So what. She's hardly on TV anyway. It's not like she'll be missed and losing one weeks pay won't kill her IF she's losing that. Dime a dozen blonde sideline reporter type.redsoxcentury said:
Josh Krulewitz @jksports 15h15 hours ago
Update from ESPN: Britt McHenry has been suspended for 1 week effectively immediately.
Pretty light sentence.
My question is--what is is the full context? We have no idea why the employee said or did beforehand. I'm not ruling out the possibility that she richly deserved an ass-chewing.DrewDawg said:There's no excuse to act like that in the context of what happened. None.
Upset? Fine. But act like a decent human being. That's the shit that's missing from society. It's Peter King shitting on the hotel worker amped up and caught on video.
crystalline said:I'm glad no one has caught me on video retrieving my car from a tow lot. My rational brain is saying "They're just doing their jobs, it's your fault not theirs, its no wonder they are so rude and obnoxious because the people that come in here must treat them badly too...."
While the emotional part of me is screaming obscenities inside and trying to figure out how to distract the employee, cut a hole in the fence and repossess my stolen property. (this is not the rational brain speaking).
Unless the employee said something like "I didn't know hookers drove cars," a helpful context is hard to fathom.My question is--what is is the full context? We have no idea why the employee said or did beforehand. I'm not ruling out the possibility that she richly deserved an ass-chewing.
My guess is if the employee had said anything to deserve being called fat, stupid and ugly, McHenry would've been far more aggravated, and not so condescending/smug in her demeanor.MarcSullivaFan said:My question is--what is is the full context? We have no idea why the employee said or did beforehand. I'm not ruling out the possibility that she richly deserved an ass-chewing.
I say this as someone who worked more hourly jobs than I can remember and knows the sting of dealing with condescending, entitled assholes.
This is the issue for me. Maybe the woman is the worst person on earth. Who knows? But I'm sure all of us have moments we'd rather not be broadcast for the world to see when we're pissed off and exasperated.ifmanis5 said:But yeah, everybody sucks, she just got caught on camera.
rodderick said:My guess is if the employee had said anything to deserve being called fat, stupid and ugly, McHenry would've been far more aggravated, and not so condescending/smug in her demeanor.
I knew when she talked about her education some right winger would use the elitist angle.ifmanis5 said:
However, according to a source, the Advanced Towing employee was "rude, dismissive and taunting," and the tape released is "highly edited" to show only McHenry in an unflattering light. For example, her dig to "lose some weight, baby girl" was allegedly a response to the employee telling her to "fix your roots."
The source also claims Advance Towing has been "shopping the tape around," and even approached ESPN before the video went viral.
Again, NO excuse. She's a higher profile person, walk away. She took the bait and ends up looking like the mean girl regardless. No one really knew who was before this tape and know everyone knows who she is BECAUSE of this tape. Bad choice made.SuperManny said:It would be interesting to see the full tape instead of the edited version.
Source: ESPN Reporter Britt McHenry Provoked by Towing Company Employee
When something like this happens, other, smaller items usually emerge to reveal more about the person; what we’ve gleaned from McHenry’s items is that she seems to suck.
Did Peter King write this headline? You would think these guys would learn their lesson about quoting sources off the record discussing how the party in question was "provoked" into being a horrible person.SuperManny said:It would be interesting to see the full tape instead of the edited version.
Source: ESPN Reporter Britt McHenry Provoked by Towing Company Employee
Oh I am not a nice person when Wendy's puts cheese on my burger when I specifically say "no cheese", I will totally glare and point out "I specifically said NO CHEESE!" very sharply, but it has never crossed my mind to follow that up with "and this is why I make more money than you! and have a better job! and better teeth!" I mean that someone would think that was ok to say to another person, even if that person was being rude and short with them, well to me this chick deserves all the vitriol she's had hurled her way if it helps knock her off her high horse a bit.This is the issue for me. Maybe the woman is the worst person on earth. Who knows? But I'm sure all of us have moments we'd rather not be broadcast for the world to see when we're pissed off and exasperated.
Please don't use that word even to describe Rush. I thought that was a banned word, SOSH being a tolerant place. Shame! However. I agree with your viewpoint just not the word you used. You should know better than to use that word.ifmanis5 said:
So you want somebody's privacy violated because reasons? Why? What the fuck is the matter with you?Bleedred said:I'm disappointed that no pics of the offending ESPN reporter have been unearthed showing her in a bikini.....or less.
Or to go on her Instagram and peruse which, given the fact she has something like 30k followers, was presumably public before this whole issue. Not everything is a violation of privacy but that would make you less outraged, so I see why you want to think that.Blacken said:So you want somebody's privacy violated because reasons? Why? What the fuck is the matter with you?
kenneycb said:Or to go on her Instagram and peruse which, given the fact she has something like 30k followers, was presumably public before this whole issue. Not everything is a violation of privacy but that would make you less outraged, so I see why you want to think that.
Blacken said:
Nobody at ESPN is publicizing nudes. That's what that mouth-breathing creepy fuck was going at, not ooooo bikini pictures ooooo. You know it, I know it, he definitely knows it because he thinks that the culture here is such that he can say that and get virtual fistbumps for it. So why are you pretending otherwise?
When writing it I should have realized that expounding on one aspect of the wrongness of that post would draw out the a segment of SoSH that thinks bro-culture misogyny is cool--and you are right the fuck on time, I compliment your punctuality if not your ability to not fundamentally suck at being a people--but this cape-up is weak sauce.
And none of that is an invasion of privacy if it's taken from a public platform such as Instagram. Because then that's on her IMO. Pointing out you can go to public forums and potentially find bikini pics of her means I have a basic understanding of the Internet. I guess I'm a misogynist. You just like getting angry at shit, so do you, I suppose. If your first part of the rant was a response, that was great. You immediately went to illegal hacking and shit.Blacken said:
Nobody at ESPN is publicizing nudes. That's what that mouth-breathing creepy fuck was going at, not ooooo bikini pictures ooooo. You know it, I know it, he definitely knows it because he thinks that the culture here is such that he can say that and get virtual fistbumps for it. So why are you pretending otherwise?
When writing it I should have realized that expounding on one aspect of the wrongness of that post would draw out the a segment of SoSH that thinks bro-culture misogyny is cool--and you are right the fuck on time, I compliment your punctuality if not your ability to not fundamentally suck at being a people--but this cape-up is weak sauce.
Marciano490 said:What's less than a bikini. It's clear he was asking for nudes. Saying ooh pretty girl must see tits is lame.
One week suspension.DrewDawg said:
What if he was provoked by shitty customer service?
Marciano490 said:What's less than a bikini. It's clear he was asking for nudes. Saying ooh pretty girl must see tits is lame.
Yeah, because the ESPN personality is going to be posting nudes to Instagram. I went to illegal hacking because that's where they'd be coming from.kenneycb said:And none of that is an invasion of privacy if it's taken from a public platform such as Instagram. Because then that's on her IMO. Pointing out you can go to public forums and potentially find bikini pics of her means I have a basic understanding of the Internet. I guess I'm a misogynist. You just like getting angry at shit, so do you, I suppose. If your first part of the rant was a response, that was great. You immediately went to illegal hacking and shit.
kenneycb said:And none of that is an invasion of privacy if it's taken from a public platform such as Instagram. Because then that's on her IMO. Pointing out you can go to public forums and potentially find bikini pics of her means I have a basic understanding of the Internet. I guess I'm a misogynist. You just like getting angry at shit, so do you, I suppose. If your first part of the rant was a response, that was great. You immediately went to illegal hacking and shit.
SuperManny said:It would be interesting to see the full tape instead of the edited version.
Source: ESPN Reporter Britt McHenry Provoked by Towing Company Employee
Ummmmmmmm, while I agree with you that only SoSH could turn some no name mean girl discussion into a conversation about misogyny, I think the "no teens" part is a pretty good rule to live by.Kenny F'ing Powers said:Hey guys! Let's make SOSH the most super serious place on the internetz!
New SoSH tagline: "No tards, no tits, no teens". It would keep the mouth breathers and EV away.
HomeBrew1901 said:Ummmmmmmm, while I agree with you that only SoSH could turn some no name mean girl discussion into a conversation about misogyny, I think the "no teens" part is a pretty good rule to live by.
Edit: As far as the topic at hand, I agree with Rich this morning on T&R, imagine the most heated argument you've had with someone being posted on the internet. I don't lose my shit often, but when I do and I'm provoked I can say some nasty stuff that I'm not proud of the second it comes out of my mouth.
Now that I'm of the age where girls these age could actually be my daughter... I'm OK with that.AlNipper49 said:
Wait, that rule prohibits 18 and 19. YOU MONSTER!
HomeBrew1901 said:Ummmmmmmm, while I agree with you that only SoSH could turn some no name mean girl discussion into a conversation about misogyny
HomeBrew1901 said:Ummmmmmmm, while I agree with you that only SoSH could turn some no name mean girl discussion into a conversation about misogyny, I think the "no teens" part is a pretty good rule to live by.
Edit: As far as the topic at hand, I agree with Rich this morning on T&R, imagine the most heated argument you've had with someone being posted on the internet. I don't lose my shit often, but when I do and I'm provoked I can say some nasty stuff that I'm not proud of the second it comes out of my mouth.
HomeBrew1901 said:.
Edit: As far as the topic at hand, I agree with Rich this morning on T&R, imagine the most heated argument you've had with someone being posted on the internet. I don't lose my shit often, but when I do and I'm provoked I can say some nasty stuff that I'm not proud of the second it comes out of my mouth.
This is fucking moronic. Everyone has a weak moment they wouldn't want broadcast all over the internet, but congrats on never having that moment.drleather2001 said:
A) Person acts like a rip-roaring asshole;
B) Different person puts behavior in A on the internet.
B doesn't excuse A, even if it's asshole behavior in its own right. And if it takes the threat of people finding out what an asshole you are to make you worried about being an asshole: look out, you're an asshole.
You are so fucking awesome and you don't even know it.Blacken said:
You are teetering on the edge of an epiphany and you will never find it.
I don't mean to pick on you Kenny but the bolded upset me. I repeat what I said to the other poster upthread. Could we please eliminate that term? I thought there was a whole thread in Backwash about eliminating such offensive terms..I happen to work with the intellectually and physically challenged individuals and would just like to see my friends try to eliminate that word. Maybe I'm out of line. If so, I apologize, but I don't think it's such a big request. Thank you!Kenny F'ing Powers said:Hey guys! Let's make SOSH the most super serious place on the internetz!
New SoSH tagline: "No tards, no tits, no teens". It would keep the mouth breathers and EV away.
richgedman'sghost said:I don't mean to pick on you Kenny but the bolded upset me. I repeat what I said to the other poster upthread. Could we please eliminate that term? I thought there was a whole thread in Backwash about eliminating such offensive terms..I happen to work with the intellectually and physically challenged individuals and would just like to see my friends try to eliminate that word. Maybe I'm out of line. If so, I apologize, but I don't think it's such a big request. Thank you!
Is there anyone in the world who gives the benefit of the doubt to a towing company?SaveBooFerriss said:I've talked to a lot of my friends and neighbors in Arlington about this episode and everyone I have talked to has been sympathetic to McHenry because of what a bunch of assholes are at Advanced Towing. I think anyone outside of Arlington just doesn't have a clue about this situation because they assume that the tow company was acting in good faith and just doing its job.
HomeBrew1901 said:You are so fucking awesome and you don't even know it.