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OT: Too Sensitive? Or on Point?

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What do you think?

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

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Me? I think it was distasteful with some disrespect and in-sensitivity mixed in. 

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Fox Sports apologized Sunday after placing a Baseball Night in America graphic over a shot of the 9/11 Memorial during its Saturday night broadcast of the New York Yankees' 14-1 win over the Boston Red Sox."During last night’s telecast, we used poor judgment on the use of a graphic," a Fox Sports spokesman told USA Today's Jace Evans in an emailed statement. "We sincerely apologize and regret the decision."

Fox Sports' graphic placement was immediately met with backlash:
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center includes a pair of memorial pools which have been approximately placed at the former sites of the two World Trade Center buildings that collapsed during the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042348-fox-sports-apologizes-for-using-yankees-red-sox-logos-over-911-memorial-on-tv?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

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#3 · Jul 17, 12:08 PM
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It was straight up trash and inappropriate. It's disrespectful.

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#4 · Jul 17, 12:14 PM
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I find it highly unlikely that it was intentional,  however I would be surprised if there wasn't. Somebody that should have been in charge of reviewing that kind of shit before putting it on air.

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wtf, dumbasses. 

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#6 · Jul 17, 3:42 PM
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@"AGRforever" said: wtf, dumbasses. 
Yep. Probably no malice but just really dumb. 
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To be fair the graphics designer was probably about 5/6 when this happened

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#8 · Jul 17, 8:37 PM
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You don't put dopey graphics over any memorial, cemetery, or national monument. It's mind numbing how myopically dumb people can be when it comes to their profession. To the producer/director, it was probably just a convenient black space next to One World Trade Center... 

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The pimping of personal and/or professional brand has lost it's way in the last 10 years.

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#10 · Jul 19, 9:47 AM
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Meh, it is baseball, who was gonna see it?

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@"greediron" said: Meh, it is baseball, who was gonna see it?
Correct answer.
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#12 · Jul 19, 10:24 AM
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It's 2022, respect is fading very quickly in society. This is just one of many examples. 

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