So if you're not in/from Toronto, (1) congratulations, but (2) you may not have heard the story making the rounds today. Another "fuck her right in the pussy" incident occurred during a report filmed at a soccer game, but this time the reporter fought back!!! And as a direct outcome of it, a man has lost his $100,000+ job.
In case you're not familiar with the "FHRITP" meme, here's a compilation of the guy who started it all:
It supposedly started as an internet hoax but now people are doing it all over the world.
So here's the video of the incident and aftermath (watch in its entirety):
I can understand the reporter's rage: just doing her job and probably gets this all the time she's in the field, and sure, young impressionable ears will hear it if they're within earshot or watching at home when it's a live feed. And it really is disrespectful, it's not something I would do.
So the man who so brazenly said it has been punished by losing his job, fair eno-...
Wait, what?
The guy wearing the black shirt who actually says the phrase and disappears, never to be seen again, didn't get fired?
Nope. The guy in the scarf, towards the end of the video, who doesn't even say the phrase in question is the one who's been fired.
What a twist!
From Huffington Post, just read below instead of clicking the link; note that I've removed or replaced his last name with his first name out of basic decency for the man, but of course his name is in the article's URL.
Note all the extra lines the HP "journalist" (blogger) throws in there about what a google search for the guy's name turned up, his past and present affiliations. Real classy and necessary.
So here's a great lesson in media sneakiness: all the news organizations have to be very careful in how they present their articles because he didn't actually say the phrase. Note how I played along with their scheme in both my topic title and in the first line of my post. He didn't say it, but if you don't actually read the article/watch the video you'll think that he did, and that his being fired was appropriate and well-deserved.
Here's a sampling of news article headlines, again editing out his last name where necessary:
"[Shawn] Fired From Hydro One Job After Taunting Reporter In 'FHRITP' Video"
"Hydro One firing employee involved in vulgar incident at Toronto FC game"
"Hydro One firing TFC fan after vulgar comment"
"Toronto FC fan fired by Hydro One over vulgar ‘FHRITP’ incident involving CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt"
CBC, of course, doesn't know their shit in their article headline:
"Hydro One employee fired after yelling FHRITP at CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt"
To be clear: I'm not defending the "FHRITP" meme - apparently if I did, I could be fired? - but I felt I had to post this as the latest frustrating round of social media lynch mobbing, where people's rage is automatically cranked to 10 and it's executions all around regardless of level of offense. The broad consensus is "he deserves it", "good luck finding a job", "this is sexual harassment and unacceptable", even being addressed by Ontario's premier in a tweet. Everyone being whipped into a frenzy and frothing at the mouth when they're missing the key fact here:
He did not say the phrase. He wasn't harassing the reporter. She asked him questions and he answered them honestly. And now he's been, or is in the process of being, fired.
Think about this next time you wonder about why we're anonymous here, about the footprint of your name around the internet, about the value of being self-employed, and about how the most innocuous statements can be blown up and cost you everything.
In case you're not familiar with the "FHRITP" meme, here's a compilation of the guy who started it all:
It supposedly started as an internet hoax but now people are doing it all over the world.
So here's the video of the incident and aftermath (watch in its entirety):
I can understand the reporter's rage: just doing her job and probably gets this all the time she's in the field, and sure, young impressionable ears will hear it if they're within earshot or watching at home when it's a live feed. And it really is disrespectful, it's not something I would do.
So the man who so brazenly said it has been punished by losing his job, fair eno-...
Wait, what?
The guy wearing the black shirt who actually says the phrase and disappears, never to be seen again, didn't get fired?
Nope. The guy in the scarf, towards the end of the video, who doesn't even say the phrase in question is the one who's been fired.
What a twist!
From Huffington Post, just read below instead of clicking the link; note that I've removed or replaced his last name with his first name out of basic decency for the man, but of course his name is in the article's URL.
Quote:Quote:
Shawn didn't even have to say the words.
The soccer fan who used vulgar language with CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt in a "FHRITP" video has been fired from his high-paying job at crown corporation Hydro One, Toronto Sun reporter Jenny Yuen tweeted Tuesday.
Shawn is listed on the Public Sector Salary Disclosure as having drawn a salary of $106,510.60 and $709.10 in taxable benefits in 2014.
"Respect for all people is engrained in the Code of Conduct and in our Core Values and we are committed to a work environment where discrimination or harassment of any type is met with zero tolerance," Hydro One corporate affairs director Daffyd Roderick told The Toronto Star.
The CityNews reporter was filming a segment at a Toronto FC game when Shawn and some other men gathered around her. One shouted "F*** her right in the p****" into Hunt's microphone, and she confronted them on-camera about it. The prank has become an all-too-common problem for female reporters.
Shawn defended the use of the vulgar phrase, calling it "hilarious."
He can be seen laughing as Hunt tells another man that the words are "disrespectful."
"I don't care, it's f***ing hilarious," Shawn said.
Hunt then went to him and asked why it's so funny.
"It is f***ing hilarious, we're not the only people, it happened in England," Shawn responded.
Hunt then pointed out that the trend has been around for a year.
Shawn then interrupted and said, "You're lucky there's not a f***ing vibrator near here, because in England, it happened all the time, it's f***ing amazing and I respect it all the time."
Finally, Hunt asked what his mom would think. To that Shawn said, "Oh my mom would die laughing eventually."
570 News reported that Shawn was a member of Laurier University's Men's Soccer Team from 2003 to 2005.
Someone with the same name is listed in a news release as an alumnus of the Laurier University Golden Hawks who took part in open tryouts for Toronto FC in 2006.
Shawn is also listed as a midfielder with AC Hydro One of the Ontario Hydro Soccer League.
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which owns Toronto FC, said earlier Tuesday that it would ban fans who uttered the phrase in the CityNews video.
It also said it would provide more security for female reporters doing live hits at any of the organization's games.
Note all the extra lines the HP "journalist" (blogger) throws in there about what a google search for the guy's name turned up, his past and present affiliations. Real classy and necessary.
So here's a great lesson in media sneakiness: all the news organizations have to be very careful in how they present their articles because he didn't actually say the phrase. Note how I played along with their scheme in both my topic title and in the first line of my post. He didn't say it, but if you don't actually read the article/watch the video you'll think that he did, and that his being fired was appropriate and well-deserved.
Here's a sampling of news article headlines, again editing out his last name where necessary:
"[Shawn] Fired From Hydro One Job After Taunting Reporter In 'FHRITP' Video"
"Hydro One firing employee involved in vulgar incident at Toronto FC game"
"Hydro One firing TFC fan after vulgar comment"
"Toronto FC fan fired by Hydro One over vulgar ‘FHRITP’ incident involving CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt"
CBC, of course, doesn't know their shit in their article headline:
"Hydro One employee fired after yelling FHRITP at CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt"
To be clear: I'm not defending the "FHRITP" meme - apparently if I did, I could be fired? - but I felt I had to post this as the latest frustrating round of social media lynch mobbing, where people's rage is automatically cranked to 10 and it's executions all around regardless of level of offense. The broad consensus is "he deserves it", "good luck finding a job", "this is sexual harassment and unacceptable", even being addressed by Ontario's premier in a tweet. Everyone being whipped into a frenzy and frothing at the mouth when they're missing the key fact here:
He did not say the phrase. He wasn't harassing the reporter. She asked him questions and he answered them honestly. And now he's been, or is in the process of being, fired.
Think about this next time you wonder about why we're anonymous here, about the footprint of your name around the internet, about the value of being self-employed, and about how the most innocuous statements can be blown up and cost you everything.
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