We read:
"A veteran sports broadcaster was taken off air after he called a female colleague 'sweetcakes'. The spat came during a production meeting and was not made while the pair were on air.
Franklin was stopped from commentating on the weekend's Fiesta Bowl match after Edwards complained about his sexist behaviour at the ESPN sports channel.
The incident occurred in a pre-game production meeting also attended by ESPN announcers Ed Cunningham and Rod Gilmore.
When the conversation turned to the subject of Gilmore's wife Marie being elected mayor of Alameda in California, Edwards tried to join in but was cut off by Franklin, according to reports. 'Why don’t you leave this to the boys, sweetcakes,' Franklin is said to have told her.
'Don’t call me sweetcakes, I don’t like being talked to like that,' Edwards responded. Franklin replied: 'OK then, a**hole.'
It is not the first time he has been involved in sexist remarks to female colleague. In 2005 he was forced to apologise to reporter Holly Rowe after calling her 'sweetheart' on air. [Cripes! I must have insulted a fair few women in my time, at that rate]
Franklin, 68, has been with ESPN since 1987 and has been a commentator on basketball and college football.
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If ever I want to insult a feminist, now I know what to call her: "Sweetcakes". It does sound pretty dismissive, as it was intended to be. I don't think I could say it with a straight face, though. I would have to laugh.
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Let's face it - the guy was demeaning in a work environment to a woman simply because she was a woman. There's no other way to interpret his remarks.
While he had the right to make the remarks, she had the right to complain about it. This is not a 'free speech' issue at all - it's about a jerk being let known that his behavior is unacceptable in the workplace.
Had this been a private conversation at a bar after hours - I wouldn't give a flying flip if he called her names and shook his groin at her - but this was at work.
I get the impression that there was already bad blood between these two prior to the meeting.
Yes, he should have been suspended for his remarks. However, I hope management is looking into "the rest of the story."
The safest bet here is to be honest and call all women assholes. They want to be treated "nicely", but only at certain times, in certain places, by certain people, in certain ways. And of course, no one knows who, what, where, how, or when, especially the females! The answer to that? FCUK 'EM!
Sounds like she was being a bit of a prick and he responded in kind.
Women want equality, especially when it benefits them.
"Women want equality, especially when it benefits them."
I agree anon 3:35 PM....
However, does that cover Muslim women as well?
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