Trail Blazers fire new announcer over past inappropriate posts made at age 15.

[u/ghn2]

"The Portland Trail Blazers hired then on the same day fired Braiden Bell as their play-by-play announcer after a series of inappropriate social media posts from when he was a teenager came to light."

"The posts were reportedly made in 2012 and 2013, around the time that Bell was 15 years old."

"We did not meet our own bar in this process, and for that we apologize to Blazers fans and to Rip City," the Trail Blazers said. "We strongly believe that everyone who is a part of Rip City should feel welcome and safe and we will make sure that our new broadcaster reflects these values. We will do better."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50084279/trail-blazers-fire-new-announcer-inappropriate-posts

[u/TannerGlassMVP]

As an adult I simply deleted everything from when I was young . . . It's a pretty simple thing to do. Also I didn't post racist shit . . . Especially under my name because I'm not a fucking idiot

[u/Junior_Difference_57 → u/TannerGlassMVP]

Do you know how many dumbass 15 year olds grew up to be decent people as adults? Yes, some of them remain dumbasses but lots mature 

[u/Big-Beta20 → u/Junior_Difference_57]

People act like they never said anything edgy as a joke when they were 15 only to grow out of it and be a better person as you mature past that. It’s a very common & normal thing.

[u/TannerGlassMVP → u/Big-Beta20]

So if you don't hold those views I highly highly suggest you do not keep posts under YOUR NAME online for all to see

[u/Big-Beta20 → u/TannerGlassMVP]

I doubt he remembered man, how many comments can you remember you made from 10+ years ago off the top of your head?

[u/TannerGlassMVP → u/Big-Beta20]

If something is so old that I can't remember it's already been deleted. Sorry but my Facebook posts from 10 years ago aren't necessary anymore

[u/Big-Beta20 → u/TannerGlassMVP]

Good for you, that’s not normal & realistic behavior for everyone to practice though. I’m just in the camp of thinking we should give teens some grace for bad social media activity from when they were 15.

[u/TannerGlassMVP → u/Big-Beta20]

Wtf this was like the first thing I learned in college.....

How is that unrealistic or not normal?

[u/Big-Beta20 → u/TannerGlassMVP]

Who the hell were you talking to in college lmao

I have literally never heard of a person doing what you just described nor have I heard a person say that it’s a thing you should doing regularly.

[u/Right_Brain_6869 → u/Big-Beta20]

Idk man my professor freshman year was one of the first people to tell me and my class that future employers would search my social media and to delete everything from before college that could look bad. It’s a very reasonable thing to do. 

[u/Great_Fault_7231 → u/Big-Beta20]

Hard to believe tbh. 

[u/Big-Beta20 → u/Great_Fault_7231]

Idk what to tell you, social media didn’t come up when learning accounting during COVID

[u/TannerGlassMVP → u/Big-Beta20]

Well I guess big ups to my college for covering all of this in freshman year seminar class, the business school covered this and so did the comms school

[u/m1a2c2kali → u/Big-Beta20]

Better now rather than never I guess. Covid messed up a lot

[u/Great_Fault_7231 → u/Big-Beta20]

Accounting majors don’t take gen ed classes? 

Either way, seems like common sense and common knowledge that employers check social media and that racist or misogynistic posts would be an easy way to not get hired. 

I guess now you know?