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DC United terminates employment of team’s athletic trainer

Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:08 pm
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
60995 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:08 pm


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WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2023) – D.C. United have terminated the employment of the club’s athletic trainer effective immediately.

This termination is the result of an internal review following the discovery of a discriminatory hand gesture made by the individual that surfaced in a photograph published across social media platforms on July 20, 2023.

There is no place for racism, homophobia, misogyny, or discrimination of any kind in our sport and world and D.C. United do not tolerate any acts of this nature.


I thought this 4chan troll had been debunked and explained. Keep destroying people’s careers for nothing.

Wasn’t really sure where to put this, move it if you want.
Posted by Zach Lee To Amp Hill
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2016
4977 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:11 pm to
He could've just not done this stupid shite and he wouldn't have gotten fired
Posted by Tigerbait357
Member since Jun 2011
71123 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:12 pm to
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this 4chan troll


Posted by Proximo
Member since Aug 2011
24144 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:12 pm to
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He could've just not done this stupid shite and he wouldn't have gotten fired

Liberals could not be dumb fricking count lying about it being a white power symbol as well
Posted by Zach Lee To Amp Hill
New Orleans
Member since Mar 2016
4977 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:13 pm to
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Liberals could not be dumb fricking counts lying about it being a white power symbol as well


Regardless, is it worth risking your career just to make some stupid arse hand sign in a photo?

It's stupid and juvenile to do this whether he's throwing up this or he's throwing up gang signs.
This post was edited on 7/22/23 at 4:15 pm
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78400 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:13 pm to
Gotta read the room bro
Posted by nvasil1
Hellinois
Member since Oct 2009
17745 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:14 pm to
quote:

discriminatory hand gesture made by the individual



I can't believe people still think that troll is a legit thing.
Posted by junior
baton rouge
Member since Mar 2005
2650 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:15 pm to
Maybe he wanted early paid retirement
Seems like he has a case.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78400 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:17 pm to
quote:

He could've just not done this stupid shite and he wouldn't have gotten fired


Imagine trying to convince HR.


No no no, not a racist!! I am playing a game we did back in high school where I get to punch people if I catch them looking.
Posted by stout
Porte du Lafitte
Member since Sep 2006
182336 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:18 pm to



Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78400 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:22 pm to
Yep.

Don't understand it. But want to keep my job. Fornette had a whole image based around it.
This post was edited on 7/22/23 at 4:23 pm
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
75135 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:22 pm to
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I thought this 4chan troll

It is. The fact people have taken it and run with it says more about those morons than anyone doing the hand sign.





That bastard made me look.
This post was edited on 7/22/23 at 4:23 pm
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
78400 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

The fact people have taken it and run with it says more about those morons than anyone doing the hand sign.


Circle game walked so Q could run
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
64361 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 4:57 pm to
quote:

discriminatory hand gesture


According to who? Discriminatory against who?
Posted by jizzle6609
Houston
Member since Jul 2009
20102 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:03 pm to
I need to stop with this when I am speaking lol.
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
53466 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:12 pm to
quote:

I thought this 4chan troll had been debunked and explained.


It was. But then actual white supremacists (first being Brenton Tarrant I believe) started adopting it and threw it back to ambiguous territory.
Posted by brass2mouth
NOLA
Member since Jul 2007
20630 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:20 pm to
quote:

It's stupid and juvenile to do this whether he's throwing up this or he's throwing up gang signs.


Did you seriously put the “OK” hand sign in the same category as gang signs?
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
74857 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:21 pm to
damn, you sho is mad. i bet you kill it on Twitter with the blue hair outrage crowd.
This post was edited on 7/22/23 at 5:26 pm
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
46838 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:26 pm to
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According to who?
Idiots

quote:

Discriminatory against who?


People that don't like being punched in the arm for looking through.
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
2868 posts
Posted on 7/22/23 at 5:30 pm to
I think various "right wing" groups need to start flying the rainbow and BLM flags so those get designated as hate gestures...
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