Check out what Chris Curtis says as a WEEI host under fire for remarks made by Mina Kimes that use an ethnic slur nip and what is its meaning
An ESPN broadcaster Mina Kimes was the subject of an apparent racist insult by a Boston sports talk radio announcer on WEEI.
On March 22, 2023, Boston-based radio host Chris Curtis faced backlash online for using a racial term to refer to ESPN sports journalist Mina Kimes.
The “top five tips” were discussed by Curtis and his co-hosts Greg Hill, Jermaine Wiggins, and Courtney Cox on The Greg Hill Show on WEEI.
Ethnic slur nip used for Japanese people meaning explained as Chris Curtis belittles Mina Kimes during nips discussion
The Boston City Council is considering banning small liquor bottles due to their frequent littering and inability to be recycled.
As the other host’s named titles like Fireball, Skrewball, and Dr McGillicuddy’s, Chris Curtis interrupted them abruptly and said:
I’d probably go Mina Kimes.”
The other hosts carried on with their conversation without really paying attention to what Curtis had to say.
1. Chris Curtis definitely used (Nips) as a slur 2. Mila Kunis has never been naked 3. Mina Kimes is great at what she does pic.twitter.com/cLykINvpxf
— Brooklyn (@BrooklynBoyB) March 22, 2023
The racial slur “nip” is used to refer to Japanese people
The small liquor bottles, or “nips,” as they are known to internet users, were the subject of the conversation between the show’s hosts, but it seemed like Curtis was using the term as a racial slur.
According to Dictionary.com, the phrase “nip” is a very unpleasant and disparaging slang term used to refer to a Japanese person. It is a condensed form of Nippon, the word for the country in Japanese.
After Curtis’ statement about the ESPN journalist went viral, internet users were understandably outraged. On Twitter, they called Curtis a “racist” and blasted him for his poor word choice.
Some people demanded him immediately apologize to the journalist and questioned how he was still working for the radio station.
Even more, individuals pointed out that Omaha, Nebraska native and 37-year-old ESPN journalist was of Korean rather than Japanese ancestry.
In response to the event, ESPN told The Globe, as per New York Post:
There is no place for these type of hateful comments, which were uncalled for and extremely offensive.”