Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

White Sportswriter Peter Vecsey Criticized for Using N-Word in Tweet

White Sportswriter Peter Vecsey Criticized for Using N-Word in Tweet

Longtime sportswriter Peter Vecsey is facing a backlash after tweeting out a rap lyric using a censored N-word to comment on a scuffle between NBA players LeBron James and Enes Kanter.


During a tightly-fought game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday night, Cavaliers superstar James collided with Kanter's Knicks teammate, 19-year-old rookie Frank Ntilikina, prompting Kanter to get in James' face in defense of Ntilikina. The move ended up garnering technical fouls for both James and Kanter.

In response, Vecsey, who has previously been a sportswriter for the New York Post and an analyst for NBC, tweeted out a slightly-tweaked rap lyric from the Notorious B.I.G. track "N****s Bleed" off of his sophomore album Life After Death. 

"Like Kanter is gonna 2B intimidated by LeBron, guy who stood up 2 Tayyip Erdogan. Imagine him being scared of a n***** who breathes the same air as him," the tweet read.

While a few on Twitter were impressed with Vecsey's reference: 

...others cried foul, despite Vecsey's convictions: 

Especially considering the length of the censored N-word: 

Vecsey was not willing to back down, even as the backlash grew: 

As of Tuesday afternoon, Vecsey had not taken down the offending tweet, nor had he issued an apology or any kind of statement.

Some Twitter users wanted to do it for him though: 

In fact, Vecsey spent Tuesday morning retweeting the supporters who came to his defense.

Ryan Glasspiegel, a writer The Big Lead, criticized Vecsey for using the word in a post Monday night, although he did add that Vecsey is a known Biggie fan and a champion of black players. But Glasspiegel noted that despite this, white people should not use the N-word.

Vecsey called "bull s**t, however: 

While it's unclear if his sportswriting career will suffer any adverse effects due to the controversy, perhaps Vecsey could still use it as a chance to educate himself: 

Please SHARE this with your friends and family.

 

 

H/T: Huffington Post, Billboard, The Big Lead

More from News

Pedro Pascal
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Pedro Pascal Goes To Bat For Trans People Once Again At 'Fantastic Four' Premiere

When it comes to Pedro Pascal, we made the right person famous.

During the Berlin red carpet premiere of Pascal's latest film, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Pedro Pascal advocated once again for transgender people and transgender rights, citing their community as inspiring.

Keep ReadingShow less
Cal Raleigh
Steph Chambers/Getty Images

Yankees announcers react to player's NSFW nickname!

During a game against the Mariners on Tuesday night, Yankees fans found out why Seattle star Cal Raleigh is nicknamed “Big Dumper.”

The moment was caught on YES Network’s broadcast of the game in the sixth inning while Raleigh was on first base with the Yankees leading 10-3.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Joseph Boakai and Donald Trump
NBC News

Trump Dragged After Praising English Skills Of President Of Liberia—Where English Is The Official Language

President Donald Trump was called out after he praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s command of English—embarrassingly unaware that English is the official language of Liberia.

Boakai had been delivering a speech during a meeting with other African leaders at the White House on Wednesday in which he remarked that Liberia is "a long-time friend of the United States and we believe in your policy of making America great again."

Keep ReadingShow less
Alex Cooper singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame'
@MBDChicago/Twitter (X)

'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Gets Brutally Booed At Wrigley Field After Painfully Off-Key Singing

If there's one thing that all baseball fans can come together about, it's the importance of their traditions—and songs.

In the seventh inning at Wrigley Field during a match between the Cubs and the Cardinals, popular Call Her Daddy podcast host Alex Cooper was invited to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and brought two backup dancers with her.

Keep ReadingShow less
Linda Yaccarino
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

X CEO Resigns Day After AI Chatbot Grok Praised Hitler In Alarming Series Of Antisemitic Tweets

Linda Yaccarino—the former NBC Universal executive who later took the reins at X—stepped down as CEO of billionaire Elon Musk's platform after two years on the job just a day after Grok, the platform's AI chatbot, went on antisemitic rants and openly praised Adolf Hitler.

Grok issued deeply antisemitic responses on Tuesday following a reported software update that encouraged the bot to embrace what developers described as the “politically incorrect.” Taking that directive to heart, Grok responded with a series of disturbing posts that included praise for Hitler and even a statement expressing its aspiration to become a “digital version” of the Nazi leader.

Keep ReadingShow less