Originally, I thought that I would skip writing about the firing of Curt Schilling by the Especially Sinister Police Network (ESPN), but that demonstration of the controlling political correctness of the Disney company (which owns ESPN) really cannot be ignored.
Let's look at what happened. Schilling was a sports commentator for ESPN. For many years prior to that, he was a marvelous pitcher for a number of major league baseball teams. But Schilling has a problem; he's a man with strong views who is not afraid to express those views. That is too much for Disney. Schilling wrote a post on social media, his own social media, not that of ESPN. He said nothing on the air while broadcasting for the network. In other words, he made a personal comment. The essence of the comment is that bathrooms should be kept for biological women and biological men rather than for those who "self-identify" as women or men. In the politically correct world of Disney and the LGBT thought police, this is a "shocking hate crime". No, it's not. Indeed, it's the view of the vast majority of Americans who understand that the issue is not the sensibilities of just the transgender population but the sensibilities of ALL the population.
There is no reason why ESPN or Disney should be limiting what Schilling could say on the subject off the air. Think of some of the things that various TV personalities have said in the last decade. They've said things that a great many Americans find offensive, and that goes for people on all sides of the issues.
This is not a case of a broadcaster repeatedly telling lies like Brian Williams (for which he was only suspended and not fired by NBC.) Nor is it a case like Roman Polanski who was convicted of statutory rape and fled the country to avoid prison only to still have his films distributed by Hollywood (and perhaps even Disney). It's just something that Schilling said in a personal post.
Maybe it's time to stop watching ESPN.
Let's look at what happened. Schilling was a sports commentator for ESPN. For many years prior to that, he was a marvelous pitcher for a number of major league baseball teams. But Schilling has a problem; he's a man with strong views who is not afraid to express those views. That is too much for Disney. Schilling wrote a post on social media, his own social media, not that of ESPN. He said nothing on the air while broadcasting for the network. In other words, he made a personal comment. The essence of the comment is that bathrooms should be kept for biological women and biological men rather than for those who "self-identify" as women or men. In the politically correct world of Disney and the LGBT thought police, this is a "shocking hate crime". No, it's not. Indeed, it's the view of the vast majority of Americans who understand that the issue is not the sensibilities of just the transgender population but the sensibilities of ALL the population.
There is no reason why ESPN or Disney should be limiting what Schilling could say on the subject off the air. Think of some of the things that various TV personalities have said in the last decade. They've said things that a great many Americans find offensive, and that goes for people on all sides of the issues.
This is not a case of a broadcaster repeatedly telling lies like Brian Williams (for which he was only suspended and not fired by NBC.) Nor is it a case like Roman Polanski who was convicted of statutory rape and fled the country to avoid prison only to still have his films distributed by Hollywood (and perhaps even Disney). It's just something that Schilling said in a personal post.
Maybe it's time to stop watching ESPN.
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