# Cincinnati Reds announcer Thom Brennaman suspended for on-air anti-gay slur

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**Created:** [August 20, 2020, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-reds-announcer-thom-brennaman-suspended-for-on-air-anti-gay-slur/918619 "2020-08-20T23:42:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cincinnati-reds-announcer-thom-brennaman-suspended-for-on-air-anti-gay-slur/918619/28 "2020-08-23T13:30:16Z")

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Isn’t “assholes” and “bigots” disparaging terms for groups of people? Really, I admire you, for never, ever, as an adult, other than the above post, having uttered a disparaging word. You don’t have to mean it, you just have to say it.

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