Italian Journalist Luigi Furini is fired on the spot after calling Lukaku a "N****" live on Air

https://www.sportface.it/calcio/furini-shock-a-telelombardia-lukaku-e-un-negro-ravezzani-lo-espelle-dalla-trasmissione/2272602

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skhayfa@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 3y (1 reply)

"Lukaku is a little n****" The journalist Luigi Furini said on the occasion of one of Telelombardia's in-depth football broadcasts. Furini himself was immediately ejected from the broadcast after a few minutes, also for his resistance to apologizing. An expression with a racist background that the director of Telelombardia Fabio Ravezzani immediately condemned both live and on his twitter profile: "You don't joke about words with a racist background (regardless of etymology). We do not accept mistakes or misunderstandings. And a belated apology is not enough. I'm sorry that a colleague like Furini made such a serious mistake. Immediate measures are inevitable," director Fabio Ravezzani said on Twitter.

Words with a racist background are no joke (regardless of etymology). We do not accept mistakes or misunderstandings. And a belated apology is not enough. I'm sorry that a colleague like Furini made such a serious mistake. Immediate action is inevitable.

incognito_15@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 3y

Wow, hats off to the director for such a swift and appropriate response.

BrainisfineIthink@lemmy.one · 23 pts · 3y

Jesus Christ wtf. Like not even a Freudian slip or anything (not that it would be excusable then either) but just like full n word.

What a piece of shit.