Oakland A's baseball announcer fired for use of N-word on air

[@zenzelenzula7696]

As an African,I gotta ask: Can ANYONE honestly say that firing a man for making an honest mistake, being unforgiving and instantly outraged, and having us all live in fear of each other,makes the world a better place? How does it do that?🤔🤔🤔

[@bigvee6900]

Slip of the tongue, no fault of the mind? Nah. Force of habit.

[@thecaynuck]

How can you be so sure, doofus?

[@jusadude186]

Yea. He was used to referring to that museum as such. He probably was having a beer and a chat with his co-host off air and referred to the museum as such, then it carried over to live TV. Smh.

[@lynemac2539]

When someone speaks for a living, the words that come out matter.

[@RAJ-Jamcal]

He's used it so often that he forgot himself on air

[@bryan805]

Probably from singing along to rap songs

[@piteusx8440]

​@@bryan805 then whose fault is that? Stop listening to it if you're on the air all the time.

[@somesayjezebel]

FACTS

[@deez3913]

Lol, just like every rapper and black comedian. The hypocrisy and entitlement is insane

[@boofuu3145]

how much black you have to be to be allowed?

[@ET-jv1wm]

You dont say a word like that accidentally on air unless you are comfortable saying and hearing it in private....

[@bryan805]

What if he’s used the n word before by singing along to rap music or doing a Chris Rock bit impression?

[@LorraineTapper]

Absolutely!

[@Tony-md7dk]

I guess RG3 must say racial slurs comfortably in private as well.

[@Bat_Boy]

I say it all the time…alone in my car, rapping along with Snoop Dog, Dr Dre, etc…blasting on my radio.

[@bryb2644]

Exactly

[@standing0]

You speak for a living, you live by your words.

[@reggaerock]

and die by them

[@reggaerock]

@Cmore Butts Trumpers are almost all racist, it's definitely not republicans grabbing pitchforks

[@bryan805]

You feel the same way about Joe Biden’s usage of the n word (hard r) when he was a senator?

[@bryan805]

@cmorebutts7370 the intolerant left has lost its mind

[@hopespringseternal2624]

@@Buckhunter66 In your hands

[@grazful1]

How do you accidentally use a word that is NOT in your vocabulary?

[@oggarrett4779]

Exactly the first thing that came to my mind

[@LIONTAMER3D]

I mean, it was a phenomenal day; so there's that.

[@patricksnyder3446]

Because we are not perfect although when liberals use this words it’s okay

[@lynemac2539]

It's not polite, no matter how you use it.

[@patricksnyder3446]

@@lynemac2539 nobody said it wasn't!

[@disturbinglypragmatic]

It wasn't a mispronunciation. It was a completely different word. ZERO reaction from either of them. And the ease with which it came out of his mouth...not his first time at the rodeo.

[@uspaint]

The other host did not blink a eye. Same expression as if everything was normal! Wow

[@0p161]

So he called it the Niqqer League?

[@baritonebroker]

Yeah, this wasn’t screwing up BIGGER or TIGGER in an anecdote and you got tongue-tied.

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

that makes no sense. Everyone knows this is a fireable offense, so why would he do something to deliberately get fired from a high paying and pretty easy job for no tangible benefit? It's like you know saying it was intentional makes him look worse, so that's why you argue that it's intentional, with no regard for whether him intentionally saying it even makes sense.

[@steviem8514]

​@@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262 perhaps if he didn't use the word so much off the air, perhaps he wouldn't have slipped and said what was truly on his racist mind.

[@johnnyslc]

He can now work for any team in Texas or Florida, as long as he stops apologizing

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

He should probably hurry up and apply before Texas turns purple with a Hispanic majority.

[@joemendel3873]

@@dritemolawzbks8574 Less white Texans is ALWAYS a great idea.

[@lotsoffun4716]

@@dritemolawzbks8574 Do you realize that 62% of Hispanics now vote Republican?

[@jeffhampton2767]

Great idea

[@jeffhampton2767]

@@dritemolawzbks8574 when Trump or Ron DeSantis becomes president in 2024 they will Deport millions of illegals in Texas.

[@sinwithsebastian]

My guess is he must’ve used the word in private more often, and so it came out easily

[@bryan805]

Yea probably by singing along to rap music or doing his best Chris Rock routine impression.

[@Tearsofblood25]

​@@bryan805 stop excusing him, he said it. Stop spamming the chat.

[@JackRich-bt6cr]

@@Tearsofblood25 Great! May be we can start canceling black folks who use the word now! Stop with the fake outrage!

[@wmcintyre7868]

Lol, that was a slip alright… He ‘slipped’ up and said on air what he would normally say off air.

[@andethidialbubabibub3261]

If he said that and apologized, we would be fine.. But he acts like a victim here and isn't sorry at all.. He's a nazi

[@MrVonBastard]

What word did he say? Why is everyone so afraid of the word NIGG3R? Grow up and stop this woke non sense.

[@yourfinalhiringagency3890]

Proof?

[@HanTheProphet]

@@yourfinalhiringagency3890 even if you used to say it a lot cause you were a plug, and you stopped cause maturity, it still feels weird as shit say it even quoting someone or saying a name from a mark twain novel. theres no way you say it by accident and just roll with it speaking from personal experience. my boy here didnt even skip a beat lol

[@yourfinalhiringagency3890]

@@HanTheProphet if you’ve ever played Warzone you would know it’s one of the most frequently used words. It’s in all of our music and movies. Negro is never used except when mentioning the negro league which only Joe Biden and this man have done in my earshot. That being said plenty of black people have used nigga or nigger or an alternative like nizzle with zero repercussion making this literally a valid unfair treatment because of race which is by definition racism. That’s all fact bud. I play Warzone enough to where I frequently say nigga used to be followed by please but that’s gotten dropped. If I said nigga at work which I do all the time I’m not going to fire myself, and definitely wouldn’t fire an employee for it. I grew up in inner city San Antonio and got called nigga by ever single minority, just never by a white person. I’m super tired of the blatant anti white racism.

[@jakesorrentino7230]

Look, I’m not trying to victim blame, but in today’s social climate, and you are speaking to millions of people by being an announcer that is the number one word you cannot accidentally say.

[@davidprimeau3368]

you mean like rappers?

[@busterofcoviddeniers]

If Africans can say it in a rap anyone should be able to say it anytime and anywhere

[@jakesorrentino7230]

@@busterofcoviddeniers Double standards exists everywhere. And they don’t say hard r. I guarantee Eminem could get a pass from everyone and he would still never say it

[@busterofcoviddeniers]

@@jakesorrentino7230 what a stu pi d excuse, yeah it’s a double standard it’s not ok and he should sue that franchise for all those racists are worth

[@mercoid]

@@davidprimeau3368 ….That’s between the rapper, their producers and their listening public. Personally I find the frequent use of that word by persons of color to be self destructive, self debasing and a very misguided, poorly reasoned, pathetic attempt at grabbing the power of that word by “owning it”. That’s entirely on them. Let them use it all they want. They’re shooting themselves in the foot and they don’t even realize. I’m white, and I never use that word. I don’t need to. People of color who use that word are doing more damage to their race than any white racist can ever hope to inflict. They think it’s “power” but it only proves defeat. Whitey doesn’t need to say it any more. He’s got you doing it…, while you’re thinking you’ve “one upped him”…. He sits back and laughs at you.

[@elr.4780]

He might use the word off the air a lot around friends and others, and simply forgot not to use it while he was on the air, "a slip of the tongue". But the slip was costly.

[@AlmostReady504]

With a slip of the tongue he's in deep shit so bad off he can taste it

[@The_Truth-]

Yea a slip of revealing his true character.

[@wutm8]

Give him a break

[@stevelibby6852]

If you EVER say "Nigger Baseball League" in conversation, you use the word ALL the time, and not in a great way.

[@SoyAntonioGaming]

If you watch the footage closely, you can clearly see that he did a suble Hitler salute as well and rumors say that his boots were very shiny on the scene of the crime.

[@sethsmith368]

The only thing he did wrong was apologize

[@byronkennedy7203]

He didn't mispronounce a thing. He just got so comfortable he used the word like he normally would. He didn't "rush" through any other word.

[@Lovetheducks]

You don’t think in this situation it’s possible that it was closer to the tip of his tongue because the n word is used in songs movies and unfortunately we here it way to much. I never use that word and I could see how this slip up could happen. It’s a horrible mistake but I truly don’t feel he had malice or it’s a word he uses

[@busterofcoviddeniers]

Prove. No? Then stfu

[@pandorasbox4238]

@@Lovetheducks Bullshit. Negro and the other word are unmistakably different. It's an excuse, not a mispronunciation. I've heard the N word thousands of times in my life - none has even used it 'by accident'.

[@someguy2135]

I have enjoyed many hours of listening to Glen and his fellow announcers on SF Giants broadcasts before he moved to doing A's games. I think it was a slip of the tongue. He didn't seem like the type to use that word. I don't think he uses it off the air.

[@Lovetheducks]

@@someguy2135 I agree it is unfortunately word we hear a lot on tv movies and songs. I never use the word and could see how this mistake could happen.

[@dalej.rodriguez9209]

Brother Bob, some people are not hating you for forgiveness, we are just scratching at our heads at the lack of reciprocity when it comes to forgiveness for us.

[@ariesgirl9592]

That part!!!! 100%!

[@charleswilliams6758]

@@ariesgirl9592 They will never have the same level of benevolence for us that they want for themselves when they make any mistakes.

[@lifelinesart]

Dude, the internal review means that they asked his friends if he ever uses the "N" word behind the scenes, and away from the spotlight. Duh!

[@fehoward1900]

How did he slip up and use that word.

[@jenniferschebel1622]

I thought the exact same thing.... unless it is your vocabulary, you dont.

[@bryan805]

@@jenniferschebel1622 perhaps he’s used it while singing along to rap music

[@elijahnatureboy]

Traditionally, #Frank, many older European descents use the N-Word among themselves and sometimes forget they're among mixed American and the same is true among African-Americans. What's required for America to overcome its Prejudicial Past is to practice ignoring her past mistakes. Hasn't the "s" word for fecie been down graded and often used in public, as are many other words? Why can't we encourage elininating all words considered offensive and/or vulgar? That will require people to take the "Perverbal Chips" off our shoulders and become "minds able to comprehend all things."

[@GodLovesComics]

Any sane person can tell from the tape that at worst it was a mispronunciation said with no malice and in no way suggests that the slur is somehow part of his off-air vocabulary. And he is literally gushing about his visit to the Negro Baseball League's Museum.

[@johnsolberg5611]

Joe biden did the same thing

[@m.stewart7208]

Meh, no reason to fire him.

[@PERFECTDARK10]

What they say…. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@luismartinez7880]

Alright so this man went to a history museum to learn about the rich history of black players obviously engaged in his visit makes a mistake and loses his job if that's the country we want to live in go right ahead this is wrong

[@thecaynuck]

"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes" is such a stupid phrase that is used wrongfully most of the time, as in you are misusing it right now.

[@3x3mm]

That part he is guilty with video receipts

[@sassouusasoo3607]

The other guy didn’t even flinch . 👀👀😵‍💫 Yeah ok !

[@LIONTAMER3D]

He must have heard him say it a million times

[@te340]

Bcs they say it all the time behind close doors

[@luke9361]

@@te340 I say it while singing rap songs and when I'm talking about blmers

[@rosex3271]

​@@luke9361So you're not only an extremist, prejudice, discriminative, hateful, violence, mentally unstable, abnormal, but you're also a racist⁉️ 🙄

[@BurkBernard]

@@luke9361 you are a clown

[@Billtuba]

I’ve never ever said that word while trying to say any other word in the English language.

[@baritonebroker]

Even if you’re quoting someone else, don’t use the word. People that are used to saying it, have said if 1mm times can slip at any moment.

[@peterzinya1]

I use the word and so does everyone else. And im not prejudice.

[@Billtuba]

@@peterzinya1 ok, I’ll bite. In what context do you use it? Quoting someone or a song? Referring to people of color? Are you a person of color?

[@peterzinya1]

@@Billtuba Everything, everyone has a color except if you are a clear jeffyfish. Now you are buying into the slave owner white man ideology of anyone not lily white is colored and apart from the lily white man. White is a color. If you, Mr Wallace, want to know the hue of my skin, its light tan. i dont care about the hue of your skin. Ok, so its time for you to put me in some ranking order.

[@potatojoe3246]

Black Americans call each other that all the time. They also call White Americans all sorts of names, without any repercussions. This is nothing but Selective Outrage!

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

if you don't understand the difference then there's really no helping you.

[@potatojoe3246]

@@michaelcorcoran8768 Clearly you're unable to explain the difference.

[@sharonjohnson1209]

Whatever is in your heart will come out of your mouth. He didn’t mispronounce anything.

[@Sfhakrn]

Do you know who first said that expression?

[@worky6]

When you are filled with hate and want validate it you make a comment like this.

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

Its ALWAYS blacks like that old man. They are so use to the disrespect they don't mind it. We are not going for it.

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

​@@RUTHLESSambition5 You might want to proof read your comments. It sounds like you had a mini stroke. I know you want to be heard, but you need to at least know how words work.

[@lawrenceharris4704]

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."----Joe Biden

[@hopespringseternal2624]

When that word came out of his mouth, it only revealed what is in his heart.

[@taekwondotime]

Banning the "N-word" is meant to hold black people down. It's called the racism of low expectations. The mainstream media has infantilized black people in America.

[@housepianist]

I agree. I don’t buy the “mispronounciation” argument. However, I do believe in forgiveness but it may not remedy some things going on in his heart. Jesus tells us to forgive everyone. Of course it’s not easy but that’s what we are to do. The announcer has to do some real soul-searching at this point.

[@nobs997]

Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks

[@mikegambino3362]

If he hadn’t visited the museum he’d still have a job broadcasting.

[@JK-br1mu]

You wouldn't say it unless you use the word a lot talking to yourself or behind closed doors.

[@shaystern2453]

maybe he listens to rap and hears it all the time...

[@1MarkKeller]

Facts

[@JK-br1mu]

@@shaystern2453 yah, he looks like a rap fan

[@jesusislord3321]

HE USES IT ALL OF THE TIME, THATS WHY HE WAS SO COMFORTABLE SAYING IT!!!

[@zenzelenzula7696]

You know him so well do you?

[@benstephenson8993]

I’m sorry but when someone is getting paid well over six figures as essentially a public speaker, you just can’t fuck up like that. In any other profession you are toast without question. Doesn’t matter whether he truly didn’t mean it or not, there are a ton of talented announcers waiting in line for their turn and this is what needs to happen.

[@pghmoore]

He’s a human. We mess up sometimes. Yes it was bad, but I believe a suspension and an apology would have sufficed.

[@1kenodave1]

Apprently you do not remember Howard Cosell's infamous faux pas where he referred to a football player as 'the little monkee. 'On September 5, 1983, during the season opening Monday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins, Howard Cosell made a second comment using the words "little monkey." In that game, Redskins wide receiver Alvin Garrett was playing a great game, and following Garrett's 6th pass reception while still in the first quarter, Howard Cosell commented to Don Meredith, "Joe Gibbs wanted to get this kid and that little monkey gets loose doesn't he?"

[@benstephenson8993]

@@1kenodave1 yes, I am 36 so I do not remember Howard Cosell’s slip up, and I can’t speak for that. I guess I’m just not a fan of second chances, especially when it comes to dropping the N word on live TV in 2023. This isn’t the early 80s and Glenn Kuiper isn’t some elderly half-senile old dude who doesn’t know any better.

[@Willzyx88]

He didn't even use the n-word ffs!!!

[@soonermagic6196]

Ok perfect guy. If we could all be like you the world would be rid of accidents. He was praising and promoting the museum on a big platform. He didn't have to go or do this and he would still have a job.

[@sage_fx]

He had a couple drinks while he was at the Barbecue place after going to the museum. He got to feeling a bit too comfortable and said the word he's used to using. He didn't even realize he messed up. Sorry dude, that word with the hard R stings.

[@lycanhd]

Dude beside him should have slapped him while saying "DO BETTER".

[@karenshurley4793]

A hard slap! I’ve had a few drinks, gone straight to the radio station to work, and not once did I “mispronounce” anything. He’s too used to the word, it doesn’t faze him at all.

[@AlmostReady504]

Yeah he probably listens to rap culture music and is exposed to the word's horrible blatant redundant abusive (mis)used NORMALIZATION. But he's white so he's done

[@The_Truth-]

Exactly, that’s how you know he uses all the time. They had to point it out to him he used it.

[@1MarkKeller]

Even the use of the other N word without the hard R would have been grounds to fire him.

[@lisahardy9707]

he did not apologize till 6 innings in ? case closed pink slip issued

[@Bobdylan11225]

Hello Lisa How are you doing?

[@MrIchbins666]

That word is a no-go. You have to have it on your mind. No excuses.

[@karenshurley4793]

The apology/explanation was crap! “If it offended anybody” That is an insult. It rolled out of his offensive mouth oh so easily. No reason that horrible word needs to be said/heard.

[@dbz739921]

Get the f out of here, ever heard a rap song? Maybe if they stop saying that the whole world will stop saying but until then...

[@RickyIcecubes]

That word will never die until they stop using it to refer to each other.

[@markrodriguez9442]

Kulper meant what he had said. There was no slip up. He didn't say oops and then correct himself.

[@xrti-gm8cv]

yes exactly; he just rolled on and didn't even flinch. .

[@AfroSamurai215]

​@@thatoneguy_9633 All black people use the N-word? Hmmmm.... I never that....

[@jusadude186]

​@@thatoneguy_9633.Why is the alt wite response alway black people use the word? Just say you want to say. Hell, say it. In fact ,say it around a bunch of black people loudly and angrily so you can get fired from consciousness.🤣

[@jusadude186]

@@thatoneguy_9633. I know you say it all the time. You come from a culture of evil and justifying that evil as heritage. No surprise.

[@1MarkKeller]

​@@jusadude186 amen

[@pghmoore]

A mistake is a mistake. He didn’t say it with malicious intent. Definitely a suspension, but not being fired.

[@realjohnlove]

Anyone who says “nigger” instead of “nigga” is always saying it maliciously

[@loraking7633]

His true feelings came out no excuses about how you look at black people as being the N word.

[@Bobdylan11225]

Hello Lora How are you doing?

[@yt.personal.identification]

Neither announcer even flinched. They were WAY too comfortable with it.

[@Xtremeproducts]

It came out the way you wanted it to. He used regularly and been confident in using it. He got so immune to using it that he forgot he was on TV

[@Maggs-2248]

This should never be tolerated in the todays climate! He deserved to be fired!

[@suezanealexander8529]

What ever is in your heart will come out of your mouth

[@JackRich-bt6cr]

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[@kelleygreengrass]

All these people saying he did it on purpose but the black guy he hung out with at the museum believes it was a mistake. Hmm...judgy ppl on the internet who are most likely awful? Or guy in charge of a museum? Who do I believe?

[@shaydra100]

YES FIRE HIS ASS!

[@theguy-ks4oi]

So if you do any kind of accident you should be filed as well as what you're saying he clearly did not mean to say it on purpose he shouldn't have his livelihood tooken away because of that

[@theguy-ks4oi]

@@VarudaZahira okay so next time you make a minor mistake at your job just quit because you made a minor mistake

[@atd5684]

No one says the N word by accident.

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

How is it even possible to SLIP with that word? I cannot imagine slipping on that word, ever. Especially a professional.

[@nate3274]

If you ain’t pure 1000% of the time. You lose your life’s work.

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

He clearly used that word in private bc it came out so easy.

[@HanTheProphet]

You think this guys pure 99% of the time lmao? I used to say the hip hop version of the slur growing up cause I was a plug, I stopped saying it as I got older. I might say it to quote someone now and it feels weird as hell saying it, despite having said it thousands of times in conversation This guy says that shit all the time lmao, neither him or his boy even skipped a beat

[@sdb6757]

Not really, I’m sure an offer from Fox News is coming.

[@kristenmarie9248]

@@HanTheProphet "his boy"? C'mon! Really? Wth.

[@HanTheProphet]

@@kristenmarie9248 means friend, maybe not what you think lmao

[@itsknotmagic]

Yes...because if it " just popped out" means he uses this language all the time

[@jenniferschebel1622]

100%. If it wasn't in his vocabulary he would have heard it himself.

[@redrick8900]

Total BS.

[@bobevans9955]

That's not necessarily true and you know it

[@sjc5411]

Did he use Negro or Nigga*r? If he lost his job for saying negro... 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@JackRich-bt6cr]

@@jenniferschebel1622 Probably a new word he heard from one of his black friends. Funny thing, my kids learned the word from my stepdaughters black boyfriend. Then of course they were told by the sister that they couldn't never say the word. They're Asian/white. It's as stupid as your comment! Stop with the fake outrage as we both know you say that word ALL THE TIME RACIST!

[@Frrstrcheryl]

Desegregation happened when I was 7 years old. There was a Choc candy, a town near me, a store in that town and what I now know as Shady tree mechanics that were all called by that derogatory word. I heard it at home, school, church and my community. It flowed from my mouth until I was 7 as if I were saying the word Bible. I have said it a few times since I was little almost involuntarily. It once came out when talking to two black friends. I didn’t realize I had said it but they let me know. I was so ashamed. They thought it was hilarious and still do. I am so grateful that they took it in stride and tried to put me at ease but I’ll never forgive myself. I didn’t know I had said it and don’t know how I could have stopped myself from saying it those 40 years ago. That’s just my story.

[@grazful1]

thanks for being honest and accountable.. that's were its starts and that's were it can end..

[@hotsAUc33]

should have slapped yo A

[@Gavriel-og6jv]

2:31 Well, integrity and character are shown the most by being careful to pronounce such a sensitive word correctly. You are a professional of words, how did your integrity and character show in your care for pronunciation? It goes way beyond "political correctness", it is professionalism. It is so easy to make up excuses. It seems like we are living in "the country of excuses".

[@TheRealMarkpain]

Spent 3 hours educating himself ???

[@reeva5735]

So he "rushed" through a 5 letter word... and merely mispronounced his 6 letter choice!! Absolutely shocking excuse. He absolutely deserves to be fired.

[@Bobdylan11225]

Hello Reeva How are you doing?

[@LindaC616]

He could also have produced the 5-letter mispronunciation

[@shaystern2453]

yet blacks can say it? hypocrisy

[@shawna7813]

What's worse is CNN shamelessly doing PR work by defending his racism.

[@yvettemontalvo7991]

If we are gonna argue semantics and pronunciations then why even call the museum "negro" why not black or African American? Im from NY and I hear the N word all day with hard and not hard ER, so it doesnt offend me because context matters. If this guy was doing a podcast with a white supremacist then the context is different and for what I could see he was excitedly talking about his trip to the museum, so much so, that he didnt even realize his mistake and apologized. I personally dont feel this raises to the level of losing your livelihood.

[@jamiechase7758]

He’s done this before. This is not the first time

[@dremac33]

​@JOSEPH STOLEN-ELECTION Answer a few questions for me please. 1. Which (race) were the inventors of that word? 2. Where did the word originate from? 3. What was originally the purpose of that word used by the inventors? 4. What unspeakable acts and atrocities that was committed by descendants of the inventors towards those labeled that word? 5. If you knew the TRUE history of that word would you honestly think that it's ok for the descendants of the inventors to use even today??🤔

[@rob233100]

Play kipers been around for a long time and I myself as an African American don't believe that hes racist. And should not have been fired. I think i've recommended him was enough

[@razorraysolarsavings70]

No! We have to be professionals. I never slip up because I know better than to use such derogatory & offensive word.

[@TheOffGridHunter]

I think he said the word by accident. Every rap song in America is saying it non stop

[@1MarkKeller]

Nope

[@UncleEbenezer77]

He should have had a chance to explain himself before a decision of whether to fire/reprimand him was made.

[@piteusx8440]

It sounds like he did. The A's did an investigation and appears like there's more to the story.

[@beanseason6515]

Lol

[@boofuu3145]

what can a white person say but a black person cannot?

[@Beatlearl]

It's amazing how some people try to make excuses for people like that I'm sure the FIXED NEWS propaganda channel will be giving him a call to come work for them.🤔

[@dritemolawzbks8574]

That word has destroyed so many lives and careers. His employer is the one who terminated him, so there's no point in polling the public about whether or not he should have been fired for a mistake.

[@TruthSetsUfree100]

Oh come on now rap singers and comics use that word like constantly and NO ONE"S LIVES were destroyed LOL

[@jusadude186]

​@TruthSetsUfree100 . Why is the alt wite response alway black people use the word? Just say you want to say. Hell, say it. In fact ,say it around a bunch of black people loudly and angrily so you can get fired from consciousness.🤣

[@1MarkKeller]

Shmerconish is being a shit stirrer here.

[@1MarkKeller]

​@@TruthSetsUfree100 His was, the moment he uttered it. LOL

[@lifelinesart]

The people who use the word have destroyed so many lives and careers... don't get it twisted.

[@jamesjamesnet]

So what only a word get over it I live in the south!

[@gabrieltenorio3741]

That word shouldn’t be that easy to accidentally say. It should never be said and said so often it just “slips out”

[@tjmichael8773]

I'm assuming something else came up in the investigation.

[@squalley]

That wasn’t on purpose, a simple slip of the tongue. He’s not the first one to slip, he won’t be the last. As a Black male, I wasn’t offended because he wasn’t using it in a disrespectful manner. PLUS, his IMMEDIATE apology was sincere. That’s all

[@LorraineTapper]

You may not be offended but others might. This word does not slip out by accident. He is used to using it with people who find it acceptable. He forgot where he was for a moment.

[@Alvin-1138]

Innings later, is not immediately? Usually, when people stumble, or combine words there's a pause, hesitation etc. I'm not seeing that here.. However YT blanked it I can only see his face. I don't think firing is called for, but really Broadcasting has a long history of firing Old talent, and blaming it on this type of thing.

[@PeterSedesse]

It was a slip of the tongue in that moment..but there is a reason that word slipped out. Ive been around long enough, that is the name of that organization he has been using for a long time. Ive heard it be called that before

[@flaneurfilms1940]

Quite the interesting(Freudian) “slip of the tongue”. Not offended, still don’t feel sorry for him

[@New_Blue_2]

@@LorraineTapper The N word is so prevalent in our society, especially in the black community. You’ve had rappers for the past 30 years using the N word in almost every song. It’s a casual derogatory word that is still used in our, black, community. How can we get offended at this word when prominent figures in our culture have been capitalizing on it?

[@Babyluthi]

If it rolls off his tongue by accident... it is an indication of actual habit...The fact that he was making an effort trying to educate himself is a good thing. That should be considered.

[@uphigh2727]

Some people are so racist that they don't even know when thier being racist. His true mindset just came out on the job... Bye, Felicia.

[@cineMADvocate]

"Rushing" your words doesn't lead to that mispronunciation. Funny how THAT was the only word he flubbed in his excitement.

[@DeadSezSo]

You know he almost had me sympathizing with him until he started talking about "in today's current environment" as if hes some sort of victim lol what I will say is that its certainly possible to make that sort of mispronounciation if you're talking too fast. What threw me off was the fact he didn't stop and apologize immediately. I have a hard time believing that he wouldn't have realized the mistake immediately and apologized for it unless it was just a subconscious sort of freudian slip...I'd love to know who he voted for in the last couple elections lol

[@bngr_bngr]

We went to high school at the same time. We never used the N word. It’s true what they say, one can’t really know a person.

[@worky6]

I'm appalled at the ignorance in this statement. Littered with hate and assumptions stemming from your own ignorance and hate.

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

​@@mastervz4806 😂😂He is a racist who got what he deserved. Do u know how many racist love the NFL😂😂

[@DeadSezSo]

@@worky6 you're appauled? Which one, Logan Paul or Jake paul? I'll be honest, I'll be completely APPALLED if you're jake.

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

@@mastervz4806 but he said it repeatedly

[@3ou3ou78]

This is not something that comes out by mistake..its obviously internalized and slipped out on air!

[@sticklerforchange]

Answer, yes! That word is not in my vocabulary, and I am an old fart, it wasn't in the vocabulary of my parents, or grandparents, or the great grandparent whom I knew. These people apologizing for 'accidentally' blurting out racist words are disingenuous. If it isn't in your vocabulary it will never come out of your mouth!

[@mac979s1]

this is what happens when someone uses this word at all--that word was part of his vocabulary

[@Praetoreon]

When it just roles off the tongue that easily, it wasn't the first time... In other words, people who never say it, would never accidently say it.

[@tease5424]

What?! Did he use the nuclear word?

[@t.r.campbell6585]

This is a pivotal moment. Let’s hope members of the political and entertainment community are also held to this standard, and are run out of town when they also use the, N word. Those racists who denigrate entire race of people by using the racist term, “ white supremacy” must also be held accountable for their racism.

[@QuietJugung]

Should focus on black opportunities and welfare instead of words.

[@SqwarkParrotSpittingFeathers]

I never use the N word, therefore, the use of the N word never enters my language. Was his use of the N word unintentional on air whereas is common in private? I think his private use slipped into the public realm.

[@kamman1374]

U Realize other languages have everyday words that phenotically sound like the N word. Would hate to those ppl as well.

[@bigmike1974]

came out way to easy and he didn't stop to correct it🤬🤬🤬

[@BigDaddyDax]

I have never just said that word by accident. I have used it, yes, but never by accident because I'm not so accustomed.

[@billthecat129]

Props for the honesty....

[@LibtardsareFuntotalkto]

Who uses the word he was supposed to say??? You can't even write it on KZbin...🤷‍♂

[@mrsb2000]

That word is part of his everyday vocabulary

[@suavyp1337]

We’ve seen this before… Martin Luther “C**n” instead of “King”. “N word” League Museum… These are the subtle ways they make a mockery of our heritage in private, no wonder why it slips out so easily by so many. I’m sure he and his buddies were saying it that way all day long and forgot to “turn it off” during the broadcast. Ironically, I still think he genuinely enjoyed and learned something from the museum, but that was no way a “mispronunciation”.

[@jamestalbert466]

If he wasn't already thinking of black people this way he wouldn't have said it

[@back-roomconfessions6746]

He didn’t mispronounce anything he had a slip up that highlighted his normal vernacular. He said what he said because his tongue is used to saying that word in his own circles.

[@tonyc5440]

So he said the n-word ok he apologized for it , no need for him to get fired. Why I don’t get is why do African Americans are allowed to use it all the time while other people get punished for it.

[@pasilu007]

He knew exactly what he was saying. There is, and have never been such a thing as he said. And the fact that you have to ask this question says a lot about you.

[@1MarkKeller]

Exactly.

[@brentkimball8866]

This announcer ain’t saying it behind y’all backs. Silly talk. Get your head back in the game and focus on a win. Quit wasting your time thinking that way.

[@Sms8668]

This is exactly why we had Negro leagues and Segregation.

[@milolll]

As a foreigner, please enlight me, what exactly is the N-word pronunciation? did he say "niger"?

[@victorgin1012]

He knew what he was saying, there are no excuses!!

[@jaredaus4742]

When did people become so spiteful

[@glindaford6417]

I feel like for a word like that to come out of your mouth you first had to be thinking it period!

[@lotsoffun4716]

Do you use the word with your friends?

[@romanyimesgen6136]

I don’t know who you can probably make a mistake, but I believe him and I happen to be black. Because if he felt this way, he wouldn’t go to that museum I think he’s sincere.

[@Lucas-cb8py]

He did not "mispronounce" the word, he used the wrong word! Some might even say it was a "Freudian slip." 😕

[@theblade9024]

Who uses the word the most? Young black men. Should not have happened. He apologized. Forgive him.

[@Lucas-cb8py]

@@theblade9024 What other people say has nothing to do with the words he used. Your statement is irrelevant to the situation this broadcaster is in.

[@Maggs-2248]

Forgiven and justly fired!

[@marieogara1036]

@@theblade9024 Irrelevant and even worse as an excuse. A visit to a museum - meaning past history preserved so that we can learn from it? How dare you say -- "Who uses the word the most? Young black men. "? Why would you? You mean NOW!!! Not the decades in modern American history, when that word meant what it did, and still does. Of course, no one thinks it was deliberate --- He made a mistake, but a crucial mistake, --- and there's a giant problem. So maybe shut up with the Young Black men trope.

[@theblade9024]

@@marieogara1036 how dare i speak the truth? Skin color makes it ok to use the word? I am part irish can i go around calling white people micks? How about all people need to stop using the word?

[@monicarenee7949]

Nig- and Nee- are two different sounds. Ger and Gro are two different sounds. I could even see if he said nig-gro leagues by mistake, that’s a mispronunciation. But it’s very unlikely to slip and use the most taboo word in America. I’m not saying he’s racist, I’m just saying I understand why he had to be fired. I’m black and even I would be fired at my job if I said that word.

[@RobertEskew]

Glen Kuiper needs to own the fact that he used a racial slur. Moreover, waiting until the sixth inning of the game to apologize for the use of the N-word is damning. You can be sure that a representative of his show advised him of his supposed mispronunciation of the word negro within minutes after he used the N-word.

[@zejaguar]

Bob Kendrick is right. Everyone & I mean EVERYONE makes mistakes,says stupid offensive things at one time or another. The announcer should not have his career ruined .

[@tlbdaflyguy]

Mistaken? Nahhhhh buddy, when he thought black he thought N word, SORRY HE'S SAID IT BEFORE.

[@DR.DisInfect]

Nothing wrong with saying it

[@tlbdaflyguy]

​@@DR.DisInfect TRY IT IN FRONT OF SOME BLACK FOLKS IF YOU'RE NOT BLACK, I'LL GET YOUR ROOM NUMBER AT THE HOSPITAL 😂😂😂😂 TO CHECK ON YOU

[@soniaprovard8259]

Good!! Get him out.

[@HavocParadox]

I mean personally i think the use of the word in both forms is a slur..

[@clydecmcelroy4638]

Then rename the Hall of Fame.

[@McLKeith]

If he had apologized immediately, I would say it was forgivable.

[@rooster1012]

Well he has every right to forgive him and I think anyone who attacks that man for having forgiveness in his heart is certainly no Christian.

[@TheStockportHatter1986]

@@rooster1012 I'm athiest and hate him for it

[@sportshub107]

Well, obviously, if he was aware of what he had done, he would have apologized, knowing that he could get fired for it. He was not aware and it was purely a mistake. The world has gone to the dogs

[@McClimber234]

The other dude didn't even flinch. They had been saying it all day.

[@The_Truth-]

@@sportshub107 It was a mistake. He mistakenly revealed his true self on air.

[@ubahfly5409]

Read between the lines, my guy. They did an investigation, found out he has "troubling" beliefs & discovered other damning incidents.

[@themeparkamusement2214]

Yeah he thought he was with his boys, kicking back having a cold one, and forgot he was at work. LOL!

[@davincidreams832]

Unintentional or not HE SAID IT. If its not in your vocabulary it wouldnt come out of his mouth. I cant accidentally say i love televangelists.

[@peterzinya1]

So what. A rose by any other name is still a rose.

[@tylerkriesel8590]

Ya I get it , you HATE.

[@davincidreams832]

@@tylerkriesel8590 get it. you think the word is normal to use. you refrain use in places which will cause you a problem. simply said if its not a word you use, you cant slip and use it

[@davincidreams832]

@@peterzinya1 spoken like a MAGA head

[@peterzinya1]

@@davincidreams832 get a grip. Its just a word.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

What he said was obnoxious. However, if you believe in equality, act like one. If he defamed white people. Not one story would have been done on him.

[@zblackness2510]

That word flowed thru his mouth effortlessly

[@jameysummers1577]

Yet black and white people call me and my people a kike sometimes, and nobody cares.