Cancelled for #wrongthink.
its not like he was fired for thinking pineapple is an acceptable pizza topping.
he was fired for hatefully denigrating an entire group of people, some of which are customers of his employer. He should be fired.
Cancelled for #wrongthink.
he was fired for hatefully denigrating an entire group of people,
Yes George Brett and his best friend Rushbo hail from Kansas City...
Kansas City, of course. " I'm gon'in to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come. They got that pretty little@WorldSeriesChamps2015, and I'm gonna give him some..."
Lol, wut?I guess if he'd have done it anonymously on a message board he'd have been ok, amirite?
Build a 1000 bridges but utter one bad word.....
Can we just get a straight-up apology? I'm so tired of the "If anyone was offended" or "To those who are offended"....just apologize without the qualifiers.
I also cringed when I heard him add "...it's not who I am". I'm not going to say that's who he is because I don't know him, but character is what you do (or say) when no one is watching.
His apology is like a scene from Brockmire.
Most played song in America is 4 minutes of a former stripper prostitute talking about her wet ass pussy, potus elected after being heard talking about grabbing pussy, every rap song has repeated use of N word, and we're firing people for using a gay slur. It's pretty ridiculous what WORDS do and don't anymore offend us anymore... along with our willingness to be so selective about which context they're permitted.
If he is married to a man and use to be a woman he might have a chance.
sounds like he said the bad word with a lot of hate in his tone so I don’t like his odds.
What is the appropriate context for using the term "fag"?
Except he doesn't build bridges. He utters words for a job. And he f'd that up.
Build a 100 bridges and only one falls down and people think i should be fired from bridge building.
There isn't one. Just like there probably isn't one for a lot of the words we hear. But is it something we really think warrants ending careers over at this point? He's not advocating going Taliban ISIS on the gay community and throwing them off buildings. Sorry if I'm numb to offensive words at this point but how is anyone not?What is the appropriate context for using the term "fag"?
There isn't one. Just like there probably isn't one for a lot of the words we hear. But is it something we really think warrants ending careers over at this point? He's not advocating going Taliban ISIS on the gay community and throwing them off buildings. Sorry if I'm numb to offensive words at this point but how is anyone not?
You don’t fire him because the word was so awful. You fire him because he monumentally f—-ed up his job.There isn't one. Just like there probably isn't one for a lot of the words we hear. But is it something we really think warrants ending careers over at this point? He's not advocating going Taliban ISIS on the gay community and throwing them off buildings. Sorry if I'm numb to offensive words at this point but how is anyone not?
a guy made a mistake and you’re wanting to tear him down. That’s what I don’t understand.
have him apologize and move on
Yeah, that's my threshold ...Is that really your threshold for what is considered offensive? Good god.
OK. If that's the reason, truly the reason, fine. But its Thom Brenneman. He's proven to be a pretty damn good announcer and done a lot of big events. It's he really bad at his job or did he make a big mistake?You don’t fire him because the word was so awful. You fire him because he monumentally f—-ed up his job.
Rule 1 of professional broadcasting - assume the mic is always on, and abide by standards.
He completely screwed up the most basic aspect of broadcasting. How anyone can have a problem with his employer shit-canning him boggles the mind.
Can you ask him if he's seen my wallet?The Bretts grew up in El Segundo in a house my grandfather sold them. Was in the same class as my aunt at El a Segundo high. I have a class reunion yearbook signed by him. He built a real nice home right on Manhattan Beach, but I’m sure he’s sold it by now
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You don’t fire him because the word was so awful. You fire him because he monumentally f—-ed up his job.
Rule 1 of professional broadcasting - assume the mic is always on, and abide by standards.
He completely screwed up the most basic aspect of broadcasting. How anyone can have a problem with his employer shit-canning him boggles the mind.
It’s really pretty simple.
Castellanos home run landed in the "No Judgement Zone" during his apology. You can't make this stuff up.
Saying it on the air was a mistake. His f'd up mindset isn't. Bye, Toma guy made a mistake and you’re wanting to tear him down. That’s what I don’t understand.
have him apologize and move on
Caveat - I have not heard the clip, but am relying on what I am reading here.
I HATE the cancel culture stuff generally...but this was not a simple slip of the tongue or the innocent use of an ambiguous or even clearly offensive word. For those situations I don't like the rush to "cancel" someone and their life's work, etc.
This wasn't that though...this was a deliberate description of others and a purposeful denigration of them. I am just fine with him not being welcome to return as the announcer in that case.
It's he really bad at his job or did he make a big mistake?
It's short for the bad word--******.. Fag, the short word has meant a cigarette, to tire out, as in "I'm fagged" and I think another meaning. No, it hasn't always been a bad word.Always was
I'd bet he's been using colorful language most of his career. Since it was rather casually said. This one slipped though the net and got on air. Dad was a broadcast legend for them. So I would imagine he felt comfortable in the security of his job. I can be myself around here.If he doesn’t have the cash to retire he will be teaching broadcasting at a community college.
crazy he said that in a group setting of co-workers. Hot mic or not that was horrible.
I'm going to put my MAGA translator cap on and say Thom was talking about cigarettes when he said 'fag.' For those that don't know, 'fag' in the UK is slang for a cigarette.