Although Barbie Bassett worked for NBC WLBT for several years, the fragment of the program with her participation on March 8, 2023 ended this cooperation. All because of the unfortunate Snoop Dogg text she quoted on the air. The presenter was defended by famous comedic actress.
She disappeared from the media
The Mississippi-based station decided to fire one of its employees after she said racist words on the air. However, they were mentioned in a discussion dedicated to the famous American rapper on the WLBT program, who recently launched his own wine brand. The presenter, who has also worked as a weatherman at NBC for 20 years, was asked if she would like to work for Snoop.
Fo shizzle, we nizzle
Bassett replied, which is Californian slang for “yeah, nigga.” The quote comes from the Snopp Dogg song of the same name. Shortly after the incident, the biography of the presenter was removed from the official website of the station. She also didn’t host the morning news and stopped tweeting even over the weekend when other meteorologists wrote about dangerous storms, though she hasn’t been officially confirmed to have been fired.
The story was reported by The New York Post, which decided to ask for comment from both Bassett and Snoop Dogg and WLBT. The representative of the station answered quite succinctly.
I’m sure you understand that WLBT cannot comment on personnel matters.
Ted Fortenberry, regional vice president, wrote back.
Black stars came to her defense
There were also voices of opposition from well-known figures. Whoopi Goldberg brought up the topic on “The View”.
There would have to be a book of things no one could ever, ever say. Including everything. Things change: you can say this but you can’t say that, and next week you might not be able to say this and that, it’s hard to keep up. And if you’re a certain age, there are things we do and say anyway. Just because we’re on TV doesn’t mean we know everything. […] And if you’re not going to give someone an opportunity to explain why they said something, at least give them the grace to say, “You know what? I’ve just been informed that I shouldn’t be doing this,” as opposed to simply saying, “You’re out.” Saying “You’re out” means you don’t want to hear what people have to say, and that could help someone else avoid that mistake.
said the famous actress and comedian, who is herself black. The presenter also defended Mr. Lenard Larry McKelvey, known by his stage name Charlamagne tha God, is an American radio host and television personality.
She’s not allowed to say “Fo shizzle, my nizzle?” She may not even know what the N-word means. Come on, we have to stop people. That’s no reason to fire this woman.
he said on Monday on his national radio show The Breakfast Club. Bassett, however, has previously aroused controversy on racist grounds. Last October, she made a biting comment about the grandmother of one of the black reporters, for which she later apologized. However, she did not comment on the current case.
Source: Gazeta
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