Matt Sullivan's comment was obviously not intended to be insensitive to Mr. Deng. Anyone who continues to expound on this as something so awful as to require drastic action needs to reflect on the innocent nature of the remark and the fact that we need to move on.
Beyond the apology that has been made no more falling on the sword is necessary in my opinion, and Sullivan no doubt will be more careful in the future in choosing his words and the ledes for articles.
If this is the worst mistake in judgement that Sullivan ever makes in his life he will indeed be a fortunate individual.
I am a Carolina graduate of the Class of 1953 and this is my first visit to this site. In this case I feel for Duke as much as I would if it were Carolina and feel for Sullivan in particular.
Paul Clark
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