In the letter (pictured below), the disgruntled viewer refers to Hill as a “b*tch jungle bunny,” “spear-chucker,” and implores ESPN to terminate her “before she back slides into some ebonics-laden inarticulate mumbo-jumbo tirade.” To top things off, the anonymous man reveals he’s “not interested in spending all day listening to some thick-lipped gorilla attempting to properly speak the King’s English.”
work for someone used to slurs frequently coming her way as a Black female covering sports.
“I get these types of letters every day,” she tweeted Adena Andrews, a writer for ESPNW. And there’s the show of support from colleagues in the journalism world to help.
That’s unbelievable. I’m at a loss for words. Thanks for sharing. It puts all of my hate mail in perspective.
While Editor-in-Chief of BigLeadSports.com Jason McIntyre responded:
Some Nutjob Sports Fan Sent ESPN’s @jemelehill the Most Racist Letter Ever.
At the time the letter was sent, Hill had just finished her debut college football season as a sideline reporter for ESPN and ESPN 2.
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