"That's Kind of gay...but hey...."

First and foremost..this isn't an article about homosexuality (i refuse to get into what i think about that in this environment) but read this article first:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/ncaa/10/31/espn.commentator.ap/index.html

Now that I hope you have read potentially one of the funniest articles and stories in a long time, on to the meat of the matter. Should this guy get fired?

why he should: I guess you can say that the gay/lesbian community (they're a community?) would be offended in type casting the word "gay" as an expression of anything referencing feminine. The logical argument is that they are Men just as Straight men are and that to connotate anything different is negative and should be reprimanded. You could also state that the comment could have estranged that audience from future telecasts of your network as well as enthusiasts of that movement (i dont even know what that meant..i dont even know if its called a movement...i think more along the lines of...positive understanding of differences).

why he shouldn't: Most people use the word gay as a feminine thing to say with homosexual being the correct term, so it would really have been bad if he said.."wow, that was a really homosexual thing to say...". I don't care to stereotype or anything but I wonder if ESPN did their homework on their Demos as to who and how many of anybody watch or even subscribe to ESPNU? Not to say that this community wouldnt watch football (although i know u were all thinking it), but to say...are we really offending anyone if they are not even watching it? Since the word "gay" use to be something that was connotated as happy (i.e. flinstones theme song.."gay old time") and even some homosexuals now give that word a negative emotion to it....he was really just poking fun at himself right? How about this argument right here: what if it was a woman? What if a woman said that? Would she have gotten fired? All good questions..why? ..because i asked them...fools.

Anyways, my thoughts...in the "type" (i could all day about society) of society we live in..i guess ESPN did the predictable thing and fired the guy..and in this society...it was probably the right thing to do. As for the scenario and situation..let me say this....this would never happen in Europe. The problem is we are extremely judgemental to the nth degree in the states: our morality is determined by the immoral and our media is usually the judge, jury, and executioner in that. ESPN would have been a lamb at the slaughter had they not done what the did. I am not saying i agree or disagree with the way society plays it...but it is the way right now. Its one extreme to the other in this country....the extreme liberals have their hateful speech (rosie o'donnel..well maybe not so much her but i dont like her..my opinion deal with it) and the extreme conservatives (pat buchanan and jerry fallwell...the wonder-bread twins) have their views (btw..i know i've said this b4 but they say they are christians..well no christian would judge as they do, instead they would pray for their fellow man and ask God for the forgiveness of themselves and others..ahem)...i dont really see it happening with those two pompous sonz o'....woo..well thats all the time i have...throw some thoughts out about this. Like i said...its just a philosophical question here....based on your thoughts on society..whaddya think?