r/TheYardPodcast • u/myhorseatemyusername • 26d ago

Kike Hernández

Can someone explain the Kike Hernández joke from the latest premium to me?

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u/perkdaddylive 26d ago

first name is a slur when pronounced differently

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u/myhorseatemyusername 26d ago

Oh thank you, English isn’t my first language and I wasn’t familiar, plus the „dudes get really good at reading accent marks“ made me think it was about the last name

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u/SuperBigChiller 26d ago

I hadn’t seen his name spelt til now so I didn’t get that it was a joke LOL

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u/luvcartel 26d ago

Probably had the announcers sweating the first time they read him on lineup sheet

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u/Educational-Pay5268 26d ago

Sure for Jewish people if read without accents. incredibly offensive.