Jeremy Roenick done on NBC

[OmazingGrace]

what exactly happened?

 

[Zerotonine]

You left out this part:

"what he said is completely unacceptable, especially among workplace colleagues. I do not condone his comments."

They may still be friends but she clearly condemned what he said.

It was typical response that she was probably made to make on behalf of NBC or Korea importantly NBC lawyers.

And the reason the would tell her is if you dont condemn this it will only get worse for females bin your position and men will think it bbn is acceptable ect ect ect .....


The world has become a sad place

 

[Warden of the North]

Nah the part where she defends him. I was talking about that because you know...you've mentioned it initially.

She doesnt defend him. She in fact does the opposite. What leads you to believe shes doing that to keep her job?

 

[Turin]

I didn’t think he was good at his job, they could have found somebody better for that reason instead of virtue twerking hypocritically as a network about what he said on a moral level- that said, he danced with the devil and should have known how that works. At least he should have enough in the bank for this to not really matter.

 

[Alicat]

What he said was unprofessional and flat out unacceptable and he deserves to be shown the door.

For all those who think this is no big deal, it most certainly is as these types of comments are not permissible in 99% of workplaces in the US. They've also cost companies millions for sweeping it under the rug like many posters here are doing.

Just because Tappen or Sharp haven't commented publicly doesn't mean they are ok with what he said. Their feelings are theirs and quite frankly it isn't anyone's business but HR, Legal and JR.

You can say what you want doesn't mean that there aren't consequences that follow. JR just found that out.

 

[BrokenFace]

I mean, the fact Tappen didnt come out and try and defend his actions at all kind of says it all, right?

It means she doesn't want to upset her bosses. You know NBC wants to deal with this professionally and discretely. Tappen taking it public might cost her her job, and her backup plan to this job wouldn't be as cushy as JR's

 

[Kranix]

Whats the story behind this

 

[Warden of the North]

It means she doesn't want to upset her bosses. You know NBC wants to deal with this professionally and discretely. Tappen taking it public might cost her her job, and her backup plan to this job wouldn't be as cushy as JR's

NBC wouldnt fire her for that. Think of that massive backlash.

The limbs some are going out on to defend his actions are mind boggling.

 

[JT Kreider]

I mean, the fact Tappen didnt come out and try and defend his actions at all kind of says it all, right?

She would never, even if she wanted to. This was an important moment for woman in the workplace and if she defended him it could have derailed all the changes woman have fought for recently.

 

[Melkor]

She doesnt defend him. She in fact does the opposite. What leads you to believe shes doing that to keep her job?

Bro, either your or my reading comprehension needs some work. Or maybe both. You said she doesn't defend him so it says it all. I said she doesn't defend him because she's afraid to lose the job, not because she's offended or doesn't like him. Does this clear the air now?

 

[Avelanche]

He should of lost his job after that cringey call out of marleau

 

[YoSoyLalo]

Whats the story behind this

He cried on air after the Blackhawks won the cup in 2010

 

[Crease]

It's not an employment discharge thread without bad arguments about the First Amendment.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Whats the story behind this

Thirty years of hating one's liver?

 

[JT Kreider]

what exactly happened?

JR was a guest on Spittin Chiclets podcast hosted by Biz and Ryan Whitney and said that he was recently on vacation with his wife and KT and made some dumb jokes about how he thought he was a hotshot on vacation with two hot blondes that he was taking back to his room later to bone.

The thing is Spittin Chiclets is a part of the Barstool network which exists on it's own spectrum and due to the audience they attract this type of stuff is tolerated, if not encouraged. Biz goes on and on about every woman he ever slept with and refers to them as "kills", which is a horrible thing to say about women and much worse than what JR said. Hes at least stopped since that episode.

 

[JKG33]

I can't stand Roenick as a person or as a broadcaster, so I won't miss him at all. But he didn't say anything wrong and his firing is another sad win for the censorship pushed on to society by the hurt feelings brigade.

 

[serp]

I mean he wasn't very good at his job in the first place. Now someone needs to find some dirt on Milbury to get him out of there because his awful ass also needs to go and it doesn't seem like anything else will get him replaced.

I'm still not sure he should've lost his job for the comments though. Cringeworthy ? Sure . Fireable offense ? I don't think so.

But oh well i won't miss him , so i take it.

 

[BrokenFace]

I didn’t think he was good at his job, they could have found somebody better for that reason instead of virtue twerking hypocritically as a network about what he said on a moral level- that said, he danced with the devil and should have known how that works. At least he should have enough in the bank for this to not really matter.

I don't see NBC bragging about how progressive they are here. They're just covering their rears. What other choice do they have? What if Tappen gets fired/replaced in 2 years and is bitter enough to go after NBC afterwards? NBC has to consider that. This is basic workplace stuff. You can complain about NBC being so sterile, safe, and risk averse here, but what do you expect from a major corporation?

JR is not going to jail and his career isn't over. He just can't work at the workplace in which he made comments in public about how sexy he thinks some co-workers are.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

What shocks me more is how Milbury still has a job and JR doesn't...

But I think JR should start his own podcast similar to Spittin Chiclets. If he's solo and has guests or does it with a friend which I'd hope is an ex-NHLer, then I think it's bound to be a smash hit.

 

[Gardner McKay]

I mean, the fact Tappen didnt come out and try and defend his actions at all kind of says it all, right?

It really does. I don't think Tappen was throwing her colleague and friend under the bus for any of the reasons I have seen so far in this thread.

If this was something that was out of context or whatever, Tappen almost assuredly would have come to his defense. Even as a long time fan of JR, the fact that Tappen not only didn't defend him, but went as far as to condemn his comments, tells me everything I need to know about this situation.

 

[Kranix]

Even when JR was just a guest on some panel everything out of his mouth is cringe. He runs out of steam quick.

 

[BrokenFace]

NBC wouldnt fire her for that. Think of that massive backlash.

The limbs some are going out on to defend his actions are mind boggling.

I'm not defending JR's actions at all. I'm simply saying I'm not assuming what Tappen thinks based upon her lack of public comment.

 

[StaalForOne]

JR, in the interview goes out of his way to mention how professional Tappen is. He said she works very hard to make it known that she has that job because of her skillset, and not because she's just a pretty face. Then he goes on to say how smokin hot she is, and how good she looks in the pool. It's demeaning to her for the exact reasons that he said make her a good host. it's unprofessional. You just don't air that stuff out.

 

[OmazingGrace]

Wow this is a joke. Like JR or not but silly little jokes like this rattle too many fairy feathers in my opinion.

 

[Deebs]

"What a joke" he says lmfao

Don't say you wanna have a threesome with your female coworker publicly ya weirdo

Wasn't the lady in question his wife's best friend and someone who they always went on vacations with? Guess she was just "friends" with them to get ahead.