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I agree, we all should be much more tolerant of bigots.
Good use of "pugnacious" though. Kind of...
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Seriously though, what kind of grown man talks like that in real life, in this century? Sounded like a sad, unfunny person’s imitation of Archie Bunker.
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
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Good point. Just last week he was saying the greatest tv characters of all time were Fonz, Archie Bunker, George Jefferson....
I can be sympathetic to older folks who don’t follow social media or know what they are saying can be hurtful or trigger others. But Thom is only 56 and I have a feeling he knew damn well he shouldn’t say that.
Yeah, I think there are scenarios Thom doesn’t get fired using that word. Like quoting The Hangover or something else dumb. That was full blown someone else said something about Kansas City and his response was a very hateful “thats one of the fag capitals of the world” without a hint of trying to make a joke. That was a hateful comment about homosexuals. Bad jokes can be forgiven and eventually forgotten. That was not meant as a bad joke, it was straight up hate.
What would you say.....ya do here?
Rocker's suspension by Selig about his comments in SI was at the time one of the largest suspensions in MLB history at the time, I vividly remember that because it's when I was just entering the industry. His suspension was cut in half and he had to attend sensitivity training.
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