Comments on: PC NBA: You Can’t Say That About “Eye-Ran”; FOX Yanks Sportscasters

By: wendy

wendy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:42:10 +0000

“and most Americans can’t even properly pronounce English words” Debbie Schlussel.

Really Debbie? ALL of the people I know use correct pronuciations. Who do you run with

By: Bill Dolack

Bill Dolack — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:29:33 +0000

If saying “I-ran” gets you suspended, then it’s time to start boycotting Stevie Wonder. Listen to how he pronounces Iran in “Don’t You Worry ’bout a Thing.”

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:07 +0000

Real reason he was upset is that the announcers suggested a Jew, Sasha Baron Cohen could play him in a movie.

Nothing to do with I-RAN vs. Eye Ran.

Insulted the IRANIAN by even suggesting such a thing.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:10:26 +0000

Maybe Arnold should be impeached for calling the state he governs Cal-ee-for-nee-a.

What a joke. Some people need to get a grip! Cause it’s slippin’ away.

By: MikeyMiguel

MikeyMiguel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:36:51 +0000

Arya Towfighi is a joke and so are the people who agree with him. A caller named “Solomon” on a radio show I heard said he was offended by the pronunciation.. He then proceed to say that he was from Afghanistan and the hypocrite didn’t even pronounce it properly. He said “Aff-gan-i-stan” not “Off-gon-ee-ston.” I’m willing to bet Towfighi doesn’t prounouce “Mexico” properly either. I’m from Puerto Rico and I didn’t come here expecting non-hispanics to be able to pronounce words in my language correctly so what gives this clown the right to demand it from others?

By: Miranda Rose Smith

Miranda Rose Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:46:44 +0000

Should be “Japan.”

By: Miranda Rose Smith

Miranda Rose Smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:55 +0000

I suppose sportscasters will, in future, risk suspension if they don’t call Japaon “Nippon,” and Israel “Aretz Yisroal,” and France “La France” and Greece “Hellas.”

By: Rocky Lore

Rocky Lore — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:22:48 +0000

Wait, there are actually Clippers season ticket holders?

By: gmartinz

gmartinz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:06:31 +0000

Oh, by the way, I forgot: “I Ran” by Flock of Seagulls: Dumbest video, worst clothes, cheesiest hair styles, BEST song of the ’80s.

By: gmartinz

gmartinz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:58:56 +0000

They got suspended for THAT???? How else do you say “Iran” if not “Eye Ran”? That is freakin’ unbelievable. If that is the new broadcast standard, then I suggest everytime an announcer utters the name “Washington Redskin” then he/she has to get suspended.

This isn’t even hyper-sensitivity; this is completely down the rabbit hole.

And so what if the announcers were surprised that the player came from Iran? Given the tensions between our countries, it’s a natural reaction.

Now the announcers will end up apologizing in order to keep their jobs. I never cared about the Clippers before – now I hate them.