Weatherman fired for saying "coon" on air

[Trill Clinton]

Lol people are really fake mad about dude losing his job. be hired for another weather job in no time.

Next time I hope he slips around someone like me who would slap the out of him.

[spurraider21]

its not that "king" sounds like "coon"... but the "oo" sound carries over from "luther"

i could see it tbh

[DMC]

Different context, you know this.

Yeah. Those two meant to say coon. Did you think they were talking about animals?

[DMC]

Lol people are really fake mad about dude losing his job. be hired for another weather job in no time.

Next time I hope he slips around someone like me who would slap the out of him.

keyboard gangsta

[SpursforSix]

its not that "king" sounds like "coon"... but the "oo" sound carries over from "luther"

i could see it tbh

Ah. That makes sense too.

But I was thinking of them anticipating the "oo" in "Junior" and running them together.

So like Martin Lurther Cunior. LOL. (no racist)

[spurraider21]

Ah. That makes sense too.

But I was thinking of them anticipating the "oo" in "Junior" and running them together.

So like Martin Lurther Cunior. LOL. (no racist)

yeah that too

i think theres a pretty good chance the guy had no ill intent. but the problem is that it can be questioned, and the networks have to worry about optics

[DarrinS]

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/lo...ke-5149307.php

[DarrinS]

https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlo.../martin-luther

[DarrinS]

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/...cial-slur.html

[DarrinS]

Meteorologists are raciss AF, tbh

[spurraider21]

Meteorologists are raciss AF, tbh

they're not. see my post above.

but intent isn't needed for bad optics. if you're going to talk about a civil rights leader in the area of race relations, you cant afford to slip and drop an unintentional racial slur in the middle of his ing name.

[SpursforSix]

they're not. see my post above.

but intent isn't needed for bad optics. if you're going to talk about a civil rights leader in the area of race relations, you cant afford to slip and drop an unintentional racial slur in the middle of his ing name.

For sure. Especially for a weatherman, who for most stations, is expendable.

[Pavlov]

https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlo.../martin-luther

He is also director of Beautiful Feet Inc., a Christian ministry

[SpursforSix]

edit. nothing worthwhile

[DarrinS]

they're not. see my post above.

but intent isn't needed for bad optics. if you're going to talk about a civil rights leader in the area of race relations, you cant afford to slip and drop an unintentional racial slur in the middle of his ing name.

check your sarcasm detector

[spurraider21]

check your sarcasm detector

i get what you're saying.

you're saying that just because this guy slipped and said martin luther coon doens't mean this guys a racist. because if one takes that to be a fact, then they'd have to consider all those other people racist too. and that's obviously absurd.

you're missing the point. he's not necessarily getting fired because he's a racist. he's getting fired because that kind of slip is unacceptable given the subject matter

[DarrinS]

i get what you're saying.

you're saying that just because this guy slipped and said martin luther coon doens't mean this guys a racist. because if one takes that to be a fact, then they'd have to consider all those other people racist too. and that's obviously absurd.

you're missing the point. he's not necessarily getting fired because he's a racist. he's getting fired because that kind of slip is unacceptable given the subject matter

mkay

Why are some fired and others not? For the same "unacceptable" slip of the tongue?

[baseline bum]

Is allowed

Bend over. I'll show you if is allowed.

[Pavlov]

mkay

Why are some fired and others not? For the same "unacceptable" slip of the tongue?

Because companies and the people running them are not all the same.

They have many differences that extend beyond the call letters of the stations and broadcasting frequencies.

Any other questions, Darrin?

[spurraider21]

mkay

Why are some fired and others not? For the same "unacceptable" slip of the tongue?

network decision makers have that call to make. was their a response from audience? calls/complaints? i dont know...

[pgardn]

Who should have been fired exactly?

DMC does not understand the employer does the firing.

[Chris]

unacceptable

[Blake]

DMC does not understand the employer does the firing.

tnt should fire JaVale to make the world fair

[Blake]

Racial slur laughable to Christian Chris

[Chris]