http://www.smays.com/default/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html I've really got to start writing some of this down Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:43:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.smays.com/default/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1286 Dave Morris Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:32:15 +0000 http://71.54.211.34/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html#comment-1286 See, I heard the audio and I feel like it sounded sort of intentional. I may be wrong, and I don't mean to point fingers at an innocent man, but MY ears heard intent... I could be wrong. See, I heard the audio and I feel like it sounded sort of intentional. I may be wrong, and I don’t mean to point fingers at an innocent man, but MY ears heard intent…
I could be wrong.

]]> http://www.smays.com/default/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1285 marshall wilson Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:53:14 +0000 http://71.54.211.34/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html#comment-1285 I heard the tape. it was clearly a slip of the tongue and he apologized profusely immediately afterwards. so profusely, he probably made it worse. I heard the tape. it was clearly a slip of the tongue and he apologized profusely immediately afterwards. so profusely, he probably made it worse.

]]> http://www.smays.com/default/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1284 smays Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:56:01 +0000 http://71.54.211.34/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html#comment-1284 Sunny makes a good point. Let's listen to the tape. I'm betting it wouldn't be difficult determine the host's intent. And if he was trying to be cute, kick him. Sunny makes a good point. Let’s listen to the tape. I’m betting it wouldn’t be difficult determine the host’s intent. And if he was trying to be cute, kick him.

]]> http://www.smays.com/default/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1283 Sunny Towse Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:48:54 +0000 http://71.54.211.34/2006/03/radio-host-fired-for-racial-epithet.html#comment-1283 Human communication is about 98% tone of voice and body language. It is hard to tell from just the written word what the inflection might have been. If there was any chance he thought he was being funny the statement cannot be tolerated. However, if it truly was just a slip of the tongue, what a shame. This should be a good conversation starter. Human communication is about 98% tone of voice and body language. It is hard to tell from just the written word what the inflection might have been. If there was any chance he thought he was being funny the statement cannot be tolerated. However, if it truly was just a slip of the tongue, what a shame. This should be a good conversation starter.

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