[nfb-talk] Fw: Blind Ref

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Tue Jun 11 15:42:08 UTC 2013


I've forwarded this to John Parré.

Mike Freeman


On Sep 11, 2013, at 2:29, "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com> wrote:

> This was sent to me by a sighted friend in NYC. Ed Meskys
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> To: <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 7:11 PM
> Subject: Blind Ref
> 
> 
> Last week on Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show on ABC, he aired a skit
> he did with Will Smith, a trailer for a nonexistent movie BLIND REF,
> about someone (played by Smith) who's blind trying to be a pro basketball
> referee.
> 
> It was the shtick you'd expect - miscalling shots, facing away from the
> players, talking to people after they've walked away, and yes, the
> face-groping thing.  OK, it parodied feel-good movies' triumphant ending,
> having an emergency come up and him being the only NBA ref available, but
> still ...
> 
> You may want to see if the NFB or a similar group protested to ABC. 
> (Nothing was in the newspaper.  I wonder if he'll apologize tonight.)
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