britt mchenry-dude, where's my car?? espn says take 5

[Golden Avalanche]

I don't think you know what the term "slut-shaming" means.

For the sake of brevity, I do.

And in response to your inevitable and pretentiously high horse routine, I couldn't care less about what you think.

[warriorchick]

yeah, but is it a hanging offense?

Didn't say it was.

However, I am pretty sure that "likability" is pretty high up on the list as to what ESPN wants in its on-air talent.  If this incident causes viewers to no longer find her "likeable", I don't think anyone can fault them for taking her off the air.

Let's also not forget that the woman she is addressing, and many people like her, are ESPN's "customers".  How often an employer allow its team members to talk to a customer like this without significant consequence?

[warriorchick]

For the sake of brevity, I do.

Well then I guess I don't, because I don't understand how calling out a person for being unbelievably rude is "slut-shaming".

[ChicosBailBonds]

yeah, but is it a hanging offense?

Depends who said it.....not what is said, but who says the what.

[Pakuni]

Let's also not forget that the woman she is addressing, and many people like her, are ESPN's "customers".  How often an employer allow its team members to talk to a customer like this without significant consequence?

If middle-aged women were ESPN's customers, Britt McHenry wouldn't have a job at ESPN.

[Pakuni]

We would be demanding blood.

Hot chicks get a pass.  See this thread and how some are doing back flips to rationalize what happened.

This must explain why ESPN keeps guys like Olbermann and Berman around despite their atrocious behavior toward others. Or why Stephen A. wasn't fired for blaming domestic violence victims for being abused.
They're hot chicks.
Either that or you're terribly wrong.

[Pakuni]

I have a 20 year old daughter and is she went off on a tow truck company clerk, with that kind self entitled spoiled approach, I was tear into her just the same.

You would publicly call your daughter a piece of sh---?
Father of the Year material.

[Jay Bee]

I have a 20 year old daughter

pics?

[real chili 83]

I can promise you that I have never spoken to anyone like that.  Not even when I was drunk, or extremely angry, or both.  

Glow?

[warriorchick]

If middle-aged women were ESPN's customers, Britt McHenry wouldn't have a job at ESPN.

Maybe it's not their core audience, but any who are the least bit interested about sports watches ESPN at least once in awhile.  And I am sure that woman has a father and brothers and sons.

And if women cared about the same things as men did regarding sports reporters, Chris Berman wouldn't have a job at ESPN.

[Pakuni]

Maybe it's not their core audience, but any who are the least bit interested about sports watches ESPN at least once in awhile.  And I am sure that woman has a father and brothers and sons.

Look, it's a silly argument. Nobody* is going to swear off ESPN because Britt McHenry was mean to someone.

* Don't be pedantic about this. You know what I mean.

[Blackhat]

This thread needs some context.

[chapman]

And if women cared about the same things as men did regarding sports reporters, Chris Berman wouldn't have a job at ESPN.

If most of us had our way, he wouldn't.

[rocket surgeon]

This thread needs some context.

chris berman may have a pair, but not like this

[Lighthouse 84]

This thread needs some context.

That's not Britt Mchenry.  Not that it matters that much, given that it's always nice to see "context", but that's Lauren Thompson.

[MU82]

I had my car towed twice during my years in Chicago. Obviously, I hated it both times. I got pissed and I whined to my wife about it. But by the time I got to the lot to pay the freight, I certainly didn't berate the person sitting at the desk. And I don't think I'm especially noble; I'm guessing that at least 99% of people don't even come close to going off on the person we hand our money to.

When the flight gets canceled, you stand in line to hear your fate -- do I get on a flight that day or the next or whatever. There's always that one jerk who blames the poor gate agent, as if she's the one who canceled the flight. Everybody else is unhappy but doesn't go off.

All you need to know is that, in her opening line, this spoiled little be-atch tried to claim she was important. And she didn't even do it by saying, "Hey, I'm important, can't we work something out?" She did it by saying, "I'm important and you are a piece of $hit."

It's reprehensible. And given that ESPN -- which is owned by Disney for crissakes -- does care very much about its public image, I'm not the least bit surprised it suspended her. Could have fired her, really.

And yes, I think if Stephen A. Smith or Chris Berman was caught on camera doing the exact same thing, either would have been suspended. For ESPN, it's a no-brainer.

As for her being "in the news," pretty much anybody with a third-grade education can be a sideline reporter.