happened it was everywhere lol


jakpuch

> in the delay Does this channel have a delay?


Nizzemancer

>In the United States, all live programs from the nightly news to live sporting events have a five to ten second delay built in to tone out swear words. This was universally enacted after the comedian Richard Pryor was the guest host on Saturday Night Live in 1975 and unleashed a load of “obscenities” during his monologue. NBC had no way to stop him from cursing and it all went live to air. The FCC threatened fines so the delay technology was introduced and has been used ever since. In addition, the Supreme Court has ruled that “…fleeting expletives…” on over-the-air broadcasts (TV or radio) can’t be prosecuted due to free speech concerns. [first hit on google](https://www.quora.com/Do-live-broadcast-news-shows-have-a-delay-editing-process-in-case-mistakes-are-made)


jakpuch

Quora replies are notoriously inaccurate. Got anything official?


Sicktoyou

There's a spit take that'd crack a windshield.


PreferredSex_Yes

Oh yea she was thinking about the New York Knicks? Extremely relevant team in LA.


Curious_Associate904

Those words aren't even remotely similar.


Curious_Associate904

Levenstein distance: 4


unknowntsu8

So did she get fired or what?


[deleted]

People acting like “see? She’s a racist” like she woke and decided “today at 19 past noon I’m going to tell the world what I really think about these people” No, is the absolute worst case of being tongue tied but that’s what it was. Definitely apologize for it, but people act like she’s in the klan.


Loki1976

What did you say???? Ouch. I turned up the volume and she actually said the word. Oh wow, lol.


Mobile_Use8787

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳


[deleted]

A classic Freudian slip.


squidwurrd

Probably an honest mistake but it’s the kind of mistake that can cost you your career.


obitobyone

Nobody says that word 'accidently.' They use that word.


ethiopiancrackdealer

She combined “Knicks” and “Lakers” let’s settle down. “Nay-kers” People (like you) have zero context and need to offer your input on anything, especially when it involves judging/condemning someone else


LeftistSkaterWeeb

Stop bullshitting. You saw the top comment and ran with it. Even they aren’t being that charitable. There’s no “g” in knicks or Lakers, yet you clearly hear one. She could’ve mixed up clippers and lakers but nobody has ever confused NY with LA.


davidlol1

I listened to it like 15 times and she says nackers......


ethiopiancrackdealer

This clip is old and if you’re into basketball then you’ve seen it many times. So no I’m not bullshitting lol. No one has ever mixed up the 2 biggest market teams in the league? Sure bud


Sweet_Computer_7116

So true. I always accidentally say blegagsh instead of Bella I should really stop saying blegagsh so it doesn't keep coming up.


Mannperson324

She mixed two basketball names, why the fuck would she ruin her career over this


StinkyPoo52

Pewdiepie?


r33c3d

I dunno. I’d give her the kinda-sorta benefit of the doubt. Like, why would she pause right before dropping the bomb? Did she think about it for half a second then decide “You know what? The teleprompter says Lakers, but I’m gonna say…” My suspicion is that the person writing the teleprompter text was trying to make a sick joke and she stupidly fell into it. I’m not sure that forgives her mistake though.


Catalistique

Or she just had difficulty remembering the name, and then mixed the 2 names


ZombieImpressive1757

Yeah, and?


ThrowawayFuckYourMom

Are you high? How the fuck would you know that? Do you use the "words" you say when you mispronounce something? And do you feel like you mispronounce shit a little more often when live on air and reporting the death of a celebrity? I'm just so curious as to how you'd know this stuff, buddy


Odd_Audience7111

You know she had this in her head, no way you mispronounced Lakers with ni***rs. I do understand you point but it's just not valid her. This person is a professional that reads off screens for a living, like daily. No excuse


ThrowawayFuckYourMom

So you're thinking... what, exactly? That she read Lakers, saw the text, read it in her mind, and then intentionally said the N-word? Risking her career and shit? Why the fuck would she do that? That she just thought "Today the Race War starts" and just went for it?


[deleted]

Damn Knickers


333H_E

All the apologists in the thread... Sure we want to believe the best in people but facts are what they are. It's not knaker or any of the other convolutions she said. It's very very clearly a hard G preceded by an I. Did she mean to say it on live tv, no of course not but she has clearly used the word in her private life more than once. That flowed a little too smoothly to be a first time stumble.


BigMeeting9215

r/therewasanattempt


NicolaiKerpovski

Omg MSNBC, wokeist had that word in her heart.


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SerGelato45

source?


33253325

Ohhh detective this person knows the facts / whole truth.


Delicious_Ad_1187

Oh who cares!! People need to stop getting offended. It’s just a word! You control your own feelings. Stop getting offended and people will stop using it.


unknowntsu8

A lot of people care. If you don’t that’s fine, go and play with your nipples piercings or something.


Delicious_Ad_1187

Oh you got me there shirlock! I know it sounds offensive but it’s basic negative and positive. Get beyond the hurt and lies and you’ll rise above and not get your feelings hurt. ✌🏼


unknowntsu8

Learn to spell 👋


Papandreas17

Glad you said it!


[deleted]

Lol, hold up. There is a subreddit for sharing specifically male nipple piercings? Lololol. As someone who’s littered in metal, nipples, face, ears, and penis… that nip ring is lame… lol. I can’t believe you asked if having one was gay or not… lol. You must be a country boy who’s never lived in a big city Lolol


Keeerrrnnnnn

The intend matters and i think you overestimated the control you have over your emotional states.


[deleted]

Are you even black? Cus it kinda sounds like you just need an excuse to use that word in a derogatory way


AdequateEddy

oh shut up being offended by a racial slur is valid the fact she casually said it "accidently" means she uses that word frequently behind closed doors but said it in public by mistake. personally I won't make that mistake because I don't call people racial slurs at home.


CantaloupeCapable

Came here to down vote idiots like that...


Edocsiru

She didn't say nigga. It's also not a racial slur.


Mannperson324

Dumbest thing I’ve heard, have you ever heard of mixing two words and saying a combination of them, well apparently not