News item: Peter Vecsey, the worst sports columnist in America, has been sued by NBA player Danny Fortson for defamation, after he wrote in a column last year alleging that Fortson is a "thug," a "thugged out player," a "vacant lot," a "meaningless mass," and "gangsta or a wanksta." Also named in the suit is Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo.
Now as I've made clear before, Vecsey's prose is so bad- the stupid nicknames, the puns, the alliterations, the misguided use of hip-hop lingo- that I've been tempted to take action against him numerous times myself. But I've gotta take his side on this one- because it really is a free speech issue, and because guess what- Fortson IS a thug.
Now back to our regularly-scheduled Vecsey-bashing... 50-something white sportswriters really should be fired if they attempt to use "wanksta" in a column.
Posted by Stephen Silver at November 1, 2004 06:37 PM