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Sports & Recreation > Golf Should the Golf Channel have suspended Kelly Tilghman for her comment about Tiger Woods and lynching?

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While blacks were certainly lynched during the bad old days, pre the Civil Rights movement, the term "lynching" is not itself specifically referencing black people. In the wild, wild West, lots of people thought of committing crimes were "lynched," from cattle rustlers to horse thieves - and they were mostly, if not all, white.

Taking offense at a single word, and ruining a person's career because of it, is just ridiculous. Please note that minorities - whether they are sportscasters or other high-profile individuals, can get by with saying things that someone in the majority would be p...

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