Thom Brennaman calls Kansas City "one of the pillowbiter capitals of the world"

[Sassy Squatch]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Longtime Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic saying “one of the pillowbiter capitals of the world.” He is currently announcing the second game of the Reds’ doubleheader against Kansas City. <a href="https://t.co/Uwz07eRIKv">pic.twitter.com/Uwz07eRIKv</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1296239825788579842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[smithandrew051]

*former Cincinnati Reds announcer

[ptlyon]

Proven true by Blazing Saddles.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Welp, he’s fired.

[FloridaMan88]

He must be channeling the ghost of Marge Schott.

[KCUnited]

Had to be talking about Austin, Denver or San Fran right?

[RealSNR]

I mean, KC does have billay...

[mr. tegu]

Gone. Brennaman.

[Why Not?]

Grown men still use that word in 2020?

[Megatron96]

Not that I agree with it, but yeah, he's fired.

[ptlyon]

Grown men still use that word in 2020?

You got that right, fag

[Jewish Rabbi]

Billay and I call each other fags all the time when we’re sucking each other’s dicks.

[Pablo]

LMAO

Have fun calling Double A River Snakes games in Montana ya pillowbitergot.

[ptlyon]

Billay and I call each other pillowbiters all the time when we’re sucking each other’s dicks.

Interesting on how that would sound

[Spott]

Almost sounds like the dude has Tourette’s to just randomly say something like that on air.

[Randallflagg]

Grown men still use that word in 2020?


2 1/2 Years ago the Wife and I were on our way to the Highlands of Scotland. Had to spend a couple of days in Manchester goofing off in Lancashire (my birthplace).

We went to a local pub for dinner and a couple of drinks...I went up to the bar to order a couple of refills and a "gentleman" beside me asked me if I had a "pillowbiter".....I looked down at my crotch and said - "Nope, I think I'd notice if I had one......" ROFL

The guy looked astounded and walked off saying "damned Yanks".....


Thought my Wife was going to piss herself, she was laughing so hard..

[Pablo]

Almost sounds like the dude has Tourette’s to just randomly say something like that on air.

He's a closet pole smoker, most likely. So disgusted by the homos that he's gonna make a stop by Missy B's bathroom wearing his chapstick necklace.

[Sassy Squatch]

He most likely gone

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I am very, very sorry. I beg for your forgiveness.&quot; Jim Day will be the play-by-play announcer for the rest of the game. Chris Welsh told Brennaman that he&#39;s a good man and to hang in there. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Reds</a></p>&mdash; Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) <a href="https://twitter.com/nightengalejr/status/1296254284456230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[loochy]

LMAO why the f would he ever say that?

[Megatron96]

LMAO why the f would he ever say that?

That was my first thought. I don't even cuss at work. Because you just never know who's listening, and getting sacked for some stupid comment is just retarded.

[Pablo]

Ah that explains his shitty comment. He fancies himself a man of faith.

[Wisconsin_Chief]

That was my first thought. I don't even cuss at work. Because you just never know who's listening, and getting sacked for some stupid comment is just retarded.

I mean, was he drunk or something?

This just seems really odd and random. I know I’ve heard announcers coming back from commercials having side conversations but you’d think he’d be more careful.

What a dipshit.

[ptlyon]

I'm not sure why the outage. I mean I call the broncos and their fans fags all the time. :shrug:

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Yeah, dumbass got himself canned.

I’m not even 100% sure he was actually talking about KC.

But you gotta be smarter than that when you’re a broadcaster.

Dumbass.

[Demonpenz]

better head to snakebite

[Megatron96]

I mean, was he drunk or something?

This just seems really odd and random. I know I’ve heard announcers coming back from commercials having side conversations but you’d think he’d be more careful.

What a dipshit.

Who knows. i think people sometimes get too comfortable at work, especially when they've been working at the same place or for the same company for decades. And then they do or say something dumb because they feel like they're at home.

But they're not.

[tk13]

Him and his dad are legends in Cincy. His dad just retired last year after like 40 or 50 years calling Reds games. Now there aren't going to be any Brennaman's on air.

[Why Not?]

You got that right, pillowbiter

Lol. I didn’t mean pillowbiter. I mean the actual word he used.

[Why Not?]

2 1/2 Years ago the Wife and I were on our way to the Highlands of Scotland. Had to spend a couple of days in Manchester goofing off in Lancashire (my birthplace).

We went to a local pub for dinner and a couple of drinks...I went up to the bar to order a couple of refills and a "gentleman" beside me asked me if I had a "pillowbiter".....I looked down at my crotch and said - "Nope, I think I'd notice if I had one......" ROFL

The guy looked astounded and walked off saying "damned Yanks".....


Thought my Wife was going to piss herself, she was laughing so hard..

Bahahahah. That’s awesome

[Why Not?]

Lol. I didn’t mean pillowbiter. I mean the actual word he used.

Or is pillowbiter the auto correct term?

[redfan]

Now he's got the time to bite some of his own pillows.

[wazu]

Nowhere other than the title of the OP am I seeing or hearing that anybody knows he was referring to Kansas City. Rather than apologize he should have just said he was talking about Richmond, VA, where they make lots of Marlboro cigarettes.

[CasselGotPeedOn]

Nowhere other than the title of the OP am I seeing or hearing that anybody knows he was referring to Kansas City. Rather than apologize he should have just said he was talking about Richmond, VA, where they make lots of Marlboro cigarettes.

OP is and idiot

[Sure-Oz]

@mikealexbolling: Thom Brennamen stuff doesn’t surprise me. Once I make enough money I’ll definitely drop the #Reds video I’ve been sitting on for many years... it’s gross.

Change needs to happen... [emoji817]

[big nasty kcnut]

F ag thou is a english slang for cigarettes

[WhawhaWhat]

It's "not who he is" but that came out a little to easy. He gone.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Thom Brennaman responds to apparent homophobic slur live on air. Jim Day is now broadcasting. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOX19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOX19</a> <a href="https://t.co/n3L0wZ2BWd">pic.twitter.com/n3L0wZ2BWd</a></p>&mdash; Trevor Peters (@TrevorPetersTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorPetersTV/status/1296254722299645952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Sassy Squatch]

Nowhere other than the title of the OP am I seeing or hearing that anybody knows he was referring to Kansas City. Rather than apologize he should have just said he was talking about Richmond, VA, where they make lots of Marlboro cigarettes.
Eh, kind of assumed he was making a reference to Blazing Saddles. Maybe he wasn't.

[Chiefspants]

Man. Wasn’t that even racy when that term was dropped in Blazing Saddles? Like, 50 years ago or some such?

[ChiefsCountry]

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[WhawhaWhat]

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Maybe he was referring to Sturgis.

[ptlyon]

Man. Wasn’t that even racy when that term was dropped in Blazing Saddles? Like, 50 years ago or some such?

Gay people can call each other that word. Black people can call other black people the N word. Those who aren't, can't. Get with the 70's.

Now, if he comes out and says he's gay, that's ok.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

That was my first thought. I don't even cuss at work. Because you just never know who's listening, and getting sacked for some stupid comment is just retarded.

Yet here you are still saying "retarded."

[cosmo20002]

He most likely gone

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I am very, very sorry. I beg for your forgiveness.&quot; Jim Day will be the play-by-play announcer for the rest of the game. Chris Welsh told Brennaman that he&#39;s a good man and to hang in there. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Reds</a></p>&mdash; Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) <a href="https://twitter.com/nightengalejr/status/1296254284456230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAOHe played the "man of faith" card.

[Titty Meat]

Hes probably read my posts

[cosmo20002]

Eh, kind of assumed he was making a reference to Blazing Saddles. Maybe he wasn't.

That's really about the only excuse that might save his ass.
Seems like he might have mentioned that in his apology sign-off, though.

[rabblerouser]

Proven true by Blazing Saddles.

Paying y'all to get some track laid, not jump around like a bunch of Kansas City pillowbitergots.

[Prison Bitch]

Well I mean look how the region embraced Michael Sams

[wazu]

That's really about the only excuse that might save his ass.
Seems like he might have mentioned that in his apology sign-off, though.

Thought the same. If he’d have said it was a Blazing Saddles reference he would at least have a lot of defenders. As it stands the moment has passed so a little late to work that angle.

[TribalElder]

He probably watch thta gay eye show about all the fags

[TribalElder]

Well I mean look how the region embraced Michael Sams

ROFL

[Hammock Parties]

Fuck! LMAO

Nice career bud.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

It's "not who he is" but that came out a little to easy. He gone.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING: Thom Brennaman responds to apparent homophobic slur live on air. Jim Day is now broadcasting. <a href="https://twitter.com/FOX19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FOX19</a> <a href="https://t.co/n3L0wZ2BWd">pic.twitter.com/n3L0wZ2BWd</a></p>&mdash; Trevor Peters (@TrevorPetersTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorPetersTV/status/1296254722299645952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


HaHa, trying to weasel out. I don't see it as a big deal . If I was an announcer in Denver I'd be calling Lock and Company Fags all game long.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

He wasn’t talking about KC lol. It was in mid-conversation about something else

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Damn, he gonna be gone. He was one of the few decent announcers for NFL on FOX.

[Deberg_1990]

He wasn’t talking about KC lol. It was in mid-conversation about something else

I wonder what brought it on?

[Jewish Rabbi]

I wonder what brought it on?

He was probably the one who walked in on me and Big Bill in the portajohn

[Megatron96]

Damn, he gonna be gone. He was one of the few decent announcers for NFL on FOX.

I like him as an announcer.

And honestly I don't understand why he has to be fired. In a reasonable world he would be suspended for a few weeks/months and that would be the end of it. But we live in this snowflake hugely over-twitterpated universe that just waits to be triggered by things like this, so he's almost assuredly gone.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

I wonder what brought it on?

Blazing Saddles

[Pasta Little Brioni]

I like him as an announcer.

And honestly I don't understand why he has to be fired. In a reasonable world he would be suspended for a few weeks/months and that would be the end of it. But we live in this snowflake hugely over-twitterpated universe that just waits to be triggered by things like this, so he's almost assuredly gone.

Agree completely

[Deberg_1990]

I like him as an announcer.

And honestly I don't understand why he has to be fired. In a reasonable world he would be suspended for a few weeks/months and that would be the end of it. But we live in this snowflake hugely over-twitterpated universe that just waits to be triggered by things like this, so he's almost assuredly gone.

Cancel culture will demand his firing

[Hammock Parties]

LMAO

Still laughing about this. Showed it to my cousin.

We used to put that kind of emphasis on that word when we were teenagers.

LMAO

God, he really slammed it out hard. Almost dirty-talk style. Makes you wonder if he enjoys visiting that capital...

LMAO

[Willie Lanier]

Yeah, dumbass got himself canned.

I’m not even 100% sure he was actually talking about KC.

But you gotta be smarter than that when you’re a broadcaster.

Dumbass.

I know right?

I lived in Kansas City for a long time and I don't ever remember that being a signifier of the city LMAO

I have no issues with that particular community, but they might, having KC listed as the expletive deleted capital.

Have some self awareness

[Deberg_1990]

Blazing Saddles

It’s a pretty hilarious line the way that Slim Pickens delivers it. Was that something Mel Brooks just made up or is there some sort of history behind it?

[Jerok]

How do you know he was talking about KC?

[Demonpenz]

fuck skyline

[cosmo20002]

I know right?

I lived in Kansas City for a long time and I don't ever remember that being a signifier of the city LMAO

I have no issues with that particular community, but they might, having KC listed as the expletive deleted capital.

Have some self awareness

There's not any real evidence that he was actually talking about KC.

[Gravedigger]

Even if statistically it was true, Cincinnati talking shit on us? On anyone? Know your place mother fuckers and get back to being the secondary sports city in a college football state.

[Willie Lanier]

There's not any real evidence that he was actually talking about KC.

Hey, I just watched the video and it gave me a chuckle, Im not calling for the guy's job; I just found it funny that if in fact he was referencing KC, he'd be picking a really weird hill to die on based on the years I lived there...

I'm not condemning the guy based on an edited clip, I'm just laughing at the absurdity of it..

[ptlyon]

Even if statistically it was true, Cincinnati talking shit on us? On anyone? Know your place mother ****ers and get back to being the secondary sports city in a college football state.

No shit. They eat chili on spaghetti. Fuck those guys.

[MMXcalibur]

Even if he believes himself to not be homophobic and wanted to pass it off as a lame joke, why would you say that within shouting distance of ANY on-air microphone?

[Deberg_1990]

Could he have meant, the cigarette capital of the world?

[vonBobo]

I like him as an announcer.

And honestly I don't understand why he has to be fired. In a reasonable world he would be suspended for a few weeks/months and that would be the end of it. But we live in this snowflake hugely over-twitterpated universe that just waits to be triggered by things like this, so he's almost assuredly gone.

Sometimes the reasonable world fails at progressing and the rest of society is forced into fixing the broken links.

It's also sad that so many people on this broadcast team enabled this behavior. If one exec could have told them to clean it up then this might not have happened. Now the entire team is going to be under the microscope because one guy couldn't keep his mouth shut.

[Jewish Rabbi]

Interesting on how that would sound

Did you want to join us bb

[cosmo20002]

LMAO why the f would he ever say that?

How else are you supposed to express which cities have a lot of fags?

[MAG]

back in my day, we just called that San Francisco.

[JD10367]

Interesting on how that would sound

I assume like a slurping popsicle-eating sound.

Wait, what?

[chiefzilla1501]

Even if he believes himself to not be homophobic and wanted to pass it off as a lame joke, why would you say that within shouting distance of ANY on-air microphone?

Pretty much. If most of us said this at work, we know we'd be fired on the spot and we wouldn't blame anyone for doing it. That was the look in his eyes when he gave his apology. He knew it and wasn't even going to fake an apology. I hope he doesn't get cancelled. I could see him getting demoted and that's less about outrage and more about his damaged credibility. It reminds me of when it was impossible to listen to Marv Albert without picturing him as a cross-dresser.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I like him as an announcer.

And honestly I don't understand why he has to be fired. In a reasonable world he would be suspended for a few weeks/months and that would be the end of it. But we live in this snowflake hugely over-twitterpated universe that just waits to be triggered by things like this, so he's almost assuredly gone.Exactly. What's next? Goodyear Tires?

[raidersnumber1]

As a bisexual man, I am forced to side with you this time KC. Simply no excuse for that.

[Willie Lanier]

As a bisexual man, I am forced to side with you this time KC. Simply no excuse for that.

Have you heard your new theme song yet?

It's probably the greatest piece of music ever composed.

I'm fairly certain the link is still on the main page

[Titty Meat]

I would grab onto his balls like I was at the grocery store tryna determine how soft the fruit I was about to buy was while working his shaft down my throat like he was tryna take a throat culture

[eDave]

FWIW, he looks rek'd over it.

[Sorry]

Maybe they liked to smoke a lot

[ChiliConCarnage]

Just watched the video. Truly bizarre. He screams it out w/ no audible context. Then a few seconds later he starts broadcasting the game.

[displacedinMN]

1. I highly doubt what he said was true.
2. How does he know
3. Why would he even have said that in the first place.

[Rams Fan]

**** skyline

Skyline slaps.

And fuck Brennaman.

[Marcellus]

I wonder what brought it on?

Maybe he was telling a story about some dude sucking his dick in SF.

[Marcellus]

BTW this is like a Brockmire episode come to life.

Season 3 he meets the Atlanta Braves radio guy that he is possibly replacing who is an outright racist.

This is like Billay meets Prison Bitch.

[neech]

There's not any real evidence that he was actually talking about me.


Word gets around about you hanging out in mens rooms cosmo.

[RealSNR]

I would grab onto his balls like I was at the grocery store tryna determine how soft the fruit I was about to buy was while working his shaft down my throat like he was tryna take a throat culture

Thank you for posting!

[Deberg_1990]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I worked in pro sports for 20 years. The language <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThomBrennaman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThomBrennaman</a> used (&amp; that specific word) was typical of what I heard almost every single day. HOMOPHOBIA IS A CORNERSTONE OF SPORTS: From the field to the front office to the press box to the owner’s suite to the cheap seats. <a href="https://t.co/2xjEDH1QPA">https://t.co/2xjEDH1QPA</a></p>&mdash; Lisa Guerrero ���� (@4lisaguerrero) <a href="https://twitter.com/4lisaguerrero/status/1296354195176448000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Jewish Rabbi]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I worked in pro sports for 20 years. The language <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThomBrennaman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThomBrennaman</a> used (&amp; that specific word) was typical of what I heard almost every single day. HOMOPHOBIA IS A CORNERSTONE OF SPORTS: From the field to the front office to the press box to the owner’s suite to the cheap seats. <a href="https://t.co/2xjEDH1QPA">https://t.co/2xjEDH1QPA</a></p>&mdash; Lisa Guerrero ���� (@4lisaguerrero) <a href="https://twitter.com/4lisaguerrero/status/1296354195176448000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Who gives a shit what Tits McGee has to say. Over/under on how many players she blew in the locker room?

[SuperChief]

You know how easy it is to *not* say that, in any setting? Puh-lease. He gone and he should be gone - no excuse.

[dj56dt58]

stupid mistake..I did telemarketing/customer service for 10 years or so and learned day 1, when the headset is on it's always live even if you hit the mute button. A headset is like a gun, always act like someone is listening just like you always act like the gun is loaded.

That said, suspend him for a while and move on and don't act like a bunch of pillowbiters about it

What pussy set up the autocorrect for pillowbiters?

[BWillie]

Grown men still use that word in 2020?

When you grew up using that word, kinda of hard to get out of it when you bring the band back together type of thing.

I remember back in 2004, if I tried to do anything that wasn't bro approved I would be called a fagg immediately. Toxic masculinity baby.

While eliminating the word from our everyday acceptable vernacular is definitely overall good, there are a few young people who perhaps would benefit from it.

Being called a fag successfully helped me not drink wine coolers. Not being able to call someone a fag has helped alcoholic seltzer water rise to the top ranks of consumption.

[wazu]

By the way, is there anything weirder than the ChiefsPlanet conversion of the word he used, to an even more offensive, more homophobic word? I'm not proposing it be changed because it's been around forever and is now just part of the weird here, but I always wonder who thought that was a good way to censor the word.

[ptlyon]

What pussy set up the autocorrect for pillowbiters?

We don't like to offend people here

[Jewish Rabbi]

By the way, is there anything weirder than the ChiefsPlanet conversion of the word he used, to an even more offensive, more homophobic word? I'm not proposing it be changed because it's been around forever and is now just part of the weird here, but I always wonder who thought that was a good way to censor the word.

Shut up, fag.

[lcarus]

Who knows. i think people sometimes get too comfortable at work, especially when they've been working at the same place or for the same company for decades. And then they do or say something dumb because they feel like they're at home.

But they're not.

This. He got comfortable and forgot that the fake outrage PC police are ALWAYS listening.

[Fish]

When you grew up using that word, kinda of hard to get out of it when you bring the band back together type of thing.

I remember back in 2004, if I tried to do anything that wasn't bro approved I would be called a pillowbiterg immediately. Toxic masculinity baby.

While eliminating the word from our everyday acceptable vernacular is definitely overall good, there are a few young people who perhaps would benefit from it.

Being called a pillowbiter successfully helped me not drink wine coolers. Not being able to call someone a pillowbiter has helped alcoholic seltzer water rise to the top ranks of consumption.

LMAO... :facepalm:

[Mecca]

This. He got comfortable and forgot that the fake outrage PC police are ALWAYS listening.

I really don't care what side you are on, if you don't understand that isn't something you should just be saying these days then you have a fucking problem.

[Monticore]

Never actually used the term or heard of it muchbefore joining CP, Fudgepacker seemed more popular up here.

[CasselGotPeedOn]

You know how easy it is to *not* say that, in any setting? Puh-lease. He gone and he should be gone - no excuse.

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/49367355/you-talk-like-a-fag-and-your-shits-all-retarded.jpg

[Dartgod]

Their next series was at the Cardinals. I'm certain he was talking about St. Louis.

[Discuss Thrower]

https://memegenerator.net/img/instances/49367355/you-talk-like-a-pillowbiter-and-your-shits-all-retarded.jpg

Filter evasion.

[ChiTown]

In the latest decade, I highly doubt I've used the word F** or F****T. The guy is a grown-assed Man at work - hot mic or not. WTF are you doing?

[DJ's left nut]

BTW this is like a Brockmire episode come to life.

Season 3 he meets the Atlanta Braves radio guy that he is possibly replacing who is an outright racist.

This is like Billay meets Prison Bitch.

I immediately thought "well shit - Jim Brockmire has a better chance at calling Reds games in the next 5 years than Brennaman...."

As has been noted - it isn't even necessarily what he said (though these days that's probably enough), it's the ease and vitriol with which he said it.

Dude hammered it like he was practicing his line readings for an American History X sequel.

[jd1020]

He was probably just talking about all the cigarettes available in KC.

[ThaVirus]

When you grew up using that word, kinda of hard to get out of it when you bring the band back together type of thing.

I remember back in 2004, if I tried to do anything that wasn't bro approved I would be called a fagg immediately. Toxic masculinity baby.

While eliminating the word from our everyday acceptable vernacular is definitely overall good, there are a few young people who perhaps would benefit from it.

Being called a fag successfully helped me not drink wine coolers. Not being able to call someone a fag has helped alcoholic seltzer water rise to the top ranks of consumption.


Meh, in various places I’ve grown up and certain social circles it was pretty popular to say and I indulged.

Then I grew up.. I can’t even remember the last time I said that or retard. They’re pretty insensitive and it’s not difficult to not say them.

[Frazod]

By the way, is there anything weirder than the ChiefsPlanet conversion of the word he used, to an even more offensive, more homophobic word? I'm not proposing it be changed because it's been around forever and is now just part of the weird here, but I always wonder who thought that was a good way to censor the word.

IIRC it was Kloster's doing, in response to somebody's whining.

It was stupid then, and it's stupid now.

[dlphg9]

He most likely gone

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;I am very, very sorry. I beg for your forgiveness.&quot; Jim Day will be the play-by-play announcer for the rest of the game. Chris Welsh told Brennaman that he&#39;s a good man and to hang in there. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Reds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Reds</a></p>&mdash; Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) <a href="https://twitter.com/nightengalejr/status/1296254284456230912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"I deeply apologize for being caught saying fag while my mic was on. I beg everyone to just forget what I said just a few hours ago. Im a man of faith and God made me do it. Who am I to question God's will?"

[fan4ever]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Longtime Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught on a hot mic saying “one of the pillowbiter capitals of the world.” He is currently announcing the second game of the Reds’ doubleheader against Kansas City. <a href="https://t.co/Uwz07eRIKv">pic.twitter.com/Uwz07eRIKv</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1296239825788579842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

...I thought eDave moved out here to AZ...?

[Bowser]

Who gives a shit what Tits McGee has to say. Over/under on how many players she blew in the locker room?

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[Frazod]

In the latest decade, I highly doubt I've used the word F** or F****T. The guy is a grown-assed Man at work - hot mic or not. WTF are you doing?

Ironically, the only time I have heard the word used towards somebody that was actually gay, it was by another gay man; a former boss who was talking to one of his friends on the phone. He was embarrassed when I realized I heard him say it and apologized. I told him I didn't give a shit and thought it was funny.

In my experience, it is generally synonymous with wimp or pussy, or poor athletic performance. Like if somebody throws a ceremonial first pitch that lands 20 feet in front of the catcher, or a free throw that falls five feet short of the net. I've called plenty of people f_gs, knowing full well that they weren't. Just like you can call somebody a cocksucker, knowing that they don't actually suck cocks, or a motherfucker, knowing that they don't actually fuck their own mother, or a bastard, knowing that the person's parents were actually married when he was born. I was in the military. I wouldn't have lasted long in that environment getting butthurt over every silly incident of namecalling.

It seems that Brennaman used it as a direct slur toward gays, which I guess ups the ante, but still, I don't care. Although IMO anybody named Tom who spells it with an "h" must be a fag, so he probably should keep his mouth shut.

[Prison Bitch]

In the latest decade, I highly doubt I've used the word F** or F****T. The guy is a grown-assed Man at work - hot mic or not. WTF are you doing?

I use it on the daily. And almost never against gays tho. Just people I hate.

[redfan]

It's just a bundle of sticks, what's the big deal?

[Marcellus]

Meh, in various places I’ve grown up and certain social circles it was pretty popular to say and I indulged.

Then I grew up.. I can’t even remember the last time I said that or retard. They’re pretty insensitive and it’s not difficult to not say them.

Yup, me too. I am a little shocked when I hear the term used these days.

[KCUnited]

Maybe they played some Dire Straits going into commercial and it got stuck in his head.

[Demonpenz]

Hes banging on those bongos like a chimpanzee

[Marcellus]

Maybe they played some Dire Straits going into commercial and it got stuck in his head.

That song has been edited for radio play, that whole verse is gone.

[Rain Man]

Maybe he meant it as a compliment.

[Rain Man]

On a different note, I'd never seen the TV show King of Queens much, and the local cable company put all of the episodes onto their On Demand. So one of my pandemic projects has been to watch the entire series. It's generally pretty funny, but in probably 10 percent of the episodes he disparagingly says, "That's gay" when he doesn't like something. It's surprising to hear because that show was in production not that long ago.

[srvy]

https://play.vidyard.com/VBBu2qyHvi2FHzXsEvhyHm.jpg

[DJ's left nut]

Ironically, the only time I have heard the word used towards somebody that was actually gay, it was by another gay man; a former boss who was talking to one of his friends on the phone. He was embarrassed when I realized I heard him say it and apologized. I told him I didn't give a shit and thought it was funny.

In my experience, it is generally synonymous with wimp or pussy, or poor athletic performance. Like if somebody throws a ceremonial first pitch that lands 20 feet in front of the catcher, or a free throw that falls five feet short of the net. I've called plenty of people f_gs, knowing full well that they weren't. Just like you can call somebody a cocksucker, knowing that they don't actually suck cocks, or a motherfucker, knowing that they don't actually fuck their own mother, or a bastard, knowing that the person's parents were actually married when he was born. I was in the military. I wouldn't have lasted long in that environment getting butthurt over every silly incident of namecalling.

It seems that Brennaman used it as a direct slur toward gays, which I guess ups the ante, but still, I don't care. Although IMO anybody named Tom who spells it with an "h" must be a pillowbiter, so he probably should keep his mouth shut.

We say the same thing without using the word all the damn time. That said, it's still a little bit cringy to hear it from an adult (I've never really given a damn what kids say - kids say shit just because they can; just trying the word on here and there...)

But "does your husband play, too?" any time one of our OFers 7-hops a ball to the infield? Yeah - that's calling the dude a homo for sucking at softball. Full stop. And nobody cares at all, even in co-ed games.

We get bent out of shape over weird stuff these days. Then again, 200 years ago we were pulling out pistols and having literal duels if you called someone a scoundrel or a rascal. So...I guess 'these days' isn't really accurate. We've gotten bent out of shape over weird stuff pretty much from time immemorial...

[ptlyon]

On a different note, I'd never seen the TV show King of Queens much, and the local cable company put all of the episodes onto their On Demand. So one of my pandemic projects has been to watch the entire series. It's generally pretty, but in probably 10 percent of the episodes he disparagingly says, "That's gay" when he doesn't like something. It's surprising to hear because that show was in production not that long ago.

But, why?

[Marcellus]

We say the same thing without using the word all the damn time. That said, it's still a little bit cringy to hear it from an adult (I've never really given a damn what kids say - kids say shit just because they can; just trying the word on here and there...)

But "does your husband play, too?" any time one of our OFers 7-hops a ball to the infield? Yeah - that's calling the dude a homo for sucking at softball. Full stop. And nobody cares at all, even in co-ed games.

We get bent out of shape over weird stuff these days. Then again, 200 years ago we were pulling out pistols and having literal duels if you called someone a scoundrel or a rascal. So...I guess 'these days' isn't really accurate. We've gotten bent out of shape over weird stuff pretty much from time immemorial...

Nice shirt, do they make it in men's sizes too?

[Titty Meat]

Thom cant fit his dick into a big gulp

[Shoes]

Thom's majestic announcer voice makes anything sound pleasant to the ears.

[Frazod]

We say the same thing without using the word all the damn time. That said, it's still a little bit cringy to hear it from an adult (I've never really given a damn what kids say - kids say shit just because they can; just trying the word on here and there...)

But "does your husband play, too?" any time one of our OFers 7-hops a ball to the infield? Yeah - that's calling the dude a homo for sucking at softball. Full stop. And nobody cares at all, even in co-ed games.

We get bent out of shape over weird stuff these days. Then again, 200 years ago we were pulling out pistols and having literal duels if you called someone a scoundrel or a rascal. So...I guess 'these days' isn't really accurate. We've gotten bent out of shape over weird stuff pretty much from time immemorial...

I think dueling would be awesome. Of course, I'm a really good shot..... :evil:

[L.A. Chieffan]

Being a man of faith is no excuse for homophobic slurs. Keep it a church dude.

[DJ's left nut]

I think dueling would be awesome. Of course, I'm a really good shot..... :evil:

Can you imagine the stones it took back then to delope?

"Yeah, I'm just gonna shot really wide, really fast, on purpose and hope the other guy understands what's going on and doesn't murder my ass. And if he goes ahead and kills me - JOKES ON HIM! HE HAS NO HONOR NOW!! I mean...I'm still dead, but I win..."

Yeah, we look at people writing articles claiming vegan cuisine is appropriating a dozen different cultures and wonder what the hell passes through these idiots minds...but people have ALWAYS been dumb and crazy.

"The world ain't coming to nothing, son. It's the same as it ever was..."

[Frazod]

Can you imagine the stones it took back then to delope?

"Yeah, I'm just gonna shot really wide, really fast, on purpose and hope the other guy understands what's going on and doesn't murder my ass. And if he goes ahead and kills me - JOKES ON HIM! HE HAS NO HONOR NOW!! I mean...I'm still dead, but I win..."

Yeah, we look at people writing articles claiming vegan cuisine is appropriating a dozen different cultures and wonder what the hell passes through these idiots minds...but people have ALWAYS been dumb and crazy.

"The world ain't coming to nothing, son. It's the same as it ever was..."

I know what I'd like to see pass through their minds.

[MahiMike]

God I hate this PC culture. Let's go back to the 80's. Worst part is, all the SJW's cheering that someone lost their livelihood. What an evil country we've turned into.

[Mecca]

God I hate this PC culture. Let's go back to the 80's. Worst part is, all the SJW's cheering that someone lost their livelihood. What an evil country we've turned into.

Even if you hate PC culture, whipping out the word fag at your place of work where there are mics is sheer stupidity at best.

[Baby Lee]

On a different note, I'd never seen the TV show King of Queens much, and the local cable company put all of the episodes onto their On Demand. So one of my pandemic projects has been to watch the entire series. It's generally pretty, but in probably 10 percent of the episodes he disparagingly says, "That's gay" when he doesn't like something. It's surprising to hear because that show was in production not that long ago.

Classic Patton troll job.

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[sedated]

On a different note, I'd never seen the TV show King of Queens much, and the local cable company put all of the episodes onto their On Demand. So one of my pandemic projects has been to watch the entire series. It's generally pretty, but in probably 10 percent of the episodes he disparagingly says, "That's gay" when he doesn't like something. It's surprising to hear because that show was in production not that long ago.

I was watching Law and Order one time and the main character that episode was mentally challenged, and they must've said "retard" 50 times in that episode. "The problem is, he's...retarded *suspenseful music*" "The big question is, just how retarded is he?" etc etc etc.

It wasn't one of the early episodes, it was one at the end. I'm not sure if the actors emphasized the word or if it was just a surprise to hear it on TV.

[Sassy Squatch]

He's at least lost his spot calling NFL games.

[Rain Man]

But, why?

Y'know, I really learned something in that show.

In a lot of sitcoms, they make the characters evolve over time. They have a "very special episode" or characters get married or have babies or whatever. Chandler marries Monica, Raj learns to talk to women. Niles and Daphne fall in love. And I usually dislike that growth because the reason I started watching the show in the first place is because I liked the characters as they were.

But in King of Queens there is absolutely no character growth or development throughout the whole series. You could take an episode from Season 9 and teleport it into Season 2, and it wouldn't affect your viewing at all. He's just as dumb and selfish at the end as he was at the beginning, and she's just as harsh and whiny. No personal growth at all.

That's actually what I've always asked for from a sitcom, and King of Queens delivered it. But at some point around Season 8, it started leaving me a little wanting. Both main characters were pretty shallow and simple over the whole series, and I would have liked to see them make a little personal progress over time. But it never happened. And it taught me that the optimal sitcom is going to have a little evolution over time. Not much, but a little.

[jd1020]

Y'know, I really learned something in that show.

In a lot of sitcoms, they make the characters evolve over time. They have a "very special episode" or characters get married or have babies or whatever. Chandler marries Monica, Raj learns to talk to women. Niles and Daphne fall in love. And I usually dislike that growth because the reason I started watching the show in the first place is because I liked the characters as they were.

But in King of Queens there is absolutely no character growth or development throughout the whole series. You could take an episode from Season 9 and teleport it into Season 2, and it wouldn't affect your viewing at all.

That's what I've always asked for from a sitcom, and King of Queens delivered it. But at some point around Season 8, it started leaving me a little wanting. Both main characters were pretty shallow and stupid over the whole series, and I would have liked to see them make a little personal progress over time. But it never happened. And it taught me that the optimal sitcom is going to have a little evolution over time. Not much, but a little.

Well... His wife would have randomly been 50 lbs heavier for that one episode. That would have been awkward.

[Rain Man]

Well... His wife would have randomly been 50 lbs heavier for that one episode. That would have been awkward.

I was actually watching that happen. She started out pretty svelte and maintained it until about Season 7. Then she gained a lot of weight, but in the last season she lost most of it back and was pretty svelte again.

[Megatron96]

He's at least lost his spot calling NFL games.

He's suspended from doing NFL games for 2020. Also suspended from doing MLB games until further notice. Bunch of horseshit. But necessary in this brave new world.

[baitism]

In his defense, we have Brookside...

[ChiefsCountry]

I find it hypocritical that all the former jocks on tv and radio were saying they were appalled and him saying fag. You know damn well all those fuckers said it in the locker room. Every damn word in the world is said in a sports locker room.

[eDave]

Any of those former jocks blurt it out loud covering a televised baseball game for all to hear?

[Titty Meat]

In his defense, we have Brookside...

I dont believe you are a real account

[vonBobo]

God I hate this PC culture. Let's go back to the 80's. Worst part is, all the SJW's cheering that someone lost their livelihood. What an evil country we've turned into.

Just drop a few words from your day and you are going to be just fine. It's goin to be ok!

[cosmo20002]

I find it hypocritical that all the former jocks on tv and radio were saying they were appalled and him saying pillowbiter. You know damn well all those ****ers said it in the locker room. Every damn word in the world is said in a sports locker room.

Stupid take

[cosmo20002]

God I hate this PC culture. Let's go back to the 80's. Worst part is, all the SJW's cheering that someone lost their livelihood. What an evil country we've turned into.

People who whine about not being able to freely use various slurs really need to get a life.

Your desire to be an obnoxious asshole may have consequences. Sorry.

[srvy]

People who whine about not being able to freely use various slurs really need to get a life.

Your desire to be an obnoxious asshole may have consequences. Sorry.

Says CP's leading obnoxious asshole.

[Jewish Rabbi]

I think dueling would be awesome. Of course, I'm a really good shot..... :evil:

Just ask your refrigerator!

[Frazod]

People who whine about not being able to freely use various slurs really need to get a life.

Your desire to be an obnoxious asshole may have consequences. Sorry.

https://i.gifer.com/DXo4.gif

[dlphg9]

People who whine about not being able to freely use various slurs really need to get a life.

Your desire to be an obnoxious asshole may have consequences. Sorry.

Gotta love the scum bags on this site. Get mad about not being able to call a black guy the n word and then turn around and throw a fit that someone said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

It amazes me that so many of those scummy fucks are acting appalled that a guy is getting fired because he's a homophobe and yelling fag at work. I wish a gay guy would have been in there to break his jaw.

[Chiefspants]

I don't know if it's been said in this thread, but KC actually has a pretty interesting history with the LGBTQ community. It's basically rooted in Tom Pendergast (seriously, the dude should be more than a footnote in history when we talk about some of the bosses of American cities during the prohibition era).

Basically, Pendergast didn't have an affinity for the lgbtq community, but he did really enjoy the money he was making from gay bars - and looked the other way. It created a relatively thriving community in KC compared to other cities at the time, hence the Mel Brooks reference to that fact in Blazing Saddles.

I think this yee-haw just really wanted to drop the hard F here. I'd be surprised if he could articulate that history, given his refried ass apology and all.

[Imon Yourside]

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Ride em' in
Ride em' out
Roll em in

Fagsticks

[Imon Yourside]

Gotta love the scum bags on this site. Get mad about not being able to call a black guy the n word and then turn around and throw a fit that someone said Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas.

It amazes me that so many of those scummy ****s are acting appalled that a guy is getting fired because he's a homophobe and yelling pillowbiter at work. I wish a gay guy would have been in there to break his jaw.

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[Jewish Rabbi]

They fire this piece of shit yet?

[rabblerouser]

Yet here you are still saying "retarded."

Which is probably the worst word in the entire lexicon and might actually be the only word I wont use in any context.

[Demonpenz]

Donger

[rabblerouser]

Donger

That's funny, because porking 6 biters is a typical Tuesday night for Donger.

[Demonpenz]

I really want to hear if Pork F's are good though. The reciepe seems good

[gblowfish]

Even if he believes himself to not be homophobic and wanted to pass it off as a lame joke, why would you say that within shouting distance of ANY on-air microphone?

THIS.

I was in TV/Radio for many years. Anytime you are working, and you are around a MIC, you always, ALWAYS assume its live and NEVER EVER EVER utter a profanity during that time. Just a stupid mistake from somebody who should know better.

[Donger]

I wonder if it would have made any difference if he had used "homosexual" instead of faggot?

[Megatron96]

THIS.

I was in TV/Radio for many years. Anytime you are working, and you are around a MIC, you always, ALWAYS assume its live and NEVER EVER EVER utter a profanity during that time. Just a stupid mistake from somebody who should know better.

This is kind of what I was thinking. Now I only worked in radio for a little over a year in college, but that was one of the first things I was told, was given as a rule to live by, so to speak. And also when I got my first job as a commercial pilot I received basically the same admonition, in spite of the fact that we didn't have vox in our planes. But the push-to-talk could get stuck . . . so mind your tongue.

And Thom has been in the business for decades, so how could he make such a stupid mistake?

Anyway, he got suspended. Hopefully that's the end of it.

[sedated]

Y'know, I really learned something in that show.

In a lot of sitcoms, they make the characters evolve over time. They have a "very special episode" or characters get married or have babies or whatever. Chandler marries Monica, Raj learns to talk to women. Niles and Daphne fall in love. And I usually dislike that growth because the reason I started watching the show in the first place is because I liked the characters as they were.

But in King of Queens there is absolutely no character growth or development throughout the whole series. You could take an episode from Season 9 and teleport it into Season 2, and it wouldn't affect your viewing at all. He's just as dumb and selfish at the end as he was at the beginning, and she's just as harsh and whiny. No personal growth at all.

That's actually what I've always asked for from a sitcom, and King of Queens delivered it. But at some point around Season 8, it started leaving me a little wanting. Both main characters were pretty shallow and simple over the whole series, and I would have liked to see them make a little personal progress over time. But it never happened. And it taught me that the optimal sitcom is going to have a little evolution over time. Not much, but a little.

Seinfeld was the same and is one of the best sitcoms of all time.

[dlphg9]

Donger

Filter evasion. Reported

[dlphg9]

This is kind of what I was thinking. Now I only worked in radio for a little over a year in college, but that was one of the first things I was told, was given as a rule to live by, so to speak. And also when I got my first job as a commercial pilot I received basically the same admonition, in spite of the fact that we didn't have vox in our planes. But the push-to-talk could get stuck . . . so mind your tongue.

And Thom has been in the business for decades, so how could he make such a stupid mistake?

Anyway, he got suspended. Hopefully that's the end of it.

He's getting fired. I guarantee it. They will do an investigation and they'll talk to people that work with him a lot and find out that he's a huge homophobe and that this is a constant thing with him. It's also possible that he's been reported before and because of who he is it was swept under the rug, but they can't do that this time. He gone

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Fox has announced he will not be doing NFL games....fuck

[jdubya]

A couple of you are taking this a little too seriously/personally........hmmmmmm

[Sure-Oz]

People who whine about not being able to freely use various slurs really need to get a life.

Your desire to be an obnoxious asshole may have consequences. Sorry.Yep. Dgaf if he gets fired. Dumbfuck shouldn't be saying that shit while at work anyway

[Sure-Oz]

He's getting fired. I guarantee it. They will do an investigation and they'll talk to people that work with him a lot and find out that he's a huge homophobe and that this is a constant thing with him. It's also possible that he's been reported before and because of who he is it was swept under the rug, but they can't do that this time. He goneYeah I agree. I bet he comes back at a different job sometime down the line... hopefully beer league softball

[jdubya]

The whole world needs to fucking lighten up.

[VAChief]

LMAO why the f would he ever say that?

Did he ever work with Limbaugh in KC?

[BWillie]

Being a man of faith is no excuse for homophobic slurs. Keep it a church dude.

I would imagine being a man of Faith would encourage him to use that word.

[Rain Man]

Fox has announced he will not be doing NFL games....****

National FOOTBALL League, Brennaman. The F stands for Football.

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Thom Brennaman resigns from Cincinnati Reds games after using anti-gay slur

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29971007/thom-brennaman-resigns-cincinnati-reds-games-slur

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[Pasta Little Brioni]

He's a dumbass, but fuck cancel culture

[Kiimo]

He's a dumbass, but **** cancel culture

You're a dumbass to call this cancel culture. Hey don't use slurs on television it isn't hard. You start by not using these slurs when you aren't on television.

[PHOG]

Thom Brennaman is a pillowbitergot.

[LongSufferingToady]

He's gone and easily forgotten...

[FloridaMan88]

He only had a broadcasting career because of his dad anyway.

[Best22]

He's a dumbass, but **** cancel culture

There are some things you can’t say in certain lines of work. When you’re a broadcaster and you literally get paid to sit on your ass and talk for thousands of listeners, you better be sure whatever you say won’t get you fired. It’s not that hard

[DaneMcCloud]

He's a dumbass, but fuck cancel culture

Are you fucking retarded? Serious question.

[DaneMcCloud]

There are some things you can’t say in certain lines of work. When you’re a broadcaster and you literally get paid to sit on your ass and talk for thousands of listeners, you better be sure whatever you say won’t get you fired. It’s not that hard

It's hard for people that use that language because clearly, that's what he thinks of Kansas City and homosexuals.

[Simply Red]

HIT THE ROAD YOU PIECE OF SHIT!

[teedubya]

Thom Brennaman resigns from Cincinnati Reds games after using anti-gay slur

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29971007/thom-brennaman-resigns-cincinnati-reds-games-slur

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What a fag.


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[Pasta Little Brioni]

Are you fucking retarded? Serious question.

Not as much as hollyweird loons

[DaneMcCloud]

Not as much as hollyweird loons

You're worthless fuck hole. All you do is bitch about people and add no value to this forum.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

You're worthless fuck hole. All you do is bitch about people and add no value to this forum.

...you've done quite a bit of the same over the years. You realize that right?