Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 21, 2020
Thom Brennaman, Mark Grace and the problem with being yourself
The Reds have suspended broadcaster Thom Brennaman for using an anti-gay slur on air during a game Wednesday.You can’t be anybody but you. You can try, but eventually, over time, the real version of you will emerge, in all its glory and in all its imperfections.
That’s the lesson of Thom Brennaman and Mark Grace. You are what your words say you are. When you’re paid for the words that roll off your tongue, it can be a dangerous existence.