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Tag: Emily Austen

Posted inEditor's Picks, Sports

Fire or forgive? Debate about Brennaman slur continues as more broadcasters use derogatory language

by Adnan Alam Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021

PHOENIX – The court of public opinion is nothing new, and plenty of sports broadcasters have recently faced it. In August 2020, Thom Brennaman, then the play-by-play voice of the Cincinnati Reds for Fox Sports Ohio, used a homophobic slur to refer to an unspecified city as “one of the f– capitals of the world.” […]

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