Popular Post grandmaster Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/1912645 NBC has suspended Jeremy Roenick indefinitely without pay for inappropriate comments made about his co-workers during a recent appearance on the "Spittin' Chiclets" podcast, the network announced on Monday, according to Stephen Whyno of The Associated Press. On the podcast, Roenick discussed a vacation to Portugal when he traveled with his wife and co-worker Kathryn Tappen, and he made multiple references to the three having sex together. "I play it off like we're going to bed together every night, the three of us," Roenick said. "If it really came to fruition, that would be really good, but it's never going to happen." Roenick went on to say Tappen is "one of the most professional sports personalities I know." Later in the episode, Roenick discussed fellow NHL on NBC panelists and former NHLers Patrick Sharp and Anson Carter. Roenick called Sharp beautiful, saying "I'd have to think about it if he asked me." "I wouldn't say no right away," he added. "It's good to have a beautiful face that talks well that knows the game because it's totally the opposite when me and Anson get on there," Roenick continued. Roenick has been with NBC since 2010. He was hired shortly after his 20-year playing career ended. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Some pretty weird comments by JR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaManbeast Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 hahahaha That's all hilarious and with good intent. 1 1 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 (edited) I listened to some of that episode.. JR was referencing asses and threesomes... Was cringe worthy. It's something I'd say back when I was 16. When he was saying that about KT, I was like WOW dude, chill out on the sexualization of a coworker. Anyway, &^@# JR, hope he never sniffs the HOF. Edited December 23, 2019 by Western Red 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 I don't get why you'd think that you could publicly talk about having sex with a co-worker and not receive backlash. The way he talked about it, I guess it wasn't super offensive, but it was just so awkward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, ThaManbeast said: hahahaha That's all hilarious and with good intent. What exactly was the intent? I don't see any point to his comments other than to try to make a joke that fell flat. Even the SC guys tried to save him a bit. Whitney tried to suggest that JR sees Tappen like a sister... but then JR went on to joke about pretending that they were involved in a threesome, which just made things more awkward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Roenick is a walking, breathing inappropriate comment. Hope they kick his ass so far out of the business that he orbits Pluto, and that the HHoF deems him not worthy of membership. Ever. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaManbeast Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, Down by the River said: What exactly was the intent? I don't see any point to his comments other than to try to make a joke that fell flat. Even the SC guys tried to save him a bit. Whitney tried to suggest that JR sees Tappen like a sister... but then JR went on to joke about pretending that they were involved in a threesome, which just made things more awkward. He's friends with all three of them. He also compliments all three on how well they do their job. I can guarantee you none of them are offended by this and this outrage is all purely just other people being offended for them. If she doesn't feel weirded out by his comments it's really not anybody else's business to be. This cancel culture is forcing everybody to be formal and boring even in the entertainment business which is what this is. 1 2 1 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Down by the River Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, ThaManbeast said: He's friends with all three of them. He also compliments all three on how well they do their job. I can guarantee you none of them are offended by this and this outrage is all purely just other people being offended for them. If she doesn't feel weirded out by his comments it's really not anybody else's business to be. This cancel culture is forcing everybody to be formal and boring even in the entertainment business which is what this is. No you can't. It also doesn't matter whether any of the three were offended or not. An employer can't just hang out while one employee publicly says awkward things about other employees. Failure to act in this case means that future employees can hold the employer liable for what other employees say because the employer failed to act in the past. I don't get why people have not yet realized that we you make a public appearance where you are representing your employer, you're going to be held accountable by your employer for violating an employer's code of conduct. Don't like the code of conduct? Don't work there. Also, nobody got canceled here. There was plenty of entertainment in the podcast; his comments about his fellow employees were by far the least entertaining part of that interview. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Class act Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -SN- Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, ThaManbeast said: He's friends with all three of them. He also compliments all three on how well they do their job. I can guarantee you none of them are offended by this and this outrage is all purely just other people being offended for them. If she doesn't feel weirded out by his comments it's really not anybody else's business to be. This cancel culture is forcing everybody to be formal and boring even in the entertainment business which is what this is. Cancel culture has absolutely nothing to do with this. Publicly talking about having sex with your co-workers has never been acceptable. 2 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaManbeast Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, StealthNuck said: Cancel culture has absolutely nothing to do with this. Publicly talking about having sex with your co-workers has never been acceptable. He's obviously not being serious. He was saying she was attractive and he telling a story about how he pretended he was with both of them to a stranger as a goof. 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xereau Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, StealthNuck said: Cancel culture has absolutely nothing to do with this. Publicly talking about having sex with your co-workers has never been acceptable. I'd rather watch or listen to three guys shooting the sh*t, than they protect some stuffy corporate BS. This is completely about cancel culture, for it was a J O K E. Ruining a guy's life over a joke? Where does it end? It should be up to the consumers to dictate his worth to society, and not a boardroom beholden to a group of hyperreactionaries. 4 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, ThaManbeast said: He's obviously not being serious. He was saying she was attractive and he telling a story about how he pretended he was with both of them to a stranger as a goof. It doesn't matter if he's being serious or not. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThaManbeast Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, StealthNuck said: It doesn't matter if he's being serious or not. Of course it does. 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post -SN- Posted December 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2019 Just now, xereau said: I'd rather watch or listen to three guys shooting the sh*t, than they protect some stuffy corporate BS. This is completely about cancel culture, for it was a J O K E. Ruining a guy's life over a joke? Where does it end? It should be up to the consumers to dictate his worth to society, and not a boardroom beholden to a group of hyperreactionaries. How is this ruining his life? It's not. He was free to say whatever he wanted, but he's not free from the repercussions of what he said. Again it's not acceptable to talk about having sex with your co-workers in public. It doesn't matter if it was a joke or not. It's ridiculous that people are even defending the guy, especially considering his history. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, ThaManbeast said: Of course it does. You sure? I dunno man, I'm pretty moderate in stuff like this.. But he's talking about KTs ASS in a bikini ON AIR. Kathryn Tappen is being googled just as much as JR now. That's unfair sexualization. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandmaster Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Quite the debate going on here. I see both sides. In the end, JR represents a company and must abide by their standards. JR has no one to blame but himself. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, Western Red said: You sure? I dunno man, I'm pretty moderate in stuff like this.. But he's talking about KTs ASS in a bikini ON AIR. Kathryn Tappen is being googled just as much as JR now. That's unfair sexualization. Yo man, quit sniffin' my keystrokes... um... I mean... uh... never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squamfan Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, StealthNuck said: How is this ruining his life? It's not. He was free to say whatever he wanted, but he's not free from the repercussions of what he said. Again it's not acceptable to talk about having sex with your co-workers in public. It doesn't matter if it was a joke or not. It's ridiculous that people are even defending the guy, especially considering his history. he a Republican makes sense that he a idiot. What other history does he have 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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