re: Seth Dunlap taking leave of absence from WWL;Update pg 11 w Seth's letter

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These types of situations really don't happen because of the namecalling. They happen because the people who need to address this issue, don't do it.

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just speculation, but...
1) clearly his "open letter" didnt sit well with many fans/listeners, nor some of his colleagues
2) this opened him up to likely hostility, veiled or otherwise, among his co-workers, who probably see him as an easy target
3) once again, seth dunlap brought all of this upon himself. he may have felt strongly about his opinion of brees' support-by-proxy of that organization, but he had to have know that this would open him up to hostility inside and outside. why he thought this was worth it is beyond my understanding
4) the line is now blurred between criticism of dunlap's grandstanding on the FoF issue, and homophobia. that is dunlap's fault, not WWL's. WWL is required however to investigate workplace harassment, which that tweet definitely was an example of

What would be the funnier end to this story...

Seth engaging in a false flag operation
Bobby drunk tweeting it from the bayou
Garic drunk tweeting it from Express while buying a new shirt / tie combo

Hey do you have an email address you can post for a minute so we can exchange digits? All of mine have my name in them

Got it - thanks.

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1) clearly his "open letter" didnt sit well with many fans/listeners, nor some of his colleagues

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It was emotional and illogical at its base.

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2) this opened him up to likely hostility, veiled or otherwise, among his co-workers, who probably see him as an easy target
3) once again, seth dunlap brought all of this upon himself. he may have felt strongly about his opinion of brees' support-by-proxy of that organization, but he had to have know that this would open him up to hostility inside and outside. why he thought this was worth it is beyond my understanding

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I don't think this in and of itself is wrong. Stating an opinion is reasonable...even if it's off base.

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4) the line is now blurred between criticism of dunlap's grandstanding on the FoF issue, and homophobia. that is dunlap's fault, not WWL's. WWL is required however to investigate workplace harassment, which that tweet definitely was an example of

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This is 100% accurate. And, I'd go further and suggest that Dunlap wants the line blurred. He's intentionally doing it by overreacting to the tweet. There is no defending the contents of the tweet, but he's playing the victim and pretending its impact is larger than it is.

What happened? Someone tweeted something mean at him?

Reminds me of Erin Andrews and that law suit she had against that hotel chain because of the humiliation she faced after someone saw her breasts through a keyhole.

What a body she had, wow. I still remember that cute little dip dance move she did.

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but he's playing the victim and pretending its impact is larger than it is.

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Agree 100% but... if I were in his shoes and had a chance at the following:

- a seven figure (or even a six-figure) settlement from an organization whose politics I don't agree with
- a higher national profile
- praise, kudos, and potential guest spots from national sports media
- a higher profile and better paying gig

I think most of us would play this the same way that Seth Dunlap is playing it. I don't like his politics or what he's doing, I don't like his criticism of all around swell guy Drew Brees, but I think I would do the same thing.

Then you are killing your broadcast career for what? $500K, maybe $350K after legal fees?

He could've parlayed into so much more.

I guess we'll see how it works out. I personally think he got bad advice.