And he also said he was a "man of faith" - lol. Far from it. He should have just said he's a bigot. At least then he'd be telling the truth.
Rule #1 in Broadcasting: The mic is ALWAYS Hot
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Good point ... he should have said he was talking about his recent visit to Brooklyn IA known as the Community of Flags.
As a guy who can see this as a slip of the tongue, he needs to be fired or at the very least suspended. I'm not a cancel culture guy, but basic community standards (such as they are) should be recognized.
Right. What year is it? 1998?Nobody uses that word anymore unless they like using that word.
Except that's not how it should go. Should be be able to find work somewhere else? Sure. Should he be in baseball? No.
Money talks and what advertisers would want him to push their product?
Respectfully, I don't see it as a slip of the tongue. That's not a word someone just uses, similar to the N word, unless they use it fairly often. He said it so casually that it's clearly a part of his vernacular.
Ok, now let's make a list of people who have said that at work in a profession where you rely solely on advertising dollars and want to appeal to as many people as possible without significant consequences.
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Saying that at work gets most people fired. Saying that at work in front of hundreds of thousands of people that will directly hurt your employer? We are all fired.
That's not for you or me to decide. This is the entertainment industry. If his boss wants to deal with those who are offended by what he said, he should be allowed to. If he decides that Tom isn't worth the backlash, he has reason to fire him.
It's almost like the Collin Kaepernick situation. Or Barta reprimanding Dolphin for saying King Kong on the radio.
You're allowed to be offended, disgusted. But you don't have the right to determine who keeps their job.
To be clear, as I said from the beginning, I think he should apologize. And I think he will get fired.
I very distinctly remember a time when a local affiliate didn't break for a commercial. Pete said to Eric,"Hey. You gotta pee?"
I'm amazed the guy went back on the air to apologize. He had to know his *** was fired. If I were that guy, I'd just kindly put down the headset, walk out and never been seen again.
He apologized profusely on the air after he was told his mic was hot. He also apologized profusely on social media. Good for him for apologizing and not hiding from what he said. But I have no remorse for him using that term. If his mic wasn't on he would have gone on being the asshat he is. He 100% should be fired.
Other than how it sounded that there was disdain in his voice, I would say this wouldn't be a huge stretch. My brother-in-law uses that term frequently, but he his also gay so it isn't as bothersome to me when it comes from him, but not something I would say.
