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ateamstupid

01-05-2011 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 739852)

She didn't even report the incident to an ESPN executive, a colleague did.

I still don't understand why this makes it more OK. ESPN has a rich history of sexism, so maybe she didn't think anyone would do anything about it.

the_fat_man

01-05-2011 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 739852)

She didn't even report the incident to an ESPN executive, a colleague did.

I have no care in the issue altogether but I see it as an overreaction and hyper-sensitivity.

If you were the proud owner of a lap dog, like Ateam, you'd appreciate how egregious an act it really was. :rolleyes:

I wonder, however, if Jeanine's plastic surgeon gets away with calling her 'baby'.

ateamstupid

01-05-2011 12:32 PM

Congrats Nick, you now have the fat manic depressive sociopath on your side of the argument.

Danzig

01-05-2011 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 739852)

She didn't even report the incident to an ESPN executive, a colleague did.

I have no care in the issue altogether but I see it as an overreaction and hyper-sensitivity.

and perhaps it was one more in a string of incidents that you don't know about?

Princess Doreen

01-19-2011 03:59 PM

Former ESPN play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the all-sports network, USA Today reported Wednesday.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefoot...911/?GT1=39002

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