Gay? (1 Viewer)

[KudzuQueen]

ESPN has a stake in this as well. Obviously they don;t want to project the kind of image that having commentators make such remarks entails. No doubt such stuff is written into the contracts of their on-air personalities.

I mean we all have professional reputations and business owners have to watch out for their business image. I wouldn;t want to partner or associate with a lawyer who used that kind of language publicly - it would make the practice look bad. That is not being overly PC.

Totally agree.

 

[bclemms]

nice one

(why does my message have to be at least 12 characters?)

Thanks, just glad someone picked up on it.

 

[Taurus]

He should've said "effeminate".

Mr. Thesaurus is your friend.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

What exactly is the fall out if ESPN doesn't fire the guy? Are homosexuals going to quit watching football? I could see how it could hurt ESPN's baseball games but by the time those start up this will be long forgotten.

...Apparently there are some gay football fans out there:

www.outsports.com

:eek2:

 

[GW93]

...Apparently there are some gay football fans out there:

www.outsports.com

:eek2:

Nice find, and it appears the editorial staff at outsports.com thinks ESPN overreacted, too.

Good thing he didn't say, "It's so easy, a caveman could do it!"

 

[DavidM]

While it is overly PC for that to be considered super-offensive in every day conversation, television and radio broadcasters are professionals and are held to a higher level of expectation.

Agree.

It's less a matter of overzealous PC and more a matter of common sense about what is appropriate in what setting. He represents ESPN as an employee and they have every right to enforce standards and hold their employees accountable.

 

[bclemms]

...Apparently there are some gay football fans out there:

www.outsports.com

:eek2:

keep finding sites like that and we will change your name to Saint El Gay. Insert smiley because I don't know how to work them yet.

 

[Guitarzan]

Nice find, and it appears the editorial staff at outsports.com thinks ESPN overreacted, too.

Good thing he didn't say, "It's so easy, a caveman could do it!"

that's reasonable

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

keep finding sites like that and we will change your name to Saint El Gay. Insert smiley because I don't know how to work them yet.

...LOL- You don't even want to know how I found out about that website. That's a story that I might post another time

 

[TulsaSaint]

...Apparently there are some gay football fans out there:

Gee, who would have thought? Maybe there are even some gay people who visit this site regularly and post on this board!

 

[TulsaSaint]

He should've said "effeminate".

But wouldn't that be offensive to women?

 

[theSpaniard]

Gee, who would have thought? Maybe there are even some gay people who visit this site regularly and post on this board!

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[ra]

Gee, who would have thought? Maybe there are even some gay people who visit this site regularly and post on this board!

Holy carp, I sure hope not.
I don't want to catch the cooties.

 

[Ted]

ha! I just saw this story somewhere else and I didn't realize it was Brian Kinchen who played tight end oh: at LSU.

 

[St. Widge]

ha! I just saw this story somewhere else and I didn't realize it was Brian Kinchen who played tight end oh: at LSU.

You said "tight end" about a guy fired for saying "gay.":_rofl:

Yes, I am 10 years old.

Seriously, I do think ESPN is overreacting. I'm sure I have used that phrase before and as most here know, I have no issues with homosexuals. But, the free market rules. If ESPN thinks it will hurt their ratings, then they have every right to fire him. As JE said, I'm sure it's part of his contract.