Last night, if you were watching the Cincinnati Reds or if you were on Twitter, you heard announcer Thom Brennaman say a homophobic slur. In fact, because of the circumstances you can hear it again right now if you don’t remember or if you missed it and want to verify that fact. Then about two hours later, as he was pulled off the broadcast of Wednesday’s doubleheader, Brennaman explained that he is not the kind of person who says homophobic slurs. “That is not who I am,” he said. “It never has been.
What is Thom Brennaman sorry for if not that he’s the kind of person who uses homophobic slurs?
