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South Carolina Newspaper Prints Insensitive Headline About QB Ryan Hilinski After Loss
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After South Carolina QB Ryan Hilinski's poor outing against Missouri on Saturday, going 13-for-30 for only 166 yards and walking away with a 34-14 loss, The State Newspaper wrote a rather insensitive headline about him. Per The Big Lead...
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Ryan Hilinski has had far, far worse days in his life, such as January 16, 2018, the day his older brother, Tyler, committed suicide. It was later revealed that Tyler suffered from stage one chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The Hilinski family later started the charity Hilinski's Hope, dedicated to destigmatizing mental illness.
Here was the headline after Saturday's game...

The paper later apologized...
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The Torch74 months
Some dumb arse millennial was patting himself on the back when he came up with that clever headline - FAIL
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Play_Neck74 months
That paper should make a big-arse donation to back up its "sorry" tweet.
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PensaTigers74 months
Too bad they likely did it for publicity.
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KennabraTiger74 months
Who the frick thought this would be a good idea?
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paleoTiger74 months
The headline shouldn't have been used. What's more egregious is the quote from the story. Why would the writer bring up the hardship of his personal, family tragedy in a story about his poor performance in a game? The two have nothing to do with one another. Can't believe it made it past the editor's desk.
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NASA_ISS_Tiger74 months
That's the problem with today's media...printed or otherwise...they believe they are infallible and print whatever "gotcha" type headline they want without regard humans. And no, I'm no SJW, libtard etc. I hate the media for what they can get away with...and this is just another example of it...and people essentially can not retaliate against them.
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wilceaux74 months
Unless you're the Saudi government.
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Vestigial Morgan74 months
Up there with "chink in the armor" headline about Jeremy Linn.
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ForeverEllisHugh74 months
That one was a hilarious play on words. This one is actually demented.
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Buckeye Jeaux74 months
"The State Newspaper" thinks a tiny tweet makes up for a full-page horrifically unkind blunder?
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PensaTigers74 months
Wasn't even heartfelt.
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LSUSaints74 months
He knew the connection when he wrote it.
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uway74 months
Why is everyone so sure of this?
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jdutto374 months
"Why is everyone so sure of this?" So, why male models? (Zoolander)
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SpartyGator74 months
That's terrible. They should be ashamed
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drdoct74 months
That's pretty sh!tty even for the media. I wouldn't even expect that out of the rant. Some things are above athletics or trivial things.
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brewdrees74 months
Somebody has to be fired after this. Period.
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kywildcatfanone74 months
Wow, that's pretty insensitive, and worthy of a little outrage.
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surgicalvenom74 months
I get that the headline has to do with football only. But how does that get past at least 3 editors and the printing manager? No one in the sports department knew about the charity? They had to have 2 to 3 meetings before it went to press, how does no one catch it?
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Mike da Tigah74 months
That’s pretty much awful journalism.
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BowDownToLSU74 months
Tasteless
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SCLibertarian74 months
There isn't a newspaper in this country with a more adversarial relationship with its hometown team than The State. I have no doubt this wasn't a mistake. You'd have to believe both the author and editor had no idea of the starting QB's brother's suicide (which was national news) and his family's non-profit.
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Kentucker74 months
What a shitty newspaper. Hope this kills it for y’all. No pun intended.
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supadave374 months
I can't see the headline. I've been having this issue on here lately.
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WhoDatNC74 months
What a cock!
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fibonaccisquared74 months
Yikes...
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MindRiot74 months
Par for the course in media.
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