{"id":80087,"date":"2020-10-02T04:37:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T01:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ct-sports-anchor-fired-after-calling-sen-tim-scott-an-uncle-tom\/"},"modified":"2020-10-02T04:37:41","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T01:37:41","slug":"ct-sports-anchor-fired-after-calling-sen-tim-scott-an-uncle-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ct-sports-anchor-fired-after-calling-sen-tim-scott-an-uncle-tom\/","title":{"rendered":"#CT sports anchor fired after calling Sen. Tim Scott an \u2018Uncle Tom\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#CT sports anchor fired after calling Sen. Tim Scott an \u2018Uncle Tom\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Tim-Scott.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        An Emmy-nominated Connecticut sports anchor was fired this week after calling South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott an \u201cUncle Tom\u201d in a since-deleted tweet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> 12 Connecticut said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/connecticut.news12.com\/news-connecticut-releases-sports-reporter-after-racially-insensitive-social-media-comment?\">in a statement<\/a> on Wednesday that it had canned Fred Gerteiny \u201cas a result of a racially insensitive comment,\u201d referring to a tweet from the reporter earlier that day responding <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/519131-connecticut-tv-sports-reporter-fired-after-referring-to-sen-tim-scott-as-uncle\">to a story from The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The website had tweeted a link to a story about Scott, the GOP\u2019s only black senator, saying that President Trump \u201cmisspoke\u201d when he told the Proud Boys, a violent right-wing extremist group, to \u201cstand back and stand by\u201d during Tuesday night\u2019s debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks Uncle Tom,\u201d the reporter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dude4Liberty\/status\/1311423697547341830\/photo\/1\">commented<\/a>, using the derogatory epithet for a person who betrays their own culture.<\/p>\n<p>In announcing Gerteiny\u2019s removal, the TV-channel said it \u201chas a zero tolerance policy for racism or improper conduct based on race, and prides itself on being an objective and unbiased multi-platform news company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gerteiny, who has since deleted his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account, issued an apology on the platform Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarlier today, I tweeted a racially insensitive comment, when I referred to @SenatorTimScott as an \u2018Uncle Tom,&#8217;\u201d Gerteiny tweeted. \u201cI apologize to the Senator, my colleagues @News12CT, and anyone else I may have offended with this deeply offensive tweet.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/01\/ct-sports-anchor-fired-after-calling-sen-tim-scott-an-uncle-tom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#CT sports anchor fired after calling Sen. Tim Scott an \u2018Uncle Tom\u2019&#8221; An Emmy-nominated Connecticut sports anchor was fired this week after calling South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott an \u201cUncle Tom\u201d in a since-deleted tweet. 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