Villifying Anthony Federico - Did he know the C-Word was a Raical Slur?

I am one of the those bloggers that is vilifying Anthony Federico, the former ESPN writer. I have read his well-written apology and frankly would like to know the following:

1. Did he know the C-word was a racial slur against Chinese Americans?
2. Did he know the C-word is similar to the N-word?

I have read both his apology and some information from an interview with his boss, Anthony Mormile, the vice president of mobile content at ESPN.

Said Mormile, “Anthony had no concept, no awareness that could be construed as a potentially explosive headline.”

Again, with 6 years experience and certainly with the proclaimed passion for charitable giving -- how could this be a lapse in judgment? How would Federico lack the cultural sensitivity to not notice this?

Unfortunately, Mr. Federico's apology is acknowledged but the professional journalist that should be acknowledged here is Anthony Mormile. He acted swiftly and decisively in firing Federico and perhaps has done more for sending the message to the rest of the professional journalists that racial slurs will not be tolerated in the mainstream media. As I mentioned in a previous post, after Mr. Mormile's actions, Jason Whitlock removed his post.