After the Department of Defense had demolished, then he published again, an online feature on the military service of Jackie Robinson, even including the “Dei” letters in a new link, Mina Kimes made her feeling her feelings on the matter.
Kimes made an appearance in “Around the Horn” of ESPN on Wednesday, only a few hours after the story was restored, saying that the history of the MLB legend “matters”.
“Jackie Robinson was known for many things. But above all, first, it was her continuous courage against racial discrimination,” Kimes said. “In fact, in addition to crossing the color barrier in baseball, it served in a segregated unit in the army and, in one case, refused to move to the back of the bus, it was arrested and acquitted. That is important. That story can be erased, it cannot be undone, and must be recognized to completely understand and celebrate its legacy.”
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October 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA.; Robert Griffin III in the countdown of ESPN Monday Night Football at the Sofi stadium in Inglewood, California, on October 16, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
It may or may not be a coincidence, but its ESPN colleague, Robert Griffin III, said in an X -position of his own that sports shows should be about sports.
“Sports programs on television should be about sports, not in politics,” wrote former NFL field marshal.
“This tweet is not about Jackie Robinson. Its importance can never and should never be erased. Breaking the color barrier in baseball itself is not political,” Griffin continued. “Jesse Owens winning 4 gold medals in herself was not a politician. Jack Johnson becomes the first heavyweight Boxing Black champion in himself was not a politician. Everyone had political ramifications. Everyone challenged the status quo of racial barriers for fair game, racial relationships and civil rights. That should always be recognized and never forgotten.
The DOD briefly eliminates the online function on the military service of Jackie Robinson, includes ‘Dei’ in Link
Jackie Robinson, from the Brooklyn Dodgers, steals the Home Display during the World Series Game against New York Yankees in New York City. (Hulton Archive/Getty images)
The story, entitled “Sports Heroes that served: the great Jackie Robinson baseball was a soldier of World War II,” was launched on February 9, 2021, written by David Vergun. Other features in “Sports heroes that served” Include Bob Feller, Hoyt Wilhelm, Bob Uecker and many others.
Pak Gazette Digital contacted the Pentagon about the elimination of history and yes and the inclusion “Dei” in the URL was on purpose. The Pentagon did not say if it was done on purpose, but Pentagon’s press secretary, John Ullyot, released the following statement to Pak Gazette Digital before the story was restored.
“All in the Department of Defense Aman to Jackie Robinson, as well as the speakers of the Navajo Code, to the aviators of Tuskegee, to the Marines of Iwo Jima and so many others: we greet them for their strong and in many cases Heroic Service to our country, what we stop. War mission as always another American who has used the uniform.
“Dei: The ideology of discriminatory equity does the opposite. It is a form of alarm cultural Marxism that divides force, erodes the cohesion of unity and interferes with the central combat mission of services.
“We are pleased to fulfill the entire department with The Directive Eliminate content from all platforms. In the rare cases that the content is eliminated, either deliberately or by mistake, which is beyond the clearly described scope of the directive, we instruct the components and correct the content to recognize our heroes for their service dedicated together with their fellow citizens, the period. “
Robert Griffin III observes during the Pro Bowl skills competition at Intermountain Healthcare Performance Install in Henderson, Nevada, on February 2, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
Last month, the Pentagon requested an “update of digital content” that “would eliminate and archive news articles, photos and videos that promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).”
Robinson was recruited in the army five years before breaking the color barrier of the major baseball leagues in 1947 and was honorably discharged in 1944 after serving as second lieutenant during World War II. His number 42 was removed throughout baseball in 1997.
