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spanone

(135,838 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:32 PM Apr 2016

ESPN fires analyst Curt Schilling over anti-transgender post

Curt Schilling, an ESPN Major League Baseball analyst, has been terminated by ESPN, the network announced on Wednesday night.

Schilling's termination comes after the former pitcher shared an anti-transgender meme on his Facebook page Tuesday.

"ESPN is an inclusive company. Curt Schilling has been advised that his conduct was unacceptable and his employment with ESPN has been terminated," the network said in a statement.

On Tuesday, Schilling caused a social media backlash when the former Red Sox pitcher shared an anti-transgender image on Facebook, according to Bleacher Report.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/media/espn-dismisses-curt-schilling/index.html

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ESPN fires analyst Curt Schilling over anti-transgender post (Original Post) spanone Apr 2016 OP

Good. He's been a hatefilled bigot for too long mythology Apr 2016 #1

My guess is that FOX Sports will hire him, or he'll get a syndicated sports/politics talk show Algernon Moncrieff Apr 2016 #2

Asshat shenmue Apr 2016 #3

precisely. spanone Apr 2016 #4

Good riddance malaise Apr 2016 #5

mythology

(9,527 posts)

1. Good. He's been a hatefilled bigot for too long

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 11:37 PM

Apr 2016

Too bad he doesn't have to pay back Rhode Island for the money he bilked the state out of.

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

2. My guess is that FOX Sports will hire him, or he'll get a syndicated sports/politics talk show

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2016, 12:39 AM

Apr 2016

Not that FOX Sports is all that political, but it's doubtful that his comments would be a bar to employment.

ESPN has put up with a lot from Shilling. I don't think they actually care that he's a conservative; but he seems to make at least one bigoted remark in a public setting every year.