ESPN suspends Max Kellerman for talking about female aggression.

patcomen · 2014-08-09T20:21:45+00:00

Let's be honest. Sports broadcasters feed on tales of aggression. What's new here (and not at all chivalrous) is that instead of a male turning his cheek, he slaps back after female slapped first. Whole lot of fear shakin' down the sports empire.

SirT6 · 2014-08-09T21:02:03+00:00

That's too bad. Pretending like domestic violence doesn't happen is a great way to ensure that it keeps happening. Very brave of him to admit to it in such a public forum. ESPN really shut down a chance for public dialogue on an important issue.

ThePigmanAgain · 2014-08-10T00:40:29+00:00

Even ESPN is kissing women's asses, how fucked up is this so-called patriarchy?

soylentcoleslaw · 2014-08-10T05:24:59+00:00

I might understand their point of view if I knew what it is they were not supposed to talk about. If it was a complete blackout of the story and he starts talking about it, that's just insubordinate. But if they're just shutting down anyone who might say anything that could be construed as "I understand", then they're a bunch of douchebags.

ZimbaZumba · 2014-08-10T16:42:12+00:00

“People are kept passive and obedient by strictly limiting the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allowing very lively debate within that spectrum.” – Chomsky

This affair is straight out a of Orwell’s “1984″, it is “NewSpeak” in the real world.

The media is an important part of the Democratic process, they are its 4th column. ESPN is a national broadcaster and they have responsibilities to live up to. Not censoring speech is one of them. Shame on ESPN.

HardKase · 2014-08-09T20:24:53+00:00

So he got suspended for not adhering to company policy in the course of his duties.

n00bcakebakery · 2014-08-10T18:01:03+00:00

Isn't the slogan for FirstTake "Embrace Debate"? Stephen A. and Max trying to do just that, provide a meaningful alternative to the manufactured line of dialogue everyone else on the network seems to be spewing. "Embrace Debate- as long as the topic is on something trivial, like sports"

Title	ESPN suspends Max Kellerman for talking about female aggression.
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Date	August 9, 2014 6:57 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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