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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Re: Iranian Americans and PAAIA Outraged by Derogatory Remarks made on Fox Sports about NBA's Iranian Player Hamed Haddadi



On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:40 AM, PAAIA <info@paaia.org> wrote:

PAAIA: Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans

Iranian Americans and PAAIA Outraged by Derogatory Remarks made on Fox Sports about NBA's Iranian Player Hamed Haddadi

PAAIA Commends Iranian Americans for Speaking Out and Fox Sports for Issuing Apology

Washington D.C. - On Wednesday November 18th, Fox Sports announcers Ralph Lawler and Michael Smith made terribly insensitive and inappropriate on-air remarks about Grizzlies' Iranian center, Hamed Haddadi, during a broadcast of their game with the Los Angeles Clippers.  The announcers' insulting remarks demonstrated a complete lack of cultural sensitivity and respect for Haddadi's Iranian heritage, and have rightfully outraged the Iranian American community.  

In a letter to senior executives at Fox Sports, PAAIA has conveyed the community's outrage and its condemnation of such remarks, while also commending them for having since issued an apology to Haddadi and others who have been offended.


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